Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-23
KELLY CARRIES THE DAY
The Duval Club Check to Be Turned Into
Cash.
Few Have Arrived mt .JnclxsonxiIIe In
See the Fight-SportinE Men
Are Disappointed.

Referee Kelly has carried the day in re-
gard to the conversion of that 10000
check into a $4,000 purse of actual money
for the Mitchell-Corbett fight. He returned
from a conference with Mitchell at 6:3O
last evening. and Immediately went to the
Duval club rooms by appointment Mitch
ell had delegated his authority in the mat
ter to Kelly and Corbett had done the
same, so he was at liberty to do as he
liked, and decided finally to demand the
cash.
Mr.. Bowden was not at the early evening
meeting and the other five club members
adjourned to $50, after voting once on the
referees demand. The vote was 4 to / in
favor of cashing the check At $50 all
the members were present, and after an
hours secret session 1t was announced that
by a unanimous vote the club had agreed
TO remove the restrictions on the check
ana aiiow the reIeree " cash al tvaaS
Cnul the meeting to decide about the
s3J,vVo nothing Was done YESTERDAY at
JACKSONVILLE 10 advance the prospects OF
the hgnt, and all appearances ana lndica-
lions were unfavorapie to the hopes OF the
congregated sports. Their number, by the
way, Is not large. Including the newspaper
men, there are not more than 40 strangers
in town who have come to see the contest
Inc incoming trains are eagerly watched,
but the lovers of pugilism are painfully
slow In materializing. That in itself has
been very great encouragement to those
on hand, as II is useless to deny that the
Duval Club has been sparring for time SO
far as completing their final arrangements
Is concerned, until ii could see a paving
crowd in sight. This has undoubtedly been
one OF the causes OF the delay about salts
flying Referee kelly's demand for the cash.
Another discouraging thing has been the
report that Gov. Mitchell has some strin
gent course of treatment decided upon
which he has kept from the knowledge of
even the sheriff of that county There has
been a renewal of the talk of the procur-
ing OF IN Injunction which would prevent
the Interference with the fighters by the
sheriff But this would not secure immun-
ity II the governor should declare martial
law, and altogether the day has been a
blue and dlspiriting one to the ringsters
At the headquarters of the fighters af-
fairs were no brighter. Corbett said when
he heard of the state of affairs that ne had
heard nothing but bad news for a week
He was not only willing but seemingly
anxious to abandon any hope of the fight
through the exertions of the Duval club,
and, with a small party of friends. have
the fight In the woods for the posted stakes
and the side bet
At Mitchelrs headquarters the same feel
ings were expressed. At the latter place
the Duvai Club came in for an astonishing
amount Of vigorous condemnation. The
politest name Mitchell called the club mem
bers was "a lot of wolves"
The fact was developed, as indicated in a
previous dispatch. that Mitchelrs objection
10 TRANSPORTATION arrangements was based
on the lack Of consideration for his con-
venience and comfort. Ike Thompson sent
from Mitchelrs headquarters a dispatch to
.Ioseph Shipsev. in which he said: mo
truth I'm the rumor that Mitchell Is not
ready and fit IN fight. Bet for him s2.ooo
on nv mart. We will IN anv rino the
Duval Club selects in st. Johns or Duvai
county"
M'tcrell's sore ankle bad ronn'ete'v -a
covered. and was not even hanaa-ed We
ia twelve r'''es Of road work ops wa'te1
and ran without a particle of lameness.