The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-19
BATTLE SITE CHOSEN.
People Will Gro to Prizefight
by Special Trains.
SIX DAYS LONGER TO WAIT.
Little Doubt That the Fight VIII Ne
Palied on. a Circus Tent Shell
terfng the Audience.

JACKSONVILLE. Fla. Jan. is-The loca-
ton OF the battle ground Of the Co-best-
Mitchell contest has become known to \
; frs persons outside the Duyal Athletic
I4ab. Ks will be in Nassau county, dl-
Tsctly north OF Duvai county. between the
town Of Fernandina and Jscksonvilis.
fernAndina Is q little over twenty miles
from Jacksonville on the Florida Central
q Peuinsular railroad IL is said the bat
tleground win De within six niles of Fen
nandina, near the village of Yulee. Should
the sheriff discover the place of meeting
other sites have been arranged for and the
crowd can be taken TO one of them with an
hours notice.
lie has been decided to FIX the price OF
tickets for the contest according TO the
sizs Of the crowd present at the train on
the morning Of the battle. The club
officials say SIS coo is wanted to clear them
from debt. Should 1 900 people be present
$25 per ticket viii be charged, and in cor
responding ratio.
The Duvai Athletic Club claims that
while Gov. Mitcheu's firm stand against
the tight 10 illegal and arbitrary, it effect
uaiiy disposes of ali chances that pulling
of the thing could be made q financial sue
cess in this city. Under the most advan-
tageous circumstances the receipts will
not pay liabilities. 1t will cost the Duval
Athletic CLUB $4,000 to put Corbett.
Mitchell and Referee Kelly in the ring
Thursday.
President Mason today told represen-
tative 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 interests in the
undertaking. I'VE shall tight the men,"
continued Mason, zone week from to-day.
20 down in our pockets and make up the
difference between the receipts and dis
bursenents. and then attend to Gov.
Mitchell in . manner which will teach him
that the laws are not framed in the brains
of arbitrary cranks."
portable platform il now in course of
construction. A number Of special trains.
probably four of ten coaches each. but
with the privilege Of engaging every bit OF
rolling stock In service, are already con-
tracsed for from railroad company hav-
ing Jacksonville Is the terminus. Presi-
dent Mason alleges further that an
indemnity bond for $4,000 has been filed
by the railroad company as q guarantee
that no one not designated by the club
after the last special leaves Jacksonville
for the battle-ground.
There are many strips in the territory
adjacent to Jacksonville in which the pre-
rogative of Gov. Mitchell would be mop
erative. There are Indian reservations
near here on which the governor would be
powerless to interfere. Anastssia island,
for instance, which recognizes the author
AZ Of h. Init uk~I
sports predict that the battle may take
place not far from the cottages now being
occupied by Mitchell. 1t appears to DO
reasonable that q circus tent will cover the
spectators.
been sick from entertaining are in circula-
ton.
The Breckinridge. Colo, Athletic Club
offers the specimens awarded the first prize
at the Worlds fair for the Corbett- Mitchell
fight. The collection 10 valued at $50. 600
The town OF Tribune, Greeley county,
kan.. offers 10, 900 acres of farm land worth
$50 600.
of San Francisco, in q letter to ed"
Smith urges Smith to work for . tight
with Peter Jackson. He says If fight
Sah oc arranged ne Can secure any sum Oh
money up TO $4,000 to place on Smith. In
his letter Quinn refers to Charlie Mitchell
as back number" and says Corbett will
win easily in not TO exceed eight rounds.
He gives Corbett credit with being far
better man in the ring than Jackson.
Mitchell or Sullivan, who claims to have
challenged the winner of the Corbett-
Mitchell fight. The fight. Quinn thinks,
will never take place IN Florida. either in
public or private.