The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-01-10
NOBODY WILL BE LOSER,
Even if the Fight Does Not
Take Place.
PLAN To MAKE A TEST CASE.
There Will Be a Little Fight and if
That Goes the Big One
Will.

JACKSONVILLE, Jan. "a number of
bets have been placed within the past few
days, all with Odds slightly in favor OF
Corbett. Tonight several were made.
500 To $50 being the amounts wagered.
A glove contest has been arranged with
the same conditions under which Corbett
and Mitchell are matched. TO take place in
this city at the latter end OF the week.
The principals will be Green Harris, cham
pion negro middle-w weight of Tennessee,
and Perry Watkins. champion middle
weight of Florida. A purse OF $500 will
be offered for the contest.
Although the Duval Athletic Club DENY
It, 1t is generally known that this will be in
the nature Of a challenge to Governor
Mlthcell. If the contest is allowed to go
on without interference then it will be
taken as a certainty that the COrbett-
Mitchell battle will take place. while, if
the lesser fight is stopped the courts will
be asked to decide the matter This is
thought to be the plan the Duval people
have been forming for a long time past.
aud which has been guarded with such
secrecy.
Late tonight the club gave out state
ment to the public rectiDg it's attempts to
obtain a conducive legal test of the ques-
ton of whether the proposed contest was
in violation of any laws of the State of
Florida and Governor Mitcheli's deter
mined opposition to such legal test. The
club asked the Governor to unite in sub
uniting a test case to the Supreme Court.
but he refused, and the ciab in this ed
dress dares the Governor TO ask the Su-
preme Court for a decision in the case.
The address closes as follows:
1--WE wish to say TO the public in the
most positive terms that. barring accident
of a prOvidential nature, if COrbett aud
Mitchell appear at the ring side on Janu-
airy %, as they have contracted to do and
10 doubt will. just so sure will this contest
take place. We assure the public that the
sentiment of the people of the city of
Jacksonville and Of the State of Florida is
in favor of the contest, and being legally
assured that there is 10 law against con-
tests of this kind we now assure all intend.
Ing patrons of the event that they can
come to Jacksonville secure in the knowl-
edge that they will see the two greatest
boxers in the world in q contest that will
do nothing more than demonstrate which
is the more scientific. We have added to
the membership of the cnb some of the
most wealthy and influential men in Jack
soDville and Florida. and we know we
have the means and ability to see this
thing through.
Further. we wish 70 say that no one will
be hurt financially or socially If an attem Of
Is made to stop this affair"
Brady tonight expresses the belief that
the fight will be brought off. He denied
that either he or Corbett had entertained a
proposition from Colorado, Cuba or else
where. Corbett. when asked how long he
thought the contest would last. said: 81
am not in q position to judge MitchelPs
ability, knowing little more about him
than what read in the newspapers, but
saw him box once; that was with Mike
Cleary. II he has not learned some new
wrinkles since then he wont last more
than four rounds"