Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-02-03

Jacksonville, Fla, Jan 2j.-'Ihe
great battle is ended and was an easy
; victory for Corbetj, the lean
who bested his man in three rounds,
lasting only nine minutes. \ crowd
of several thousand was present The
authorities attempted no Interference.
( although the two men were placed un-
! der arrest after the fight. Both were
/ promptly bailed out Corbett was
not injured at all; Mitchell was badly
battered. Corbett at once announced
his desire TO meet Jackson, the colored
! Australian The fight was for IL purse
, Of $4,000 and the worlds champion
ship.
! The following tells the story Of the
scrap:
THE FIGHT By ROUNDS.
/ ROUND 1--Corbctt at The call OF time
sprang TO the center Of the ring with
his man just emerging from his cor
ner. COrbett fought with the style Of
guard he employed SO successfully in
his combat with sullivan. Mitchclls
guard WAS low, with his left hand tend
ing downward ana his right well in
over the heart.
/ The Englishman was forced to the
south ropes by fe.nts and for full
minute Tie men stood, fciutiug or iid
ding about Mitchell tjrully shot ont
his left for the body, falling short on
the effort Corbett endcayorug go COIN
A ter unsucce>Sfnlly with the same mem
Der they came together IN a clinch,
Corbett ut once anticipating his OPP
ponents move by putting tho heel Of
! his opened glove UP against NIitchelrs
nose.
! Mitchell then, after a couple of ct-
/ forts got in with his left to the Stom-
acll ct the American. Corbctt counter
ing with his right 10 the car ami
bringing color to the Brtou'S face.
J Mitchell twice led for Corbett's ribs,
landing both times, but short in each
instance
/ Corhett continued nursing his man
around the sides of the ring as Schae-
fer would the worries in a long rail
run Corbett landed lightly with his
i LEFT, Mitchell making good progress
with the two body blows, one to the
shor ribs and the other to the chest
( both light and landing without leav-
! ing any superficial races. Mitchell
again sent out his left falling short
and doing no harm.
On another lead from Mitchell, who
was being pcnucd against the ropes
and thus forced to lead, Corbctt plant
ed q light left over the heart of the
Englishman who once more tried TO
fight his man off by leading with his
/ left. the American encountering with
1 his right for the head but Mitchell
/ eyaded 1T by his clever and famous
4 duck.
Mitchell. Just before time was called,
/ lead for COrbetts face, landing lightly
as his man was going away from it,
/ then following 1t up he repeated the
blow. When Corbett went to his cor
ner a smile Of self confidence lit up
! his features as if to say: Hes
/ weighed and found wanting"
4 ROUND -Corbctt, as in the first
round, got the stage corner and kept
/ Mitchell up against the ropes through
out the round, Mitchell once reaching
I the center ny taking to his feet and
getting out 0C the tight corner In
I which COrbrtt had henmcd him. Cor
4 betJ led with his right and reached the
( face of his antagonist with a Jolt
/ which shook the man from her majrs-
/ tvs domain
Mitchell led with 4 right Corbett
getting ont Of reach and then retaliat-
ing in like manner COrbett forced the
/ foreigner 10 the southeast corner with
! his right ana on MitchelrS ducking,
tupper-cut the latter with a short arm
/ left.
Mitchell ran in on COrbett after this,
I the American Earring him off with a
left hand blow to the regions Of the
kidneys. Corbett shot out left hook
10 MitChells face and drawing back
quickly for a repeater found the Bhm-
ngham man with his arm about his
neck in clinch. Corhett brushed
+ Mitchell of and getting him i'm close,
Ia second later, sent i'm a right hand
upper-cut to the heart Of the alien,
Mitchell clcyeriy got away from the
left hand swing.
Corbett. who evidently saw he had
won tine battle followed in at close
quarters and brought his right in over
MitchelrS heart The blow was a pow
orful one and had much to do with
the speedy success that came to the
champion. 1t was NJ this juncure that
Mitchell first got to the center Of THE
ring. The crowd saw him wheel abeW
after the heart blow and Kissed at
him for running away from Corhayt,
some Of the spectators crying ont aloud
above the din Of cheers and Kisses
"Chandlly"
Corbett kept UP his pace He was
bent on finishing the battle as soon
as possible. Corhett sent in his left
and right by turns. smotherins Mitch
ana shaking him up to a point where
most men would lose n fight Corhett
led again with his left coming upon
Nitchelrs wind and doubling to the
neck back Of the ear.
I In another instant III trying to evade
left feint Mitchell ran mp against