The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-01-26

going straight for him. Mitchell led his
left in an attempt to keep Corbett Mt arms
length. IL was the last lead Mitchell
made. Getting inside of the lead the men
clinched, Corbett brushing the alleged
strong man off as IL he were hoy. As
he pushed him away, swift as a. dash
crashed In the deadly right or the Ameri-
can clear to the jaw. Mitchell went down
under the force of the blow.
In the fall he swung across the lower
rope, poised there an instant and then
slipped of to the rosined floor. Corbett
turned about after delivering the blow
and nonchalautly walked to ihis corner.
He sat down and watched the writhing
form of his adversary as Kelly called off
the fateful seconds. Mitchell had not
fallen nor did he remain down to escape
punishment this time. The powerful
right of the American, had it landed
right. might have felled an OK as IL with a
mallet.
Mitchell writhed about under the ropes,
and finally labored TO an u right position.
Corbett thought that tn fight bad al
ready been won. The referee stood be-
tween the recumbent form of Mitchell
and Corbett, and when the former strug-
gled dizzily to his feet, Kelly stepped
aside 80 as not to obstruct the champions
view. calling his attention to the fact that
the Englishman was in a fighting atti-
tude
Corbett leaped from his seat and with a
bound few at Mitchell. The latter was
Is feet away, dizzily leaning up against
the ropes. Corbett came at him as IL out
of a catapult. It was right hand swing
which next was brought into play. and 1t
was deliver ed while at full speed and
landed squarely on the point Of the jaw.
Knocked Out.
Mitchelrs head fell forward on his
breast. his lower jaw dropped his left
hand fell Imply to his side, the right fall
ing under his body in the descent. His
body reached the floor face downward.
and he lay there rs lifeless as one dead.
His face turned slightly to the right, and
from his mouth and nostrils oozed the
blood in tiny streams.
Kelly had counted the 10 seconds
slowly enough. and in his deliberation
about the matter there was much mercy.
When the time had finally run ITS limit
Kelly. with q wave of his hand toward
Corbett's corner, shouted "Coroett wins,
MT the same time beckoning the seconds
of Mitchell TO their man.
Pony" Moore. jim Hall and steve
O'Donnell stopped down over Mitchell
O'Donnell applied bottle OF ammonia TO
the nostrils of the Englishman. he lay
there despite this, and three picked up the
limp body and slowly carried him to his
corner. Here the bottle was again put 70
Mitchell and 10 seconds after the iasV
blow had been sent In the eyes of.the man
from England opened dreamily.
"You're out" said Pony Moore. Mitch
ell made no response verbally, pu'
shrugQed his shoulders rs II he wa
thinking of n spilled milk story. His lonl
English bathing gown was forced ove'
his arms. and he was slowly led from tn
ring 10 the dressing room.
Corbett in the meantime was being b
sieped hy a crowd OF his friends. TIL
fairly wrung off the arm OF the victor.
His fret act after the fight had been won
and lost was to throw his still gloved
hands about the waist Of his little man
seer and hacker and the two indulged in
what sounded very much like kiss.
Kelly shook Corbett by the hand.
fourished the $4,000 roll OF bankbills
toward him. aud said that IL belonged 90
him on demand. and the international
battle. which has kept the political world.
a. we'll as the hstic world, sgog for nearly
. year, was over.
Apc Now Friends.
Corbett and Mitchell after the fight
shook hands and bridged the chasm be-
tween them. The reconciliation was
brought about by the officials of the club
when the two fighters stood as com
panions before the bar OF justice charged
with breach of the peace While wait.
Ing for she proceedings to begin, Joe
vendig said: Jim, want You TO go
with me asd shake hands with Mitchell" 4"
Corbctt first declined, but when pressed
consented. He walked over 10 Mitchell,
who got up and warmly took the hand
that was offered TO him. Then there were
explanations.
Mitchell said he had often been mis-.
quoted, but it was true that he had said
mean things Of Corbett. That was when
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