The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-17
MORE TALK OF THE MILL.
Bowdeu Tells How He Was Received
in New York.

from the Jacksonville (Fla.,) Times Union.
I j. T. l. Bowden, who has Just returned
from New York, where he went to secure
[ the Corbett- Mitchell contest for this
state, said to a reporter Of this paper
! yesterday morning that he and Harry
Mason were received most cordially and
| Oy the best people in the world They
| were thrOnged all day and night by
! people, lnquiring concerning the proba-
| oilitE OF securing the fight for Florida.
and these people were unanimous in the
! opinion that Florida was doing the best
thng for herself that she had ever done
III showing to the world that she had men
with business tact and money. and for
that reason alone they expressed the
opinion that many people would come to
| FLORIDA this winter. if the fight We're held
| mere or not, solely because they had been
SGlsaoused of the idea that there was no
| life in the state
Many gentlemen were enthusiastic
enough to say that the contest would
leave IN the state as much as million
| collars. Numbers of persons were met
who had made arrangements 10 go to Cal
norma on account of the mid-wlnter
FAIR to be held there, who proposed to
change their arrangements and spend the
winter III Florida in case the contest We're
definitely secured for this state
we met with every announcement
from the managers Of the principals They
were impressed with the business-like
way in which Florida had come to taw
ana We're anxious TO have the contest in
this state for that reason.
Mr. Brady, Corbett's manager. said to
me: Why, Mr.. Bowden, l am surprised
that the people in Florida should be so
solicitous in their desire to protect Cor
bett and Mitchell from cruelty and bru-
tally as they style it. 1t is probable that
neither one of the men will leave the
ring hurt in the least bit. One of them
may be knocked out. He will be dazed
Tor few minutes, maybe, but he will
not be hurt. When they 90 into the ring
they are prepared not to mind the force
OF blow. A blow will not hurt either
one of them. 1t will be a scientific exhi-
billion that anybody can see without being
shocked the least bit. Why, put man
on horseback who is not used to riding
and let him ride for half hour and | will
venture 10 say that he will be more badly
hurt than either one of these principals
at the close of the contest. Both men
are very skillful, probably the most skill
full in the world. | know myself that on
last Saturday Corbett spared down at
Asbury Park for an hour and a half with
six of the best boxers in the country, and
dG JHe COuCIuSlOu OF Jne ldSJ fOuuu ne ndu
not been touched once
lone thing you can say" continued Mr..
Bowden, and that is that the contest
will not be held outside of Jacksonville
That is, in the country, beyond the city
limits If the affair is not held in the
city it will not be held in Duval county at
all. There are too many towns in the
rest of the state begging for the fight
anu Offering the most tfattering induce
ments for US to have it held OUT in coun-
try { ri -,
"We have done our share to get the
fight here, and now it is time, think,
for the business men of the city TO come
out and do theirs. They know that the
contest will benefit the city and a large
majority of them is in favor of having the
exhibition right here.
you can add that the money was put
up this morning, and that both principals
have signed articles"