The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-01-21

the sale OF the first tickets two gentle
men entered the office TO purchase I'VE
more. They wanted a guarantee OF front
seats. but this Mr. Bowden would not
give them, at TIE same time ini'matils
that the price might be raised but mat
all tickets purchased now would be non
0red at the arena, regardless OF the adiills-
sior fee at that time. AZ the same tlihe
the clubs manager cmphatically declared
that no seat would be sold for less than
81.
If the crowd does not increase very
largely. tickets will likely be advanced TO
$50. il the club cannot get In enough
money AZ that figure TO prevent big
deficit. IL is safe TO say thar the sponge
Will be thrown up, and there VIII be no
fight.
Everything has already been ARRANGED
by the club for the erection or the riiiS
and the accommodation Of the people
and. according TO Duval CluD oiiciai'
the entire arena can be finished conipiete
within two hours. The platform on when
ne rirS viii be pitched has already been
completcd. and will be OF the regulation
size IL is built in sections, each mum
bered and IL is the work of only re-"
minutes TO put It together. n plank iouh-
dation VIII be laid. and the hoIse7
strongly built and thoroughly pfacen Vn
which the platform viii rest, are au"u'
eight feet in height. thus raising the poN-
crs TO "A point i'm full view or the entli :
audience. The platform VIII DC apou'
~ feet square. allowing tour-Iool yIo-
lection entirely around the rms upon
which the referee the-hecpei''
seconds will stand.
At proper distance from the pat
form will be placed a barbed-wire fence
enclosing number OF stalWart guatus'
whose duty il will be to protect the IlH6
from all interference. The wire renee mao
already been constructed, in sections, the
/ wire being attached to posts, shafpeheu
at both ends. which can be orlVeh ~
J thirty minutes, constituting IofHluapi
barricade. Next to the wire renee WIZ
he placed the newspaper reporters III
attendance. Manager Bowden says the
| club is prepared 10 hahdle %" PS'F'N
| with celebrity and comfort.
| Evervhody. of course Is guessing Wher,
| the contest will be held, but the GU.
people are keeping their mouths s""
as 10 the site selected. They kho"
GOOD deal more than they did some weeks
400 and one result of that knowledge J.
| that they have resolved to do 10 Inoi
talking. for publication at ledsO' ~
probable however, that the sue ~ a.,
81 The light is on Florida soil III th'
alfth
hringing off the fight in Georgia IL !
,,,,al,, that they have abandoned I'M
"a. an view of the Information reeve
-, nat Governor Northern Is notilS
60. ~ sheriffs of all points adjoining lh'
nTs.,do line TO be on the alert, ana pr
yent the mill being fought on reo' So
coil THE managers are not iooh'.ls -
orv more gubernatorial rows as tp,,,@hai
Their experience Win
has satisfied them, -, There seems I,
INC little Mitchell money at III
oe odds. Pools were sold OH ,nc III
p Tonight. Seven pools IN an We ,
80 enc corbett end bringing 800 III cav
800 srd the Mitchell end see-sa~iHs "
tween 40 and SO. only one poor on ~
Enplishman brought $40. however T,
To-night John +. Hartridge, Wiz
attorney for the club, left LOT ia''e". IN,
20 see the Governor having peSn 1870,
moned by the Executive. IL - IN, he IN
the subject OF conVersahoH
proposed fight. H., oo-The snort
. a., traternity will have large reptesen
, ms ~ the corbett- Mitchell hgnt. Aoou
,.s, .',a,,-known admirers OF the hs'ic d
a., Leave this city on speciai steam
on Monday or Tuesday 10 DC p'e'e'
e' cr,,rd Of about eighty from TINS ca,
80 a,ready gone to Jacksonville interes
,r the fight f. increasing. ana severn ~.
-, ~ q 90 10 500 in favor OF corpett "er
placed to-day.
Another bidder for the Mil.
uu.NtNt,TON. n. c., Jan. IA SPY
=, -, ,ns Star from New Berne. y. :
savs. I'VE have teIesraphed an oner
-, 600 20 corbett and Mitchell 70 nsnt hef
THURSDAY, February I'D. our Fair weeA'
nsleued) ELM CITY ATHLEIN