The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-23

ley Mitchell. He reported that Mitchell
was ready to fight. Kelly quotes Mitch
ell as saying that he is ready to meet
Corbett in the presence of twelve men
and without any purse, if the fight can be
had IN no other way. But" naively
added the Englishman, Il want the purse,
if possible"
MITCHELL IN FINE CONDITION.
The story sent out by special CORE
spondents last night that Mitchell had
sprained an ankle, was rank fake.
Kelly reports the Englishman in the pink
of condition.
The threatened proceedings against
Corbett for forcibly entering a house at
Mayport mentioned in these dispatches
last night, did not materialize. Brady
got wind of the matter and arranged with
MIR: Meyer, the owner of the house. The
arrivals are picking up. About 800 sports
got in to-day from st. Louis, New Or
leans, Memphis and other points. John
j. Mason, well-known in sporting circles,
headed the Memphis delegation
The club people are hopeful that enough
people will arrive to justify them in going
on with the fight.
The betting is still two to one on Cor
bett.
1t was learned late tonight that the
| club tried to get the matter into the fed
| eral court, but that it learned that Judge
Swayne, of the United States circuit
court, would grant no Injunction against
the state authorities.
KELLY SUSPICIOUS OF THE CLUB.
A special to the Time-Union, from ST
Augustine says: John Kelly, who was
| over here to-day, says: Everything will
be satisfactory if Duval club comes to
time and there's no Georgia business in it.
Mitchell apprehends monkeying on the
part OF the club, butno matter what turn
things may take he will present himself
on time for the clubs disposal
The sports here think Corbett and
the club have an underground telegraph
and that the two are working Mitchell.
Mitchell was asked: Why don't you
write letter, like Corbett, assuring the
! public that the contest will certainly
come off as advertised He replied: 4
! didn't twice leave my business in England
for any other purpose than to fight Cor
bett, 1t is the clubs place to arrange
everything for the contest. The club
need not concern itself about me-
MITCHELL CAN'T AFFORD TO FUNK.
"'Why Charleys got everything at
| stake said Billy Thompson, did he
| funk, as he walked the streets with his
wife and children all the boys would jibe
him. He couldn't afford to back out and
| he WON'T
| "Mitchells friends here say he made a
mistake in accepting the amended agree
ment, as equity would compel the Duval
! club to live up to the first contract or
! forfeit Only Mitchell's determination to
meet Corbett led him to include St. Johns
| county, and Mitchell told Kelly that,
should the contest not come off, he would
! put $4,000 up and fight Corbett privately
| Mitchell has gained the esteem of the
people here for himself and party by his
good department.
"Hackett and Knowles. of the World,
Jim Kennedy, of the New York Times,
Ike Thompson and DR.. Robinson, of Phila-
! delphia, and correspondents attest to the
excellent conditioned MITCHELL
LILLIAN LEWIS BETS $500 MORE.
Charleston, S. G., Jan. 22.-Draft No.
491, 165, for $500 drawn by the First
| National Bank. of Charleston, on the
! National Park Bank of New York, was
| posted here to-day by Miss Lillian
| Lewis, against $500 of local money
on the Corbett-Mitchell contest, Miss
Lewis betting that Mitchell would come
out first best The Lillian Lewis Company
| do not play Jan. 25, the day of the fight,
| but lay off in Jacksonville. In Atlanta,
! Miss Lewis placed 81 200 the same way.
1t is reported that the Duval club has ar
ranged so that Miss Lewis will be one of
the spectators in the big glove contest.
NO APPLICATIONS AT ST. AUGUSTINE.
St. Augustine, Fla, Jan. 22-There is
no foundation for saying in Jacksonville
that the Duval club had applied to the
courts of st. Johns county for an injunc-
tion. Judge Cooper says no application
has been made. Neither has an applica-
tion been made to Judge Swayne here to-
night for an injunction.
CHICAGO SENDS NO SPECTATORS.
Chicago, Jan. 22.-The Big Four special
train which was to take the sporting fra
ternity of Chicago to Jacksonville, Fla,
I pulled out of the depot this morning
without the excursion cars, and not a
Chicago man went to see the fight.
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