The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-01-24

the same charge. Should they be ar
rested on the morning Of the 25th II
would necessitate a postponement or
the battle for one day at least, and the
men would undoubtedly be put under
heavy bonds to keep the peace until the
courts decide the legality of the matter.
This would effectually put an end TO the
contest. In case it was decided that the
fighters We're within the limits OF the
law it is not probable that the contest
would then take place, as the men would
be out of condition and the crowd gone.
NitcheII's Reported sprain.
A report came up from the Mitchell
! training quarters tonight to the effect
that the English champion, during his
| exercise early in the evening, had
| sprained and wrenched his leg.
The club this evening sent a commls-
| sioner to Anastasia island to notify
| Mitchell that a special car would be IN
| readiness for him on Wednesday morn
! ing According TO the commissioner
| when he returned, Mitchell was in
/ very unpleasant state Of mind when he
| learned what was required OF hlIn. II
| is said that he declares he would not
fight under the auspices of such club
| and that he had put up with too many
| Of their bluffs already. The commits
/ sioner was then told of the injury which
| the English champion had sustained
! How serious that may be is not learned
/ with a proposition in which he offered
! to bet $1,000 against 1000 that, sprained
| ankle or not. Mitchell would get into
| the ring with Corbett Thursday.
SIust Toe the Mark.
The Duval club has issued an edict in
| response to the assertions which Mitch
| ell is said to have made i'm which the
| Englishman is served with a formal
warning that the club would claim his
| forfeit Of $1,000 if he did not appear at
| the point indicated in the original sum
| mons Wednesday at a. m. In addi-
! tion TO this it is authOritauvely stated
| that the referee viii award the s. 1000
| side bet To Corbett in that event. There
! Is considerable other money which
| Mitchell would lose if he failed to sub
/ ject himself To the orders IF The Duval
/ club
| JACKSONVILLE. Fla. Jan. 22-If
! ever there was a string on the purse
| check of $4,000 offered Corbett and
! Mitchell by the Duval athletic club the
J string is now cut and the cash before
/ high noon tomorrow Will be in the hands
| Of Referee Kelly.
The wind has again shifted and Mitch
| ell has changed his attitude and declares
! that he viii fight, and fighting, will
| win. Honest John Kelly. accompd-
MED by Jimmy Colville of Boston, and
! a party of sports today went To the
| training quarters Of the English champ
| ion and after a long cOnfab Kelly and
/ his party returned to Jacksonville, con-
| WINGED that Mitchell was sincere, was
| anxious To fight was not suffering from
| a sprained ankle. and had no idea Of
| Wriggling out of the fight. Kelly had
| gone 10 Mitchell on the same errand
| which mad carried him to the Corbett
camp at Mayport on Sunday. Charley"
| said the big New York sportsman, Il
| have the clubs certified check for 500
600. understand that YOU do not care
| 10 contest for the purse in that shape2'
| THAT man BOwden. who has had this
| affair in charge" said Mitchell. has
| not got brains enough to get d good
| headache. Though it * nc more than
| proper TO demand this there is nothing
| unfair i'm the demand. Now, 1 will tell
| you what / viii 10. If you say SO, if
| YOU think that the check is good and
/ viii not be stopped. If YOU think that I
ought to do SO I will fight Corbett for
that scrap of paper that you have shown
me. Now it lies with you. / viii go in
To the ring and fight on your assurance
that the money viii be there if l win.
| You can act for me in the matter. and
whatever you say 1 viii back up"
IF 1 should then demand the cashing
/ of the check, or satisfy myself that there
is some valid reason why it should
stand as it is" asked Kelly, lit will be
Yes answered Mitchell shaking
! Kelly by the hand whatever YOU de-
| eide viii be satisfactory to me
An JItimatum.
It did not take Kelly long To make up
his mind what to do in the matter Cor
bett and Mitchell had both agreed t.
| leave the matter in his hands and he
acted Immediately in the furtherance OF
the trust imposed. When ne stepped Oft
the ears here he made a straight line
for the club rooms. President Mason
was there.
Mason" said Kelly. THE men have
agreed that / shall decide the matter ot
| this check. 1 want you TO take it up and
give me the money by O'Clock tomor-
row afternoon or l shall wash my hands
of the whole matter and declare the
! fight off. ] will listen TO no argument
| why this should not be done because
! there is no good one against it. You must
| hand over the cash at the hour of >
| O'clock tomorrow afternoon. If you do
not | will order the men home and call
the fight off,,
This scared Mason, and, in all haste
| he sent out after his brothers of the di-
! rectoTy. Garrison, Smith, Nendig. Sihler
Cain answered the summons, but Bow
den was no where to be found The
matter was submitted to those present
and all voted TO turn over to Kelly
$4,000 in cash. This was at 6:30, and
| Kelly was asked to come back at $50
this evening. Mason promised TO have
| Bowden there then. The meeting re-
convened at $50 o'clock with every
member of the club present. Kelly
stated again for the edification Of Mr.
Bowden the proposition he had made
| i'm the afternoon and the result was
unanimous to turn the $4,000 over Il
Referee Kelly by 12 o'clock tomorrow
| noon