The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-01-25
CORBETT VICTORIOUS.
He Whips Mitchell Cleanly in Three
Rounds,

The story Of the celebrated Corbett.
Mitchell contest is told by the follow.
ing bulletins:
LOOP. m.-The arena all ready, con.
tains about ], 900 sports who have made
the journey from the city to the fair
grounds on boats, street cars, carriages,
and every conveyance possible.
l 80 p. m.-The crowd is now pour
ing and the attendance bids to be
very large.
$50 p.m.-They have fused the
lights no sign of men yet.
200 p. m.-Fully twenty thousand
spectators present. The fighters are
expected every moment. A large
squa6 of militia can be seen just out.
side the gate, but they are unarmed.
Their intentions are evidently not hos.
tile.
No. "A carriage has just driven
up and the excitement is atfever heat.
"Here is Corbett," someone shouted
and the spectators rose as one man
and greeted him with tremendous ap.
plause as he stepped on the platform
and shook hands with Billy Madden.
No. 3-He clothed in bath robe,
and walks around the platform evi.
IDENTITY testing its frmness.
No. 4.-Madden announced the
names Of the seconds in very low
voice. to the newspaper men.
2:10 p.m.-Mitchell arrived. His
reception was almost equal to Corbetts.
No. She smiled as he entered the
ring and eyed his opponent Gu
riously. Both men are burnt brown
by the southern sun. Look trained to
projection.
2:15p. m.-Referee Kelley arrived
and shook hands with the fighters.
Mitchell's seconds are: Hall, Poney
Moore, Tom Allen, and Steve O'Donell
time keeper Bat Mssterson Corbetts
second is Donnelson.
2:20 p. m.-The men are called to
the center and instructed by the ref
cree. As they faced each other Mitch.
ell looked diminutive beside the cham
pion. They are now donning gloves.
First round.-Dancing Corbett leads
with left on Mitchell's chin. They
clinch, exchange body blows and
Jim reaches Charles left eye heavily.
Mitchell reaches the ribs. Another
exchange and Mitchell clinches.
Mitchell in on Corbett's neck and
jim lands right just as time was
called. Mitchell landed good body
blow. Honors easy in 1st round,
1t looked as if it was to be wicked
fight.
A wild exchange and clinch, Cor
bett upper cuts his man as they come
together. Mitchell lands hard on ribs
and as Mitchell come in Jim caught
him on head, staggering him. Cor
bett upper cuts Mitchell again and
lands with right on Mitchell's ribs
Mitchell reaches Corbetts chin, sharp
rally with Corbett having all the best
of it. Mitchell got in twice on Cor
belts neck, then Jim foored his man
clearly and knocks him down as he
essayed to rise. The gong saved
Mitchell.
3rdRound.-Mitchell rather groggy.
Corbett rushed at HIM, swinging right
and left heavily on Mitchell's neck.
Mitchell went down. He took the
: full time to rise, and then Corbett
rushed at him like tiger. Mitchell
clinched and Corbett threw him off
and foored him with a stiff facer.
Again he took all the time to rise,
and when he advanced toward Corbett
the latter swung his right with deadly
effect on MitchelPs nose. Mitchell
reeled and fell on his face helpless.
The referee counted 1, 2, 8, 4, 5, 6, Z,
8, 9. Mitchell is knocked out. The
referee declared Corbett winner of the
match and champion of the world.
Mitchell's face was covered with blood
: and he was carried to bis corner in a
: helpless condition. Time of fight, 9
minutes. It was all Corbett's fight
though Mitchell made show in the
, 1st round. The men did not shake
: hands at the beginning OF the fight.
The referee called upon the men to
do so, but neither responded.
Ed Smith, of Denver, challenged
the winner to fight for $4,000 side.