St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-01-07
SPORTS ARE O|SGUSTEO.
c0RBETT-MiTCRELL FIGHT LIA6Ls TO
Be A FlZzLE.
FLORIDA oPPoSIrEoX GREAT

Nothing but Talk, aud the People
Are beginning to Think There
Is No Show for the Contest TO
Come or in FIoriua-Ail Sorts
OF I:umorS About the Mill Fly
ing AroInd.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Jan. 6.-There
was story current today that COrbett
had written letter to Mitchell, Offering
to forego the purse and meet him in
private in case the caateSt could not be
otherwise pulled off. y telegram was
received from Mitchell denying that
Coz bet had written such letter. and
when the story was Sifted it developed
that Curbet; had said to Manager Bow
len. of the club. that he was SO anxious
10 fight the EnglShman he would meet
him in room for nothing, either with
glOycS~or bare knuckleS.
Today, as has been the case every day
Iince the match was bruited, the only
development has been talk. Some days
he talk is spicy and some days it Is
iull. This has b ell one OF the dull
lays. The truth seems to be that the
determined opposition of Gov. Mitchell
las taken the heart out of the fighters
ma out of the promoters of the Contest.
The athletic club Is still talking about
bringing the fight off Oh time, AMI Cor
oett and Mitchell are said to be training
away, but Il majority OF the people here
10 not believe that the contest will be
allowed in Florda-at least, not
publicly. If CJr5elt and Mitchell
cet together, they will have to
meet secretIy-so secretly that the gov
ernOr will not know they have fought
until the newspapers SO announce. All
talk aboat The club bringing pressure TO
bear on the governor to get him to ''let
up" in his opposition is said by those
who ought to know to be the veriest rot.
UndOuUted lYthe club would like TO yet
the governor to recede from his position.
but the club knows, and the public (at
least the Florida pub!Ic) knows that the
governor Is not in the receding busi-
ness. 1t is said iiat the Duyai Athletic
club paid off thiTty-three workmen this
evening who have been engaged on
the construction of the arena in
which It Is intended that Cor
bett and Mitchell shall fight.
The arena is built around the
old fair building, the center of which
will lie about the location OF the ring.
The fair building, which has not been
used for several years. will form part
of the structure. Its sides have been
torn away, but the roof will remain and
join the new roof which is to cover the
additions, The building is to be prac-
tically square. The club SpyS that the
structure can be finished in three days.
The work done so far has been the tear
ing out of the sides of the old fair build
ing ami the establishing OF uDri-shtS for
the new part. These uprights are all in
place. The supports for the inclined
plane upon which the seats are to be
are also in place. The uprjghts are two
By four, and tine supports are very lit
tie larger. No flooring or weather board
ing has yet been put III. If the club eX
poets to have the building complete in
three days 4 considerable addition will
lave TO be made to the force. There
was story floating around in sporting
circles that the scene of the contest
would be transferred 10 Cuba 1t was
said that Nj. Plant, who Is largely in
tereSted in Florida railroads. and slso
controls steamship line from Tampa.
Fla, to Havana, had offered TO provide
all the facilities necessary to transport
A large crowd to HAVANA, provided
COrhett and Mitchell would consent to
meet there. This is sample of the
stories floating around, but all OF them
have more or less OF the fake; about
them. 1t is apparent that the continual
talk and uncertainty have already dis
guSted great many people.