The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-24


II a Jacksonville court should uphold the
ciuh, he would disregard the courts
decision and declare Duval county under
martial law. Judge Call will probably
reIuse the application for the injunc-
ton on the ground that, even
II the sheriff interfere and causes
the club financial damages by stopping
the contest, the club has a recourse against
the Sherih's bondsmen. 1t is said how
ever, that the clubs attorneys will demur
to this, and assert that, as the sheriff s
bond is only for $4,000, it is not sufficient
to cover the loss entailed on the club. The
clubs attorneys thus hope to force Judge
Call to decide on the law in the case.
MANAGER BowDEN TALKS.
Speaking of Judge Calls probable de-
cislon on the injunction Manager Bowden
said: "We have begged, beseeched and
1mplored to get this case before a court
to see If there was any law in the state of
Florida to preventa a glove contest. We
were foiled every time by the governor
We have answered repeatedly that we
are law-abiding club and its members
are law-abiding citizens. If the
judge says that this contest is
! against the law, then we will
at once declare the fight off and it will
be held nowhere. No, not IN the arena /;
nor the woods. If, however, the Judge
! simply refuses the injunction on some
technicality bearing on the rule under
which injunctions are brought which re-
quires such a procedure wherein dam
ages are probable and does not pass on
the law question, then we will go ahead
and pull off the fight where it will not be
interfered WITH
I'm the woods2"
Eyes"
"What woods?"
| "Florida woods"
PREPARATIONS NOT PROMISING.
II, however, the fight takes place day
after tomorrow in the woods, Manager
Bowden will have to get hustle on. So
far, in spite of the clubs confident talk,
very little preparation has been made for
! holding the contest anywhere save in
Jacksonville. Thoughtful people think
that the kissing of the troops is one of
the greatest mistakes of the scores
that have characterized this affair
They say that it will further enrage
! Gov; Mitchell and the people of Florida,
outside of Duval county, against the club.
LORD ON THE WAY.
The club this morning received the fol-
lowing telegram: Lord Percy Earlston
and Sir Harold Weathersby will arrive by
special train Thursday. Hold box"
Pony Moore Charley Mitchell's
father-in-law, passed through Jackson
vile to-day and is now at the English
mans training quarters on Anastasia.
Bud" Renaud, of New Orleans. reached
here this evening. He has $4,000 to put
on Corbett at odds of 2 to l. There is
| practically no betting, however. Every
thing is waiting on Judge Calls decision.
| The club has decidee in the event that
Judge Call decides in its favor to post
pone the fight till Tuesday of next week.
CoRBETT NOT AT HIS QUARTERS.
| Cnrbatt ic M Of 10 10
out at O'Clock this morning and did not
return. He was accompanied by McVey,
| Creedon and Porter. When asked where
Corbett was, his father-in-law said that
he didn't believe Corbett would be
home to-day. OF course, the only
conclusion to be drawn is that
! Corbett has been spirited away in order
to avoid arrest, and also in order to repair
to the rendezvous prepared by the club to
be ready in the event that the battle is to
come off in the woods. 1t is thought that
Ccrbett is in Georgia and he may tumble
into the arms of Georgia's governor.
RYAN WANTS TO FIGHT SMITH.
Tommy Ryan, welter weight champion
of America, now here, wants to fight
Billy Smith, of Boston, at 140 pounds,
give or take two pounds, for $2,5 or
$1,000 side and the championship. The
fight is to occur in 100 miles of New York
Ryan has deposited $500 with William E.
Harding.
r The hotels here have refused to house
the troops without spot cash. They want
no state warrants.
oCALA's RIFLES OFF FOR THE FIGHT.
Ocala, Fla. Jan. 23.-The bugle sounded
this afternoon for Ocala Rifles to fall in
and proceed to the Florida Central and
Peninsular depot and take the Flying
Cracker for Jacksonville. Lieut.. David
son was in command. They number
twenty-four men.
SPORTS FROM THE EAST.
Columbia, S. c., Jan. 23.-This after
noon three Pullman cars from New York
and other large cities passed through
this city en- route to Jacksonville on the
Richmond and Danville fast mail. They
are gay set, bedecked with showy dia-
monds and loaded with the ''stuff 4"
They created no little stir about the
union depot while their cars were being
shifted. Many of them stood on the rear
platform and tossed coins to the news
gamins VINO crowded around. In the
party were Pony Moor e, Mitchell's
father-in-law, and Donovan, the champion
feather weight pugilist.
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