The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-01-24

JACKSONVILLE Fla. Jan. 21.--It
has finally been decided that the DuvaI
! athletic club will be compelled to turn
into cash the cheek Referee John Kelly
| holds in trust for The winner of the big
| fight. Kelly today waited on Jim Cor
! bett at the latter's training quarters at
| 4layport and had a long talk with the
champion, Brady and Delaney.
| Kelly showed the check he had and
remarked that he had heard that Mitch
ell had entered al protest against fight
| ing for a piece Of parer which by in
! junction could be tied up and made un-
| available. Kelly stated that he did not
care to take part in the transaction.
/ which might terminate as Mitchell
! feared He had 30 doubts as TO the
| sincerity of the club in the matter. But
he wanted both Of the principals salts
| fed before he left for the scene of the
| contest. lie hen fatty put to Corbett
| the question, Are you satisfied TO fight
for the purse in its present shape?"
The champion thought the matter over
! for moment and then answered. Il
am satisfied with anything that Mr..
! AlitchaH is. IF Mitchell wants the check
! converted into cash. as is his privilege,
! / see no reason Why it should not be
| done. 1t is not an unreasonable demand
| and it VIII tend to promote confidence
in the contest. / shall back up Mitchell
/ il ne insists ,hat the money be put up"
Mitchell Insists.
Michel does insist and there is moth
ing for the club to do but to comply
with the demand which the sporting
men here agree is the only proper thing
to do. u IS arguea that if the club is
| ION the square" there can he no OBJ
| jections interposed II the proposition,
which carries with il nothing more than
! does the provisional Endorsement of the
! back of the check. save that the money
| must be in the hands of the referee
/ when the men enter the ring. TO be
| turned over to the winner a the con-
| clusion of the battle.
/ Tomorrow night W. \ Brady, repre-
! senting Corbett, and Pat Masterson
| on behalf of Mitchell will take Referee
| Kelly before the club and make a formal
| demand on the officials 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 bewider the mind of the
hoodlum. who is incidentally getting here
| very strongly in struggling units, the
| emissaries have given out a dozen or
| more places where the fight might be
| pulled OF.
The guessing ones are at their wits
| ends as 10 the location and many and
ludicrous are the methods employed in
! order to get tips II has been decided
| to spirit the principals away with their
| parties some time Wednesday afternoon.
| Each viii be furnished with a special
| train consisting of a Pullman buffet car
| and engine and pulled away toward a
| common center by circuitous routes. The
| most plausible theory is that the men
| Will be taken to a 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 morn
ing: before sunrise, it is intimated in
! order to give the fighters as much time
| as possible in which To effect finish.
The club has stopped selling ticFets
| for $25 apiece and, it is claimed, will sell
no more until 1000 spectators ale as
| sured If the number falls short Of this
! mark. all ticl sts previously purchased
| will be honore :, but the late corners will
| be called upon for $50 each
Corbett has concluded to go into the
| ring seconded only by Americans. These
] p
! son and Brady Al Smith will be time
! keeper There will be but one American
| i'm MitchelIs corner. Bat MastersOn. The
others will be jim Hall and Steve O'DOn-
nell, both or Australia, and Harry Oar
| rim of England. Billy Thompson, who is
to hold the watch, is also from Aus
Jimmy wa<eIy. Teddy Foley. Ike
Plant, Dave Blanchard, jr., and other
northern sports have arrived here.
To Attach COrbetts Property.
An attachment will be served tomor-
row on Corbett's personal property at
Mayport for $1,000 alleged damages to
property occupied by the party. The
cottages used for training and sleeping
quarters are the property of Judge Glib
bons of the municipal court and Claus
Meyer OF this city. They claim that
Corbett occupied the property without
the consent Of the owners. States At
torney Hartridge returned from Tale
hassee after consultation with Governor
Mitchell. Hartridge said that the gov
ernor had left the instruction Of Sheriff
BrOward TO Atty-Gen. Lamar and the
states attorney. The attorney general.
together with Adj.-Gen. Houston, will
| arrive i'm Jacksonville tomorrow or next
day. The three heads will then be
brought together and as a result the
sheriff viii receive orders.
4 Surprise I'm store.
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 sew
eral attorneys OF this city the opinion
that Governor Mitchell intends an i'm
portant move on the morning 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 a fight.
which AttOrney-General Lamar holds 10
come within the law prohibiting the ar
ranging for a duel. The men were ar
rested several weeks ago on the same