The morning call., 1894-01-19
THERE WILL BE A FIGHT
But 1t Will Not Take Place i'm
Jacksonville.
THE CHARTER OF A RAILROAD.
Duval Club Officers Begin Talking
Wildly of Revenge Upon the
States Chief Executive.

Mitchell Will meet and fight it out within
thirty miles of Jacksonville just one week
from to-day. The battle will not take
place In this city, that is a certainty. The
Duval Athletic Club claims that while
Governor Mitchelrs firm stand against the
fight is Illegal and arbitrary it effectually
disposes of all chance of pulling off the
mill where the thing could be made
financial success--in this city. Under the
most advantageous circumstances now
the receipts will not pay the liabilities in
CURED, as it Will have cost the Duval
Athletic Club $4,000 to put Corbett,
Mitchell and Referee Kelly in the ring
next Thursday. President Mason to-day
told representative of the Associated
Press that the loss, no matter what it be.
will be shared in equal parts by each of
the five men who have monetary inter-
est in the undertaking.
1--WE shall fight the men," continued
Mason. zone week from to-day, go down
in our pockets and make up the difference
between the receipts and the disburse-
ments. and then attend to Governor Mitch
ell in manner which will teach him that
the laws are not framed in the brains of
arbitrary cranks."
1t is admitted by members of the club
to-day that piece of ground beyond the
jurisdiction of State. county or city officials
has been selected on which the battle is to
take place. A portable platform is now
in course of construction. a number of
special trains, probably four of ten
coaches each, but with the privilege of en-
gaging every bit of rolling stock in the
service, have already been contracted for
from railroad company having Jackson
vile its terminus. President Mason al
leges further that an indemnity bond of
$4,000 has been filed by the railroad COM
pany as guarantee that no one not desig-
mated by the club shall pass over the road
| before five hours after the last special
leaves Jacksonville for the battle ground.
There can be no doubt as to the sort OF
ground the club has selected. There are
many strips in the territory adjacent 10
Jacksonville in which the prerogative of
Governor Mitchell will be imperative
There are Indian reservations near here
on which the Governor would be power
less to interfere, and Anastasia Island, for
instance. recognizes the authority of the
United States Marshal, and seers predict
that the International battle will take
place not far from the cottages now occu-
pied bV Mitchell. 1t appears 10 be reason
| ably certain that a circus tent will cover
| the spectators.
CHICAGO, Jan. 1S.-Relative to the re-
ported Over-traiDing of Corbe,t special
from Jacksonville. Fla. says: For half an
hour yesterday Corbett was very sick
man. He had fit of vomiting which
lasted several minutes and left him in a
very limp and ragged state physically, al
though he recovered before the day was
over. 1t appears Corbert is having daily
arguments with Trainer Delaney about his
work. The latter claims that i'm is deyot-
ing too much of his time to heroic exer-
cises. but he hasn't been able to convince
the champion on that point. There can be
no question about Corbett's fondness for
work, but taking Delaney's view of it
there is a possibility, unless he let's up, he
may feel the effect of over-trainIng during
the fight Corbett is at il all the time. ard
in addition to his regular labors Of the day.
which would make even a lusty longs hore-
man weaken In a few hours, jim decided
to try the experiment of sprinting. and
selected Tom Tracy, a clever Australian
boxer, to run with him. They had three
tries at 100 yards. Corbett won the first
SO haDdily that he conceded fifteen Yards
to the antipodeaD, who won the race by
just about that distance. In the third
heat Corbett. allowing his opponent
start Of five yards, succeeded In getting
home first by narrow margin. About
five minutes after this victory he began
10 feel like man who had lost his best
friend.
Delaney has shut down altogether on
sprinting, to which he always has been
opposed, and this occurrence will give him
more TO say hereafter of what Corbett
shall do in the way of exercise