Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-03-12
The snlliYau-MitcheI Fight.

The Sullivan Mitchell Fight.
The fight between Sullivan and Mitchell
ended as lot one in fifty expected it would
end. After SO rounds Referee anglo de-
clared the contest draw. Sullivsn's fail.
ure to defeat Mitchell is due. above all, to
his folly 10 altering bis style Of fighting, re-
placing With caution the daring smuggling
tactics which made him always victor in the
first few rounds.
Early Saturday morning the two parties
proceeded to Baron Rothschild's grounds at
Apremont, France, where ring was piich-
ed. O0ly forty spectators were present.
macdonald and Ashton seconded sullivan,
aud Baldock and Kilrain seconded Mitchell.
Mr. Angle of the London Stock Exchange
was referee. Bennett umpirsd for Sullivan
and Rowell acted in like capacity Tor
Mitchell, At 1850 the fight began. The
tactics of both soon became evident. sui
| liyan's desire Was to wait for chance to
get ha right on Mitchell's Geck and
knock him sense!ess with one blow Mitch
ell Gevo;sd al his skill 10 keeping bis head
out Of reach aud getting bis list on SaliVan's
stomach.
In he first round Sullivan tried body
blow, hut failed, aud landed lightly OH
Mitchel's head He aimed a body blow
again, but Stopped short, then let go with
both hauda and sent in crasher on Mitch
ellis bead, knocking him clean off his legs.
In .be second round Sullivan coFnered
Mitchell, and landed q pils driver on his
Chest. Mitchell tried TO get out OF harms
way, but ne caught blow on the head from
Sullivan's right that downed hin like log.
Mitchell came up for the third round, but
ran al around the ring, closely followed by
the American, who finally sent him sprawl
Jog with right handler.
During the next three round5 Sullivan
was kept busy chasing Mitchell around the
ring Mitchell landed blow or two, lightly
reaching Suiivan's face twice.
The following rounds were ike the first
with variations. Sullivan fell once through
slipping and another time in wrestling.
The rounds were generally brought to en-
end by Mitchell being knocked down while
running away from his adversary, but
: Mitchell showed most wonderful ability to
! stand being knocked down, and every time,
as he was being carried off By his seconds
he would turn his bruised face and shout:
! mot vet you haven't whipped me yet"
/ In the seventh round Mitchell reached Sui
livens face and brought blood. In the ninth
round foul WAS claimed by Sullivsn'5frlends
because Mitchell went down to avoid pun
ishment, but Sullivan declined to press the
point. The referee warned Mitchell.
nalf dozan fouls were claimed in SuliVan's
behalf during the fight, but Sullivaninvsrie.
| bly withdrew he claim made for him.
At this time rain began to fail heavily.
Little harm was dono after the first four
rounds, Mitchell continuing 10 keep out OF
harms way. and Sulliyan's blows losing
| their force.
The fifteenth round concluded with al
awful righthender on the temple, which sent
Mitchell down like shut. He was almost
knocked seuseless, ard on coming up Tor tue
sixteenth round he had on enormous
| bump on the side Of MS bead, and was too
shaky to have withstood or escaped Sulli-
van had he rushed in his old way. But Sui
Ivan let the chance go.
Theseveuteelh, eighteenth, aud nineteenth
rounds were succession OF rapid knock
downs, but Sullvan's arms had not all OF
Sullivan's power back Of them. The thirty.
eocond rouud lasted q minutes 10 seconds
and Mitchell kept rushing away from Suih-
vun, who could not get in hit. The litter
was completely chilled by the peitiug rain,
and took TO standing still in The middle of
The riug while Mitchell walked around the
edge.
Tho last round was farce Sullivan
seemed wholly unable to SET in good blow,
and Mitchell could not fnisa up sullivan
except py taking time enough to wear him
| completely out. Mitchell showed consider
| an!c punishment after the fight. There wss
u great lump on his jaw. his left eve was
punged up, and hia body bruised. Sullivan
did not show tho least sign Of having re
ceived blow, but be was badly wiuded and
suffered severely from the keen wind and
cold rain.
The prize fighting party were arrested
while driving from the fight. They were
surrounded by mounted gendarmee, and ali
taken and locked up al 6enis.
Mrs. John L. Sullivan, VINO ia living at
Centreville, r. L. when told of the result OF
the fight eaid: Il am glad of it. 1 wish
Mitchell had killed him. Mitchell is a dcds
er and kept him at bay Until be lost his
wind John l.. is greatly overrsted man.
am glad of his defeat. He will die beg |
gar, as he deserves to do, f1r his i'll treat
msnt to me-. propose to get divorce. II
he waa made OF gold and there was not en-
other nao in the world would never is |
ten to hin egeia."
It il stated thst latter fTom Kiiraip, |
written before the fight, says that ne will |
fight Sullivan ia America at any lime THAT |
match can he arranged.
The RoMANoFF TAINT-The New York |
Times shows how the pure booded prestige