The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-01-25
JACKSONVILLE. Fla. Jan. q.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Jan. "a
6PHE fight situation tonight is this:
State Circuit Judge Call has
granted the Duval club an in
u junction restraining the sheriff
of this county from interfering with an
entertainment in the nature of box
Ing contest which the club proposes TO
hold in the fair grounds tomorrow.
Mitchell has arrived from his training
quarters and is resting quietly in his
hotel The club is rapidly disposing of
SEQ tickets to the fight. but the referee
las not yet received the 500, 900 purse in
cash and Governor Mitchell has not
yet played his hand.
AS result of this condition the live
liest business being done in town is bet.
ting on whether or not the fight will
take place. Even money is being
wagered freely son this argument.
Those who are taking the negative end
of the proposition are basing their judg.
on what they have learned of Governor
Mitchells character. They say. in
the expressive, if not politest Ian
guage OF the sporting fraternity
that the governor is not man to run the
bluff of bringing the militia here AMI
then making monkey of himself By
allowing the fight to 90 on, while the
soldier boys sit on the end of Market
street wharf, opposite their srmory,
and bob for rock fish.
EVERYBODY IS FIGHT. CRAZY.
This city is fight crazy tonight In
the Office of the st. James a telegram
dated Tallahassee was posted, from
which the address and signature
were scratched off which read
as follows: Governor just left
hotel saying that he would wire
Lamar to act as he pleased" There
would be no martial law as there was
no invasiou or instruction. Lamar
wired that he knew nothing further
that he could do, and he thought the
fight would come off in the arena be.
fore the court could act in the morn
ing.
A special train was sent down to
Corbetts headquarters 'early in the
morning, when 1t was thought that che
fight would be on. when the programme
was changed and the hour made much
later. Corbett decided it is now said
rot to leave his quarters until the
morning, breakfas ing there and hav-
ing only one meal of hotel cooking to
eat phere instead of three.
MITCHELL is CONFIDENT.
Ecarley Mitchell left his training
qwTters this afternoon and came to
fuis city. He looked thin and wiry
and in the pink of condition. Mitchell
feels very confident tof winning and
says be never felt better in his life
"Corbett may whip me-" he said, but
il he does he certainly will be
aware of the fact that he has been
fighting" There is not an ounce of
useless flesh on Mitchell and he is now
down to about 172 pounds and it is the
opinion of his closest friends that he
will win beyond doubt.
At the club at o'clock tonight it
was announced that $1,000 worth Of
tickets had been sold today. The club
has taken advantage OF the fighting
craze to advance the price Of choice
seats from $2j to $3J
The betting is light with the odds
ranging between two and three to one
in favor of Corbett, but the betting
fraternity seem inclined to hold on to
their money until the men are ready to
start for the ring.
CoRBETT is IMPATIENT.
= WFtt was visited at his training
quar,elo at Mayport this morning H,
was feeling good, but was trifie i'm
patient Corbett said; II stopped
training two days ago, and
am quietly resting until an
called upon by the Duval Athletic
club, but this suspense is worse than
fighting. don't know where or wher
am going to fight, or whether there
will be any fight at all. The only thing
do know is that am waiting here fol
orders and l am ready to leave at {
minutes notice. am all ready to en-
ter the ring and am in first class con-
dition."
Billy Delaney saws that Corbett will
enter the ring at 1870 pounds, and is as
hard as a rock.