The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-04
FIGHT OUTLOOK GOOD
Corbeff and Mitchell Almost
Sure to Do Battle.
THe NEW ARTICLES SIGNED.
r1srsAa's yox Popuif Says 'sNay the
SIN Defyinx Public opfnfon.

fs~rsosyr.IE, Jan. 3.-rniess some
Asnx of an unexpected nature turn. up
~ coflet:- NJ .tcheli battle i'll surely take
.s.v. II Is probable that the original
.zsn will he fully carried out, but if IL 10
fnxd Impossible TO pull the eight oil. in
- city q secret battle-ground will be
ntrrsed somewhere in the limits OF Duvai
wet johns counties, and the contest will
usn - II nothing had happened. This
2 he sist Of the arrangements that have
"a made within the last few days
cosbett yesterday signed the new articles
asyeeing 70 fight in any place In Florida
sssnss by the club. Mitchell at first re-
fa,ed. bat today signed. Under the new
ssfieses each man will furnish bis own
f.oves.
wissin a short time legal proceedings
iii be instituted by the Duval club test
mr. the legality of the contest. Exactly
chat these will be is not stated by the club
uecple. but "a IL IL a notorious TACT that no
Jury can be found in Duval county to de-
ode against the battle IL is pretty certain
hat the outcome will be favorable 20 the
ach. Ii Gov. Mitchell then sees IL to step
h and interfere ail plans for the FIGHT in
jacksonville will be dropped and q new
battle-ground will be selected. The Ioca-
ton will OF course De kept secret until Jan
nary .. Il will puzzle the governor to
know what course 10 pursue 10 prevent the
meeting
Tomorrow Ii is expected q license will
- applied for, which under the new city or
Sinsnee passed yesterday over the mayors
veto, must be granted. Corbett 10 in town
sonight. together with Brady and others
Of his party. All attended n performance
q the opera house. after which they re-
turned TO their hotel. They will return
% Mayport tomorrow and Corbett will re-
sure training at once. Mitchell. is trained
down to about the condition in which he
xill enter the ring. He said TO-DAY that
be was little sore from hard work, but
would be ready 10 fight within q week II
necessary. lie expresses confidence IN his
ability 10 whip Corbett. and be is longing
for the day when they will meet.
For the first time the Corbett party re-
ally believe the light will take place. 1so-
cai sporting men are happy, and say that
now II is doubtful whether the governor
will interfere. Lawyers. however. think
ot Wilt OUT say tHht IL VIII aHlouuk W
nothing, rs he has no ground upon which
20 act. The scare about troops being
called out has died down, and those who
we're NEST fearful are loud in their state
ments that nothing of the kind will hap
pen. Altogether 10 seems as though the
champions OF England and America would
81 last come together and the question OF
supremacy be settled.
IL was learned late tonight that the
managers of the Duvai Club propose 10
pull oft the contest just as tho Sullivan
kilrain fight was at Richbnrg, Miss, in
1850. They will set a suitable place and
charter special trains to transport the
crowds. No one is TO know the site except
the club managers. In this way the club
hopes to outwit the governor, believing
If the site Is kept secret he cannot get suf
fieient force in time TO prevent the fight.