The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-26
CORBETT IN THREE ROUNDS.
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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 right
swing. Toward the close of the round
Corbett had worked Charlie over to the
ropes, whore after a mix-up he landed q
straight left drive on Charities left
tt mple and dropped him.
AT this point Corbett utterly lost his
head. II it had not been for Referee
Kelly's restraining hand he would then
and there have lost the fight on q full.
He was frantic to get at his man and
finish him, actually struggling with tho
big referee to dash at Mitchell every
time the Englishman got up on one
knee. The gong sounded and the end
of the fight was delayed by time.
Round 3-During the minutes rest
the referee very seriously warned Cor
bett about fouling, and his seconds i'm
plored him to keep his head and not
did not foul. When the gong sounded
Mitchell came up slowly. There was
only one fighter in the ring, and that
was Corbett. He rushed Charlie into
corner where, after punching him in the
nose with his left and drawing blood,
he swung on his jaw and knocked him
down. Again he lost his head, and
Kelly alone could not keep him away
from Mitchell who, half dazed, was
waiting his ten seconds
The attendants from Corbett's corner
jumped in the ring and pushed Corbett
away from his victim. These argu-
ments fell on deaf ears. The man was
mad. The instant Mitchell was up,
Corbets plunged at him, smash hing him
in the mouth. Mitchell fell heavily
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and nose.
Again Corbett's seconds broke into the
ring and wound their arms around
him, for only in that way could they
restrain him as the referees hand
marked, passing ten seconds Every
word the referee said, the counting of
timekeepers, the appeal Of Corbett's
seconds and the angry protests Of
Mitchell's, all these sounds were lost in
the din of wild cheers, as the beaten,
bleeding Mitchell turned slowly on the
floor and a. last staggered to his feot
Instinct prompted him to put up his
hands but he stood a plain mark, de-
fenseless and dazed, as Corbett rushed
at him, and, swinging his right,
smashed terrific blow square on Mitch
ellis jaw. The Englishman fell heavily
on his side and rolled over on his face,
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Corbett did not look at him again.
Any man who could have struck that
blow would know that the man who re-
ceived it would have to be carried out Of
the ring. Even before the mality of
counting out the defeated man had been
gone through with Corbett was being
Rugged by his delirious friends and at
tendants.
The spectators were nearly as crazy
with excitement as the man on the
platform and no one left the arena
until after Mitcheli's seconds had lifted
him up and carried him to his corner.
The lightning like work of Corbett in
this round had been too rapid for most
OF the spectators to follow and under.
stand.
They saw Mitchell knocked down
three times in rapid succession. saw
him stretched out senseless and bleed
ing. But how it was done was ques.
ton which was asked by hundreds of
men who had been staring at the deed
they asked to have explained.
Mitchell, as he half lay and half sat
in his corAer appeared to be in very
bad shape-in fact, helpless. With the
aid OF restoratives he revived quickly,
although he was very weak, and it was
some mimi ties before he could be gotten
on to his feet and helped to his dressing
room. Corbett meanwhile had pulled
on his trousers and thrown his robe over
his shoulders, and in company with his
hackers and attendants skipped nimbly
across the ring and down to the floor.
Twenty minutes later Corbett was
dressed and then entered carriage with
his friends to be driven to his hotel At
the gate he was arrested by Sheriff
BroWard upon a warrant issued by
County Judge Baker, the charge being
an alleged violation OF the law in hav-
ing fought by previous appointment"
Mitchell was arrested on the same
charge and taken before the county
Judge. Nearly all the mem bers of the
Duval Athletic Club were arrested in
the same way, and few of the noted
sports in town, az being aiders and
abetters and present during the tight.
The two pugilists were represented
by the attorneys of the Duval Club, and
the judge ordered them placed under a
$4,000 each to appear before Judge
Phillips, of the criminal court. to-
morrow. The others were released on
$4,000 bail each. The proceedings are
only to test the statute.