The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-26

NlON6F, OF CnlcagO, IN LWOs After MS
barge battle with Choynslxi there was a
four-round meet for points between Cor
bett and Joe McAuliffe, in which the
former easily got the decision. Prof John
Donaldson, who has been one Of Corbett's
trainers for this contest with Mitchell,
was easily defeated by the Californian,
while the latter was still an instructor in
boxing ct the Olympic club. and not long
after this, Prof William Miller, the fa-
nous Graeco-Roman wrestler, went down
before him in four rounds. The only other
victory of any importance prior to Corr
belts battle with Jake Kilrain was that
over Dave Campbell, Of Portland, Ore.
On Feb IL, 1890, Corbett met Jake Kill
rain, Of Baltimore, in six-round glove
contest, before the Southern Athletic
club of New Orleans, for purse OF 81, 500,
and was declared the winner On April
IA, 1890 at the Casino. in Brooklyn, N.
Y, he defeated Dominick McCaffrey In a
sharp and hotly-contested battle during
the fourth round.
In the summer Of 1890 Corbett issued q
challenge TO fight any man in the world
for $1,000 a side and on the night OF May
2l-22, 1891, Peter Jackson, the negro pugil-
ist, met him in San Francisco for purse
of $4,000, offered by the California Ath-
letic Club. AT the close of the sixty-first
round both men were physically unable TO
continue the battle, and the referee de-
cided that 1t was draw. 1t had lasted
four hours and three minutes, and was
one of the most stubborn fights in the his-
tory Of the prize ring.
On the night of Sept. Z, 1892, Corbett de-
feated John l.. Sullivan, of Boston, before
the Olympic Club, of New Orleans, for a
stake of 10000 and q purse of $25, 700,
thereby securing tho title of American
champion. The battle was finished in the
twenty-tirst round, Sullivan being COM
pletely knocked out
From the time of Tom Hyer In 1849 up
to the defeat of Sullivan in 1892 every
pugilist who had earned the little Of AM
erican champion had fought for IL with
bare knuckles and according TO the Lon-
don prize ring rules, but by the term OF
the agreementbctwecn Corbett and Salli-
van their battle was with gloves and. un-
der the Marquis of Queensberry rules,
the championship being won for the first
time under such couditions-and the con-
ditions of to-day's contest were practt-
cally the same.
MIroHELL's BEooRp.
Charles Mitchell was born Of Irish pa
rents In Birmingham, England, Nov "a,
1861. His first fight was with Bob Cum
ningham at Heeby Oak, Birmingham on
Jan. II, 1873 for f5 a side He defeated
his antagonist in fifty minutes. Next he
worsted 9. Smithers, on Nov. %, 1879,
then fought with gloves TO draw with
Bin Kennedy, and fnally defeated Blaiy
Grey, "the blaokn-who weighed 176
pounds Mitchell weighing 132-at Man
chester, in one round of eleven minutes.
These mills were followed by one with
Caryadoif, the Belgium giant, in Antwerp,
for 900 francs, the young Britisher beat.
ing his opponent in four rounds and six
teen minutes His next victory was over
Tom Tully, and on June l6, 1881 he fought
Jack Burke to a draw at Ascott, darkness
ending the fight. In December, 1882,
Mitchell won the championship of Eng
land in Billy Madden's London competi-
tion. The belt which he earned in those
contests is massive silver one
Soon after Mitchell's arrival In this
country in 1888 he defeated Mike Cleary,
and at Madison Square Garden, on May
~, he boxed with John l.. Sullivan, and
succeeded in knocking the American
champion down, but the police stopped
the fight In the third round-which, II Is
generally believed, saved the Englishman
from receiving terrible punishment. A
meeting between William Sheriff, the
Prussan, and Mitchell at Harry Hills, on
Long Island. was decided to be q draw,
and on March rs, 1884, Mitchell defeated
Joe Denning In four rounds, his next bat
tie being with Jake Kilrain, in Boston-a
draw.
In May, 1884, Mitchell defeated Billy
Edwards in notable battle at Madison
Square Garden, and in the following Octo-
Der fought four rounds with Dominiclz
McCaffrey, at the same place, the referee
declaring the fight draw.
The next match made by Mitchell was
with Jack Burke, of England. at Chicago,
and at the end Of the tenth round Mitch
ell was declared the winner A "meet''
with Patsy Cardiff at Minneapolis ended
in a draw, and in the summer of 1885
Mitchell returned TO England. After his
return 10 America, In 1887, he defeated
Steve Gallagher at Cleveland, o. On
March 10, 1888, Mitchell fought his memo
rable battle with John l.. Sullivan at
Chantilly, France, for $500 sterlinga side,
the contest lasting three hours and eleven
minutes, and ending in draw at the
close Of the thirty-ninth round Since
that time Mitchell has given many ex-
hibltions, both in America and In Europe,
besides pla ying several theatrical engage
ments, but he has not been matched with
pugilist Of his class in any notable bat
tie.
COST or THE CONTEST.
To-day's battle was for a purse Of $20,-
600 offered by the Duval Athletic Club Of
jacksonville Of which Harry Mason is
president and j. II. r. Bowden general
manager The club also paid the two
pugilists g, 800 each for training expenses
and erected in East Jacksonville a build
luk III WhlAh W pun OiA viz iShtf tDO
cost of which, including the site privilege,
etc. was nearly $4,000. Travelling aud Of
fice expenses, together with attorneys
fees and numerous other items Of various
kinds, have brought the total cost of the
ai1air up to fully $40. 600 The arena was
arranged 10 seat about 1900 people, and,
had not the firm attitude OF the governor
Of Florida against the fight from the very
beginning, operated disastrously upon the
sale of boxes and seats, the profits of the
venture would undoubtedly have reached
fully 80 per cent. on the investment
WHERE THE MEN TRAINED.
Corbett went into training for this fight
on Dec l6, at Mayport, small fishing
town at the mouth OF the St. Johns river,
and about twenty-three miles from jack
sonville. The training party here occu-
pied four cottages, and has ~ times num-
bered as high as Notwithstanding Mrs.
Corbett and other members of the Ameri-
can champions family and his friends.
William A. Brady, his manager, has been
with him almost constantly from the first,
and his training has been in the hands of
Billy Deiany, assisted by John McVey
Prof. John Donaldson, Dan Creedon and
others.
II was nearly two weeks later when
Mitchell went into training on Anastasia
Island, opposite the city of st. Augustine,
and nearly forty miles from Jacksonville.
His Marty has mum bered less than ten