The morning call., 1894-01-04
SIGNED AT LAST.
Charlie Mitchell Comes
to Time.
LOOKS LIKE FIGHT NOW.
Even Corbett Believes That the
Mill Will Come Off.
THE GOVERNOR KEEPS SILENT.
His interference Is Not Feared
Although 1t Has Been Pro-
Vided Against.
THE GOVERNOR KEEPS SILENT

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Jan. 3-Manager
Bowden of the Duval Athletic Club went
10 st. Augustine to-day to get Mitchell to
sign articles allowing the club the priv
ilege of naming a place where the contest
shall take place. Mitchell, after some
talk, signed the articles to which he yes
terday refused to put his name, and this
practically assures the Duval Athletic
Club of its ability to pull off the fight. If
the Governor interteres with the original
plan of battle the ground will be changed,
the exact location being unknown until
the morning of the fight. The Duval
people are jubilant. and declare nothing on
earth can now prevent the contest.
Unless something of an unexpected
nature turns up the Corbett- Mitchell bat
tie will surely take place. 1t is probable
that the original plan will be fully carried
out, but if it is found impossible to pull
the fight off in this city a secret battle
ground will be selected somewhere within
the limits Of Duval or ST. Johns County.
and the contest will go on as if nothing
had happened. This is the glSt of the
arrangements that have been made within
the last few days.
Corbett yesterday signed the new
articles agreeing to fight any place in
Florida named by the club. and. as above
stated. Mitchell also signed the new
articles to-day. Each man will furnish
his own gloves.
Within a short time legal proceedings
will be instituted by the Duval Club test
ing the legality of the contest. Exactly
what these will be is not stated by the
club people, but as it is a notorious fact
that no jury can be found in DuvaI County
to decide against the battle it is pretty GER
tain the outcome will be favorable to the
club. If Governor Mitchell then seas fit to
step in and interfere all the plans for the
fight in Jacksonville will be dropped and
new battle-ground selected. The location
Of this will, of course. be kept secret until
January %, and it will puzzle the Cover
or to know what course to pursue to pre-
vent the meeting.
Tomorrow it is expected a license will
be applied for. which, under the new city
ordinance passed yesterday over the
Mayors veto. must be granted.
Corbett was in town tonight, and to-
gether with Brady and others of his party
attended performance at the opera-house,
after which he returned to- his hotel. He
will return to Mayport tomorrow and will
resume training at once. Mitchell is
trained down to about the condition in
which he will enter the ring.
He said to-day he was a little sore from
hard work, but would be ready to fight
within week if necessary. He expresses
confidence in his ability TO whip Corbett,
and says he is longing for the day when
they will meet
For. the first time tonight the Corbett
party really believe the fight will take
place, and local sporting men are happy
and say that it is now doubtful if the
Governor will interfere. The lawyers,
however. think he will, but say that it will
amount to nothing as he has no ground
upon which to act. The scare about
troops being called out has died down, and
those once most fearful are loud in their
statements that nothing of the kind will
happen. Altogether it seems as though
the champions of England and America
would at last come together. and the
question of supremacy be settled.
The passage by the City Council last
night of an ordinance licensing glove con-.
tests. the club claims, gives them a case
for damages against the city if it does not
give police protection to stop any interfer-
ence with the fight. This is new phase
of the case.