St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-01-22
PURSE MUST Be MONEY.
CoRBETT AND MITCHELL WON'T FISHI
FOR a CHECK
FORMAL DEMAND FOR CASH

TO Leave for the Battle Ground
Some Time "Wednesday -Spe-
ciaI Train With the Crowd TO
Go Thursday.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Jan. 2l.-It has
finally been decided that the Dnval
Athletic club be compelled TO turn into
cash the check Referee John Kelly
holds in iruSt for the winner OF the
fight. Kelly today waited OH Jim Cor
bett at the latter'S training quarters, at
Mavport. and had a long talk with the
champion, Brady and Delaney. Kelly
showed The check lie held and remarked
that he had heard that Mitchell had en-
tered a protest against fighting for
piece of paper, which by Injunction
could be tied up and made unavailable.
Kelly stated that he did not care to teke
part III a transaction which might ter
inmate as Mitchell feared. He had no
doubts as to the sincerity of the club in
the matter, but he wanted both of the
principals satisfied before he left for
The scene of the contest. He then fatty
put 10 Corbett the question: Are you
satisfied to fight for the purse in its
present shape?" Tie champion thought
the matter over for moment and then
answered: Il am satisfied with any
thing that Mr.. Mitchell is. If Mitchell
wants the check
CONVERTED INTO CASH,
as is his privilege, see no reason why
1t should not be done. 1t is not an un-
reasonable demand, and it will tend to
promote confidence in the contest. L
shall back up Mitchell if he insists that
the money he put up" Mitchell does
insist, and there is nothing for the club
10 do Out comply With the demand,
which the sporting men here agree is
the only proper thing to do. 1t is argued
that if the CLUB is ION the square" there
can be 10 objections interpoSed to The
proposition, which carries with it moth
ing more than does the provisional i'll
do:sement on the back of the check,
save that the money must be in the
hands OF the referee when lie enters the
ring. 10 be turned over to the winner at
the conclusion of the battle. Tomorrow
night W. 4. Brady, representing Cor
bett, and "B u; Masterson, on behalf of
Mitchell. will take Referee Kelly before
the club and make
FORMAL DEMAND
on the officials Tor the cash. The ar
engagements for the fight are about COM
pleted, although the location is still
being kept within the confines of the
club. in order to beWilder the mind of
the 'hoUdlum," who is incidentally get
ting here very strongly III Struggling
ANTS, the emiSSarieS have given out il
dozen or more places where the fight
might be held. The guessing ones are
at their wis ends as to the location, and
many and lud:crous are the methods
employed i'll order 10 get the right place.
Ii has been decided to spirit the princi-
pals away with their parties some tine
wednesday afternoon. Each will be
furnished with special train. consist
my or a Pullman buffet car and engine,
and pulled away toward common cen
ter by circultouS routes. The most
plausible theory Is that the men will be
taken to point north of the city near a
neck of Georgia land which puts quite
adIstance between TWO strips of Florida
territory. The start i'll be made from
this city carly in the morning: before
sunrise, 1t is intimated. in order to give
the fighters as much time as possible i'll
which 10 effect finish.
TICKET SELLING STOPPED.
The club has stopped selling tickets
for SO apiece, and it is claimed will sell
no more until 1000 spectators are as
sured. Ii the number falls short of this
mark all tickets previously purchased
will be hOnored. but the late corners
will be called upon for $50 each. Cor
Dett has consented to go into the ring
seconded only by Americans. They will
be Jack Dempsey. Delaney. Donaldson
and Brady. Al Smith will be time.
keeper. There will be but one Amer
lean in Mitchelrs corner, Bat Master
son. The others will he Jim Hall and
Steve O'Donnell, both of Australia, and
Harry Darrin, of England. Billy
Thompson, who is to hold the watch. is
also from Australia. Jimmy Wakely,
Teddy Foley, Ike Plant, Dave Blanch-
ard Jr., and other Northern sports. have
arrived here.
AFTER CORBETT'S DOODLE.
An attachment will be served tomor-
Mayport for $1,000 alleged damage to
property occupied by the party. The
cottages used for training and sleeping
quarters are the property OF Judge Glib
bons, of the municipal court, and Claus
Meyer, of this city. They claim that
Corbett occupied the property without
the consent Of the owners. States At
t0rney Hartridge returned from TalIa-
haSsee today alter consultation with
Gov. Mitchell. Hartridge said that the
governor had left the instruction
Of Sheriff BrOward 10 Attorney General
Lamar and the states attorney. The
attorney general, together with Adiu-
tant General Houston, will arrive III
Jacksonville tomorrow or next day. The
three heads will then be brought to-
gelher, and, as result. the sheriff will
receive orders. Mr.. Hartridge said that
should the crowd board train none of
the railroad employees would be arrest
ed, but he would say nothing as to
whether tie principals would be OF not.
Among several attorneys of this city
the opinion that Gov. Mitchell intends
an important move on the morning OF
the 25th IS gaining strength. They have
no idea of preventing the fight by means
OF the militia. The governor will order
the arrest of Corbett and Mitchell on the
charge of
ARRANGING FOR A FIGHT,
which Attorney General Lamar holds
to come within the law prohibiting the
arranging for duel. The men were
arrested several weeks ago OH the same
charge, but County Solicitor Christie,
said 10 have been acting under instruc-
tons from the governor, refused to in
troduce evidence, and the case, which
was intended to test the law, fell
through. The fact that the charge
was not pressed doest not, how
ever, prevent the arrest of Corbett
and Mitchell again Oh the same charge.
Should they be arrested ON the morn
ing of the 25th it would necessitate
postponement of the battle for one
day, at feast, and the men would I'M
doubleday be put under heavy bonds to
keep the peace until the courts decided
the legality of the matter. This would