The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-01-24
LOOKS BAD FOR THE FIGHT
avn THE sPORrs BEGIN TO BE-
IfEyE IT rs PRACTICALLr OFF.
tn. Second Battalion OF the State Troops
Are Now I'm Jacksonville-wereH Hiss
ed by the Sporting Fraternity.

% the Afnletlc 1luD III 6NH'A"'' ~f~-+|
every throughbred in the city has the |
opinion Of Mr.. Harding, that the fight Is !
practically off. 1t is understood that
Mr. Blake. who is the only member Of
tho cluh that knows little about prize
,iobtinp is also of the opinion that the
odds are 100 to / against the Duval Ath-
letic club pulling off the match between
the famous heavy weights.
OF course the club people are still tax
inc Gght-they can always be depenue"
ON 70 talk. that is, Bowden can-but theh
CAB does not pull of prize fights, at ieas.
IA does not when the Governor or ',"'e
gets his back up and quarters Dau"'.1n
of state troops In a city TO see tha' VIC
fight does not occur. And that Il '"''
what Gov. Mitchell has done.
Marching through 'hc City.
Ar 40 this evening the second bat
talon of the State Guard, TWO hHn"i "a
strong Mai. {. T.. Lowell IN command
reached the city. The troops had 10
march nearly the entire length OF bay
street the principal thorous9aIe oil ''0
city. TO reach their quarters. ne SlI
walks were lined with hundreds % 'n
short-haired gentry, and, as the soinl,.S
Went tramping past. these people orokV
as veterans of the old guard the soiuiel
boys marched on. looking neither 10 slle
right nor 70 the left, nor giving any slsn
thar they heard the Kisses. The soiuieiis
hearing of the soldiers had the eilcD' V'
the sports who lined the Sidewalks O.
before the battalion reached It's quarters
the kissing and hooting had cease"'
The battalion is composed OF -FOUR co,il-
panles. as follows: Company - Oh
cant. r. b. Mcconnell; company - ~
T.eesbure cant. b. Smith; company -
of Orlando capt. =. bre"Son .t,
d. OF Sanford. Capt. {. d. LrlieI.
Tho boys look every inch like soldiers
ANA there Is no doubt that, If ordered
fhov vculd use their guns. The battaloA
has soen service before. having been or
dared ~ jacksonville two years ago 10
ala the local troops i'm quelling "a rot
They queued IT. too. They are what IS
known as Crackers and know ho1nih7
save 10 obey orders. even II those o'"ei
are 90 wait till you see the WHITES VI
! their eyes, and fire low.
Adjutant-General Houston aCcoi"pdliiVN
the battalion.
os ned ihe Hearing.
The hearing on the bill filed by the
club Yesterday asking for an H. dhc no"
raetrainin. Sheriff - -oward from Interior
ing with the tDIAtnA N'tAN f't
Iudca Call. of the Circuit Court at ~
O'Clock this morning. The attorneys Tor
The club and State were on hand, but
Judge call was asked by the representa-
tives Of the state 10 postpone the hearing
till Tomorrow. In order 10 give Attorney
General Lamar. the highest law ciHc"f
I'm Florida. an opportunity 10 BE- present
The attorneys for the club fought me
motion for n continuance. claiming that
-. nod a.I D.
10 get here and that the club Wantea
The matter settled Immediately. as con-
tinued doubt in regard to the fight was
very injurious. Judge Call, however,
granted the motion for a continuance, ana
So the matter viii be disposed OF TO-
morrow.
In spite of the statements by the club
reople that they would accede 10 the de-
mands OF Honest John Kelly I'm regard
10 the check for $4,000. they have not
vet done so. The string is still tied 10 the
purse. Perhaps il would be nearer me
truth 10 say that the club mas caDle
attached To the check and so far has
made no move 10 remove IL and turn the
money over % Kelly
There was "A stormy meeting in The club
rooms this evening. I'm which an the mem
bers participated. and the subject ot lis
cussl0n was whether Kelly's demands
should ne actfiri 20 Fiii tt''' ''ttf-''. '--
made payable ID him unconGlt.oma.I}.
would Not cut III Cable.
"Circular" Joe Nendis urged that the
money should be tunnel over 10 Kelly,
f,,t he v,as opp0s eel ny every other Wcm-
her of th, club They sad that they did
no. rropos. o. cut the cable attached I'D
that check just yet They wanted 10
know how Judss CAL would decide the
auplicatiou for am injunction before they
moved further I'm the matter. So Ncndig
w.s overruled and kellys Kick about the
check Still gees. Kelly says that he must
have $1,000 'plGnl,s' or he VIII not referee
the match. and Corbett and Mitchell are
backing him.
the truth is that II Judge Can to-mor-
row refuses to grant the injunction asked
for the club people will Immediately
throw up the sponge ana declare the !
contest OFF. The club people have claimed
all along that they were law-abiding, !
and would be governed by court decision. |
Therefore IL Judge can decides against
them they Will quote these assertions, |
and throw up the match, which has proved |
10 be a white elephant on their haIls. /
They say however. that II Judge Can /
grants the Injunction they will have the |
fight in spite Of Governor Mitchell and the !
state troops quartered here.
30 Injunction.
While Judge Call has given no hint |
as 10 what his decision would be- The !
Southern Associated Press correspondent |
learned tonight from good authority that /
he would grant no injunction. Whatever |
may have been Judge Calls views as 10
the legality Of prize-hghts when he was 4
county solicitor. it is not believed that
as judge he wifi seek to tie the hands of /
the Governor in his effort 10 prevent the |
ngnf whom IL is known that the Governor |
has been advised by members of tile |
Supreme Court that prize fights are in /
violation Of the laws Of Florida Judge
Call may Lot declare prize fights vlolative /
OF the law. but Il is said that he viii |
manage 10 dodge the whole question and /
leave Governor Mitchell free 10 use the 4
militia. Even II Judge Call should grant |
the Injunction. no one believes that /
Governor Mitchell would cease his oppo- |
sitiOn.
A gentleman from Tallahassee said to
the Southern Associated Press cores
pendent that he had heard Gov Mitchell
say that II a Jacksonville court should
uphold the club he would disregard the /
courts decision and declare Duval county !
under martial law.
Tn 81 r. Bond men.
Judge Call will probably refuse the APP /
plication for the injunction. on the ground
that. even il the sheriff interferes and
caused the club financial damage by stop
ping the contest. The club had re-, /
course against the shorins bondsmen.
1t is said. however, that the clubs st.
torneys win demur 10 this. and az. { /
that as the sheriff's bond is only Tor /
$1,000, il is not sufficient 10 cover the /
loss entailed on the club. The clubs at |
torneys thus hope TO force Call 10 decide /