The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-05
TO FIGHT IN THE WOODS.
The DuVal Club Reported to Have
Chartered Trains.

Out of the Hole-The Managers Be-
iieve That Under the New Scheme
the Fight Can Be Fought Before the
Governor Can Interfere.
Jacksonville, Fla, Jan. 4.-Mitchelrs
managers wired the Duval Athletic Club
from ST. Augustine to-day that the
Englishman would do nothing in viola
tion of tho law. He added, however,
that his man would be on hand at the
time and place fixed by the club
Mitchell read in to-day's paper that
Corbett had signed The signature read
'James J. Corbett, per w. A. b." 1t did
not please him. He told Thomas that he
feared chicanery. Manager Bowden was
at once wired that Mitchell demands
that Corbett put his personal signature
to the articles. When this is done
he wants to scrutinize all four Of the cop
les Of the articles to see that the thing Is
done properly, or to his satisfaction. The
club feels very sanguine to-day that the
contest will come Off. Its attorneys ad.
yised the manager this morning to go
right ahead with the construction Of the
arena. This advice will be acted upon,
though the arena will not be so costly nor
so comfortable as it would have been had
there been absolute certainty that the
fight would not be interferred with.
MITCHELL MISTAKEN.
Charley Mitchell's protest against the
amended articles being signed by Corbett
per w. A. Brady" seems to have been
made under a misrepresentation. The
paper to which Corbett's name was affixed
by Brady was not the articles drawn up
for the fight. It was q paper relating to
the disposition Of certain money held by
Blanchard, of Boston. The amended
articles for the fight were
signed by CorDett in person. This has
been explained TO Mitchell, and no further
protest is expected from him.
In spite Of the fact that the Athletic
club says the contest will occur in Jack
sonville, no one believes it. II the men
ever come together on Florida soil, they
are likely to meet out in the woods, az
did Sullivan and kilrain.
NOT APT TO FIGHT IN THE CITY.
10 is believed that the talk Of the club
about being confident that the men will
meet at Jacksonville Is only blind to
conceal preparations which are being
secretly made TO bring Mitchell and Cor
bett together in some place where the
strong arm Of the governor cannot easily
interfere. That place viii either be in
Duval county, where Jacksonville is
situated, or in St. Johns, the chief city
Of which Is st. Augustine. OF course
no inkling can be gained as to the spot se-
lected, as the success of the plan depends
on secrecy.
TRAINS CHARTERED M THE CLUB.
In confirmation Of the statement that
the club is preparing TO pull of the con-
test in the woods, the Southern Associ-
ated Press correspondent has just learned
from reliable source that w.
A.. Brady. manager, for Cor
bett, filed tom light dispatches to
the New York Herald and San Francisco
Examiner stating that the managers of
the Duval Athletic Club had already
taken the initial steps TO charter trains
out Of Jacksonville. The trains will be
at the clubs disposal for twenty-four
hours before and after Jan. 25, the day
set for the contest. The club people
propose to make the transportation rate
pretty stiff one and thus hope
TO financially save themselves. They
think that with special trains at their
disposal, and a spot selected for the fight
known only to faithful few they can
bring the men together in the presence OF
large crowd and that the battle will be
fought and won before Gov. Mitchell can
get the militia ON the scene.
TILE dOREhNOh AIT To FOOL THEN
Gov. Mitchell, however, is what is
known In the "lingon Of the 'scrackers's
as 4bull-headed, !" aud as he has already
tripped up the club he may succeed in do
ing so again.
It is said that Brady, in his dispatches
to the papers mentioned, stated positively
that everything was fixed for the fight
and that the men would come together
unless the Englishman showed the white
Zoo Ctal as.A
seem to have doubts about the sincerity
of Mitchell.
TEACHERS AGAINST THE FIGHT.
The State Teachers Association in ses-
sion at Gainesville, composed Of 500 teach
ers. to-day passed resolutions denouncing
the proposed fight between Mitchell and
Corbett as brutal and degrading. COM
mending the opposition of the governor,
and urging him TO save the honor of the
state by seeing that the men do not meet
on Florida soil
PLENTY OF LAW IN FLORIDA.
New Haven, Conn, Jan. 4.--Attorney
Cowles, of Jacksonville, Fla, has notified
Rev. Clarence Greeley, of Mount Carmel,
Conn, general agent Of the international
Law and Order League, that there Is
plenty Of law in Florida against prize
fighting, and that the seat of the trouble
must be in weak-kneed local officials.
since the higher officers, including Gov.
Mitchell and Mayor Fletcher, as we'll
as such attorneys as Judge Young, OF the
firm of Young a. Barrs, who was for
years judge Of the circuit court, and MIR.
Cooper, who is at present member Of
congress from the Jacksonville district,
are sincere and outspoxen in their oppo-
sition TO the lawlessness which the Cor
bett-Mitchell contest will involve. MIR
Greeley has, accordingly, advised the
formation Of a local law and order
leag1e in jacksonville to aid the public