The record-union., 1894-01-22
CORBETT-MITCHELL FIGHT.

Stake Money Must Be Up When the
Pugilists Enter the Ring.
| JACKSONVILLE, Jan. 2l.-It has finally
been decided that the Duval Athletic
Club will be compelled to turn into cash
the check Referee John Kelly holds in
trust for the winner of the big fight.
Kelly to-day visited Corbett, and the lat
ter said he would uphold Mitchell in his
demands that the money be put up. 1t is
argued that if the club is ION the square,"
there can be no objection interposed to
the proposition, and the money must be
in the hands OF the referee when he enters
The ring to be turned over to the winner
at the conclusion OF the battle.
Tomorrow Brady, representing Cor
| bett, and Masterson, on behalf Of Mitch
ell, will accompany Kelly before the
| club officials and make a formal demand
for the cash.
| The arrangements for the fight are
about completed, although the location is
| still being kept within the confines of the
club officials. 1t has been decided to
spirit the principals, with their parties,
| away some time Wednesday afternoon
! Each will be furnished with a special
! train and pulled toward the common CEN
| ter by circuituous routes. The general
| start will be made from here early Thurs
day morning, before sunrise, it is init
mated, in order to give the fighters as
much time as possible in which TO effect
| finish. The club has stopped selling
| tickets for S25, and it is claimed will sell
| no more until a thousand spectators are
assured.
Corbett will go into the ring seconded
| only by AmericanS-Jack Dempsey, De-
| laney, Donaldson and Brady. AL Smith
will be timekeeper. There will be only
| oh Il,t
Masterson The others will be Jim Hall
and Steve O'DOnnell, both of Australia,
and Harry Darrin of England. Billy
| Thompson, who holds the watch, is also
| from Australia.
An attachment will be served to-mor-
row on Corbetts personal property at
Mayport for 1000, alleged damages to
the property occupied by the party. The
cottages used for training and sleeping
quarters are the property of Judge Glib
son of the Municipal Court and Claus
Never of this city. They claim that Cor
bett occupied the property without con-
sent of the owners.
States Attorney Hartridge returned
| from Tallahassee to-day, after consulta-
ton with Governor Mitchell. Hartridge
said the Governor left instructions of
Sheriff Broward to Attorney General
Lamar and the States Attorney. The
Attorney General, together with Adju-
tant-General Houston, will arrive in
Jacksonville tomorrow or next day.
Three heads will then be brought to-
gether. and the result will be that the
Sheriff will receive orders. Hartridge
said that should the crowd board the train
none of the railroad employees would be
arrested, but he would say nothing as to
whether the principals would be or not.
Among several attorneys in this city
the opinion that Governor Mitchell in
tends an important move on the morning
of the 25th is gaining strength. They
have an idea that instead of preventing
the fight by means of militia, the Gov
ernor will order the arrest OF Corbett and
Mitchell on charge of arranging for
fight. which AttOrney-General Lamar
holds comes within the law prohibiting
duels. Should they be arrested on the
morning of the 18th it would necessitate
postponement of the battle for one day
at least, and the men would undoubtedly
be put under heavy bonds 10 keep
the peace, until the courts decided the le-
gality of the matter This would effect
nally put an end to the matter. In case it
is decided that the fighters are within the
limits of the law, it is not probable the
contest would take place, as the men
would be out of condition and the crowd
gone.
A report came up from the Mitchell
that the English champion during his
exercise early in the evening sprained
and wrenched his leg. The club this
evening sent Commissioner to Anastia
Island to notify Mitchell that a special
car would be IN readiness for him Wed-
nesday morning. According to the Com
missioner's report, Mitchell was In
very unpleasant state of mind when be
learned what was required of him. 1t is
said he declared he would not fight under
the auspices of such club and that he
had put up with too many of
their bluffs already. The commits
sioner was then told of the injury
the English champion sustained. How
serious it may be was not learned. AL
Smith however, came out tonight with
| proposition in which he offered to bet
50. 900 against 81, 900, sprained ankle or no,
Mitchell would get into tie ring with
Corbett Thursday.
The Duval Club issued an edct in
response to the assertions which Mitchell
is said to have made, in which the
| Englishman is served with a formal
warning that the Club would claim his
forfeit OF s., 900 If he did not appear at the
point indicated in the original summons
on Wednesday at 6 A. n. In addition to
this, it is authoritativey stated that the
referee will award the $1,000 side bet To
| Corbett in that event. There is consider
| able other money which Mitchell would
lose if he failed to subject himself to the
orders OF the Duval CLUB.