The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-01-16
THE CLUBS DEFIANCE.
THE ANNOUNCE THE FIGHT WILL
COME OFF PROMPTLY.
Governor Mitchell is Said to Admit that ne
Cam OF Interfere but He is " atchlhS
and May stop the "alilI' Yet.

Jacksonville, Fla, January o.-lhe ,uVai
Athletic Club this afternoon tnre" ~"
the gage of battle to Governor Mltchell an"
the state authorities. 1t announced that II
proposed to bring about the prize hSht De
tween Corbett and Mitchell despite the OPP
position of the governor ana deaplte ny
opinion of Attorney General Lamar thde
the fight would be a violation OF the laws vi
Florida. ..o,,+ Wv, the
club, words are not in the ieast M, III tbev
The club people seem to think that luey
have the law on their side and that Govern,
or Mitchell is acting in tyrallnlcai sa am ~
extra judicial manner, anu lley o@' o. 80
me statement of the club which will pc he
found below, was called iorth py We Iem ,o
Of Florida. to The Chicago Inter-ocean and
pubisned in that paper this morning:
E1a on iian1ary S, lS94-Your favor of the "a
Instant TO hand Therein yet seqtlest ,hat
| give you some reliable ln,orliat1oii ME- ME-
G GaJ - tol<tng place in Florida. You Intimate
i nat YOU desire this for the, guidance Oh
.snorts' now looking toward TINS stale:
30 .Goyernor Nitcheu has declared emphat-
ica11v that he would use all the poWHtTift o at
his command TO prevent t lio, Oo and ID the Dd
Iiicit0r.; qualities of the governor, ms ue-
ciarati0n itself settles it that here VIII pc ho
fight unless the prize l }G;!hcritie Gt'i'
:.The law in this state is ample 10 pleVenlti
the tight aud punish the hSnters1i hs shg 9oV
they succebo ,.n r bv The constitution with
saeing that the laws are falthtullE eMG d n o
ad and i'm carrying out such tohlihd!iu 6
cln 1ise the civil and military authorl'y ~
the state If il becomes 4rcc9s'Hi3 ~ W. :, +
use the latter as we'll as the loiIte ,,rbori
present | think ne deems the Cit:l +"'iA0i-
tt;ee annie 10 cope with prize fighting -
You MAY safely say to ne fF %W5tshe 1i
| Inc lnter-Ocean that the = ~ rf' ~ Elorjla
! nriza fiaht cannot be pulled OF III rl'i '4
III nj letter is a trc cxtraotlici2l in It's
| al
as;2j FIR infC;3n and It is gwen Ne'S
truly y .TiE r lamar. Attorney General"
7,bo attorney general is rositiye mat Lne
feht will not be pulled off III FL4!.n' od Tttt
tie attorney generals very =
against the fight is mSI ny a. tSa isn't viii
orr IT. ana occur III Florida at that. 49,
Here is what the club says IL repy TO 'he
attorney general: .,oa,,;ro, Cor
ri,nsalf and the governor having declared
In letter to The Inter oceam' ol taet I'll
20" +aitn mace in Florida, it is proper tina
We inform the public that neither tnc az
torney general nor the governor p499 ~
env iudiciaI power and 10 adu that tht
| state's officers acting under the UlrecIio!
81 mo executive, have refused to allow any
judicial discrimination pT tHe cor an+es - VII VII
| law. which il is claimed the contest WI
Violate and that to that end nave cauStl
prosecution originated for the purpose %
testing the law to be dismissed. Aud' ~.
sessing the constitutional p rerogaH 'Gioi o
trfb,1naI of the state as to the constructor
Of the statute. has declined 10 DO 90 So n tn'
public is hereby assured that the c'ntes
viii take place as advertised; that no plah
have been formed or steps taken ana non
I'll be, by either the governor or lhc az
tofney general, to stop the contest an'
tickets can BE bought with the confidence
shat it VIII take place under the cohtfac
as signed HARRY MASON, President
"Tor the DuVal Athletic club.
Il to N how S.tq o
Rowl"n. of the club said to the Southern
Associated Press correspondent;
BY those opposing the contest this state
ment'of the club will probably be charactei
tzed an open defiance OF law and au
thur;ty, and 7 confidently eXDcct to rea
fan intention Of abiding by the result bu
we have MOI beer allowed to ascertain wha
I the law is. We We're willing to fest III,
case in any court, but that privilege Wa
not granted us.
Now, We propose to have the contcs
and all who want to see it have on;v f,
secure their seats and they viii WILTON
doubt, witness a scientific boxing natrI
for the championship of the world