Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-01-23
DUVAL ATHLETIC CLUB
Wants Sheriff Restrained
From Interfering.
BATTLE GROUND A SECRET.
Freight Cars Loaded With Arena Trap
pings Depart From Jacksonville.


Duval Athletic club has asked for an In
from interfering with the Corbett-Mitch-
oil fight. The bill was filed in the state
circuit court.
The bill sets forth the declarations
made by the sheriff of a purpose to take
possession Of the property Of the club,
arena, etc. 1t further sets forth that the
continued reiteration by the sheriff of
this intention has already seriously inter
fered with the sale OF tickets and the pros
pective success Of a business enterprise
engaged ip by the club. Notice was
served upon Sheriff Broward of the action,
and hearing will be had before Judge
Call.
Mayor Fletcher declared last night that
the city had passed an ordinance per-
mitting uch contests as that proposed be-
tween Mitchell and Corbett and had
accepted from their representatives the
money for license.
F1etcher's Precautions.
Under these circumstances he believed
II to be the duty of the city of Jackson
Vile to protect the club and the fighters
as far as II can, though he did not feel
justified In swearing In special policemen
for the purpose. The chief of police
would be at the ringside II the fight came
of and see that the gloves weighed not
less than five ounces, when the men could
proceed. III the county or state author
tiles stepped In to stop the fight IL was no
affair of the city's.
1.-THE city council, said MaSor Fletcher,
"cannot by passing an ordinance render
void the common law, which / under
stand Governor Mitchell declares will be
violated. Whether or not the law is being
violated is matter for the courts"
Two box cars, caboose and an engine
pulled out of the siding In the yards Of
the Florida Central and Peninsular Rail
road company at o'clock last night
There was nothing very strange about the
incident, and il excited no particular
comment at the time The two cars had
been standing on a siding for days up
against bu IN per, and when the caboose,
coupled to a passenger engine, was back I'D
down and made fast TO the cars, the only
significant circumstance in the proceed
ing Law in the fact that a locomotive of
the freight order was not used TO furnish
the motive power for the load.
Ready For the Arena.
Inside the two cars were packed circus
tent and portable seats of a circus. In
the caboose, the blinds and sliding shades
OF which were tightly drawn, there were
IS picked men, armed each with a brace
of Colts "A. Every man of them had
been sworn in as deputy sheriff, the
oath having been administered by the
sheriff Of an adjacent county, friendly to
the promoters of the contest wherein Cor
bett and Mitchell fight.
Where the tent was bound for no one
outside the inner circle Of the Duval club
knows, and those who do, for obvious rea-
sons, will not divulge it.
This move was inconsistent with the tip
sent out yesterday afternoon. 1t was ad-
mitted that the club would make a strong
effort to bring off the fight in the arena
out at the race track, and, failing there,
would be prepared to load fighters and
spectators on special trains for point at
which the men could fight without mo-
lestation, ia place already provided for,
which would be In readiness for the mill
the day before the date set for the contest.
Keeping 1t Dark.
10 was said that the last legal straw
would be exhausted to force the sheriff to
terms If the armed forces which are to
invade the city, and which, under the
adjutant general, are subject to the call
Of the sheriff can be dislodged by the is
suance of the injunction, the fight will take
place in the cookie shell built for that
purpose II the injunction does not issue,
then the men will be take to the tented
arena.
The rumor about the injury to Mitchell's
leg amounts TO very little. II il said that
a small tendon was slightly strained in
his right foot during his exercises, but
that 1t practically amounts to nothing.
1t gives him very little trouble. and it is
not thought that it will have the slightest
effect on his condition on going into the
ring. In fact, many sporting men are in
elined to think the thing was exagger-
ated for betting purposes.
Manager Bowden created CONSERVATION
In the Duval clubroom last night i'm the
presence of a lot of newspaper men by
making the announcement thatlthe prize
fighters were going out on a train to
fight, and that no newspaper was to have
more than one representative free of
charge, and then only the most reputable
papers OF the country. lie stated that
the club was fully $4,000 in the hole, and
he did not propose to have newspaper men
aboard displacing patrons who would put
up their s25 for tickets.
n..ll r,