The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-24
FEW BETS BEING MADE.
Sporting Men Keeping a Close watch
on the Fight.

/ The eyes Of the sporting world are now
! centered upon Jacksonville and the COM
/ ing fight between Corbett and Mitchell.
! The New York World will send down
! two large parties over the Richmond and
| Danville and Florida Central and PENN
sular railroad while the Herald special
will come over the Atlantic Coast Line.
| The New Workers were in hopes of secur-
ing an excursion rate of S35, but the roads
have booked no sales under $50. The
railroad companies will, in the
near future, name a rate which will give
them some of the benefit that so many
will derive from the mill.
The sale Of box seats has begun and
orders are being filed at S25 a seat. In
dianapolis ordered first, then Cincinnati,
and the third on the list was from a large
saw-mill owner in Georgia. The arena at
the fair grounds of Jacksonville is almost
complete, and the railroads will run trains
to the gates
Corbett being first on the ground, and
the fact of his being the man who licked
Sullivan makes him favorite in jack
sOnville, and the betting will probably be
in his favor from the start.
The sporting fraternity of Savannah
viii see the fight. They seem divided
somewhat as to how they will bet, but as
the time draws near they will name their
man and back their judgment with the
"long green"
No large bets have been made yet in
this city. One or two Bay street cotton
merchants have made wagers of a hat or
the equivalent, but the interest in the
betting circles has scarcely been kindled,
aud it will be some days before any large
stakes are put up.
One man who won a round sum on Cor
bett when he fought Sullivan, now thinks
Mitchell will win with hands down. He
has enough money to back up his selec-
ton, and says when he goes to Jackson
vile he will see his man win and bring
home a barrel of money.
The fight is Just month from now and
the training of the two men will be
watched by their admirers all over the
country.
ton now held by the governor of Florida
will be, nobody can say. The Duval
Athletic Club has never advertised the
contest as fight, and this word does not
appear in the agreement signed by those
interested. 1t is to be q boxing match
with gloves, and as the city fathers of
Jacksonville have given their consent to
a sparring exhibition, the prevailing
opinion is that the lovers of the manly
~ q " III NV 10 VISA HkiOAAbNAs l. 1O 14Cb
that Mitchell and his party will be in
jacksonville Tuesday has had the effect
Of quoting the Kansas City, Mo, sports
who were willing to bet heavy odds that
Mitchell would not show up. Mitchell
now weighs $50 pounds, but will enter the
ring weighing l75.
Corbett has made very favorably i'm
preston upon those who have seen him.
He is a hard and conscientious worker,
and feels confident he will win.
There is a diversity of opinion as re-
CARDS the number of rounds that will be
fought. Corbett thinks about twenty
will be sufficient TO decide who will be
the champion.
Corbett has been very successful on the
stage, ana If he wins the chances are he
will continue to star and take in the
shekels. The money won on the great
Sullivan fight is represented by valua-
BILE piece of real estate in New York.