The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-26

ing woman and appeared to be only a little
disconnected by the amount of attention
she attracted. At / o'clock, instead of
fighters some more workmen entered the
ring and proceeded 30 hoist aloft by ropes
gasoline lighting apparatus. This caused
the crowd to show some impatience, as
they were anXiously waiting for the fight.
ANOTHER object of interest was group of
militia men in full uniform.
They were addressed as Johnny"
and told to get your gun /"
1t was l 80 when the first bet was Of
fered A man whose face, dress and
accent would be familiar on an English
race course, stood up and yelled: $500
TO $500 Mitchell WINS There were no
takers
WANTED TO BET HIS COWS.
Then another man rose and yelled
"Ziba King wants to bet 100 head of cat
tie TO 5000 that Corbett wins" This
was received in thoughtful silence for a
moment, but it got the laugh, when a
solemn looking man arose and said
Bring in your cattle"
Ziba King is a state senator from Man
atee county, and owns 40, 900 head of cattle.
Next the spectators entertained them
selves guessing at the number present.
The house counted, up according to most
estimates, z, 500 men and woman. This
estimate at varying prices would make
the box receipts in the neighborhood of
100000.
CoRBETT SURPRISED THEM
The battle was surprising, the joint
amazement of the crowd because the man
who had fought Sullivan to a draw in
three hours and ten minutes at Chantilly,
in France, was never n menace even to
Corbett, was whipped in two rounds and
went into the third round only
to be punished according TO the Queens
berry rules
After Corbett began fighting he seemed
to consider Mitchell moth ing but a chop
ping block. He abandoned nearly every
idea of defense and fought his man saw
agely, and with the manifest determine
tion TO punish him quickly. Yet even in
such battle Corbett suffered not much
more than he might in lively set-to with
his trainer. He left the ring without
mark, leaving his opponent senseless
to be carried out. These are some
Of the things which amazed the critics
who are discussing the great but brief
battle from every point Of view and come
only TO one opinion, that is that Corbett
is marvellous pugilist There will never
be another word heard about Corbett's s
lack Of hitting power.
He hammered Mitchell terribly, and de-
Hvered his blows with snap, precision
and what some have denied TO him, ter.
rife force. In the ring, stripped, he
looked bigger than when he fought Sui
livan, yet Mitchell, although shorter,
did not look small in com
parison Mitchell is frequently
described as the big little man and SC
true is it that he gives this impression
that no ore who saw them to-day had any
thought of a big man being matched
against little one. While Corbett had
real, although not very apparent advau
tage In size he had none in condition
Mitchell was fit to battle if he ever was
Going over and over these points as the
critics are doing tonight, they are com
PEELED TO agree in one conclusion that
Corbett is vastly Mitchells superior in
science and that of course has beer
the quality for which Mitchell
has gained his great reputation.
THE MEN UNDER BOND.
Those whose experience at the ring
side enabled them to keep their senses
and closely watch the only contestant in
the ring who could act, saw that Corbeti
had struck Mitchell that last awful blow
not alone to knock him out, but to punish
him also. There was the hatred of years
concentrated in that blow, and the rage
that could not be controlled by Corbett
himself, which urged him to strike bis
antagonist while he, Corbett was strug
Cling in the arms of his seconds.
After their arrest they were taken tc
the court house, where they gave bail in
the sum of 81, 500 each. j. ID. Burbridgt
became COrbetts bondsman, and Senator
Genovar, Mitchell's bondsman.
1t is understood that Mitchell will bs
tried in the morning, but Corbett's tria
will be postponed TO enable him to keeT
an engagement at Madison Square Gar
den Saturday night. If Mitchell's case is
dismissed Corbett will not be required tC
return.
WANTED TO SHAKE HANDS.
The two men met in by the court
room, Mitchell sending a friend to Corbett
to ask him if ne would shake hands
Corbett graciously complied with the
request and the two exchanged stereo
typed compliments about each being the
best man the other had ever met. Cor
belts wife is at the ST. James deal
ing out taffy to the correspondents anC
assuring them that Jim can lick anybody
in the world. Jim himself has beer
pleased to say that he intended to lei
Miucnell fight five or six rounds, but could
not resist the temptation to knock him
out in the third.
OPINIONS OF THE VETERANS.
Mitchell was seen at Jne Everett mouse
and said: Il met man who is my
superior in weight and hight, and ! now
freely acknowledge that he is also my
superior in science"
AL Smith is quoted as saying
"Corbett could have gone tC
a dozen arenas and licked a dozen Mitch
ellis before he came home TO dinner"
Bat Masterson said that Mitchell was
really licked in the second round The
first knock down told the story. Mitch
ell could not land on Corbett effectively
His blows always found Corbett shifting
away and did no damage.
GOV. NORTHERN SEEMS SAD.
Gov. MitchelPs Failure to Stop the
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