Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-26

fight on account of his losing his head"
in the second round and making savage
efforts to strike Mitchell while ne was
down. Scores of the spectators are posi-
tive that Corbett struck the Englishman
while the latter lay doubled up on the floor
at his feet. and some of these who lost
money expressed indignation at the failure
OF Referee Kelly to call ii a foul
The referee did not call it, however, and
says that Corbett did not strike a foul
blow at all or in any manner foul his op-
ponent
Referring to this incident Of the fight.
Corbett said: Il did not strike Mitchell a
foul blow at all. I'm fact, 1 did not hit him
at all during this collapse of his In the
second round But, had I seen fit TO have
done SO. the blow would not have been q
foul one. for Mitchells knees were not upon
the floor and he was not therefore knocked
down. as fighting men understand IL. He
had been knocked down, but was up on
his knees-if not both of them. at least one.
But l understand that Mitchell is perfectly
satisfied. so / do not see why any question
should be raised about the circumstances
now. But as FAR as that goes, Mitchell had
already fouled me by following me into my
corner and hitting me on my neck after
the gong had sounded. at the end of the
nrst round. So. il there was any fouling
at all he did it,
Col. j. ID. Hopkins the well-known ar-
thorlty in sporting matters. was seen at
his hotel after the fight, and said that he
was sitting within fifteen feet of Corbett
and Mitchell when the incident occurred
In the second round, and that he saw no
foul blow struck. There is no doubt" he
added. that Corbett tried to hit Mitchell,
but he didn't. 1 saw every movement Of
Corbett and he made no foul whatever"
They shook Hands.
At the court house after the two men
had fixed up their bail bonds Corbett STEP
ped over to where Mitchell was standing
and said. as he extended his hand to the
battered and bruised Britisher: Mr. Nit
chell. / have heard of some of the Kind
things that you have said of me since We
left the ring today, and 1 want to thank
you and to say that 1 believe you TO be q
gentleman and a true sportsman. / bear
you no ill-will and think we ought 10 be
friends" Mitchell spoke few words in
fornian on his prowess-and then Corbett
and Billy Thompson made up by shaking
hands heartily.
4 Woman Was There.
A young woman in male attire saw the
fight as one did at New Orleans on the
occasion of the Sullivan-Corbett fight. The
news that a woman was in the room spread
at lightning speed through the club house,
and in two minutes after her entrance
hundreds OF men were standing upon the
seats and craning their necks to see the
never saw one before and might never see
one again. This woman, who came from
Kansas City, seemed a bit disconnected for
moment. and she looked as though she
wished herself well out of II. but the curl
osity Of the men soon subsidized, and she
was permitted to witness the contest.
What Mitchell Has to Say.
Eyes. 1 met a wonderfully clever man..
said Mitchell yesterday afternoon. He 10
a good man and he has beaten me. have
nothing to complain of. I think he would
have beaten me no matter what condition
1 was in. but am not grumbling. Ii was
the fortunes of war. He has won my
money and won II fairly. II will be a good
man that beats him. People have told all
sorts of stories about me. absurd i'm every
way-said i was tricky, would show the
white feather. wouldn't appear In the ring.
and all that sort of thing. but 1 always act
on the square and am ready to do the right
thing. He Is younger man and ought 10
have won. There is no doubt i'm my mind
but what he can beat anybody. III there is
anybody that can beat him he has no.
shown up. and 1 don't think he will
How about your foot and shoulder
We'll. my shoulder was a little lame. but
that didn't interfere. Wouldn't have been
in any better condition any other time.
He is a better man; that is all
How about that talk about Corbetts
fouling YOU
"Oh. that is no such thing. He didn't
foul me in any way. 1 was just fairly
beaten"
"Will you fight again."
AS regards CorbetI I would fight him
again tomorrow. but don't think that the
result would be in the least different. but
l would try il just the same. I would fight
eleven times and perhaps the eleventh time
1 might beat him.
How about fighting with anybody else?'
We'll, 1 said that 1 would not fight again
after the Sullivan fgnt I'm 1888. 4 fought
him with two broken hands. but I have no
complaint 10 make. But this will be -
last tight, I think, sure
Il don't want him to fight" put In Pony
Moore. who was sitting by. Il have other
business for him."
That isn't it," said Mitchell. Il think
IL is a good, manly sport. OF course. there
are a lot of goody goodies that think IL is
wrong. but what is there wrong about IL?
1t is a manly sport. and by fighting with
gloves on there can be no danger nor any
harm done outside of few bruises"