St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-01-19
BATTLE WILL CONE OFF.
But E0T IN TIE 0GYaL ciCB HOUSE
At JACKSONVILLE.
THE EIG puGs Now READY.

sonViiIe Oh Next IhnrSday-A
Large Amount of Money IN
pended by the Duv3l Club,
Much of Which Will Be Lost.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Jan. 1S.-Cor-
bett ana Mitchell will meet and fight it
out within thirty miles of Jacksonville
one week from today. The battle will
not take place in this city. That is a
certainty. The Duval Athletic club has
given up as futile the iuea of calling
tie combalants together III the ring of
its new arena here. The members claim
that while Gov. Mitchelrs firm stand
against the fight is illegal. uuwarranted.
presumptuous, anu arbitrary. and what
not, it effectually diSpoSes OF all chances
of pulling OFF the mill where the thing
could be made financial success in this
city. Under the most advantageous
circumstances. the receipts will
not pay the liabilities incurred
1t will have cost the close
corporation known as the Duval Ath-
etic club $50, 600 to put Corbeit, Mitchell
md Referee Kelly in the ring next
Thursday. In fact. it has cost close TO
Shat much already. The purse for
which honest John Kelly now holds a
certified check calls for S20.0 5000
more was divided between the prlaci-
pals for training expenses and $500
was expended on an arena winch will
never be used: $500 has been paid ont
as attorneys fees TO five of Florida
constitutional lawyers. This would
leave 81 900 for Incidental expenses. and
will barely liQuidate the item. The
onus of it all Is now being thrown on
Bowden. 1t is claimed that he went at
GOV. MITCHELL
IN approximately the same manner rs
DOminick OMalley went at Gov. Matt
thewS, of Indiana. The same line of
Diplomacy was employed-coercion and
threats. Before the world at large be-
came aware of the fact that the infant
was born, Gov. Mitchell told Bowden
that the Duval Athletic club would die
of hamilton. He warned Bowden
against succoring it. and told him that
so long as there was 4 law in Florida
which gave It's chief executive the
power to call her militia to arms, no
prize fight could take place on Florida
soil. Bowden knew all about this when
he interested the capital of his friends
here in the venture and began
operations Oh the amphitheater. Had
Bowden stood alone, the fight would,
it is positively asserted, have been de-
ciared off week ago, when it became
apparent that it could not be contested
III this city. AS matters now stand. his
associates have concluded to stand a
loss, and President Mason today told a
representative Of the Associated Press
that the loss, no matter what it may be,
will be shared in equal parts by each Of
the five men who have monetary iuter-
eSts in the undertaking.
1--WE shall fight the men," continued
Mason. lone week from today.
GO DOWN IN OUR POCKETS
and make up the difference between the
receipts and disbursements, and then
attend to Gov. Mitchell in a manner
that will teach him that laws are not
framed i'll the brains of arbitrary
franks" sa ..
1t was admitted by the members of
he club today that piece of ground
beyond the jurisdiction of the county
" city officials had been selected on
which the battle is, to take place: that a
portable platform is NOW in course of
construction is also known, and the
plans call for full twenty-four-fo foot
ring IN the clear, the platform proper
to be three and one-half feet above the
ground. A number of special trains,
probably four, of ten coaches each, but
with the privilege of engaging every
bit Of rolling stock in the service. have
already been contracted for from rail-
ROAD company. having Jacksonville as
terminus. President Mason alleges
further. that an indemnifying bond of
S5O,OUO has been filed by the railroad COM
pany, Which is party to the contract,
as Il guarantee that no train, not desig-
mated by the club. shall pass over the
road before five hours after the last
special leaves Jacksonville for the bat
tlegrouhd. There can be no doubt as to
. what sort of ground the club has Sc
lected. There are many strips in the
territory adjacent to Jacksonville in
which the prerogative of Gov. Mitchell
would be imperative. There are Indian
reservations near here OH which the
governor would be
POWERLESS TO INTERFERE.
Anastasia Island, for instance, recog-
nizes the authority of United States
marshal. and the seers predict that the
international battle will take place not
far from the cottages now bein. occu-
pied by Mitchell for training purposes.
BY indirectiom. the club has given out
that water route would be used, but
little stock is being taken in this. 1t
appears to be reasonably GER
tain, however. that circus
tent will cover the spectators.
One of the worst complications
which confronts the club under the new
order is the private boxes reserved and
seat questions. Thousands of dollars
worth of reservations have been made.
and in the free for all, which neces-
sarily attaches itself to the new plan, it
will be impossible to define the limits of
one or the other, and some very expen-
sive refundings are likely to result.
"Circular Joe" Vendig, Mike DIVERS
commissioner, and who supposedly rep
reSents Dryers interest in both the
club and Corbett's side bets, tonight
admitted that the cost to see the fight
will be inyersely proportioned to the
number of spectators. Said he:
IF there are 1000 people or more, we
have concluded to charge S25 per ticket.
In any event, III order TO overcome the
box seat question, we will charge not
less than the price of these"
Seeking Glory.
The Henrietta polo team left yester-
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