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SURE TO BE A FIGHT**********I ICorbett and Mitcholl Will Hie Themto the Woods.(Hub O.Ec'als Mated Thair Final Announcement cf the Mill.IN OPEN DEFIANCE OF THE LAWIuvlto the Sporting Fraternity to He Present suit Backed by the Chtm*IIJmself—* FriscoFltfht a Fake.Jacks* n villi? Fla., Jan. 17. —Tonightthe Duval athletic club furnished the fo!h.v\ ing:J acksonville, Fla . Jan. 17,The Duval athletic club makes this,their final and most positive announcement, that the Corbett-MitcUeil contest willIitake place on January 25, 1891. Tips have been uujat out that Governor II. L. Mitchell has ordered troops in Jacksonville for the sole purpose of preventing: the contest. Notwithstanding these reports the club reiterates its past assertions and for the past week has been arranging for an emergency of tins kind.: Should the troops be sent here, w the club does not believe that any violence would be participated in by them, yet we would not subject our patronsto the slight* fc danger of any kind.Bo thorough and complete are our arrangements that should an emergency of any kind ariseon the morning of tire 25tli we are prepared to handle 6,000 people with thegreatest convenience. This will be noIl.ehburg affair, where the {woplo werei**ksubjected to a long, tedious and hot ride, but it will he done as quickly and conveniently as though it occurred inthe arena now ready for this contest.ri3ftiIOnce more we say that all friends and lovers of boxing, if you are inville, on the 24th of January. 1894, andcare tlt; see the Corbett Mitchell contest,you can do so after arranging for thenecessary tickets. [Signed, jDuval Athletic Club.C orbett Says the Hams.The following statement from Corbett has also been given out:Mayport, Fla., Jan. 17. —I take thisopportunity of informing my friends throughout the country that I have re eeived assurances from the Jiuval athletic club today which warrant mo in paying that the contest between Charier'. Mitchell and myself will positively take place m Jacksonville or in that city’s immediate vicinity January 25, provided both of the principals up[Signed J J AMES J, COHBETT.Thy above statement by the clubnru.-jw that the tight will bo fought inthe woods,a* these dispatches announcedit would have to take place weeks ago.Everything now depends on the ability of j romoters of the light to keepthe place selected secret from th« authorities. for if it becomes known Gqv-ernor Vliteheil H probably have troopson the scene.it-' Tiie Now Area u«o moots.It i • umlersb k! that the club peoplehave purchased a large circus tent capa bU- ol. holding 6,000 people and willbring the men together under the cunVU-.K.As to the probable location of the con* tlt; -t no iant v. dt bo given by tbs club officials. Theyjknow that if the light ts to occur even in the woods without in-tcrference from the governor every* thing must 1 * as secret as the grave, it w: thought that the light might occurin St. Johns county, where St. Augustine ilt; hseated, but Sheriff Farrv of that j county is as determined as Shrriff lirow-i j hard of this Duval! county.Today Sheriff Perry said: “I dasiro0 | to say that the L’orbett-Mitchell fighti. 5 will not take place in St. Johns county if ft governor so orders. I will do my , duty aecording to my oath as sheriff' of ’ this county, it 1 have to call upon il trio ilute troops. When I’harWn1 A t( fhfU u: .;ed if about the matter 1 a t'Jd Dim that 1 would have to stop’ the ii nt n tins county if ordered, and I would pull one man or the other out of the ring. It tain two to make aJ j light, i w ish to emphasize my positioni in this : miter publicly that there can bo no i isunderstandmg with regard to my official attitude towards the affair. ’The probabilities are, therefore, that e j point in Duval county will be selected for the mill, as under the articles ofagreement the men must meet either in St. Johns or Duval lt;utilities.1Ioo(1..1
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Lincoln Nebraska State Journal
Lincoln, Nebraska, US
Thu, Jan 18, 1894
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