The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-10
ALL TALK AND NO FIGHT.
New Orleans Leaves the Mill Open to
Other Cities.

The Sluggers Treat Jacksonville's Bid
as Having a String Tied to It-Jaok-
sonville Still Talking Hopefully,
However Galveston the Latest City
to Enter the Lists, and Her Boomers
Claim to Have a Cinch on Getting
the Mill-Gov. Foster Bound That
the Ring Shall Not Be Pitched on
Louisiana Soil.
New York, Nov 9.-It now looks as if
the Corbett-Mitchell fight would GER
tainly come off in Florida A certified
check for $4,000 has been received by
Richard X. Fox from the Florida people,
as guarantee of good faith, and at
meeting to-day of representatives of both
men, they agreed to accept, providing the
Florida Athletic Club deposit S., 900, to be
divided between the fighters as training
expenses if the fight is not allowed to
come Off.
A STRING on JACKSONVILLE's BID.
New York Nov 9.-W A Brady and
Billy Thompson, representing Corbett and
Mitchell. respectively, met at the Police
Gazette office this afternoon to discuss
the Jacksonville (Fla.) Athletic Clubs
offer of $4,000 for the Corbett-M Mitchell
fight Nothing came of the meeting. j.
K. Rouse, representing Richard X. Fox,
produced a certified check for $4,000
from the Jacksonville people The check
was so drawn up as to be payable after
the fight. There was no proviso made for
the $500 guarantee for training expenses
demanded by both men.
The Jacksonville people telegraphed
that $50, 900 was their limit for the fight,
and that they would give $500 to each
principal for training expenses after the
contest, This was not satisfactory to
either Brady or Thompson, who naturally
want a guarantee before hand that the
fight will take place. Until this guaran-
tee is provided nothing further will be
done. A telegram was sent tonight to
Jacksonville to ascertain if such a guar
antee would be forthcoming. Until a re-
ply is had the matter will be held in
allegiance.
THE OLYMPIC CLUB OUT OF IT.
New Orleans, Nov. 9.-The Olympic
Club has decided to reject the amended
articles of Mitchell and Corbett, and the
fight between them will not take place
in this city The club made a liberal
offer of $4,000 to the two men. but Mitch
ell and Corbett threw this offer into the
waste basket and prepared their own
articles, asking for 5000 for travelling
and training expenses. The club consid
cred this demand exorbitant. and unani-
mously agreed to reject it. The club says
it would have had no difficulty in ar
ranging the fight without interruption
kilograms have been sent to the fighters
GALVESTON NOW AFTER 1T.
Galveston, Tex, Nov 9.-James c.
Cullen, stock broker who is at the head
of a syndicate of wealthy men here to
secure the Cofbett-Mitchell contest for
;,f A., g.,
what proceeding had been taken to secure
the mill, said; Everything looks lovely,
and see no reason why we should not
have the contest in the Island City
Since it has become known that Galveston
was bidder for the fight, l have received
assurances from many prominent gentle
men of this city that they would sub
scribe literally to the event. There will
be no trouble in securing a purse Of
S25, 900, and | propose to have the amount
in the bank before | wire either Corbett
or Mitchell. making an offer to them to
fight here
Mr. Cullen has the opinion of a leading
lawyer of Dallas, who holds that the law
forbidding prize-fghting in Texas is un-
constitutional, ana cites the opinion of
Judge Simkins, in the case of Sullivan, at
Fort Worth, wherein the judge decided
the law unconstitutional, as it makes the
act of prize-fighting felony, but makes
it punishable as misdemeanor
Mr.. Cullen is of the opinion that the
fight could take place here without any
legal interference, and is determined to
bring it about if possible.
CAN'T HAVE IT IN LOUISIANA.
Baton Rouge, La, Nov Ex-Governor
Foster is determined that the proposed
international prize fight between Mitchell
and Corbett shall not take place in Louisi-
ana. The governor viii consult the at
torney general concerning the matter in
few days, and will then be prepared TO
use all the power conferred by the law of
the state to prevent the fight taking place
on Louisiana soil