New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-13
EDWARDS BADLY BATTERED.
FLooRED REPEATEDLY BY MITCHELL.
CAPTAIN WILLIAMS STOPS THE FIGHT IN THE THIRD
ROUND.


ROUND.
By half-past 7 o'clock last night q line
of men stretched from the ticket Office Of the Madison
square Garden outside the building. and down Madison
ave TO Twenty-sirth-st Marshaled by dozen ponce
men, they slowly struggled past the tcketonee' uopo
ing their dollars and receiving IN exchange s"lp
of pasteboard which entitled them TO standing roo o
the floor place among the reserved seats As one o
might be, to view the sparrng between harry E
wards the ex-champlon lightweight OF the wor'l' anu
Charles Mitchell, the champion Of England by ooiocA
there have between and eight tnouSaa
people sitting benches both sides OF inc do'
or crowded around the twentyfOuf Ootsqnare rn< on
the platform erected in the centre OF the puiiuns M
halfpast the crowd had sweled TO over e'oOo' anu
chairs and empty boxes we're being sofa py
spectators for dollar apiece. AT twenty minutes
TO o O'Clock yell arose from the nnpaten'
crowd Bob" smith stepped on 10 inc s'ase
and began his dutle master OF ceremonies Dy hCiou
ing two young sparrers named Cryser ana "ii7, my
were followed after their three rounds OF smsrS
by Joe Denning and " Young" Shine, VINO were III
turn displaced by Costgan and NiKey AT nVe minutes
INST sone excitement was created by the oud erasmus
sound caused by the breakdown OF one OF tne
grand stands. mike" Murey and " JACK DemPoo'
then spared their allotted rounds. anda wave Oh
ter rolled around the Garden ~ in momen'ay nu'n
shrill voice heard to eIcaim from the rooi' 20
Billy suggin inter Charlie Mitchell" The voice Pro
caeded from one OF group OF urchns gathered arounu
ono OF the open yent ators the roof About h-PaS'
0 there was a rather savage bout at catcn-as-ca'ou
can wrestling between Joe" Falkner anu Din
Elliott which resulted Falner securing t"o 0ni0"
and winning. --t,,b
Ato.35 Bob Smith tied up the boxing gloves WHOM
had been used the various rounds with muoh usnD
tion and disappeared from view for few minutes ne
returned TO shout boarsely tho crowd, amid STORM VI
Kisses and hootings. that they must have psuehce M w
minutes when Mr.. Edwards and Mr. Mitohen ~ouIu
near on the stage. He also announced taat one
O,Brien would be pleased to meet certain M
keenan, at neighbOring liquor store
laughter raised by this somewhat peculiar li' T.,
of making an appointment nad H"iNH
died away when hOarse gradually sweed into
OF applause and cheers and minutes to 10
lithelookng man, about feet inches in height, with
keen, resOlute face and heavy, dark mustache
jumped lightly on the stage. This Harry Edwards
and he was followed by his second, Arthur Chambers
who carried the sponges and towels OF his craft
dIately after came heavily built young some four
inches taller than Edwards with clean shayen face and
rather sulen look It was Charles Mitch
ell. He followed by his second
billy" Madden. He walked across the stage
to chair at the southeastern corner while his oppo
sank into that Numerically opposite. The cheers
and shoutings quickly subsded be followed by low
muttering each to his uelghbOr crti-
cised the appearance OF the two or the
stage, VINO with their short white knee
braeches and fighting Shoes and barred 20 the waist
sat in their chairs and famed by their seconds
Mitchell with the regulation towel and Edwards VITA
a palm-Ieaf ian. They evidently unevenly matched
Edwards With his forty years and Mitchell with his wenty-
Ard tongues freely wagged that Edwards seemed TO have
LOST a. Oh since his last appearance in hshtng TRIM while
Mitchell looked heavier than when he stood up before
sullivan in tue same place Last year
Bob smith then announced tnat the nght was 10 ne
four rounds Marquis OF Queensbery rules, tha Mr. Nc
Cornicl, OF Cincinnati was mekeeper and after point
ing to one man ana yelling Edwards and 10 tle otner
and yelling " MITCHELL he gracefully retired The
tmekerper called time at precisely five minutes be-
fore D. and four minutes and thirteen seconds past
10 the match was ended IN Mtoneils favor. -,
First rOiind.-MtcLel led with his lc.G hand at Ed-
wards, body hut Edwards failed ~ After lit
tie cautious, but quick sparrlng Edwards Landed sting
more light sparring Edwards let out with his LEFT, but
Mitchell stopped the blow cleyerly and Ed
wards his own corner. Mitchell followed him delivering
some hard body blows ia quick succession finally knock
quickly his feet, but was pursued by Mitchell and
ven up AGAINST the GPS' a, ,or Coc wn p Se a
ainst the ropes and 5Dogt OK I2qd n the s 8 %
claimed FOUL which was not allowed a. Edwards clearly
had only knee on the ground This finished the arst
/ round in Minute 30 seconds
S[oond round-Edwards led OFF this time with his left
Lpocited down 6v hard rrhthander in the face re
was his second looking rather tho worse for
hui broks al the word smith Mitchell then led 81,
but Edwards cOuntered with MS right On IcneAs race
aad some sharp mhrhtne took place. which was ended
by Edwards being feuedfwce. he rose staggering and
| brought him down, and Captain Williams
| nut IN his club to prevent further blow
am ed bv Mitchell AZ Edwards Wnen the captains cub
feu Mitchell Knocked bis down in rapid succession
In the no t-a-t corner OF the ring Till dn. sedgel3n
NOR blow from Ntcaell's left caught Edwards on the
throat and sent him spraWug against the ropes. Cap
lam Williams again nt-rfered aud Tho round finished ~
/ minutes - seconds.
Third r0uqd-When time VS. called Edwards was slow
In leaving bis corner hut at Nitchels BLY, put up
/ times called" he gameiy forward. though he
showed the heavy punishment he had received. It was
no longer match and after be h8d gone down
under he blows ne could hardly fend Oh, Captain Will
ms stepped between them and ordered tie ght 10 stop,
after round o; y seconds. The match was given to
] Mitchell
Among the prominent people were Judge Glider
sleeve. exIust4ce Gardner, eXJudge Russell, Herman
Oelrchs Isaac Townsend, Cornelius Fellows, A;
| Y. DE GOcOuria, T. II. keatOr, sheriff
! Davidson, Commissioners Hess and Brennan,
Julian Nathan Wright sanford Philip schuyler Edward
B. stokes President Galloway, GeOr-e Polk, T. G. f. &c
cl-.ue John Fox joel B. EThardt and K. ". Setback.
! The sporting world Was fully represented IN all it5
| branches