Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-10
DUVAL CLUBS DEFI.
The Managers Dare Governor Mitchell
10 Interfere.
THEY SAY HE is A BULLD0ZER.
Nothing Short of n Providential
Interference Can Now Stop the
Fight, Say the Duval People.
Betting at 100 TO 80 on Corbett.

JACKsoNvULLE, FLA, January "a
number Of bets have been placed with
In the last few days, all with odds
slightly In faTor Of CorOett. Tonight
several were made. SlOO to $50 being
the amounts wagered in each instance
glove contest has been arranged
with the same conditions under which
Corbott and Mitchell are matched, to
take place in this city, the latter end OF
the week. The principals will be Green
Harris, the champion negro middle
weight OF Tennessee. and Perry Wat
kins, champion middleweight OF Flor
ida. The purse OF $500 will be offered
for the contest
Although the Duvnl Athletic Club
deny II, it is generally understood this
will be In the nature OF a challenge TO
Governor Mitchell. II the contest is
allowed TO go on without Interference
then IL will be taken for certainty
that the Corbett-Mitcholl battle will
take place, while, III 10 is stopped, the
courts Will be asked TO decide the mat
ter This is thought to be the plan
that the Duval people have been form
ing for long time past, and which has
been guarded with such secrecy.
Az late hour tonight the Duval
Athletic Club gave out the following
STATEMENT TO THE PUBLIC.
Tho time has now arrived when IL
becomes necessary To restore confidence
TO the outside world In the ability OF
tho Duval Athletic Club to bring TO a
successful issue the glove contest be-
tween Corbett and Mitchell. This
club has deferred, TO its great detriment,
until this late hour In making
this announcement with the hope
OF being able TO test, by the
Courts OF this State, the
legality OF this contest and has done
everything in it's power To do so. So
honorable and aboyebuard have been
our actions and so thoroughly did we
want rigid test OF this case. that after
causing the arrest of Corbett aud
Mitchell, we suggested to tho Prusecut-
ing Attorney OF this county that Gov
crnor Mitchell be appriscd OF this ar
ranRement, and that he be asked 10 In
struct or request that Attorney General
Lamar appear and prosecute tho case
for the State.
i ho pDNtIuOI III "a CoDte ~ ptlDle
telegram To the Prosecuting Attorney
OF this county, charging him with being
In collusion with tho promoters OF this
contest, which charge is without fouu-
dation or truth, and by insinua-
JiCn aud threats OF removal.
caused the county attorney without
apprising US OF his actions, to noile
PROSE- the case, thus depriving US, after
waiting FOR him for three days, OF an
application for n writ OF habcas corpus
Then an opportunity would have been
afforded TO both parties To argue and
submit the law on both sides OF tho
case, this club before hand agreeing TO
abide absolutely by the
DECISION or THE COURTS,
and To declare the match OF should II
be- shown that there Yves any law 10 this
state against this contest,
The Governor, 10 this unwarrauted
aud outrageous telegram 20 the County
Solicitor, claimed that he would abide
by no decision other than that Of the Su-
preme Court, the highest judicial power
In the State. This club, through its
manager, communicated with Governor
Mitchell, and asked him TO submit the
case, with the contracts win Corbctt
and Mitchell, TO the Supreme Court in
fair and I'm mpartiaI manner, and that
that body be allowed 70 pass upon the
case.
This the Governor refused 20 do.
There Is no fair minded person VINO will
not agree with Us that We have done
everything In our power TO have an ad.
judicattOn by the courts OF this case aud
that there Is no other conclusion TO be-
arrived steKcept that Governor Mitchell
is afraid % submit the case 10 the
nd Ia.
manner throw the gauntlet az his feet
and not only invite but dare him 70 ask
the Supreme Court Tor
a DECISION ~ THIS CASE.
CHS whole attitude has been that OF
q bull-dozcr. aud viii be until this con-
test has ended. Right here We wish To
say 90 the public in the most positive
terms that barring accidents o. provi.
Dental nature, and n COrbett and
Mitchell appear no the ringslde on
January 20, as they have contracted 70
do, aud no doubt will, just 20 sure will
this contest take place.
we assure the public that the senti-
ment OF the people OF the city OF Jack
sonvlll0 aud State of Florida is in favor
of the contest. and being legally as.
sured that tbcre ls no law against con-
tests of This kind, we now assure all in-
tending patrons OF the event that they
can come 10 Jacksonville secure Boz che
knowledge that thoy Will see two of
tbe greatest boxers To- the world in q
contest which viii do nothing more
than damon-trate which is the more
scientific. We have added 90 the NOM
nership OF the club some OF the most
Wsa.t thy and Influential men Of Jack
sOuvIlIe and Florida and We know that
we have the means and ability 20 sec
the thing through.
Further We wish TO say that no one
knows who Will be hurt nnanciIy or
socially, 10 an attempt is made 90 stop
this affair, until the attempt is made
Dcadwood wants "a.
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