The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-26

nss nxn neck in : cstaeh. rorbett brushed
Mitchell o7. and. rrtting him II close
quarters . secoad Later, sent IN rsgat-
hand nppesGas 20 ths heart Of
from \ lefs-bAnd swing Cor5cts. who svi-
IDENTITY saw Re had the hattie son. followed
II aud NJ esose ous-ters brought his rigbt
81 ever NsseaesEss heart The blow Was
powerful ore snd had much 70 do With tie
speedy success that came 70 the cham fslon.
II was ~ fAfs faaeture that Mitchell tsrst
got TO the eerter Of tie ring. The crowd
saw him wheel aAcUf after the heart blow.
and Kissed az airn IS be ran avay from
1oFaetf. some ct the spectators crying
cut a50xs tie din Of the cheers
add Kisses, "9sAantsIsy." Cosoest kept
up the pace. He Was bent On finishing
tns battle - aeon az possible. and sent In
lefs and right BIZ tarHs. smothering
Mitchell and shaking him up TO point
Cozpest led agzfn with his left,
coming up fail against Aitcheifs
vtnd and doubling to the neck, back Of
the ear. Another Instant and IN trying
10 Grads 3 left feint. Mitchell ran up
against an admirably aimed right which
crashed iato, his heart iass above
where the former one had found
Iodgmsnt. Corbett once more upper
eas his man with his right aud
was handling him now as he might
novfes- Mitchell swung his left short and
then TIE native began 10 nov down his
antagonist. tie led with bis left. and q
again timing himself for the reeoii. caught
the jaw. He did not reach the
vital part aimed at. but the
forcs of the blow was sufficient
TO send Mitchell 20 the ground and under
the lower rope. Corbett crouched over his
PROSTATE though conscious foeman, who
was looking N him through his haif-open
left eye. The seconds from both sides
bounced inside the roped enclosure, andthe
confusion was OF the most exciting kind.
Referee Kelly tried 10 force Corbett away
from his man, bu. he was bent on main
tanning his position. From the Mitchell
corner, shouting Foul as they ran, came
Pony Moore. Jim Hall and Tom Allen.
The house was In an uproar. Dempsey,
Delaney and Donaldson rushed TO the side
Of their principal and begged him not to
hazard his chances Of sure victory by
losing on foul. Kelly stood over Mitchell,
bis time occupied in about equal parts in
counting seconds and paving Off Corbett
Fully eight seconds had elapsed from the
time when Mitchell went TO grass until he
regained hiss feet in n STOPPING posture,
and Corbett was still struggling with his
seconds To get at him. He fell over on his
side and sat on the boards. his action look
ing Ike . deliberate invitation for Corbett
10 commit foul. II proved irresistible
for the champion. for he jumped at bis
foeman, and with swinging right struck
Mitchell while the latter was still in sit
sending the blow, for, as il
landed. he had so veered its
course that instead of being planted
firmly il grazed Mitchell's head on top.
Again the Mitchell corner sent up cry OF
foul. but the referee disallowed it. claim
ing II had done no harm. Mitchell
fell in on Ccrbett and got
20 his feet TO escape another swing.
and then Snapper" Garrison pounded the
big gong for time, Corbett heard il and
turned aud went to his corner. Instead of
gong 20 his the Englishman bounded
for Corbe,t catching the latter just as
be was getting into his chair. 1t was
OF Corbett's seconds did not stay IT, Ii
landed on Corbett's weii-rounded head
and glanced OH harmiessly TO his shout
ders. "Fonl," cried Brady. but Corbett
shook his head. and Mitchell was carried
to his corner groggy and worn out with
the work OF the round.
Third round-Mitchell came up with his
nostrtls dliating and his regular teeth set
on mass OF cosguiated blood, which
must have found ats way upward
from the fearful crashes that had been
sent into the heart Corbett was
unscarrcd, not a scratch being visible
on bis face Mitchell was slow in coming
up. Corbeit going straight for him. Nit
eheil led with his lett in an attempt 10
keep Corbett At arms length. /, was the
last lead Mitchell made. Getting inside of
the lead the men ciinched. Cor
bett brushing the alleged strong man
off as IL he were a boy. Swift as a fash
crashed IN the deadly right of the Amcri-
can clear to the Jaw. Mitchell went down
h. slN.f ..r. - . ~. -
he swung across the lower rope, poised
there an instant and then slipped of 10
the rosined floor. Corbett turned
about after delivering the blow, nonchal-
antiy walked TO his corner, sat down end
watched the wrlthsng form of his adysr-
.sry as Kelly called off the Hateful seconds.
Mitchell bad not fallen. nor did he
remain down 10 escape punishment this
time. The idea that Corbets had no
punching power, II not already
dissipated. vanished six seconds after
ward. Mitchell wrlthed about under the
ropes and finally labored to an upright
position Corbstt thought the fight had
stood between the Tecumbent form
OF Mitchell and Corbeti, and when
the former struggled dizxily TO his feet
kelly stepped aside so as not TO ohstruet
the champions view. calling attention TO
the fact that tile Englshman was
IN fighting attitude. Cogbets leaped
from his seat and with a
bound few 8, Mitchell. The latter
was fifteen feet away. diEzily leaning up
against the ropes. Corhets came AZ
him as IL cat OF eatanult
right-hand swing was next brought into
play. and " was delivered while at
iul speed. The sdded weight of Corbett's
own running weight vas lent 10 the blow.
sad when it landed IL fell SqRsEeiy on the
point of the JAZZ. Mltcheil's head fell for
ward on has breast, his lower jas dropped.
hts se!s hand legs Imply to his side, his
right falling gudeT his holy in the de.
scent. Mltchelts body resehed the floor
face doWpxara aud lay there lile-
less, a. one dead. There could lie
no further dogbt There was nos
one chance in thousand thas he would
recover inside of the prescribed ten Sec
Dads. HIS face was tuFned slightly 10 the
right. and from the mouth and nastri!s
ooxed blood in tiny streams. Kelly had
counted ten seeonas slowly enough. and
IN his deiiheration about the matter
taeEe VAS mach of msgcv. When tie time
had finally run the hfoi, Nelly, wish a
wave of the kaad towsr,i Cornctts corner.
shouted. "C45heti wins, y st the same sl.lge
beekoniag tbe seconds 81 Mitchell 10 their
man.
Pony" Moore. Jim HALL and Steve
q honneI stopped DOM over Mitchell,
oueansu applying a bottle Of ara.
i0o8tA - the nostF..s ol the kneaShrnAn.
lie lay taere despite this, and shs three
picked ap tas ump body and
slowly carried IL 10 the corner Here
toe bottle was AGAIN pat 70 Mitchell, aad
nineteen seconds after the last blow had
been seat IN ais eyes opeaei areanlly.
You're Out" ssi3 Pony Moore. Mitchell
made Do response verbally. kuE