The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-02-01
CHAMPION OF THE WORLD.
HOW CORBETT KNOCKED THE
ENGLISHMAN OUT.
The Fight by Rounds-Afte the Con-
test Corbctt and Mitchell Shook
Hands-Sports Disappointed.

Hands-Sp Sports Disappointed.
JACKSONVILLE. Fla, Jan. %
James John CorbetJ, of California. Is
the champion pugilist of the world,
| He won the honor at % minutes past
, o'clock this afternoon when "Hon-
est" John Kelly pronounced him the
| winner of the prize of $40, 900 in his
fight with Charles Mitchell, champion
of England. The fight was an easy
| victory for the American champion.
It lasted only three rounds, and
| Corbett was the aggressor from the
very start.
Mitchell was clearly out-classed
and although the fght was sharp
a I'd exciting one, it was really one
sided one in every particular. There
were fully three thousand people
| present. and all of them were dIsaD-
| pointed because the spectacle was so
Short as to hardly give them the
worth OF their mouey-and especially
those who had paid S25 for box seats
| and had come from LOCO to 1900
| miles to occupy them.
! ROUND 1-COrbett Sprang from his
corner as if he had suddenly been re-
| leased from restraint, and Mitchell,
in a more leisurely manner, walked to
the center to meet him. They began
fiddling. with Corbett advancing and
| Mitchell giving ground. Both men
| were cautiously feeling their way but
all the disposition to get together was
displayed by Corbett. With easy,
| light action, and without so much of
a fent, Corbett worked his man to
| the ropes and along side of the square,
Mitchell cleverly escaping from each
corner After complete tour of the
stage Mitchell feinted with his left
and then led with his right for Cor
belts ribs, but COrbett was elsewhere
in flasE, Corbett led his left and
landed glancing blow on MitchelPs
jaw. The Englishman clinched. At
ter the break Mitchell landed on Cor
belts wind, and got Jims left on his
nose in return. Mitchell thea led
twice in quick succession, but failed
each time to reach the shifty Califor-
nian. On the third attempt he land
ed lightly on Corbett's wind, but took
in pay a bang on the nose which red
dened the organ. Charles next lead
reached Jim's jaw, but only lightly
and again for a mere touch the En-
glishman took another hard one flush
in the face that jolted his head back.
Time.
In this round Corbett had done
enough to make Charlie take more
serious view Of the situation, and be-
| fore the round was over Corbett was
| laughing at his opponent. jim was
reader and rather nicer in obeying
| the referees instructions to break
away.
ROUND 2-Corbett's eyes while he
was in his corner were on the bell
rope and the instant he saw il pulled
he jumped up and was in the middle
OF the ring when the gong sounded.
Work was resumed by Mitchell lead
ing with his left and catching Ji m
/ squarely on the mouth. Then, for the
| tirst and only time he tried forcing
the fight, but his blows fell shert and
little aggressive work seemed to
discourage him. Corbett again re,
sumed the offensive and soon had
Mitchell in d corner. where he landed
his left heavily on the mouth.
There was brisk rally in which
Mitchell received some stiff punches
in the neck and cleverly lodged a
right swing. Toward the close Of the
| round Corbett had worked Charlie
over to the ropes where, after mix
up, he landed straight left drive on
Charities temple and dropped him
| At this point COrbett utterly lost his
head. If it had not been for Referee
| Kelly's heavy restraining hand he
would have then and there lost the
| fight on a foul. He was frantic to
get at his man and finish him, actually
struggling with the big referee to
dash DIT Mitchell every time the En-
gliShman got up on one kuee. The
gong sounded and the end of the fight
was delayed by time being called.
ROUND 3-During the minutes rest,
| he
bett about fouling, and his seconds
| implored him TO keep his head and
not lose the prize that was plainly his
| if he did not foul. When the gong
| sounded Mitchell came up slowly and
| Corbctt sprang at him. There was
| only one fighter in the ring and that
was Corbett. He rushed Charlie into
| a corner where, after punching him in
the nose with his left and drawing
ed him down. Again he lost his heao
and Kelly alone could not keep him
away from Mitchell who, half-daZed,
| was waiting his ten seconds. The at.
] tendants from Corbett's corner jumped
| in the ring and pushed Corbett away
from his victim. The arguments fell
on deaf ears. The man was mad
Tie instant Mitchell was up, Corbett
plunged at him, smashing him in the
mouth. Mitchell fell heavily and the
blood gushed from his mouth and nose
| Again Corbett's seconds broke into the
ring and wound their arms arounC
him, for only in that way could they
| restrain him as the referees hanC
marked the passing ten seconds
Every word the referee said, tn,
counting of the time-keepers, the ap
peal of Corbett's seconds, and tn,
angry protests of Mitchelfs, all thes,
sounds were lost in the din of wil(
cheers, as the beaten, bleeding Mitch
ell turned slowly on the floor, and a
! last staggered to his feet. 1nstinc
prompted him to put up his hand
but he stood a plain mark, defenseles
and daZed, as Corbett rushed at hin
and swinging his right, smashed
terrific blow SO lare on Mitchelfs jaw
The Englishman fell heavily on hi
side, rolled over on his face, senseles
and knocked out. Corbett did no
look at him again. Any man VIII
could have struck that blow woul
know that the man who received i
would have to be carried out of tn
ring. Even before the formality {
counting out the defeated man ha
been gone through with Corbett wa
being hugged by his. delirious friend
/ and attendants
The spectators were nearly as Graz
with excitement as the men on th
| platform, and no one left the aren
until after Mitchell's seconds ha
lifted him up and carried him to b
4 corner. The lightning-like work
Il frorhm+f in the r01lpd had bAAn ff