The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-01-04
MITCHELL HAS SIGNED.
He Declares His Willingness to
Fight Oorbett,
CLUB MANAGERS STILL CONFIDENT.
Despite the Determined Attitude Of the
Governor They Assert That the Contest
WIN Take Place in Public at the Ad-
vertiscd Time.

| VIII Take Place IN Fubhc at the Al
vertiscd Time.
! JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Jan. A. Charles
| Mitchell signed the amended articles OF
| agreement late yesterday afternoon under
pressure from the officials of the Duvul |
| Athletic club and thus relieves himself of /
the charge of being a rank quitter." The |
amended articles now provide that the |
fight shall take place i'm Duval or ST. |
Johns county. the latter being the county |
I'm which Mitchell's training quarters are |
located
Mitchell also insisted on a changein the |
clause regarding the furnishing of the |
gloves for the fight. The original articles
provided for five ounce gloves, TO be furu
ished by Corbett. The Euglshmau i'm
sisted that the clause should be changed
80 as to read that the gloves should be
furnished 10y "Corbett or Mitchell" Bow
den yielded this point and the articles were
changed accordingly.
Mitchell said that his objection to sign
ing the amended articles was not because
he wanted to "crawfshn n but was due to
the fact that he was a foreigner, and did
not want to violate the law of the state.
Mitchell further claimed To be anxious to
meet Corhett at any time and place, and
said that he came here for that express
purpose.
when Corbett was shown the amended
: articles signed by Mitchell he objected to
the change in the clause relating to the
gloves. Corbett claims that as champion
he has the undoubted right to furnish the
gloves, and said he would not sign the
: amended articles unless it was stipulated
that in case of dispute each principal
might furnish his own gloves, said gloves
U I to yypiph not less than five ounces
To pacify Corbett this additional amend
ment was made, and NJ. .hell, when in-
formed of the change by wire, answered
y that it was satisfactory. Corhett seems to
fear some trick by which Mitchell may
. evade meeting him at the last moment
+ The ordinance passed by the city coun-
~ Gil opens mp another recourse for the club,
so its members claim. The effect Of the
ordinance is to license glove contests. The
club proposes to get a license and demand
~ police protection from the city i'm the car
ryug out of what it claims to be a lawful
program. If the county authorities inter
- fere and stop the contest the city will be
81, sued for heavy damages for not prevent
Z ing any interference with what it licenses
Z as lawful
Regarding the change in the articles
leaving the place for the contest to be Sc
: lected the Associated Press correspondent
asked Manager Bowden if the desire of the
z club to have the privilege of naming any
: place meant that the club might find il
: necessary to name a secret place
( mo. indeed" he replied, they could
i not afford anything Of the kind. 1t would
: cost us just about $4,000. That is just d
little too much of a luxury. We are salts
fed that the contests are lawful, and pro
z pose to have things publicly
The club members still talk confidently
z of their ability to.pull OIL the fight, but
Z how they propose to do it i'm the face of
Z Governor Mitchell's opposition is one oI
Z the things they are keeping from the
: public"
1t is learned however, from a gentle
man who is very close to the managers OF
z the athletic club that it is proposed tC
2 'pull OFF, the contest just as the sullivan
z Kilrain mill was at Richburg Miss. in
1889. The club managers will select som,
suitable place i'm the country convenient
to a railway line for the -navn of the fight
Z Special trains will be chartered by the
z club, tickets will be sold at a price that
z will cover expenses, aud helarge crowd,
z that are expected will thus be transported
to the place for the fight. No one but Jh,
: club managers will know the objectiy,
& point
: In this way the club people hope to out
ib wit Governor Mitchell and pull Off the
- fight without interference The plan is
feasible, as, if the site selected is kept
= secret, it will be impossible for Governor
Mitchell TO get a sufficient force on the
spot in time to prevent the fight.
Altogether it seems as though the cham
pons of England and America would al
least come together, and the question o
supremacy be settled.