The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-26

Mltehell's face could understand nothing I
admit that lost my head and tried 20 hit
bn BUT Missed SHY him both tims@ Rsieres Kelly
will hear me out IN the statement that | did
Mt hlt him that time h had both knees on
When Corbett arrived at the Sc James Hotel
running up the stairs three at a time. found
bis wife waiting for him In company with Miss
-" lou Girls said couldn't hight" he said. Ms
he kissed them both. " but I've won. Just tho
Alter the proceedings In the court room were
done with Corbett. Mrs. Corbctt. and num-
Der Of friends dlped at the st. James. Many
young champion. who seemed to be as light
hearted ln9a IS a. = boy; knew that Jim would
had passed %f many Snxous Moments beore
think She flushed prottiiy as she saii lit :
the Everctt. Hotol. subseauent to the hight.
Mitchell had to 9e helped up. the stops. lie
ton TO- the remarks Of the great thrSnE q men
around the hotel lobby, Ho tiiil felt very
aOd T Tsr not S 10 ss
The EXPLANATION have to mako is simply
this was up nsainst q man who Is too pig
or have gone back great deal In the last
fey years, WASN'T 10 itgt all"
Mitchell while not badly dishRured. looked
ss though he had been in a fight His nose
was. greatly swollen; there were several
SNs and m said lie I hs ss sS
the blows Corbett had delivered upon his left
side.
OPINIONS OF TIE rIGHr.
Bat Masterson said: Il never misled Char
ley in thislm alter" When nsked what lie meant
BY his statement, he refused to say, The in;
along that the lngllshman had u poor chance
In any way to defeat the Californian. speaking
Corbett siugged our man more than once
when he was down but what was the use
He had been practically done Tor in the second
w In m Had ~ ia
opponent. hut he was also outclassed from
start to finish, That crack on tho Jaw was
Denver" smith who was with Mitchelrs
part at thG hote and Mho hn1 np n MS
gave his opinion as follows:
:, Charley has seen his best days he lacked
the push and steam he formerly showed when
In the ring. although think he and Corhett
are about equals in the matter Of heavy hit
ting. Mitchell didn't make. even fair show
ing. believe he was oyertralned., ;, Ny opin-
ion is that Kelly. as referee. didn't act alto
gether fair by the Briton.' Smith said he was
willing to meet Corbett n,any time and that
would put up a $4,000 purse to secure the
iEe Thomson. the New York bookmaker.
admitted that he lost some money on Mitchell
who. he said. had never stood q chance with
his defeat philSsophicaily. lie is, an old
nan as Gontrasted Will his antagonist;
' h hs pSe and this fact sn'G PROVED ne w1s
be greatly to his disadvantage to- day. He met
faster and younger man III the CnltIOrntan
1t IL not generally known. but Mitchell only
liz only %sshed pon Us Sns%
weeks ago. j believe he came down in
weight too rapidly. A middle weight could
have thrashed him to-day. He told me that
the first thing he would DO would be to go to
New York and see his wife. whom no has not
seen since last September He has no fault 10
find. but, acknowledges Corbttt to be his
suDerior."
Billy Thompson. who bet heavily on tho
Britisher. was seen at the supper table o! the
Eyerett Hotel by THE Sun representative. lie
had this to say:
We want to take this defeat like true sports
men. Mitchell has not lost friends hy his losing.
because he cheerfully nckno edges defeat
CUrhett Is the cleveTest man | ever saw In
my life in the ring IL no defends the cham
pionsIip. tho American people need have no
to come. Corbett is a new-style fighter. lIe
began where the others left of. ANY man who
can put Charley Mitchell to sleep rs quickly as
Corbett did must be the heaviest sort OF q hit
ter ana n good one all around. / bet
Mitchell says that Corbett is By all odds the
best man he ever met or saw. He has no plans
yet. tut may go back to London soon. We
shall stay here two or three days yet at the
hotel. Mitchell says he feels nearly as fresh
now AS when he entered the ring. He has
nothing but pra, Sc for his late opponent"
John Kelly called at the st. James Hotel at
S:l5 o'clock. paid Corbett his $4,000. and re:
turning to the Windsor packed his trunk and
stole away to the train for New York. which
drew out Of the station at $50 o'clock.
for Nell and all the seconds and timekeerers.
rs we'll as the men arrested this evening.
Kelly having no desire TO spend the winter in
jaili left town while he was safe.