Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-01-04
C0RBETT- MITCH ELL.
CHANGE IN THE MATTER OF FURNISH
ING THE GLOVES.
How They Propose to Outwit the Governor
of Florida in Pulling on"
the Fight.

JACKSONVILLE, FLA, January g.
Charles Mitchell signed the amended arti-
cles Of agreement today under pressure
from the officials Of the Duval Athletic
Club and thus relieves himself or the
ct large Of being rank gutter"
The amended articles now provide that
the fight shall take place in Duval or -:
Johns county. the latter being the county
IN which Mitchell's training quarters are
located. Mitchell also insisted on a chahss
I'm the clause regarding the furhlshlnS u
tho gloves for the fight The orlglhal ar
ticIes provided for five-ounce gloves TO De
furnished by Corbett The Engllshmah N
sisted that the clause should be chahs' u
SO as to read that the gloves should De
:, trishad by "Corbett or Mitchell BOW
den Welded. introduced this point ana ihe
articles we're changed accordingly M
Wien Bow,len got back 10 JacksonVule
from MitchelTs training quarters ne ioIiI'
Corbett in the city. and when the cnaih-
MON was shown the amended aruc.es
signed by Mitchell he cut up tousn
about the change I'm the clause reldtihs W
gloNes. Corbett claims that as cha''pIou
n has the undoubted right to furhl"n 'he
gloves. and GAYS that Bowden has oesh
"A
latter homes to get out Of fighting AZ the
last moment. by raising a dispute about
the gloves. Corbett was In a great pas
eion and swore that he would not sign
Tho amended articles unless 1t was stlpu-
lated that in case Of dispute each princiou
might furnish his own gloves, SAID gloves
to y eigh not less than five ounces. 10
racify Corbett his addition was made ana
Mitchell. when informed Of the change oy
wire. answered that IT was satisfactory
Late tonight the Southern Associated
Press correspondent learned from gen
tleman. who is very close 10 the managers
Of the Athletic club, that 1t Is proposed I'd
, '.pull of" the contest just as the sullivan
Kilrain mill was pulled of at Richours,
Miss. I'm 1889. The club managers VIII
select some suitabl. pace In the country
convenient to railway line for the scene
Of the fight. Special trains VIII be char-
tered hy the club. tickets sold at a price
that Will cover expenses. and the large
crowds that are expected will thus be
transported to the place selected for the
mill The site selected viii be kept "A
c'Csc secret and when the special trains
start on January 18th no one save the club
n anagers will know the objective point.
In this way the club people hope To outwit
Governor Mitchell and pull of the fight
without Interference. The plan is feast
BILE as If the site selected is kept secret,
Il will be- impossible for Governor Mitchell
to get a sufficient fore on the spot in
time to prevent the hght.
SUPPORT FOR THE GOVERNOR.
JACKSONVILLE FLA, January 3.-A
special 10 the Timcs-t Mon from Palatka,
Fla, says: The Florida Conference Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South. met
in annual session to-day. Bishop Attlcus
G. Haygood, Of Georgia, presiding. and
unanimously adopted the following pre-
amble and resolution:
Whereas. efforts are being made TO
have prize-dght in the vicinity OF Jack
sonville. and thus bring disgrace ON the
entire State; and
whereas. Governor Mitchell Is steadily
opposing the fight and using every effort
10 prevent Il; therefore, be II
Resolved. /. That We tender to the
Governor our endorsement AMI hearty ap-
ureciation OF his efforts.
"2 That a copy Of this preamble and
resolution be sent to the Governor and
the press"