Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-01-26


the nose with his left and drawing blood,
he swung on the jaw and knocked him
down.
Again he lost his head, and Kelly alone
could keep him away from Mitchell, who,
half dazed, was waiting his 10 seconds.
The attendants from Corbett's corner
jumped into the ring and pushed Corbett
away from his victim. Their arguments
fell on deaf ears. The man was mad.
The instant Mitchell was up Corbett
plunged at him. smashing him on the mouth.
Mitchell fell heavily. and the blood gushed
from his mouth and nose. NNt1
Again Corbett's seconds broke into the
ring and wound their arms around him, for
only in that way could they restrain him, ~
the referees hand marked the passing sec-
onds. fiS.NfF
Every word the referee raid, the count
ing Of timekeepers. the appeal of Corbetts
seconds and the angry protests of Mitchelfs,
were all lost in the din of wild cheers, a.
the bleeding, beaten Mitchell turned slowly
on the floor and at last staggered to his
feet. tj.
Instinct prompted him to put up his
hands, but he stood plain mark, defence
less and dszed, as Corbett rushed at him,
swinging his right, and smashed a terrific
blow square on Mitchell's jaw. The Eng
lishman fell heavily on his side, rolled over
ON his face, senseless and knocked out.
Corbets did not look at him again. Any
man who could have struck that blow
would know that the man who received 1t
would have to be carried out Of the ring.
Even before the formality Of counting out
the defeated man hal been through with,
Corbett was being hugged by his delifious
friends and attendants. {'t'ssN
The spectators were nearly 40 crazy with
excitement as the men on the platform and
no one left the arena until after Mitchelrs
seconds had lifted him up and carried him
to his corner. .se SssSsAAIaAA
The lightning-like work Of Corbets
in the round vas too rapid
for most of the spectators to fol-
low and understand. They saw Mitchell
knocked down three times In rapid success
sion and saw him stretched out, senseless
and bleeding.
How it was done was question asked by
hundreds of men who had been staring at
the deed they asked to have explained.
PandemoDium rnled around the ringside
after the battle was over. Many of Mitch
ellis friends claimed that Corbett fouled
Mitchell twice by striking him when he was
down, but they admitted that this cut no
figure in the contest. Mitchell was no
match for Corbett, which was clearly de-
monstrated after this round.
The battle was surprising to q point Of
amazement, because the man who fought
Sullivan to draw in three hours and 10
minutes in Chantilly, today never made a
menace, even, to Corbett.
After Corbett began fighting, he seemed
to consider Mitchell nothing but chopping
block; and he abandoned nearly every idea
of defense and fought his man savagely with
the manifest determination to finish him
quickly. Even in such battle, Cofbett
suffered not more than he might 10 lively
set-to with his trainer. He left the ring
without mark. ~
There never will be another word heard
about Corbetfs lack Of hitting power. He
hammered Mitchell terribly and delivered
his blows with snap, precision and terrible
force. All present were convinced that
there was more power in one Of his blows
than three of Mitchell's.
In the ring, stripped, he looked bigger
than when he fought Sullivan, yet Mitchell.
although "a inches shorter, did not look
small in comparison. While Corbett
had real, although not very
apparent advantage in size, he had none in
condition. Critics were compelled to agree
that Corbett was vastly Mitchell's superior
in science, the quality on which Mitchell
gained his reputation.
The bitter feeling that Corbett MAIN
tanned toward Mitchell was the subject of
much comment, and many who feel that
Corbe.t lost his head completely, gave his
seconds more credit for winning the
battle than they do him. Mitchell would
have won on . foul had
Corbett been allowed to depend entirely
upon his own judgment.
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