Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-01-01


being knocked over the ropes.
Then came the great fight With Peter |
jackson before the California Athletic |
club, which. however, wagcred 10 l on |
the negro, Sports came from all over |
The land and from Europe to see the
battle. and jackson was the favoriie at |
big odds. II was a very cautions fight |
both showing great science from the |
outset and Jackson drew first blood.
The fighting was very hot at the close.
and body blows. But the fight com
plotely exhausted both men. and after |
q remarkable fight OF four hours and eight
minutes the contest was declared draw.
II is said that neither of the men were
In good condition before the fight ionk
which prevented his taking any soih
food for days before the eight, and
Jackson suffered from o sore ,eg. Cor
bert Is the only man who ever made a
draw in finish fight with Jackson.
The fight with Sullivan happened such
short time Ggn that almost everyone
Is familiar with the details The bet
ting was 10 | against Corbeti. who
smOtc the champion pugilist MS no one
ever did before. conuuerng him IN twen
iy-nnc highly Interesting rounds. Corhett
was as fresh as daisy after the fight
and as sound as Il new dollar
CHARLEY MITCHELL'S BATTLES.
Although he was born in Birmingham,
Eng, Mitchell is of Irish parenlage. like
most Of the great pugilists. There was a
story ont that he was educated for the
ministry. but the truth Is that he received
a good, common school education in his
native city. HIS first fstic encounter of
any, consequence was near birmingham
In January. 1878 with Robert Cunning
ham, They fought with bare fists for a
small sum Of money and Cunningham hit
the dust after an hours hard punching.
Next. at Wolverhampton, where many
athletic sports are held each year, on
November -. 1870. Mitchell fought nine
teen minuIes with G. Smithers, defeating
him; then he fought draw with gloves
with BIZ Kennedy. light-wclght champion,
at London. In 1879. for purse. While
weighing 49, pounds Mitchell next fought
Billy Gray. who weighed lIG pounds. at
Manchester defeating him In an eleven
minute round, fought with bore knuctlcs.
Carvadoh. the Belgian giant weighing
22l pounds, was whipped by Mitchell In
four rounds Of sixteen minutes, at
Antwerp. They fought for ElOO q side,
with gloves. Then he defeated
Tom Sully In n glove fight OF six rounds
Marquis Of Quccnsbcriy rules. fought m
hour and seventeen minutes with Jack
Burke. bare ltnuckles. at Fort Scott
June rs, 1891, for Zoo, the fight being
declared Il draw an account Of darkness.
In this fight Bmk was the heavier man
by fifteen pounds,
middeweght championships at Chelsea
aud the same year he won the Billy
Madden London championship compe-
tition for England. The hest heavy
weights competed with Mitchell. The
prize was a heavy silver belt aud bears
an inscription declaring him to be the
champon.uf England.
Coming to this country the next year
Mitchell boxed four rounds, Queenshcrry
rules. with Mike Clearv, at the American
institute In New York CITY, April ., 1893.
! The fight was interrupted by the police
IN the third round after Clcary had re-
cpiyed some heavy body blows and had
been knocked down. Mitchell then met
| John l.. Sullivan in a fOur-round glove
| contest Mt Madison Square Garden in
| New York. May %, 1889. In this
! famous set-to Mitchell succeeded in
| Sullivnn's greater weight nn. heavy
| blows outmGtched Mitchell. The police
/ stopped the fight in the third round when
! It was found that Mitchell had been very
! badly punished,
A fight was then arranged with Her
| bert Slnde for $2lUO, but the contest
! never came of, Mitchell next boxed a
! Prussinu named Sheriff six rounds with
/ small gloves. They fought Ia Harry
/ Hills place AT Flushing l., l., on the
| 2d Of October, 1883, and Mitchell was
declared to be- the best man after the
siNth. round, but the referee, reversed his
decision and ordered another round,
! which started q quarrel, and the fight was
/ finally declared to he a draw.
\ match with Joe Deuuing, the heavy
| weight Brooklyn pugilist came next, aud
Mitchell easily defeated his man in four
I rounds. This WAS fought on March 20,
| ISL Al Boston In the following April,
! Mitchell boxed Jake I[ilrain, the contest
being declared a draw.
a four-ruund fight, according ia Queens
berry rules, with Billy Edwards. ex-
champion American lightweight. nj Mad
ison Square Garden, was decided IN favor
Of Mitchell. who punished his adversary
| SO badly that he was completely knocked
out in the third round. This fight was
also stopped by the police. Dominicl Ne
Cnfircy defeated Mitchell IN Madison
Square garden in October, 1884. They
fought four three minute rounds
Then Mitchell was matched with Sui
Ivan for four rounds. Queensberry rules.
but Sullivan had been knocked out by
John Barevcorn when he came on the
stage of Madison Square garden. tacl,
| Burke was outclassel by Mitchell in
Chicago on May 10, 1856, after six fierce
rounds bud been fought, and Mitchell
won easily In len rounds
Mitchell fought Patsy Cardiff Of Mime
apolis with soft gloves at Minnenpolis In
. / HNANs AfIFis 'HNANlH NflEullE lN+r and
Mitchell 15S pounds. This fight ended IN
q draw.
After this fight Mitchell returned TO
England and boxed in concert halls with
Jem Smith. IN the spring Of 1881 he
came }. ok 10 America and gave boxing
exhibitions with Blly Madden and lake
Klnln
AZ Cleveland. Ohio. in August. 1857.
Mitchell fought "Reddvr Gallagher. aud
Charles won easily. Mitchell reinrned io
ENGLAND with Jake Hirain, Ills next
fight was with lem Smith. whom he de-
featcd at 81. Pierre. France. on Decem-
Mitchcll's most memorable battle WIS
his great historic contest with John t.
Sullivan, at Apcrmont, noqr Chaniilly.
France on March ~. 1883. for 600 n
side, 1hirtv-nine hard rounds were
fought lasting two hours and eleven
minutes. and the fight we n draw.
HARRY PAUL
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