The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-01-26

talk IN the crown TO a sudden stoppage
when he hit the bell loud bang with
heavy mallet. All thought for an instant
that the combat was about to begin, even
though neither Of the principals was 10
the ring. Garrison grinned at the sem
sation he had caused and whacked the
bell few more times just for luck, and
then satisfied with the bell and himself
he subsidized.
When Snapper Garrison had relapsed
another sensation was sprung A young
fellow wearing a black diagonal sack
coat, striped trousers and a white yacht-
ing cap came through the door and
dropped into seat near it. There was
something very suspicious about the gen
eral appearance of the young mans ply
sical make up, and it required nothing
more than brief glance to show that the
supposed young man was n woman. She
behaved in a very modest manner when
the fact Of her appearing at all was over
looked.
The news that woman was i'm the room
spread at lightning speed through the
club house, and in two minutes after her
WV ttll'' ihllNl GUS VI men were blhIliAluE
upon the seats and Craning their necks to
see the representative of the fair sex, as Il
they had never seen one before and might
never see one again This woman, who
came from Kansas City, where she is said
TO mingle i'm society far from the best,
seemed bit Disconnected for moment,
and she looked as though she wished her
self well out of it. But the curiosity of
the men soon subsidized and she ceased to
be q sensation
Corbett arrived AT the miserable little
dressing rooms set apart for his use at
about ! O'Clock His carriage was driven
quickly through the gates and when it
stopped ut the doorway of the little hovel
Corbett aliGhtcd, being followed quickly
by Dempsey, Delaney, Creedou and
Brady The party passed at once into the
house, the door being instantly shut and
locked to keep out the curious crowd
which pressed against and tried TO peep
through the dirt stained windows.
AT 1880, the time set for the fight, Mitch
ell had not appeared although Corbett
had been for fully an houron the grounds.
At 1885 "a tall man with white hair and
a closely cropped mustache sprang up in
| lis seat and yelled, "A senator from De
soto wants TO bet Il hundred head of cat
tie against 5000 that Corbett wins -
Bring on your cattle" some one shouted,
and the senator subsided
As the time set for the fight approached
| the Duyal club added another to the long
list of disreputable actions which has
characterized its management of the fight.
II began to let in at 50 and $40 per head
| an immense crowd who had refused to
pay more and would not come in at "A
higher price. Newspaper men, however,
had previously been let in at $50 apiece as
a specially reduced rate"
At l:52 Mitchell drove through the gates,
seven minutes less than one hour after the
arrival of Corbett. He was driven at once
to his little dressing room and prepared
for the battle.
At 2.02 Corbett appeared, and was re
ceived with a mighty roar OF welcome
| No sooner was he seated in the ring than
another yell at the doorannounced Mitch
ellis arrival As Mitchell climbed into the
! ring Corbetts face was a study. He eyed
| Mitchell with interest," and a sardonic
| grin played over his face, which said as
| plainly as words, 81 have you now "
| Mitchell was impassiye, neither smiling
nor saying anything. Brady and Delaney
| then evoked more enthusiasm by turning
! the Irish and American tlags and hanging
them over the post in the southeast corner
OF the ring Denver Ed Smith declared
that he wanted to fight the winner fol
| $1,000 a side, for which the two principals
metIn the center of the ring for a moments
talk, after which they returned to theil
corner
Corbett's seconds were John Donaldson
/ Billy Delaney, Jack Dempsey and W. ID
Miller, while Ted Foley acted as time
keeper for the champion. Mitche's sec
onds were Jim Hall, Pony Moore, Ton
Allen and Steve O'Donnell, with la
Musterson as timekeeper, Snapper Gar
risun acted rs timekeeper for the club,
When Curbett threw aside his robe ht
appeared clad i'm nothing but "A red, whit
aud black trunk lie wore black shoe
and dark brown gloves Mitchell wor
white gloves. black shoes and trunk an,
his right wrist was banduged. Time wa
called at 2;25, Corbett refusing 20 shak
hauus and the great contest begun