Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-01-24
PRACTICALLY OFF.
The Fight viii Be Postponed In
Any Event.
TROOPS in JACKSONVILLE.
They Are Greeted With HoOts and
Kisses on Arrival.
INJUNCTION CASE TO-DAY.
L Viii Probably Result in an Anti
Club Decision.
COPBETT NOT AT MAYPORT.
~. MAY TaII Into the Hands "f Gov
N,,tbcn. who IL Protecting Georgia
from PugIlistio Invasion.
coPBETT NOT AT MAYPORT.

II.rling. the sporting editor OF 'ne o'N'
q, ysitc. this evening.
This oplnion OF Mr.. Harding's Is based
. ,to attitude Of the Governor. the trou-
DID. about the check for that s2OVN' ana
.... announcement Of the Athletic Ciub
General. Nearly every thoroughbred
. ,te city shares the opinion OF Mr..
If.,linr that the fight is practically
80 II is understood that Mr.
,..tc who is the only member OF the
,.,, that knows anything about prize-
,en,tnr. IS also Of the opinion that inc
.aIs are 100 10 against the Duval Am
t.I, club pulling of the match between
ne famous heayy-weights. "a.
40 curse the club people are sun talK
l,g tcht they can always be depehneu
p. 20 taik-that Is. Bowden can-but ,h,n
..,h does not pun of prize-fghts; at ieas.
% does not when the Governor OF SUI
..te his back up and quarters a ba'tahoh
-,.te ,roops I'm a city TO see that the
,.tt docs not occur. And that IL just
etst Governor Mitchell has done.
STATE TROOPS ARRIVE.
q, -.e, o'clock this afternoon the Second
,,.,,.,ii,n ~ the state Guard. 200 strong,
,t.t,r a. T. Lowell in command. Teached
r.,itv Tho troops had 20 march nearly
,,.. orttrc length Of Bay street the prH-
-f,,l thcroughfare Of the city. 10 reacn
,t.i, ouortcrs. The sidewalks were hhel
Lon hundreds Of the short haired gentry
,-l as the soldier boys went ttaIlphlS
mas, these people broke out WIN MOOT.
rr4 hisscs. but steadily as veterans o.
the Old Guard the soldier poyH MAJ ~
~, looking neither 10 the right nor To the
NHff
,to b,eses The soldicrly bearing OF the
l..vs had some erect on the sports VINO
r,.,4 the sidpwalks, and before the bat
,allou reached It's quarters the Kissing ana
roo,jrp had ceased. The b0'ialion 10
,o,noosed of four companies, as ioiloNa'
Coupanv 4. Of Ocala. captain IL. To-
Mcconnell. Company u. of LeesDurs, zap
tain B smith: Company q, OF orlahuo'
Captaln P Hrowson. ana company -
of sanford. captain 9. u. Lcller.
The bows look every inch IKE solu''rS,
ond there H. no doubt that If ordcren
,l,c,, ,vni,Id use their guns. The battalion
bnya seen service before. having been
ordered 10 jacksonville two ycnrs ago 10
sid tho local troops in cuelling q rot
Thcv qucllcd IT, too. They are Whhl "'c
known AS "CrackcTs.' and know hothus
.,vo to obey orders. even If those orders
nr. 70 walt tnl you see the whites OF
their eyes. and then fire low
AIutant-G General Houston accompanies
tho battalion.
THE INJUNCTION.
Tho hearing on the hill iiled by the club
Yesterday asking for an Injunction re-
rIaiuinE Sheriff Broword from inter-
f.r4ng with the contest came ~ Dc
fore Iudg. call Of the Circuit Court at
Iu O'clock this morning. The attorneys
l4f e.
f.ud but Judge Can was asked by the
r.,.roeentatiy,s Of the STATE To postpone
tI. hearing until tomorrow, IN order
9. give Attorncy-Gcneral Lamar the
3 chest law officer IN Florida, an oppor-
unity 10 be- present The attorneys for
f.. club fought the motion for con
t'luanoc. claiming that the Attorney
General had had ample time To get mere
aud that the club wanted the matter
f.fti.I Immediately. as continued DOUBT
IN regard to the fight was very injurious.
Judge can. however. granted the motion
for a continuance, and so the matter VIII
h. disposed OF tomorrow.
ln spite Of the statements by the club
people that they would accede 10 the
I'll narIs of John Kelly in regard 10 the
c.,rk for S-oon. they have not yet done
The string is sin tied 10 the purse.
I.rhtrs IL would be- nearer the truth To
cay nat the club has cable attached 10
fNa check. and so far has made no move
q, remove II ana turn the money over
g. Kelly
4 CLUB STORM.
There was a stormy meeting I'm the
c'.h-rooms this afternoon. IN which all
te members participated. and the sub
J-.t ~ discussion was whether kellyS
demands should be accedcd 10 and the
check bc made payable TO him uncon-
CHouoily.
Circular" Joe Vendig urged that the
money should be turned over 10 Kelly.
hlt hc was opposed by every other mem
irr OF the club They said that they did
lot propose 60 cut the cable attached TO
u.t check Just yet. They wanted TO
know how Judge Call would decide the
application for an Injunction before they
moved further I'm the matter. SO Nendig
v3r overrulcd and Kelly's kick about the
Crcck sun goes Kelly says that he must
have $4,000 "plunks." or he VIII not
I,'rrce the match, and Corbett and
Mitchell are backing him.
The truth Is that II Judge Call to-mor-
Tsw refuses 10 grant the injunction asked
f'r .hc club viii Immediately throw up
fro sponge and declare the fight of.
The club people have claimed all along
tlat they were law-abidiug and would
ln governed hy "A court decision. There
.re if Call decides against them they
V'.i quote these assertions and throw up
tL- match. which has proved 10 be
Nfite elephant on their hands. They say,
p wcVer. that II Cali grants the injunc-
tom they will have the fight In spite or
Governor Mitchell and the State troops
qudrtsrcd here.
THE JUDGES DECISION.
While Judge Call has given no hint as
. what his decision would be. the South
trn Associated Press correspondent
learned tonight from good authority that
De- would grant no Injunction. Whatever
may have been his views as 10 the legality
Cd rrize- fights when he was county solicit
t.r. II Is not believed that as judge he
VI i seek 10 tie the hands Of the Governor
81. his effort 10 preveU the fight. when
i' ~ well known that the Governor has
been advised by members OF the Supreme
e. curt that prize-fights are In violation OF
the laws OF Florida. The Judge may not
declare prize-tghts violative OF the law.
tut Il IS said that he VIII manage 10
dodge the whole question and leave Gov
ernor Mitchell free 10 use the militia.
But even should Judge Call grant the
Injunction nobody believes That Goverhor
Mitchell would cease his opposition. A
gentleman from Tallahassee said 10 the
southern Associated Press correspondent
that he had heard Governor Mitchell say
that II u jacksonville court should uphold
The club he would disregard the courts
decision and declare Duyal county under
martial law.
THE JUDGES POSITION.
Judge Call will probably, refuse the ap-
pllcation for Injunction on the GROUND
that even II the Sheriff interferes, ana
causes the club financial damage by stop
ping the contest, the club has recourse
against the sheriffs bondsmen. IL ~
fald. however. that the clubs attorneys
viii demur 10 this and assert that. az the
sherins bond is only for $4,000. II Is not
sufficient TO cover the loss cntailed on the
club. The clubs attorneys thus hope 10
force Call to decide on the law In the case.
Speaking Of Judge Calls probable de-
cislon on the injunction. Manager Bowden
said: I'VE have begged, beseeched. and I'M
Diored 10 get this case before court 10
hee " there was any law In tho state OF
Florida TO prevent q glove contest. we
were foiled every time BY the Governor.
We have announced repeatedly that we
are law-abiding club, whose members
sIe iaw-abiding citizens. II the Judge
says that this contest is aesinsf the isw.
~ WIN eoiy declare The nght o. ana -