The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-24

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla Jan. 90 -sThe
fight is practically off, said w E.
Harding, the sporting editor of the
Police Gazette, this evening
This opinion of Mr.. Harding is based
On the attitude of the governor, tho
trouble about the check for that $40, 900
and the mismanagemento OF the Athletic
Club in general. Nearly every thorough
bred in the city shares the opinion OF
Mr. la riding that the fight is practi.
cally off.
1t is understood that Mr. Blake, who
is the only member OF the club who
knows even little Bit about prize
nights, is also Of the opinion that the
odds are 100 to against the Duval Ath
letlc Club pulling off the match between
the famous heavy weights.
or course tho club people are still
talking fght--they can always be de-
pended on TO talk, that is Bowden can
but then CAB does not pull off prize
nights, at least 1T does not when the gov
ernor Of State gets his back I'D and
quarters battalion OF State troops in
city to see that the fight does not oc-
cur. And that is just what Governor
Mitchell has done.
At $50 this afternoon the second
battalion OF the State Guard, zoo strong
Maj. c. 2. Lowell in command, reached
the city. The troops mad to march
nearly the entire length of Bay street.
the principal thoroughfare of the city
to reach their quarters. The streets
were lined with hundreds of the short
haired hn
went tramping past these people broke
out with ho1ts and Kisses.
The boys look every inch Of soldiers.
and there is no doubt that il ordered
they would use their guns. The bat
talon has seen service before, having
been ordered TO Jacksonville two wears
ago to aid the local troops in quelling a
riot They quelled it, too. They are
what are known as Crackers" AMI
know nothing save to obey orders, even
II those orders are to wait till you see
the whites Of the eyes and fire low"
The hearing on the bill filed by tho
club yesterday asking for an iniunc-
ton restraining Sheriff Broward from
interfering with the contest, came up
before Judge Call, of the circuit court
at 10 o'clock this morning. The at
torneys for the club and the State
were on hand, but Judge Call was per-
suaded by the representatives of the
State to postpone the hearing till to.
morrow in order to give Attorney Gen.
oral Lamar, the highest law officer in
FLORIDA, an opportunity to be present.
There was stormy meeting in the
CLUB rooms this evening,i in which all the
membe participated, ard the subject of
discussion was whether Kelly's do
mands should be acceded 10 and the
check BIO made payable to him uncon-
ditionally. Kelly says tina. he must
nave SGD, 600 "plunks" or he will not
referee the match, and Corbett and
Mitchell are backing him
The truth is that if Judge Call to-
morrow refuses to grant the Injunction
asked for, the club will immediately
contest oil The club people have
claimed all along that they we're law
abiding and would be governed by a
court decision. Therefore, if Call de-
cldes against them, they will quote
the &c assertions and throw up the ma tch,
which has proved to be white elephant
on their hands. They say, however,
that If Call grants the injunction they
will have the figh. in spite of Governor
Mitchell and State troops quartered
here.
While Judge Call has given no hint
as TO what his decision will DO the
Southern Associated Press correspon-
dent learnsd tonight from good
authority that he would grant no in
junction. Whatever may have been
Calls views as to the legality of prize
tights when he was county solicitor it
is not believed that as Judge he will
seek to tie the hands of tho governor
in his effort to prevent the fight when
1t is we'll known that the governor has
been advised by the members of the
supreme court that prize fights are in
violation Of the laws of Florida.
gentleman from Tallahassee said to
the Southern Associated Press CORE.
spondent that he had heard Governor
Mitchell say that if a Jacksonville court
should uphold the club he would disre-
gard the courts decision. and declare
Duval county under martial law.
Judge Call will probably refuse the
application for the injunction on the
ground that even if the sheriff inter
feres and causes the club financial dam.
age by stopping the contest tho club has
recourse against the sheriff's bondsmen.
Speaking of Judge Ca l's proba BILE
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