Omaha daily bee., 1894-01-19
DUVAL CLUB HAS COME OFF
Finding the Governor Could Not Be Bluaed
the Gang Gracefully 0apitulates.
TRIED SOME RATHER COSTLY EXPERIMENTS
Close Corporation OF Prize Ring specuia-
tors Finds Itself $4,000 In tho
Hole, and Is Trying to End the
Fight in Private.

JACKSONVILLE, Jan. 1s.-Corbctt ana
Mitchell will meet and fight within thirty
miles OF Jacksonville, one week from today.
The battle will not take place in this city.
This is u certainty.
The Duval Athletic club has given up as
futile the idea of calling the combatants to-
gether in the ring of its new area here. The
members claim that while Governor
Mitchelps firm stand against the fight is
illegal, unwarran ted, prcsumptous, arbitrary
and what not, 1t effoctually disposes of all the
chances of pulling of the mill whore the
thing could be made a financial success in
this city. Under the most advantageous
circumstances the receipts would not pay
the liabilities. 1t will have cost the close
corporation known as the Duval Athletic
club $36,0OO to put Corbett, Mitchell and
Referee Kelly in the ring next Thursday.
In fact, 1T has cost close to that much al
ready. The purse, for which Honest" John
Kelly now holds certified check, calls for
$4,000; 5000 more was divided between
the PRINCIPALS for training expenses and
SI5OO was expended on an arena which will
never pc used; $500 has been paid out as
attorneys fees to hve of Florida's coustitu-
tional lawyers. This would leave 81, 900 for
Incidental expenses and will barely liquidate
the item.
Laying it Ali on Bowden.
The onus of it all is now being thrown on
Bowden 1t Is claimed that he went at Gov
ernor Mitchell in approximately the same
manner as Dominick O'Malley went at Gov
ernor Matthews of Indiana. The same lines
of diplomacy were employ ed. coercion
and threats. Before the world at large
became aware of the fact that the
infant was born, Governor Mitchell told
Bowden that the Duval Athletic club
of inn IJnt nj ln,,
against succoring it. and told him that so
long as there was law in Florida which
gave its chief executive power to call her
militia TO arms no prize fight could take
place on Florida soil. Bowden knew all
about this when he interested the capital of
his friends here in the venture and began
operations on the amphitheater. Had Bowden
stood alone the fight would, it is asserted
been declared OFF week ago when it became
apparent that it could not be contested in
this city. AS matters now stand his asso-
ciates have concluded to stand a loss, and
President Mason said today to represen-
tative of the Associated press. that the loss
no matter what it may be- will be shared in
equal part by each of the five men who have
monetary interests in the undertaking.
1--WE shall fight the men," continued
Mason, zone week from today, go down in
our pockets and make up the difference be-
then attend to Governor Mitchell in man
ner that will teach him that laws are not
framed in the brains of arbitrary cranks."
How They Propose to Fight.
1t was admitted by the members of the
club today that piece of ground beyond
the jurisdiction of the state, county or city
Officials she b,d hdd 0ef1 selected Take on hGa Thsh
tnat portable platform is now
in course of construction is also
known. and that the plans call for full
twenty -four-foot ring in the clear. The
platform proper is to be three and half
teet above the ground A number of special
trains, probably four of ten coaches each,
but with the privilege of engaging every bit
of rolling stock in the service, has already |
been contracted for from railroad company |
having Jacksonville as a terminus
President Mason alleges further that an |
indemnifying bond of $50, 600 has been filed |
by the railway company which is party |
to the contract'as guarantee that no train |
designated by the club shall pass over the |
road before five hours after the last special |
There can be no doubt as to what sort |
OF ground the club has selected There |
are many strips in the territory |
adjacent to Jacksonville in which |
the prerogat.ves of Governor Mitchell |
would be imperative. There are Indian res |
ervations near here on which the governor |
would be powerless to interfere. Anastasia |
island, for instance, recognizes only the |
authority of u United States marshal, and |
the seers predict that an international bat |
tie will take place not far from the cottages |
now being occupied by Mitchell for training |
purposes One of the worst complications |
which confront the club under the new |
order is the private'boxes and reserved seat