The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-01-21
Plans or the Duval People TO Cir
eumVent the Officers OF
Florida.
Mitchell Gets Weighed After Exer-
else and Kicks the Beam at
lo2 Pounds.
Botting Twot One on corbstt, and Only
One han Win AnY Mitchell
Money.

JACKSONVILLE. Jan. 20.-Ths Duval Ath-
lstio club managers are confident TO a de-
gree that they will be able 20 pull OF the
big hRht within thirty miles Of this city.
They declare that no power on earth short
Of the failure Of one OF the principals 20
appear can stop them. Farther than this
they maintain the utmost secrecy. They
declare shat only Mitohsll and Corbett will
know in advance the SCOT where the ring is
TO be pitched BoVden win ride IN the cab
Of the engine, and the engineer will be in
structei 30 stop wherever he orders.
The demand made By Mitchell that he be
given information ne 20 where the contest
ID 10 bo pulled of by Tuesday morning
will very probably be denied. II
he is told anything st all IL is very likely to
be point far removed from the soeno of
contemp plated action.
All manner Of talk has been indulged ia
of late as 30 the weight Of Mitchell. An
Associated press correspondent was taken
TO the quarters Of the Britishsr on Anasta-
sia island by Bat" Mastsrson and saw
Mitchell mount the scales and weigh him
self. Mitchell had just finished his morn.
ing exercise. which consisted OF = twelve
mile run, wrestling bouts with FoRsrty.
Hall ana O'Donnell. and light work punch
ing the bag. When he mounted tho scales,
attired only in Adams livery, he belied the
claims which have variously had his weight
at 1856 to l74. His hitherto prominent
paunch had completely left him. His
limbs were trained down finely. 1he mus
oles Of his back stood out in ridges across
an sxpanse which had been thinned down
TO the ribs Tbs habby neck and double
chin were gone. and ell in all he looked no
more like the Mitchell familiar to the
theuter audience than II there was ne aim
ity between the two.
He was a bit backward about adjusting
the weights on the bar in the presence Of
the reporter He ooRitated a moment.
then, with a awaRper. II d0n't care"
dropped the index along until the weight
came 70 a perfect balance. There 10 my
weight" said Mitchell" and the reD0Fte
bending over. saw the beam registered 1862
pounds.
Mitoheu afteFward talked. freely about
the fght, bus throagh0at evidenced marked
lack Of faith In the ability Of the club to
pull IL Of. He intimated that II IL did not
take place the blame will be on the club or
Corbett lie accused the Sub Of actinR in
bad faith, showing every attention to Cor
bstt and ignoring him.
This afternoon j. IA. Edwards n theatri-
cal manager. charged bluting aud bad faith
against Corbett and his iends. Al. smith,
n well-known New York sport. called him
down by offering 30 bot himtwO TO one In
any sum up 20 $4,000 that Ccrbet would
win, and added that he would, IN addition,
give Edwards new suit of clothes for
every $500 be bot into the bargain. His
offers we're not taken.
Ills believed there is CLOSE on n quarter
of q million OF Co bett money waiting 20 be
bet At two 10 one. DwyeT Bros. are ready
10 tap their exchequeTs. and AL Smith. ~
pushed, will bet 500 600; Buck Thompson
half that much; EFea 4 arRl close 10 $40 900
on the Californian, and Col. Hopkins as
much more. The scarity of Mitchell
money, however. has practically called =
halt in betting Ike THOMPSON, the book
make, however. offers 20 bet $500 on
Mitchell against $4,000.
Dan Creeion aud Fitzsimmoas were
formally matched for a 20 OF as many
rounds az the authorities will stand At
NJ Aadison Square Garden, New York, Feb.
3, for the gate receipts.
Auction pools we're sold tonight, but
betting very slow. Mitchell sold for S25
Corbeu going mp to $50. Nothing better
than this was secured.
Honest" John KELLEY. the referee. ar
rived ffom New York this afternoon. The
Corbett people made formal demand upon
the club that the purse be turRsd over TO
Kelley. Al the close of the conference the
Coz batt party announced full satisfaction.
Il vas given out to- day that Cofbeu will
enter the ring on Thursday weighing near
1876 pounds.