The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-03-14
sosTon.s GLORY DEPARTED.
Sullivan Glad TO Call Il a Draw With
Mitchell After Sc Rounds.

CuASrrLLY. FRANCE, March ii.-fic fight
between Charlie Mirchell and John l.. Suili-
van came on yesterday morning on Baron
Alphonso Ro,hchilis training grounds at
Agreement, and was declared draw by ma
taal consent There were Il spectators. ano2g
them being Michel Sandy. Cafew Young
and the E.aTl Of Wemyss Sullivan was Sec
ended I,y Mcdonald and sslitoa. ard Miieh-
Ell hy Bldaock and Kiira:n. Angie, ihs
stock broker. was rcissce. and tie ump.rJs
were Charlie Rowell for Mitchell ami John
Barnett for Sullivan.
The iigbt began at l2.lS and heavy rain
fell all the time making the ground very
slippery Thiriy-ninc rounds were fought
under London prize ring rules. occupying
} hours and IL minutes. Tie first roand
o. ened with one or two fcints by Mitchell
then came some cautious sparring and Mitch
ell struck out with his left sullivan Conn-
tered heavily on Mitchells mouth and got
one on the nose in return. Afier more spar
ring MilclelI bill out with his lef3, but it fell
short and Sullivan gave him good one on
the mouth. After some counters Mitchell
went down.
Sullivan all through tried 10 get in a fin
ishing blow with his right. but Mitchell
cleverly lodged him and tried to weary the
big man by fighting all over the ring. In the
second round Sullivan tried 10 get in a right
handler bur missed and rally followed.
Mitchell threw sullivan and fell on him. In
the third Mitchell stopped Ieft-hander and
landed his own on Sullivan's mouth. In the
fourth Sullivan gave Mitchell a terrible blow
on the back ofthe head and the Englisbman
came out of a rally with his left eye closed.
In the eighth Sullivan drove Mitchell against
the ropes and hoored him, his own teeth
chattering with cold. In The twelfth Mitch
ell missed a terrible upper cut and went
down and in the fourteenth received a blow
on the temple which raised goose egg. BY
the seventeenth round both men were get
ting exhausted and took some brandy,
Mitchell coming up fresher.
From the twentieth to the thirtieih round
suilivan's powers gradually gave ont, but he
continued To pound heavily on MitehelIs
mouth witl1his right and on the ear With
( his left. Sulliyans nose was swollen and his
eye blaekened, and on one occssion when be
dropped his guard Mitchell gave him a firi-
Gus one on his injured optic
BY round 81 Sullivan was very groggy and
growing weak and Mitchell continually
rushed in, pounded his ribs, closed and fell
with him. When Mitchell wanted wind be
frequently walked around the ring. In the
thirty sullivan punished Mitchell So
verely against the ropes and Mitchell butted
him In the iast round both men were weak
and hardly any blows bad been struck for an
hour Baldock proposed draw and the two
incn readily shook hands, Both were badly
used up about the face.
On the return trip the principals and 70
spectators were arrested at Paris. On prom
ising To leave France an once ali were released
but Sullivan and Mitchell They were bound
over to appear this morning, but were reieas-
cd at midnight.
LoNpoS, March ll.--Yesterday' : meeting
by courtesy called fght-betwecn Suiii-
van and Mitchell has been widely and loud
ly discussed to-day. Hundreds Of men who
were led by his wonderful physique, gran
diose air and boastful words TO lay their
money ON Sullivan. now look toward him
through the small end Of the telescope, ana
the fact Is as plain as the sun al noonday
that he can never again hold up his head in
London without the stimulation OF gall in
greater quantity than the ordinary hu-
man body can contain. 'Tis pity that it
should be said, but !; is the almost unan-
imous opinion among all ciasses. that the
American champion OF Champions is now
reegated to the ranks of ordinary 'pugs'
and must henceiorth seek engagements not
ON his own terms, but upon the terms stiP-
nlated Of such men as may think it worth
while to fight him.