Fergus County argus., 1894-02-01
CORBEH EASILY WINS.
Mitchell No Match for the American
Champion.
One Of the Shortest Fights on Record, Three
Rounds, Lasting But Nine
Minutes.

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international battle has been fought
and won, and Corbett now stands the
acknowledged champion of the world
without a flaw in his title, by his
slashing defeat of Sullivan and
Mitchell. Not even the most ardent
admirers of the great California pugi-
list could have dreamed of a more
brilliant victory than that of today.
The Englishman was never for a mo-
ment in it. Hewas wholly out-classed
and so completely beaten as to leave
no margin for consolation or orexplana-
ton.
At 2:OS the arrival of the champion
in the ring was announced. Hats and
umbrellas went into the air as Cor
bett, clad in long bath robe, walked
through the aisle. AS Mitchell climbed
into the ring at 2:12h, Corbett's face
was study. He eyed Mitchell with
interest and a sardonic grin played
over his face which said as plainly as
words, al have you now." Mitchell
was impassive, neither smiling nor
saying anything. When Corbett threw
aside his robe he appeared clad in
nothing but red, white and black
trunks. He wore black shoes and
dark black gloves. Mitchell wore
white gloves, black shoes and his
trunk and right wrist were bandaged.
Corbett refused to shake hands and
time was called at 2:2O.
1t was a short, sharp and decisive
fight, too brief to have any elements
of savagery in it. 1t was a foregone
conclusion from the moment the men
stepped to the center of the ring, and
Corbett's hatred of the Englishman
coming to the surface, inhibited him
from shaking hands with theman who
had SO uniformly abused and insulted
him. There was. all but murder in
Corbett's eyes, They faced each other
and his intense feeling of hatred al
most gave Corbett the fight as he cor
neredl the Epglishman, and as his Ions
\ arms shot out with the force of q cat
apault. there was vengeance in the
wind. Mitchell showed wonderful clev
ernessin beginning. crawling out of clos
quarters into which the superior size
reach and weight of his opponent bor'
him, but there was no faltering in Cor
belts plan of campaign and he slowl,
surrounded the Briton, raining in up
age punches There was despair il
Mitchell's face as he tried vainly tt
eludea his agile pursuer and finally
when Corbett closed with his opponen
in an off corner, Mitchell realized tina
it was no longer possible for him tt
escape the battery of the American
He pluckily tried to spar and failing
-tsought to clinch, but Corbett finall,
beat him off and with a sharp blow OF
the side of the jaw brought the En-
glishman on all fours.
1t was then that the crowd brok
loose in a wild shout of applause
With the cheers of his friends ringin
in his ears and with the memories c
the past crowding fast upon him, Coz
bett lost his head and with the agilit
of tiger and the terrible anger OF
lion sprang toward the pitiable FL
iglishman on the rough rosined pla'
form and, describing a semi-circle wit
his right, tried to land q knock-ou
} blow. Twice he tried this, but Mi
chell's weak and wobbling body save
the American from foolisbly sacrifi
ing the honor and glory that ha
lcome to him from the now decisiv
/, battle With the Englishman.
There were cries of foul from th
crowd, although the sentiment of tt
vast throne Was plainly with th