St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-01-04
THE ENGLISH PUG SIGNS.
AFTER CONSIDERABLE ARGUMENT
MITCHELL SAYS He WILL FIGHT.
PLACE OF FIGHT A SECRET.

FOR the First Time the Corbett
Party Believe the Fight Will
Come Of-The Governor Puz-
zled as to What Course to Pur-
sue-A License Will Be Issued
Today.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Jan. Sunless
something of an unexpected nature
turns up, the Corbett-Mitchell battle
will surely take place. 1t is probable
that the original plan will be fully car
ried out; but, if il is found impossible
to pull the fight off in the arena i'll this
city. secret battle ground will be Sc
lected somewhere within the limits of
Duval or st. Johns county, and the
contest will go on as if nothing had
happened. This is the gist of
the arrangements that have been
made within the last few days.
When the Duval Athletic club found
that opposition was to be expected from
the governor, new articles were drawn
up stating the place of contest was to be
selected by the club somewhere within
the state of Florida. On Monday these
articles were gwen to Corbett and were
signed by him. Yesterday Mitchell
refused to sign them, but today, after
considerable argument, he agreed TO
put his name to them, the only change
suggested by him being the limitation
of the ground to the two counties
above named.
This was agreed to by the Duval peo-
pie and Mitchell signed. The articles
were this evening again given to Cor
bett with the slight difference men
toned, and again signed by him. Under
these new conditions each man will fur
nish his own gloves. Within short
time legal proceedings will be instituted
by the Duval club testing the legality
of the contest. Exactly what these will
be it is not stated by the club people,
but as it is a notorious fact that no jury
can be possibly found in Duval county
to decide against the battle. it is pretty
certain that the outcome will be favor
able to the club.
If Gov. Mitchell then sees fit to step
In and interfere, all plans for fight in
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battle ground will be selected. The 10
cation of this will, of course. be kept
secret until Jan. %. 1t will puzzle the
governor to know what course to pursue
to prevent the meeting. Tomorrow it is
expected that license will be applied
for,which, under the new city ordinance
passed yesterday over the mayors veto.
must be granted.
Corbett is in town tonight, together
with Brady and others of his party.
They all attended performance at the
theater. after which they returned to
their hotel. They will return to May
port tomorrow, and COrDett will resume
training at once.
Mitchell is trained down to about the
condition in which he will enter the
ring. He SAID today that he was little
sore from hard work, but would be
ready TO tight within week, If neces
Sary. he, of course, expresses conf
dence in his ability to whip Corbett, and
says that he Is longing for the day
when they will meet. For the
first time the Corbett party really
believe that the fight will take place.
Local sports are happy, and say that it
Is now doubtful that the governor will
interfere. Lawyers, however, think that
he will, but say that it will amount to
nothing, as he has no ground upon
which to act. The scare about Mitchell
being called out has now died down,
and those who were most fearful are
loud in their statements that nothing of
the kind will happen. Altogether it
seems as though the champions Of Eng
land and America would at last come
together, and the question of supremacy
be settled.
Late tonight the Associated Press
correspondent learned from a gentle
man who is very close to the managers
of the athletic club that 1t is proposed
TO pull OFF, the contest just as the Sui
livan Kilrain mill was at Rich
burg, Miss, in 1889. The club
managers will select some suitable place
in the country convenient TO railway
line for the scene of the fight. Special
trains will be chartered 10y the club,
tickets will be sold at prices that will
cover expenses, and the large crowds
that are expected will thus be trans
ported to the place selected for the
mill.
The site chosen will be kept close
secret, and when the special trains start
on Jan. % no one save the club man.
ayers Will know the objective point.
In this way the club people
hope to outwit Gov. Mitchell
and pull off the fight. The plan is feas-
lble. as. if the site is kept secret. it will
be impossible for Gov. Mitchell 10 get a
sufficient force on the spot IN time to
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