The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-12-19
WHERE THEY WILL FIGHT.
Jacksonville Will Arrange Bu1Iu-
ing with Sufficient Seats.

Jacksonville VIII Arrange Build
ing with Sufficient Seats.
Jacksonville, Fla, December n.-The Sc
lection of Mayport as the place Tor Colpett
to train by Delaney and the selection Oh the
Jacksonville tair grounds by the athletic
club as the site for the battle between the
American and Englishman were the most
important developments, puglilStcaAy
speaking, of the past week Ihe ialr
grounds and buildings have been placed at
the disposal of the Duval Athletic Ciuo by
Mr.. II. Il. Plant and yesterday an arcEltect
was on the ground taking notes for sketch
to be used for the building. The old build
ing will form the center of the new one
and around it will be built an arena, which,
when completed, will form a structure 2oo
feet long by 155 feet deep There Will be
buy boxes with a seating capacity OF 2,o5o
people, and outside of these will be the
arena, with q seating capacity of 1852, and
at each end there will be galleries with ac-
cOmmOdationS for / 218, making total seat
ing capacity of l., Us.
The ring, tWenty-four feet square, Will
, be in the center of the building surrounded
by boxes, and three and one-half feet high.
Outside of this will be d space eight feet
wide for the members of the press and
telegraph operators The seats in the arena
will commence even with the boxes and
range up to a distance Of twenty-five feet
above the level of the floor of the box tiers.
There are to be twenty-four tiers of seats
in the arena, and on the north side will
extend back for a distance of forty-ve
feet, while those on the south, east and
west sides will run back for a distance Of
forty feet. The building will be well light
ed and ventilated, having four stories all
around. The entrance to the building will
be at the north end. The DuVal Athletic
Club is making arrangements for fifteen de-
tectives who will be selected from the best
men in the service of the principal large
cities of the north and who are well ac-
quainted with all crooks. These detectives
will spot all men who are supposed to be
shady. Immediately upon their arrival in
the city, and take them to Jail and keep
them there until the contest is over.
E0rbrit scores ia Point.
Jacksonville Fla, December Thames ].
Corbett, champion of America, arrived In
this city today at o'clock p m.
An enormous crowd was at the depot
when Corbetts train came in and the cham
pon was greeted by cheers. No attempt
was made to arrest Corbett and the party,
taking carriages, were driven to the st.
James hotel. At the hotel Corbett was seen
by the correspondent of the South
ern Associated Press and talked
freely of Mitchell and the com
ing fight. The champ on was considerably
stirred up over the report that he would be
arrested upon reaching Jacksonville.
count" said the champion. Il have been TO
Jail in my time and can so again if necessa-
ry. But l know if | were arrested that
Mitchell would go around blowing that /
came to Jacksonville purpoSely to be arrest
ed so as to set out of meeting HIM. I'm
up to Mitcnens tricks and / WAS afraid OF
being arrested because OF the dirty use the
English blupUer would make of the fact
am ANXIOUS 70 meet Mitchell" continued the
champion, "and 70 Get MN III the ring /
WouId be wiling to stay III jail SIX Inontn5
ana tram on bread and water.
AS CorDett adlu tnIs his g es flashed ana
ne cnacheu his hand IN way tnat BODIES
i'll for AliJchelI Ii he ever faces COfbelt In
the arena.
Regarding the claim made by Mitchell
mat ne wanted an earlier uate tnan Janua-
~ ZJtn, Tor me fight Corpett saIu:
That is all rot. Mitchell does not want
any earlier date. The tact IS, he wanted
the fight to occur at as late date as posi-
ole. lie IS making 5000 u week staffins
now anu VIII make it just as long as The
excitement about the hGht can be kept up.
He wanted the hSht TO De put OIL LOT three
months or more, so he coulu reap harvest
of American dollars and stiH have time -
tram Tor the contest.
mo matter VINO wins this fight" added
Corbett, M tCheu viii make $lo5J0 out OF
it. You see he is under contract to star
i've weeks at 5000 q Week, that makes
10000. He viii get back 5000 OF the orig
anal money put up to bnd the match win
Blanchard OF Session, which makes l3,OUO.
lie gets $500 for training expenses and
then he Will win 81 900 Wn-ch Brady bet hlln
that he would not show up 80, # -oi the hs9t
rather i nice Wad for a loser, iSn II
quericd the champion.
do you believe that Mitchell Will come
"1or the honor of pusilists.' replied Cor
betf. II would like to believe the English
man man honest, but Mitchell is such tricky
fellow that | am afrad ne "il take al
vantage of every technicahty to AVOID a
excitement up, however whether ne m
tends to come to time or not. Mitchell IS
out for the stuff and as long as me eXc1te excite
ment is kept up ne can get Pig money
starring. If he does meet me, 1t Will only
be after he has exhausted every excuse 10
The Corbett party went down to Mayport
this afternoon to inspect the training quar-
tnrs The champion expressed himself de-
jialhted with the quarters chosen. Corbett
is looking remarkably lit. lie says ne
weighs 1913 in his clothes and 1911 stripped.
He expects TO get down TO LIS or 10V Oy
Corbett and his company appeared at tht
opera house tonight. They were greeted
Of the programme the champion appeared
faiies and Gentlemen: find it Difficult
to express my appreciation of your kim
reception and therefore viii not attenp'
to do SO. You all know that | nave com como
ell; but I come to meet him in boXin
match not prize H%ht. meyer %as
contest I ever had was held under pr2tec-
ton of the law and was with gloves. Some
people characterize these contests as bru-
would attend football game and after see
'ur players carried off the field with broken
limbs or worse injuries, will applaud wild
lv. ! am an American and in my own
country, and I am going to meet an Eng
}ishman; but that cuts no figure; want
20 ODDS and IN 4o as IS ak the e efsree do
his duty and let the best maj win.
The applause that greeted this speech W vas
has subsided but no one knows what move