The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-30
LOOKS BAD FOR THE FIGHT.
Gov. Mitchell Determined that II
Shall Not Occur.

| ing Except From the State Supr eme
oourt-The Judges of That Court Be-
heved to Agree With the Governor's
Construction of the Law-The Slug
gers Singing Billngsgate at Each
Other.
Jacksonville, Fla, Dec. 29.-Gov.
Mitchell, the anti-prize fight executive of
Florida, hurled to-day another bomb at
the Duyal Athletic Club, the promoter of
the proposed mill between Corbett and
| Mitchell
The story goes that the governor is ex-
ceedingly wrathy at the course of the
| Duval judiciary authorities in arrestng
| Corbett and Mitchell. 1t is said
| that the governor has been keep
ing the wires hot all day roast
ing Solicitor Christie, of the county
court for his action in the matter, charg-
ing that Solicitor Christie and all the
other judicial officers of this county are in
collusion with the Duval Athletic Club,
and are abetting the clubs efforts to pull
off the match, and that the arrests and
proposed test Of the law are not in good
faith.
| BOUND TO STOP 1T.
The governor goes further, it is said,
and reiterates that the proposed fight is
| III NAOlublJ1 VI bnG laws VI bL6 bbdlG, anu
asserts that it shall not come off unless
the supreme court decides that such con-
tests are legal.
The judicial authorities of this county,
whom 1t is said the governor has attacked,
refuse to either deny or affirm the cur
rent reports. They admit that they have
received kilograms from the governor in
regard 10 the arrest Of Corbett and Mitch
ell, and the proposed test of the law but
| the OntI1rA Of the diGnatphp fhaXy 1safuap
to divulge.
The Southern Associated Press cores
pondent, however, has it from inside
sources that the tenor of the kilograms
was such as has been described and that
Gov Mitchell was highly indignant at
what he terms the 'collusion" of the
| Duval county authorities with the pro-
moters of the prize fight
BLUE DAY FOR THE SPORTS.
AT any rate this has been rather
"blue' day for the sports and there is a
rather "shaky'' feeling in regard to the
pulling off of the fight.
The situation is about as follows: Gov.
Mitchell and Attorney General Lamar,
the highest law officer in the state, as
sert that the proposed contest would
violate the laws of the state Mr.. Bow
den, of the athletic club, and his lawyers
sayit would not. Gov. Mitchell was
once on the supreme bench and it is be-
lieved that he knows as much about the
laws of the state as the attorneys for the
club. 1t is also believed that the opinion
of Attorney General Lamar, that
the proposed fight would be IL
| legal, was prepared after consulta-
the supreme court as to the law in the
case. 1t is significant in this connection
that Gov. Mitchell says no decision save
that of the supreme court will deter him
from his efforts to stop the fight. Those
close to the governor believe that this
declaration means that the governor
knows that the decision of the supreme
court will be against the legality of the
contest.
WHY THE GOVERNOR Is BITTER.
Several things have conspired to make
the governor very bitter in his opposition
to the fight. One especial dispatch" sent
out from Jacksonville has, it is said, cut
him to the quick and hardened him in his
determination that no slugging match
shall occur in Florida. The "special' re
ferred to stated IN substance that, while
the governor was at Tampa for the holi
days, certain parties, who favored the
fight, proposed to get him off on a camp
hunt and mellow him and jolly him"
into allowing the fight to come off 1t
was broadly intimated in the dispatch
that good liquids and cigars would play q
great part in the mellowing and jollying
campaign against tho governor. Natu-
rally, all these things have maddened the
governor, and it is said that the mention
of the word fight acts on him like the
sight of red rag on bull.
WON'T COME OFF IN FLORIDA.
In confirmation of the above statement
of Gov Mitchell's attitude dispatch just
received from Tampa says that the gov
ernor stated this evening in the most posi-
frrbt r,fF
in Florida" He says that he has his plans
for preventing the fight consummated and
that at the proper moment he will act
The proper moment is supposed to be, in
the governors opinion, when Mitchell
and Corbett are about ready to face one
another. The governor is further quoted
as saying: II regard this proposed fight
as an offense against the peace and dig
nifty of the state, and my determination to
prevent it is fixed'
SINGING BuLINGsGATE.
Meanwhile Corbett and Mitchell are
engaged in singing billingsgate at one
another, to the great disgust of the pub
lie. Corbett yesterday in an interview
called Mitchell "a convict and sneak, "
and Mitchell replies to-day, applying
similar choice epithets to Corbett. If the
promoters of the fight should by any
chance succeed in pulling off the contest
despite the governor, and COrbett and
Mitchell fight half as well with their
fists as they do with their tongues, the
spectators will be sure to receive a good
run for their money.
THE GOVERNORS WORDS.
Tampa, Fla, Dec. 29.-Gov. Mitchell
returned last night from a days hunt
He was shown the dispatch requesting
him to direct the attorney general to as
sOciate himself with the prosecution in
the Corbett- Mitchell case in jacksonville,
and said: 81 am doubtful if my authority
is sufficient to make any such order, and
I should not do it, at any rate, before
consulting with Gen. Lamar AS to my
Withdrawing my opposition to the fight,
in the event of the order from Judge Call
releasing the men, I will say
that the Florida supreme court,
the court of last resort. is the only
one will yield to in this instance. There
are seven circuit judges and each one may
have different opinion At any rate,
know the law quite as we'll as any one of
the circuit judges. ! shall, therefore, do
all in my power to stop this fight until a
mandate Of the supreme court compels me
to desist."
| WAR OF WORDS.
ST. Augustine, Dec 29.-The Times
Union, of Jacksonville, this morning pub
lished the following Interview with Cor
| bett:
'The first subject which / wish to touch
| upon, - said Corhett, lis that of Brady
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