Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-03-21
THE PUClLISTS.
JABEZ WHITE
 IS LANDED
Came in on Cedric Tester. day and Made a Very Favorable Impression Other News. k

Two of the passengers on the Cedric, which arrived at New York yesterday morning after a tempestuous voyage were Jabez White, the English light weight champion, and Charley Mitch ell, Briton's former heavyweight cham pion. Both are here on a mission White to meet Jimmy Britt, with whom he is matched, and Mitchell to corral all the stray American shekels in the event of q victory by backing his man. And it is quite evident that , Mitchell intends to do something in this line, for he displayed a\bunch of Bank of England G50 notes and other English currency.
 White, in speaking of his coming fight with Jimmy Britt, startled a throng of followers of pugilism by frankly declaring, May the best man win" It was typical of the clean cut lightweight champion of England. White has an answer for every ques. tion put to him. Not only does he re frain from referring any inquiry to Mitchell. but his answer is out like a flash. He stands firmly on his feet and makes no gestures. In fact. his arms seem so motionless as to make one wonder what it would be like if he should suddenly square off in bat tie.
 At the Delavan hotel, where White and Mitchell are staying, Tom O'Rourke quietly told the little Eng lishman to give an account of himself, adding: ''You are now a pugilist in America and must now do as Ameri- cans do."
 "All right, here goes," said White. T was born at Birmingham. England. October 20, 1875. I began fighting when was IS years old. During my ring career I have fought sixty times yes, I won them all. I'll only fight once in this country
 Mitchell then stepped up and asked White how he felt. The latter replied he was all right, but would like to get weighed. The scales showed that White weighed just 132 pounds. He was seasick six days on the ocean and lost eight pounds.
 "It won't make any difference to me-" he said. Eve plenty of time to train for the fight and will be in per- feet condition"
 White looked the Delevan bar all over and wanted to know all about the use of ice in mixing drinks. He doesn't touch a drop. but has a cafe in Bir- mingham and wanted to learn the tricks of the American miXOlogist.
 White and Mitchell will leave for San Francisco tomorrow.
 After talk with O'ROurke Mitchell said he would send for Owen Moran, the English bantamweight. to come over to this country within three weeks.
 Some one of Mitchell's admirers. in a facetiOus mood. asked Charlie if he intended to do any fighting, and if he would meet John l.. Sullivan. Mitchell declared that there was no danger of such calamity. But he added: 1T won't fight Sullivan. for he is coming back again, but I will meet Jim Cor bett in a bare knuckle fight for $5,OO0 side. Pm serious about this, and will post forfeit any time he is ready. Any place west of the Missouri river will suit me. All that 1 ask is five weeks of solid training.'
 Tom OROurke said he had tried hard to get Mitchell to bring White over here a month ago and guaranteed him six weeks booking on the vaudeville circuit at $1,O0O per week, but Charles and Jabez would not hear of it, claim ing that they had no intention of fleec- ing the American public out of any money that they might make in the show business by reason of Whites reputation.
 They wished to come here solely to demOnstrate that White is the great est lightweight pugilist fin the world, and "before We leave here. all yon skeptical Americans will be convinced! of it, as I am now," concluded Mitch. ell.