The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-01-11
THE WORLD OF SPORT.
THE MAD BREAK or the puvAL
CLUu.
How the clubs Manifesto is Rcgnrd-
ell In JncissonViiie--rh Racing ut
New orlcnns of ii Eair order.
John L.. Knocked out.

Jacksonville. Fla, January l0.-Thc pu-
val Athletic club seems to have gone reg
ulary into the business OF defying Gov
ernor Mitchell. Manager Bowden offered
To bet $1,000 tonisht that In week the
governor would publicly announce his in
tention not to interfere with the Corbctt-
Mitchell contest. The defiance OF the club
sent forth last night was supplemented
this evening by the following:
There have been a great many inqui-
r!es at our office from outside parties as
to the return OF money paid INTO this
club FOR reserved seat tickets caused by
the iount ana uncertainty OF the ability
of the Duval Athletic club in bringing OF
the Corbett- Mitchell contest We assure
the public generally that those wishing to
procure in advance SIat unless we bring
10 a successful issue the contest, every
cent paid INTO this CLUB for tickets viii be
returned ~ the parties holding the ccr-
tinCates from us.
The money which We receive for this
purp0se Is brinE deposited dHily IN the
National bank of lacksonvillc, Ia sepa-
rate and distinct account other than the
our run hy the club I'm making It's ncces-
snry arrangements for this purpose, aud
IN order to assure the public Of absolute
security for safe return of their money.
we are willing that they should deposit
their money paid for tickets Ia amy rcpu-
tnb.o bank IN jacksonville Fla, TO be paid
10 the order OF this club the day the con'
rest takes place. Upon receipt of the
voucher OF such deposit this club viii
issue a certificate exactly as II money
had been eatrualr1 10 our keeping and
lust here We VIII again sty that Just aa
sure as the sun rises on the morning Of
The 18th OF January, 1894 " the people of
this country have assembled Ia the city Of
Jacksonville. Fla, Just 40 surely they
VIII be given an opportunity of witnessing
the contest between CDrbett aud Mitchell.
This club has begged and impiprrd an adj
udlcntIon OF uur claims. but from the
arbitrary attitude taken by the governor,
dclegating to himself judicial authority
winch he does not possess and from tho
failure of other clubs throughout The
country where the laws are different from
those In Florida TO >ring 10 successful
c.osc similar contests. tins club fuIly real
ICES that It has been damaged very largely
financially. but the question wth us now
rs not a financial one, but matter OF
pride a. II, Il. B0wden
General Manager Of the Duval Athletic
club.
a dispatch from Tallahassee snys that
The governor refused to bo interviewed
with regard TO the clubs defiance.
A special from Plant city. Fla. suyG the
Florida Baptist convention met In annual
convention there today. Immediately after
the convention met the following resolu-
tions were unanimously adopted by a ris-
Ing vote and tclegraphed the governor:
Whereas. Efforts are being made to
have a brutal light IN the vicinity of jack
sonville 10 the humiliation ana disgrace Of
our fair state; and
Whereas, Public sentiment should not be
silent when the honor Of tho government
aud morals OF the people are ~ peril; and
Whereas. Governor Mitchell IS firmly
opposed 10 the light and promises to use