New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-11
JOHN L. SULLIVAN'S FALL.
HE COULD NOT EVEN WHIP MITCHELL
FIGHrISG TO A DRAW NEAR PAEIS-sULiiNAN
STRENGTH GAVE OUT AND HE WAS TAKEN
WITH A CHILL TIVE STRUGGLE
ENDED IN THE RAIN AFTER
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TUiETI-NiNE HOUNDS.

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at Chantily to-day was an even gloomicr una
more decreasing Gasco than the battle between
/ kirain and Smith "a few months ago on an island
! in the Seine IT. tool, scarcely twenty minutes
! Of sharp fighting 10 show that SIX years OF
brutal dssipacd life had Slapped the once aston
! ishing power Of the American champion. lie
1 could not close with his why Engl sh Antagonist,
and the effort to force the lighting cost him all
the strength which his fatuous admirers counted
| on for the critical rounds at the finish.
Then the ram came. drcnching the pneilists
and turning the turf OF the prize ring into
mass of slippery mud Mitchell held out dog
redly in the wet but Sullivan seized with
chiils and after thrty-ninc rounds-mo,t OF them
dragging and incilectual-thc comics ended III IL
/ draw. The American pueiilst clcd WIN mon,
| fcation AT his rsno'nnous faiinre 10 marx goo.
the threats he had been hurting 80 iavishN a'
Mitchell. Mitcheifs friends were cruaiy cnd ma,
4 ained at their champions inability 10 hsi" ou'
"A decided victory The credit. at any rate re-,
manned with the London man and u was a-iee"
on all hands-Sulliyans hackers rot cAccn.,u
that the Boston prizc-fightcr had met WIN 1t
singing reverse as crushing to his hopes oil inter
national championship as an actual defeat
wnANGLING OVER SPOT TO flGnT on
The battle was fought the country place
of Baron Alphonsc RothSchild. at Aprcmont,
/ near the Chantily station. The hackers Of
both men had spent yesterday wrangling at
Amions over the details of the match. unable
10 agree on "a place to pitch the rng. The look
out dispatched from London early III the week
had arranged for battle ground nearer al hand,
hut at the last moment the spot was ionnd ui,
J suitable. The Sullivan party thercupon charged
/ Mitchell with trying to wrlsslc ont OF the hghi'
/ and much acrimonious discussion followed.
! Finally Mitchclls hackers agreed to leave inc
choice of q ring to the American contingent. ana
Johnny" Gideon. Of " The London Sportsman
who had once hunted up u battle ground Tor
Sayrcs, with two other of The Sporlsnnsh
/ representatives. started out late Iast niGhl ~
Sulivan's request. to pitch a ring and make al
ready for tc-days contest.
INVADING BARON EornsCIIIIrs GROUNDS
Gideon and his two assistants travelled aS far
I toward Paris as Crcil. and early this morning
/ found a quiet spot the Rothschlld grounds,
/ lust behind the Baron's stable, the white villa
! showing through the trees in the distance Forty
people i'm all were in the secret and saw the fight.
/ The scouting party sending word back al once
and the warning factions ~ niIis Az ~ 'e nirp
the alert all along the line. short files being drawn
up at the different stations which the pusilNi>
/ and their friends had to pass Some officers Were
hanging around even at Crcl, bat they nlade no
sign as the English and Americans col oul OF thr
railway carriages. and shortly aitcrward straeclcd
ny twOs and thWcs over toward the WOODS ~ TIC
back Of the I5arons country seat.
rrorIF WHO SAW TIE FIGHT
The last man WAS hand. finally. about IL
a.. The ring was up and the seconds ana
hackers were dividing into two hostile camps
| The ropes were drawn about a little plat OF turf
under the trees. The ground was good and the
weather fair enough except for threat oil ram
Some wcll-known English sporting men were
in the groups ~ each end Of the ring: JAKE
klrain the Baltimore pnaIliSt, who fought the
draw with Jcm' smith and hldock' OF nc
Pelican Club. were Mtchclls scc0nis Jack
Ashton and Macdonald were seconds for sullivan.
\ London stockbrcker, named Angie, was reior'e;
/" Jack Bennett was Suil.Nann umpire ana
"Charlcy" Rowcll. the long dS'ancc p,d',iran,
die similar Office for Mitchell; r"ny Moor,
L.. f,,lo 4 IN on
we'll known London boobmalicr and holder oil the
stakes in The coming match, stood III group 10
one side with Carcw Dung Sr Michael Saudya,
Lord Wcmyss and a few other arS'ocrats WI"
figure as patrons Of the London ring On 'hc
American side were Dominiek Mc'ahrry. 'har-
lev" Doughcrly and few newspaper men
Sullivan BoAsTYrILY OTfrrs orDs.
Mitchell had been talking good deal all the
morning and his face was flushed with excite
ment. lie had trained hard, and his face was
a trhe thin Still. Ia, spirits wCfc good. and he
said he confident Of holding his own. Sui
livan had not pushed hlmScl 50 hard IN training
and his face and muscles showed ii. IL" was ~
arrogant and conicmptuou' rs cNrf' an" b"a1'
fully pulled ON $500 note Is be entered ING
ring and, houishing il nlon; cal''d fer MITCHELL
to cover il. His manager. PhililS. also oI~n"d
a roll of bills and Offered odds Of - .oOo 10 1900
found however The English partisnns had all
their money up at long odds and n the battle
drew near they looked more and moro dc>pond
emily at the big srltconhcnt bully vino
Sullivan. stripped q thr waist; st"pn'I olt
from his corner Of The incioSWc about hall pass
- He looked ruddy and lulv enough. bn' rs
the crucial rounds soon showed his siaving pow
crs had already vanished under the double BON
bsrdment q French chnmEagn;c ana American ,H lean
four minutes later. The two men were old an,
tagonists and PERSONAL ensmiss and they glHlc1
MOVEMENT toward shaking hands the two men
touched palms weakly, the referee called TIM
and the first round in the nsht began. The
time taken by The watchers was l2:aO p IN.
THE BATTLE OPENS FIEECEtY.
The first round opened savagely. Sullivan, ~
usual, forcing .he fighting and making ono or two
powerful PUSHES The American landed his first
blow, heavy lcft-handcr just to the left OF
Mitchelrs jaw The LOndOner dazcd, but
soon got in light return on Sulvan's chest. Then
he spared cautiously about the ring wardng OF
successfully two or three OF his pnlSncrs leads
Finally Sullivan got angry and rushed IN CLOSE
His left hand fell in short. Mitchell dodgng, but
his big right first crashed against the unlucly
Engshman's head and the WHY Londoncr fell IN
a heap toward the ropes in ms corner.
The American contingent wa' Iubilant, and odds
ran up as high g 900 to 500 on the big
BostOnan. Sullivan vas n TITLE winded, but
it looked as if the Briton could not stand up be-
fore many more PUSHES like that just ended.
MITCHELL AGAIN KNOCKED DOWN.
After half a minute or 50 Mitchell was up gain
spongcd OF and in the ring. Sullivan soon
followed This time Mitchell fought shy. retreat
ing from part OF the ring to the other. Sulli-
vans fierce rush too much for him, however
and the two men closed. The first blow caught
the LoDdoner on the chest, and Mitchell staggered
rs If he had been hit by pile-drivcr. lie made
a feeble effort 10 parry and then TO run away. but
another blow on the head from Sullvan's deadly
right hand laid him Hat the turf the middle
of the ring HIS seconds lifted him over 10 the
corner where II little spongins brought him TO in
IA minute,
The pace too fast for the Englishman. but II
was also beginning 10 tell on the greatest OF short
distance suggcrS," Sullivan WAS red in the
face, and the cool defensive strategy Of his anias-
onist runied the big bully's temper. Still every
thing looked c-hued To the lttIc party At his
back, which WAS frantcally waving the Stars
and Stripes and the green flag Of Ireland In an.
ticipatOry triumph Pony" Moore had n scowl
on his face. and the Union Jack and the Royal
ensign Mitchelrs quarters drooled discOn-
sOlably in the heavy air that threatened coming
storm.
Tie ENGLIsHMANs DILArORY TACTICS