The morning news., 1894-01-21
KELLY NOW MAKES A KICK.
Hs Demands Absolute Police PrOteC-
tiOn for the Fight.

Fight-He Proposes to Learn What
.be Fighters Would Demand in
Case of an Unfinished Fight-The
clpb Reiterates That the Fight VIII
Occur.
Jacksonville, Fla, Jan. 2O.--The Duval
Athletic club tonight furnished the
southern Associated Press correspondent
the following: "The Duval Athletic club
wishes to state emphatically that the
stage of doubt is passed. The club desires
IN make no more manifestos, as continual
rusbing into print might nauseate the
nublic. but it desires to state, for the last
time that the contest will take place on
Jan. 25."
In spite of the above, however, trouble
seems to be camping on the trail of the
club. No sooner does the club remove
one obstacle to the Corbett-Mitchell mill
than it finds itself confronted by another
Having given up the idea of a public fight
in Jacksonville and arranged a plan to
circumvent the governor and sheriff by
bringing the men together in secret, the
club found itself met by kick from
Charley Mitchell about the string said to
be tied to that $4,000.
KELLY DEMANDS POLICE PROTECTION.
Having satisfied Mitchell about the
string story, the club now finds itself face
to face with kick from "Honest" John
Kelly, who holds the purse and will
referee the fight, if it is fought.
Kelly got here this evening, and the
first word he said in relation to the fight
was that absolute police protection must
be guaranteed by the club, or he would
not act as referee. Kelly makes this de-
mand because he does not want to be put
in the unpleasant position of having to
award the purse in an unfinished
fight. Kelly says that in such an
event great howl would go up. The
club would likely make big kick, and
every man who had money on the man
whom Kelly decided against, would be
heard from. Kelly prides himself on the
sobriquet of Honest John, and he
doesn't care to jeopardize it by having to
make an award in an unfinished fight.
Kelly proposes to see Corbett and Mitch
ell Immediately and find out what they
would demand in case the fight is unhn-
ished. AS far as the club is concerned, it
will guarantee anything provided it can
get the crowd on the scene and scoop In
the cash
AN APPEAL FOR AN INJUNCTION.
Joe Vendig stated tonight that on
Tuesday he would apply to the United
States court here for an injunction to
restrain the state authorities from inter
fering with the fight. Vendig is a non
resident of Florida. and he says he will
make the application Tuesday. If Vendig
makes the application, it is a good bet
that he will be summarily sat upon. No
United States court is going to interfere
with governor who is trying to prevent
what is claimed by the attorneys general
OF the state to be an infraction
OF the police provisions of
the state. Prize fighting is
under legal and moral ban, and no
United States Judge will give it his pro-
lection. Vendig is talking through his
hat, and if the club pulls off the fight it
will have to do it secretly. The only OBJ
stacles in the way of the fight now are
the governor of Florida, Honest" John
kellys demand for police protection and
the failure of the club to dispose of
enough tickets to come out about even.
Should the club satisfy Kelly, succeed in
eluding the governor, sheriffs and state
troops and pocket enough money from ad-
missions to be financially safe, the fight is
likely to take place. If not there will be
no fight.
THE CROWD NOT SHOWING UP.
The club has been badly damaged by
Gov. Mitchell's attitude. In spite of its
many manifestos and defiances, the crowd
is showing up very slim. In spite of the
bold front of the club, the Southern As
Soclated Press correspondent has inside
information that there is "blue"
feeling about the prospects for a
crowd. The box and reserved seat tick
cts for the contest, printed by
the American Bank Note Company, were
received this morning by the club, and
are now on sale. The first issued were
Tor three boxes twelve seats). Nos. 5, z
ana y, IN row G, which were paid for in
sS0O cash. The tickets are printed on
thln cardboard, and are about two by five
inches in dimension Both front and
oack are handsomely and intricately en-
graved, and very difficult to counterfeit
IN addition, each ticket must be signed
oy II. H. Mcmillan, the clubs recording
secretary.
Just after the sale of the first tickets,
Two gentlemen entered the Office to pur-
chase five more. They wanted a guaran-
zee OF front seats, but this Mr. Bowden
would not give them, at the same time
intlmatlng that the price might be raised,
put that all tickets purchased now would
Oe honored at the arena, regardless of the
ADMISSION fee at that time. At the same
time the clubs manager emphatically de-
OAldb NJ o6db WOulu D6 SOlu lOE l6SS
than S25.
If the crowd does not increase very
largely tickets will likely be advanced to
gov II the club can't get in enough
money at that figure to prevent big de-
Lclt 1t is safe to say that the sponge will
oe thrown up and there will be no fight.
TO FIGHT ON A RAISED PLATFORM.
Everything has already been arranged
W the club for the erection of the ring
anu The accommodation of the people,
ana, according to an official of the club,
une entire arena can be finished complete
MiIhin two hours. The platform upon
winch the ring will be pitched has
asitIeady been completed, and will be of
tue regulation size. 1t is built in sec
titons each numbered, and it is
.ue work of only few minutes to put it
eOgetner A plank foundation will be laid
ouu ouu The horses, strongly built and thor
oughly braced, on which the platform will
itest, are about feet in hight, thus rails
Ing Ing The boxers to point in full view of
.Ie entire audience. The platform will be
aoout ~ feet square, allowing four foot
PLolectlon entirely around the ring, upon
"hlch the referee, keepers and
seconds will stand.
IA Az proper distance from the platform
"lu placed barbed wire fence, enclosing
:, q nun mum Der Ct stalwart guards, whose duty
w ~ WI be to protect the ring from all in
LerIerence. The wire fence has already