The morning call., 1894-01-26
LOCAL OPINION.
The Only Betting Was to the Num-
Der of Rounds.

The result of the contest between Mite b.
ell and Corbett was a great surprise to the
sporting fraternity Of this city in ons par
ticular, and that was in the defeat of
Mitchell in such quick time. If Corbett
was aware that majority of his friends
had wagered on the fight lasting twenty
rounds. he might possibly have whipped
Mitchell by slow system of torture and
thereby saved his many friends consider
able money
His bitter feeling toward the English
man was too plainly manifest, however,
and 1t mattered not what kind of induce
meDtS were offered him TO prolong the
fight. he could not resist the long-sought-
for opportunity to teach Mitchell lesson
which the latter will have good reason to
| rememb ber for many moons.
| The result OF the battle, that is so far AS
| the defeat of Mitchell is concerned, was
surprising TO only a few people.
As stated In The CALL OF last Sunday.
Corbett had every advantage over his OPP
poneDt. In other words, Mitchell was
handica pped in every way. and, barring a
chance blow, his prospects of defeating
the Californian were of the siimmest
Although considerable money was
waEered on the fight in this city, the bet
ting on the result was by no means to be
compared with that which was done when
Corbett met and defeated John L. Sui
i livan.
The consensus of opinion was that Cor
bett would win provided the game was
conducted on the square, consequently the
| betting was decidedly ODe-Sided. Several
wagers of to 1 on Corbett were offered,
and at these figures it was hard TO get any
one who would take the Mitchell end.
The principal betting was done in the
Paris Mutuals on the rounds The poo-sell-
ers stated yesterday that it was astonishing
the number of people who gambled that
the fight would be finished within from
fifteen to twenty rounds. The gamblers
argued that Mitchell was too tricky
tighter to give C0rbett chance of whip
ping him quickly and that the smoke of
battle would not be seen to rise before the
hstic gladiatOrs had fought at least ten
rounds. ln fact there were few people, if
any, who predicted that Mitchell would 60
down and out inside of four rounds.
Corbett. himself, was really the only
man who believed that Mitchell Mould dis
cover his mistake before they had been
many minutes in the ring. he telegraphed
his dad on Wednesday night that he would
give the Englishman Hayes Valley punch
that would put Charley to sleep before he
had begun TO realize that be had been in a
fight. He did not shoot far off the mark
according to accounts.
Mitchell took the aggressive and Corbett
TODD his ground when time was called for
punches and ducks. Mitchell fought
viciously. but Corbett blocked him at
every point and finally shot him right on
the jaw which sent Charley to the un-
happy campng-grounds.
Mitchell is said to have been the cham
pion pugillst of England. but this is
mistake. for that title belongs to the COL
ored pugilist Peter Jackson, who wears
the English and Australian colors. Cor
bett, to become champion of the world, so
far as Queensberry rules are concerned,
must meet and defeat Jackson.
The colored pugiliSt has been on the
retrograde for some time. and as Corbett
is. so to speak. advancing physically and
scientifically, the probabilities are that be
will whip Peter the Great. il they sho uld
happen to clash a second time.
1t must not be forgotten that the most
scientific battle that has ever taken place
between heavy-weights was witnessed by
members of the old California Club of this
city when Jim and Peter met within a
twenty-four foot ring. Ip pugilism that
fight was treat to patrons of the sport
which will not soon be forgotten.
jackson has not since then been the
same man and from all accounts he has
undermined his grand constitution by his
love for the arch enemy of pugiIists-John
Barleycorn. Apropos of Jackson this is
what Sam Fitzpatrick, his old and trusted
trained, is quoted as saying by "Hyder
Ale" we'll known Eastern writer of
pugllism and pugilists: "What about the
stories that are going round in regard to
Peter Jackson's condition ?' I asked.
Il don't think there is anything in
them" replied Sam. peter and had a
little falling out, and have not seen him
Tor some time, but these stories about his
having the nosebleed may be all right. for
he had such spells three or four ines a
week nearly all the time that / was with