Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-03-12

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Boston's Pride Fails to Knock Out the
Plucky English Dude.
CHANTILLY, March 11th.-The Sullivan
Mitchell fight, which took place on the
training grounds of Baron Rothschild at
Crevil, came to an end after thirty-nine
rounds, being declared a draw Time, 3
hours IL minutes. Sullivan was unable to
knock Mitchell out, though he hit him
many times, the latter being too cunning
for him.
1t was clear after twenty minutes fight
ing that years of dissipated, brutal life had
Slapped the once astonishing powers of the
American champion. He could not close
with the wiry Englishman, and his efforts
to force the fighting weakened him con-
sidsrably.
At the end of the battle Sullivan cried
with modification at his failure to make
good the oath against Mitchell
The first round opened savagely, Sulli-
van forcing the fighting and making one or
two powerful rushes. Sullivans blow was
a heavy left handler just to the left of
Mitchells jaw. The latter was dazed, but
soon got in light return on Sullivan's
chest. Then he spared cautiously. ward
ing off two or three of Sullivan's leads.
A oRUsHEg
Finally Sullivan got angry and rushed in
close, his left hand fell in short, Mitchell
lodging, but his big right fist crashed
against the unlucky Englishman's head
and the Londoner fell in heap over
toward the ropes in his corner.
After half minute or so Mitchell was
up again, sponged off, and in the ring.
Sullivan soon followed. This time Mitch
ell fought shy, retreating from one part of
the ring to another. Sullivan's fierce rush
was too much for him, however and the
two closed. The first blow caught Mitchell
on the chest and Mitchell staggered as if he
had been hit by a pile-driver. He made a
feeble effort to parry, then to run away,
but another blow on the head from Sulli-
van, deadly Highlander, laid him flat
on the turf near the middle of the ring.
His seconds lifted him over 10 his cor
ner, where little sponging brought him to
in the minute. The pace was too fast for
the Englishman, but it was also beginning
to tell on the greatest of short distance
sluggers. Sullivan was red in the face, and
the cool, defensive strategy of his artago-
mist ruffied the big bullys temper Still,
everything looked rose-hued to his friends.
A WAITING BATTLE
From the beginning of the third round
Mitchell fought waiting battle, running all
over the ring with Sullivan bounding after
him and getting in an occasional ineffective
blow. The American champion at last made
desperate rush, broke down the English
mans defense, and sent him SPRAYING to
the ground with right-hand blow in the
face. Sullivan seemed to have hurt his
hand little in this last rush, and Mitchell,
though badly battered, was far from being
knocked out, Sullivan was pushing him
self hard, and seemed to feel the strain.
In the fourth round Mitchell suuirmed
and lodged for several minutes before Sui
livan could close on him. When he did
reach the Englishman his blows fell
lightly, and though Mitchell went down in
the last rush, he fell more in the tussle
than from the effects of any one blow.
ALMOST A FOUL.
In the fifth and sixth rounds he took to
the tactics that Smith had used. Sullivan
charged again and again, but every time
the Londoner got away. Once, when he
was cornered, he dropped to the ground on
one hand and one knee, which is fall by
the London ring rules. Sullivan had come
nearly striking him as he dropped, and the
referee cautioned both men about making
or causing foul stroke.
In the next three rounds Sullivan kent
up his Intellectual chase after the fleet footed
Englishman. Mitchell got off without any
damage to speak Of and even planked his
fist two or three times on Sullivan's face.
SULLIVAN CHILLED BY THE RAIN.
In the tenth round there was a steady
pour OF rain, which chilled Sullivan, who
began to shake with ague. He kept
plucklly on, however, pounding through
the mud after his opponent, but falling
shorter and shorter on each rush. and
nothing better than draw was looked for.
Mitchells hackers hoped now that their
man might outlast the American and win
the championship.
From the tenth to the tbirir second
round Sullivan was shiyering all over, and
Mitchell could do nothing. The thirty
second round lasted twenty minutes.
and the thirty-fifth fifteen minutes. Both
men were weak, and could no longer hit
out from the shoulder.
After half an hours fighting in the last
round Mitchell's second broke into the ring
and called out that the men had enough.
" Make 1t draw" he urged The prin-
cipals readily agreed to stop and shook
hands. Sullivan cried with rage and cha
grin, and his hackers folded up their flags,
the most heartsore set of sportsmen that
has ever travelled 5000 miles to see good
international fight.
Mitchell was badly bruised There was
a big lump on his jaw, his left eve was
bunged up, and his body was a good deal
battered. Sullivan was sick and worn out.
but not much hurt. Both parties started
TOR this city on the evening train.
THE sLoGGERs IN JAIL
PARIS, March 11th-Mitchell and Sulli-
van and several friends were arrested while
returning from the fight and taken to Sen
tels. AT the Jail Jake Kilrain managed to
slip away. Sullivan and Mitchell were
locked up, the others were released.
CONDITION OF THE FIGHTERS.
AT midnight a Sun correspondent went
to the jail with the doctor, whose services
were sadly needed. The men were in SEN
arate cells, cold and damp, without food.
and without covering on their beds. The
French doctor, after examining them.
threw his hands toward heaven and vowed
that the men had been trying to murder
each other. Mitchell was the worse off.
He fell more than forty times during the
night. There was sinking in among the
ribs around toward the lower part of the
back, which the doctor declared indicated
an awful blow from something, and he had
managed TO break something inside him
self.
One glance at Sullivan showed why he
let go so many opportunities to knock
Mitchell out, when a right handler would
have done it. His right hand was swelbsd
TO twice its natural size, and his left, which
was broken in America, was in bad con-
dition. A tendon had been strained or
broken, the doctor said, and the arm must
be ianced and carefully tended.
LATER-BoTH RELEASED.
LONDON, March 12th-A. M-Sulliyan
and Mitchell have been released from ar
rest and will arrive in London to-day.