The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-01-19

Jacksonville Fla, Jan. 18.-Corbett
land Mitchell will meet and fight it out
within thirty miles of Jacksonville a
week from today. The battle will not
take place in this city-that is certain.
The Duval club claims that while
Governor MitchelPs firm stand against
the fight is illegal and arbitrary, it
has effecutually disposed of all chances
of pulling off the mill where the thing
could be made a financial success-in
this city.
Under the most advantageous circum-
stances the receipts will not pay the
liabilities incurred. 1t will have cost
the Duval Athletic club $4,000 to put
Corbett and Mitchell ana Referee Kelly
in the ring next Thursday.
President Mason today told a repre-
sentative of the Associated Press that
the loss, no matter what it be, will
be shared in equal parts by each of
the five men who have monetary in
terests in the undertaking. 1--WE shall
fight the men," continued Mason,
"a week from today, go down in our
pockets and make up the difference
ments, and then attend to Governor
Mitchell in a manner which will teach
him that laws are not framed in the
brains of arbitrary cranks."
1t was admitted by members of the
club today that piece of ground be-
yond the jurisdiction of either the
state, county, or city officials has been
selected on which the battle is to take
place. A portable platform is now in
of nj of
special trains, probably four, of ten
coaches each, but with the privilege
of engaging every bit of rolling stock
in the service have already been con-
tracted for from a railroad company
having Jacksonville as a terminus.
President Mason alleges that further
indemnity of $4,000 is filed by the rail-
road company as guarantee that no
one not designated by the. club shall
after the last special leaves Jackson
vile for the battle ground. There can
be no doubt as to the sort of ground
the club has selected. There are many
strips in the territory adjacent to
Jacksonville in which the perrogative
of Governor Mitchell will be inopera-
tive. There are Indian reservations
near here on which the governor would
be powerless to interfere, Anastasia
island for instance A recognized
authority predicts the international
battle will take place not far from the
cottages now being occupied by Mitch
ELL 1t appears to be reasonably GER
tain a circus tent will cover the specta-
tors.
The location of the battle grounds
for the Corbett Mitchell contest has
become known to a few persons out
side the Duval Athletic club. 1t will
be in Nassau county, directly north
of Duval county, between the town of
Fernandino and the city of Jackson
vile. Fernandino is a little over
twenty miles from Jacksonville on the
Florida Central & Peninsula railroad.
1t is said the battle ground will be
within six miles of Fernandino, near
the village of Yulee. Should the
sheriff discover the place of meeting,
other sites have been arranged for and
the crowd can be taken to one of them
within an hours notice.
1t has been decided to fix the price
of tickets for the contest according to
the size of the crowd present at the
train on the morning of the battle
The club officials say $4,000 is wanted
to clear them from debt. Should a
thousand people be present, SIS per
ticket will be charged, and in q. cor
responding ratio.