The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-01-22

JACKSONVILLE, FLA, Jan. 2L-It has
finally been decided that the Duval
Athletic Club be compelled to turn into
cash the check referee John Kelly holds
in trust for the winner Of the big fight.
Kelly to-day waited on Jim Corbett at
the latter's training quarters at May
port and had long talk with the
champion, Brady and Delaney, Kelly
showed the check he held and re-
marked that he had heard that Mitchell
had entered a protest against fighting
for piece of paper which by injunction
could be tied up and made unavailable.
Kelly stated that he did not care to take
part in a transaction which might ter
inmate as Mitchell feared. He had no
doubts as to the sincerity of the club in
the matter, but he wanted both of the
principals satisfied before he left for
the scene of the contest. He then
fatty put to Corbett the question::
"Are you satisfied to fight for the
purse in it's present shape !"
The champion thought the matter
over for moment and then answered.:
- am SaJlSu0u Will any IullH Iuit
Mr.. Mitchell is. If Mitchell wants the
check converted into cash, as his privi-
lego, 1 see no reason why it should not
be done. It is not an unreasonable de-
mand, and it will tend to promote con-
fidenCe in tho contest. l shall back up
Mitchell if he insists that the money be
put up."
Mitchell does insist and there is
nothing for the club to do but comply
with the demand, which the sporting
men here agree is the only proper
thing to do. 1t is argued that if the
club is ION the square" there can be no
objections interposed to the proposi-
ton, which carries with it nothing
more than the provisional Endorsement
on the back of the check, save that the
money must be in the hands OF the
referee when he enters the ring, to be
turned over to the winner at the con-
clusion of the battle.
Tomorrow night w. a. Brady, repre-
senting Corbett, and Bat Masterson,
on behalf of Corbett, will take Referee
Kelly before the club and make a for
NAL demand for the cash.
The arrangements for the fight are
about completed, although the location
is still being kept within the confines of
the club.
In order to bewilder the mind of the
"hoodlum" who is incidentally getting
here.very strongly in struggling units,
the emissaries have given out a dozen
OF more places where the fight might be
pulled off. The guessing ones are at
their wits ends as to the location. and
many and ludicrous are the methods
employed in order to get tips. It has
away with their parties some time
Wednesday afternoon. Each will be
furnished with special train
consisting of n Pullman buffet car and
engine and pulled away toward COM
mon center by circuitous routes. The
most plausible theory is that the men
will be taken to point north of this
city near neck of Georgia land which
puts quite a distance between two
strips of Florida territory. The start
will be made from this city early in the
morning before sunrise, it is intimated,
in order to give the fighters as much
time as possible in which to effect fin
ish.
The club has stopped selling tickets
for $25 piece and it is claimed will sell
no more until 1,O0O spectators are as
sured. Ii the number falls short of this
mark all tickets previously purchased
will be honored, but the late comers
will be called upon for $50 each. Cor
bett has concluded to go into the ring
seconded only by Americans. There
will be but one American in MITCHELL 8
corner, Bat Masterson.
An attachment will be served to-mor-
erty at Mayport for $1,000 al
legged damages to property occu-
pied by the party. The cottages
used for training and sleeping quarters
are tho property of Judge Gibbons, of
the municipal court, and Claus Meyer,
of this city. They claim that Corbett
occupied the property without the con-
sent of the owners.
State Attorney Hartridge returned
from Tallahassee to-day, after consulta-
ton with Governor Mitchell. Hart
ridge said that the governor had left
the instruction of Sheriff Broward to
the Encouragement, together with
Adjutant-General Houston.
Mr.. Hartridge said that should the
crowd board a train, none of the rail-
road employees would be arrested, but
he would say nothing as to whether the
principals would be or not.
Among several attorneys of this city
the opinion that Governor Mitchell in
tends an important move on the morn
ing OF the 25th is gaining strength.
They have an idea that instead of
preventing the fight by means of
the militia the governor will order the
arrest OF Corbett and Mitchell on the
charge OF arranging for fight, which
attorneys General Lamar holdst to come
within the law prohibiting the arrang-
ing for a duel.
a report came up from the Mitchell
training quarters to-nightto the effect
that the English cham pion, during his
exercise in the evening, had sprained
and 5wrenched his leg.
The club this evening sent q commits
sioner to Anaata Island 70 notify