Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-11
4 DRAW.
The Lo0g-TaIked-of Fight Between
Mitchell and Sullivan is Won
by Neither.
A Desperate Cor q CT Between The Two
Greatest Heavy Weights Of the
Present Age
Sullivan 10 Wind ed Through ChaainR the
Willy R1giishmsn Around the Ring.
aitchen's Mug is DHfisured.
SULLIVAN FINDS HIS EQUAL.

SULLIVAN FINDS HIS R2UAI.
CHANTILLY, FRANCE, March 10 -The
Mitchell Sullivan fight took Place on the
training grounds of Baron Rolchschild,
near Criel, thirty-two miles from Paris.
Sullivan WAS out of condition when he
entered the ring, and Mitchell had the
best CT the hght, and his friends assert
he would have won had the fight been
CO, tipued. The battle lasted little
over three hours. Us to the end OF the
eighth round Sullivan appeared TO have
The best of the & mt, but the fact that he
could not kuock Mitchell out seemed to
disc ursge bm, and after that he fought
with little spirit. Mi chell showed great
pluck Throughout, and his friends are
| idbllant as the result is vlrtuslly vic
tory for the little Eoelsnmsn, At the
! end of the fight both men were In poor
shape, and Mitchell ckers finally Coz
scented to a pr position made By Sullt-
vans hackers that the hght
BE DECLARED DRAW.
Sulllvan's fsisnGs are utterly unable to
xplsln why he did not do better. Both
mems hands were IN terrible shape st the
end of the fghs. Mitchell seemed 30 i'm
prove IS the fight went on. he fought
carefully and kept OUT of Sulivan's reach
az much as possible. The bet ing was
even st the end Of the thirty-eIghth
round. There Is tremendous disappointH
ment among the American contingent.
The fight ended Es not ore in nfty ex-
Pc cted 1t would tnd. After thirty-hlne
rounds, In which the lighter man fully
used his advsntsga under the
London prjzs ring rules, Referee
Angel declared the fight q draw.
Tne arrangements made last light for lie
fight were cos 1tic. mi'cheIl's agent,wao
WAS sent over ten days before to secure
ground, was obliged to confess that he
mad failed to procure a suits bic 'pot,
wnereupoD 8 wrapgle ensued and thu
Sullivan party rightly or wrongly charged
Michel with
4 TRYING TO WIGGLE OUT
OF the fight. Finally the Mncbell party
left the choice Of ground TO Sul!ivsn's
hackers, who sppeinted Johnny Gideon
Of he Sportsman, who had filed similar
Offices for Sayres, DunniDg, also Of The
Sportsman, and Berry, the Sporismsn'e
Paris Reporter, to select the BATH fiald
The trio eft AmieI last evening for Criei,
tne pugiiicts arranging to follow to-day
Early tbs morning the two parties pro-
Agreement, wis re q IiEg Wss pitched in q
quiet tpor on good ground. Mitchell
talked as much as u.usl, and though pale
Z declared himself confident. Sullivan
locked determined, bat Was somewhat
thin in the face. When the
contestants reached the riug forty spec
rators were present. Macdonald and
JACK Ashton seconded Sullivan; Joe Bal
dock and KIcain seconded Mitchell. Mr..
Angel Of he London S ock Exchange wss
referee ] OK Bennett umpired for Sulli
van and Claries RoWell scted In ike
CAPACITY for Michel Sullivan entered
the ring at 1925 and Mitchell followed
five minutes later. At 1880
The FIGHT BEGAN.
FIRST rouud-EverYt thing favored the
American. B0ih m.n opened cautiously,
but Sullivan soon laDded a heavy blow on
tAe left Of Mitchell's j.w. Mitchell retail
lated with light blow on Sullivan IS
chest, whereupon Sullivan sent in a
crasher On Michell's head and knocked
MIN clean of mis- legs.
Second round-After half minutes in
teIvsl Mitchell came to time and Sullivan
was at nome egain. The Boston boy
twice corHered Mitchell and landed pile
driver on his cht st. This was a crusheT
for Mitchell, who tried to run out OF
harms way, but he caught blow on the
head from SuliivSn'5 right that doWned
him ike leg.
Third round-Miichell came up for the
third round out ran all around the ring,
closely followed by the American, VINO
6nslly sent him spraying with a right
nnndtr.
Fourth rouud-Sullivan was blowing
on account Of running after Mitchell, and
though he finally caught him and pun
ished him lightly, the EoglishmAn con-
tiDued TO pursue the same tactics.
Sixth rouBd-Mitche'l seeipg powe; :
full rIght-hander coming dropped to the
grOuod TO avoid the punishment, whefe.
upon Referee Angel cautioned him against
breaking the ring rules.
During the next three rounds Sullivan
was kept busy chasing Mitchell around
The ring. Mitchell landed q blow or two
D lightly, reaching Sullivan's face twice
, At this time the rain began to fall heavily,
i aud the ground WAS soon swamped. Sui
7 Ivan was nearly breathless from chasing
p Mitchell, but DO pegged away. Little
harm was done after the first four rounds,
Mitchell continuing TO keep out Of hsrme
y way, and Sullivan's blows losing IheiI
force.
. Iu the thirty second round Sullivan
was attacked with sgue. Rain WAS fall
ing in torrents. The character of the
round may be imagined from the fact
: thai IL lasted u minutes. The thirty fifth
round lasted Is minutes. Sullivan was
unable to approach Mitchell. Both mel
seemed weak ana their blows were light.
q The thirty ninth round lasted half OF
d hour. Baldock now saw that no definite
e result was likely TO be reached and he
a suggested that the fight be declared 8
draw. The principles sgreed to that and
:. the two fighters shook hands aftel
bSttling three hours and eleven minutes
, Mitchell showed considerable punish
: ment. There WAS great lump on hil
q jaw. His lefs eye WAS bunged up snC
= BADLY bruised. At the outset Sullivan
! offered to bsck himself for $1,000, but the
. offer was declined. His hackers ther
: offered to on Sullivan, but found Nc
4 takers. The party returned 10 Pari!
! fter the fight.
q REPORTED ARREST.
LONDON, March 10-It is reported tha
Sullivan ana Mitchell and thirteen othel