The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-01-24

injunction on some technicaliiy and don't
pass on the law question, then we VIII go
ahead and pull of the fight where il will
not be interfercd with.n
"in the woods"
"Yes.n
"What woods ."
"Florida woods"
MITCHELL FEELS CONFIDENT.
ST. AUGUSTINE. Fla, Jan. 24.--Charley
Mitchell is now entirely ready for the fight.
His last work, a run OF six miles, followed
by rub down, was completed at ii
O'Clock to-day, and from now on he will
quietly rest until hs enters the ring. doing
no more work than is necessary To keep In
condition. He is still very confident OF
the outcome and only laughs at
the odds quoted against him.
"They have often been wrong" he
said, "and they are wrong this time.
Concerning the proposition 10 adjourn the
fight until later, Mitchell was very em-
phatic. He looked supremely disgusied
when he heard the possibility OF the post
ponement until Saturday and then re-
marked with energy: IL will listen TO no
proposition from the club unless IL is
ilaue NOElu my Nuiit. nave uulsiSu ihS
work and have made all preparations To
leave here for the fight on Thursday. Tho
only object OF the club in postponing tho
fight Is 10 draw more men down here. IL
takes no account of the men who have al
ready come down TO sec the fight, hut
proposes simply TO keep everybody here
at increased expense so it can make moro
money for itself. IL they want a post
ponement 10 Saturday they must, as |
have said, make il worth my while to
wait. Otherwise shall fight Thursday
Tho granting Of the temporary iujunc-
ton at jacksonville was grateful news TO
the members of the Mitchell party. "Of
course, this does not settle everything "
said Bat Masterson, "but il does look
as il the governor was disposed TO submit
the matter 10 argument nov, and that is
what he has refused to DO heretofore. We
have 1t from source which cannot give
you, but which assure you is tho highest,
that the granting Of the injunction will
not be unsatisfactory 10 Governor MItch-
ell. He does not, my informant stated,
desire TO place the city Of Jacksonville un.
der martial law, and having done all he
could TO pave the way upon what he thinks
is right, and then having been stopped by
the courts, he will be glad 10 have the mat.
ter settled that way rather than drawn
out in an eternal wrangle."
oS TO JACKSONVILLE.
ut suits me all right said Mitchell.
II don't care where the fight comes off, so
long as II does come oil. OF course pre-
fer u comfortable arena to fight in tha
bushes, but l want the fight to come of
without any more monkey business"
The Mitchell party will move up to
Jacksonville tomorrow. All tho party ex.
press themselves perfectly sure that the
fight can have but one result, and that
will be the utter rout of Jim Corbett. The
story that Bowden had said the fight
would be declared of il the injunction
was not made permanent tomorrow. put
them in a less pleasant state Of mind.
Mitchell was at first inclined 10 be savage.
but finally said: II have done all could
and am ready TO carry out my part of the
programme. but if tho club had put the
money in Kelly's hands to-day the fight
might come of after all. That bridge
can't be crossed, however, until 1t ia
reached"
Late tonight word was received by
Mitchell from Billy Thompson, his repre-
sentative in jacksonville, that If pcrIua-
nent injunction is not granted tomorrow
the Duval club will formally declare the
fight oil and allow the pugIIists to work
out their own salvation. The Mitchell
party believes the fight may ultimately be
pulled off despite The probable FUNK OF
the club, but are not very specific con-
| cerning the methods. Il was impossible
TO sec Mitchell concerning the message
| tonight.
| GEORGIA DOESN'T WANT IT.
ATLANTA, Ca, Jan. %. Governor
Northen has receiyad information that
the Corbett- Mitchell fight would probably
be pulled of in Georgia. This afternoon be
left for Ware county, bordering on Flor
ida, and summoned all the sheriff. oiii'
GERS on the border counties 10 meet him.
lie declares that 10 fight sha!! take place
Oh Georgia soil.