St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-01-10
BETS ON THE BIG FIGHT
Slightly in Favor of the Cham
DiOn

Slightly in Favor of the Cham
piOn.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Jan. "a num-
Der of bets have been placed within the
last few DAYS. all with odds slightly in
favor of Corbett. Tonight several were
made, 500 to $50 being the amounts
Wagered in each instance. A glove con-
test has been arranged with the same
conditions under which Corbett and
Mitchell are matched. to take place n
this city. the latter end of the week.
The principals will be Green Harris,
the champion negro middle weight of
Tennessee, and Perry Watkins. cham
pion middIeweight of Florida. A purse
of 500 will be offered for the contest.
Although the DuYal Athletic club
derry it. it is generally known this will
be in the nature of d challenge to Gov.
Mitchell. Ii the contest is allowed to
go on with interference, then it will be
taken for certainty that the Corbe tt
Mitchell battle will take place, while
Ii 1t Is stopped, the courts will be asked
to decide the matter. This is thought
to be the plan the Duyal people have
which has been guarded with such
secrecy. At late hour tonight the
Dual Athletic club gave out tine fol-
lowing statement to the public:
The time has now arrived when it
becomes necessary to restore confidence
to the outside world i'll the ability of
the Duvai Athletic club to bring to
successful issue the international glove
,ffa~t lN,,T
This club has deferred, to it's great
detriment. until this late hour in max
ing this announcement, with the hope
OF being able to test. by the courts of
TINS state, the legality OF this contest,
and have done everything in its power
to do so. So honorable and above
board have been our actions, and so
thoroughly did we want rigid test of
this case that. after the arrest of Cor
bett and Mitchell, we suggested to the
prosecuting attorney of this county that
Gov. Mitchell be apprised of said ar
rangement, and that he be asked to i'll
| struct or request that Attorney General
Lamar appear and prosecute the case
for the state. The governor, in
| contemplate telegram to. the prose-
| cutting attorney of this county, charging
| him with being in collision with the
| promoters of this contest, which charge
| is without foundation or truth, and by
| InSIHuating and threats of removal,
| caused the county attorney, with
! out apprising us of his actions,
to nolte PROSE- the case. thus
| deprivlng us, after waiting for
him for three days, of an application
| for writ OF habeas corpus. Then an
| opportunity would have been afforded
to Doth parties 10 argue and submit the
law on both sides of the case, this club
beforehand agreeing 10 abide absolutely
by the decision of the courts. and to de-
clare the match off. should it
| be shown that there was any law
i'll this state against this contest.
| His whole attitude has been that or
| bulld0zer, ami will be until this contest
has ended. Right here we wish to say
| 10 the public, in most positive terms,
that. barring accidents of a providential
nature. and it Corbeit and Mitchell ap-
| pear at the ring side on Jan. %, as they
| have contracted TO do and no doubt will,
| just so sure will this contest take
| place.