The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-26
CORBET'T STILL CHAMPION.
Mitchell Knocked Out in the Third
Round.

ElVE II ETODA AAC S1o-s
man Clearly outclassed-Corbett so
minded With Passion That His Sec
onds Had to Hold Him to Keep
Him From Losing on Foul.
Jacksonville, Fla, Jan. 25-James John
Corbett, of California, is the champion
nurilist of the world. He won the honor
at 2.2S o'clock this afternoon, when
a,Honestn John Kelly pronounced him the
winner of the prize of $4,000 in his fight
with Charles Mitchell, champion of Eug-
land. The fight was an easy victory for
the American champion. 1t lasted only
three rounds, and Corbett was the ag
pressor from the very start. Mitchell
was clearly out-classed, and although the
fpbt was a sharp and exciting one, it was
really one-sided one in almost every
particular. There were fully 5000 people
present, and all of them were disap-
pointed because the spectacle was so
short as to hardly give them the worth of
their money-especially those who had
Maid S25 for box seats, and had come from
1000 to 5000 miles to occupy them.
coRsETT TIE FIRST TO APPEAR.
Although the fight had been advertised
to be called at l 80 O'Clock p. m, it was
2.O5 o'clock before either one of the pugil-
lists WAS in readiness. Corbett was the
first to appear. He came in at the main
entrance to the arena and walked briskly
to the northwest corner of the ring, pre-
ceded by John Mcvey, and followed by
William A. Brady, his panager; Billy
Delaney and Prof. John Donaldson.
Zoe Vendig, of New York, had just fin
ished calling the audience to order, end
ing by introducing Billy Madden as
master of ceremonies. Corbett wore
long, figured bath-robe and a soft, round
travelling hat. AS he assembled the steps to
the ring, he was greeted with tumultuous
applause and bowing his head, he nodded
his Acknowledgements to the spectators.
He proceeded Immediately to his corner,
the southeast one, and took a seat. His at
tendants in the meanwhile arranged his
buckets and sponges, and got the bottles,
the fans and the towels in place conven-
ieatly at hand.
MODEST DEMEANoR.
The champion had shaken hands with
Billy Madden as ne crossed the ring, but
farther than this he appeared to extend
a personal recognition to no one near the
ring or in the audience. He wore an air
of perfect confidence and smiled pleasantly
at times as he looked about him.
For fully two minutes he remained
quietly seated; then he arose deliber-
ately, frightened the ecords of his bath robe
about his waist and walked over to the
ropes on the east side of the ring and
threw his whole weight against them in
order to test their strength He was APP
parently satisfied, and then returned to
his corner.
MTCHELL's ENTRY.
Mitchell entered the arena eight min
utes after Corbett. He, too, was dressed
In bath robe, and wore blue outing
hat, which was pulled down in front over
his eyes. AS he walked along the floor of
the arena 10 the northwest corner of the
ring he was preceded by his manager,
Billy Thompson, and was followed by
Jack Fogarty, Pony Moore, Tom Allen, of
st. Louis, Harry Darrin, who car
Tied the bucket and sponges,
Jim Hall, Steve O'Donnel and Bat
MastersOn, of Denver He took his
seat in the northwest corner and eyed the
spectators critically, while they cheered
MN to the echo. He looked nervous; in
Iact he has never appeared to the criti-
Cal observer, to be at all confident of
winning this fight, although he has talked
confidently and quite as boastfully as
Corbett and his hackers AS the English
champion sat in his corner on this occa
sion his underlip was curled even more
contemptuouslY than usual, and he did
not make so favorable an impression upon
the Spectators as had been expected.
ANNOUNCING THE SECONDS.
Both men were now in their corners,
and Honest" John Kelly was in the
center Of the ring about to call up the
pqgllists to their work. Billy Madden
advanced to the ropes and announced that
Goroetts seconds were John Donaldson,
JACK Dempsey, William Mcmillan and
blLy Delaney, and that the timekeeper
Foley.
Mltchen's seconds were announced Off
Clally as Jim Hall, Pony Moore, Tom
1Auen and Steve O'Donnell. His time
heeper was Bat Masterson. The official
CCLneKeeper for the club was "Spapper'
Garrison, of New York.
AZ AZ ZIG o'clock Billy Madden announced
W sne crowd that Ed Smith, of Denver,
t nau challenged the winner in this contest
70 a night for $4,000 a side, and as big
purse as could be secured. This was
5leSVed with faint cheer and a good
0edI OF derisive laughter.
GIVING THE INSTRUCTIONS.
minute later, the referee called the
81. wy NtuV6r Oh Tue ring anu gave
tLheul few brief instructions, telling
sm' oTmenl' among other things, that he would
s4oW ts each contestant one fair warning in
iaG iuG matter of fouls, but after that no
aouioucy nor any concession would be
erauIeu 10 either under the rules and the
+;.IS a. .ISles OF agreement. The men then re-
o, otigu 10 their corners again and began
stripping for the fray.
BRADY PAYS A BET.
While this was going on, Billy Mad den
sslSSppeu into the center of the ring, lind,
SaIEuuresSlng Mitchell said that he was
ptSaSeu 10 hand over to him the 81 900
tJhn!cu ne held as wager made by Brady
~ iIat az vue Engllshman would never allpear
I'll ~ ILe ring to fight Corbett in jackson
Gi 4ine' Mitchell took the crisp bills, nod
fly. tbns ms mead satisfactorily, and tucked
60. GO, away In his trousers pocket without
toonVlhg them. Then he passCd the
slEusefS over to one of his attendants and
So. banauceu from his corner. He wore
oot.vg-leRged brown stockings, thin black
0N'@s 0Ges ana pair of dark blue trunks
~vner c..I5, wise he was as naked as when he
to,.- INTO The world. His skin looked
rD,su ana bronzed, and his lin bs and
a-,5 +o5Sc'es tough and wiry. He's as hard
cr, 60 ds Tough as a blacksmith" -" was the
~ b,nl!ent OF an old sport who sal behind
coy,S l1 ,gSreSs benches, "and he looks as If he
ror,, T'u nlt as hard blow and ttsxe a good
1' nara ones too, without minding il. 4"