The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-05-24
ENGLISH HEAVYWEIGHT FIGHT
Err PROVES TO BE A CLEVER
STORY TELLER
Believes White Could Have Whipped
Britt Had He Been the Man He
Was Two Years Ago.

Those who met Charlie Mitchell, the
former champion of England, in Seat
tie this week, will always recall him
as one of the quickest witted and most
pleasant fellows in the fighting bust
ness, writes the sporting editor of the
Seattle Times.
The average fighter will talk about
! himself, if backed into a corner, AMI
he will talk fighting, but that let's him
out Mitchell is different. He would
have made a bully landlord of a hotel,
for he is there with the big smile and
the glad hand for all, and besides be-
| ing good story teller, he helps things
along with guffaw. that starts the
| applause at the right time.
Another things about the clever En-
| lishman that is refreshing to those
who have much to do with fighters, is
that he mad absolutely no excuse to
offer for the defeat of White by Jimmy
Britt in Frisco a few weeks ago. the
average fighter or manager is already
| with talk about lack of condition,
the unfairness of the referee or some
thing of that kind, but Mitchell simply
says that Britt won because he was the
better man.
Mitchell Tells About Fight.
foI1 S,,l1 ohn
the Britt White fight just before the
two old champions signed to fight in
Tacoma September 10. Sullivan did
not see the go and ne wanted informa-
ton from the man who was in Whites
corner, and who knows the game we'll
enough to talk about the fight intelli
gently.
He crossed his right often enough
why didn't he put Britt out?" John
wanted to know.
I'll tell you" said Charley, assum
ing a confidential air as if he were 60
lad went back ten years in two. e
simply did not ave the ginger. E nit
Britt enough times on the jaw to send
i'm batty, but e could not put i'm down
and bout. Two years ago Jabez could
ave whipped Britt before breakfast.
Mind Th not saying but what Britt's a
good man and all that but Jabez has
it all over i'm in cleverness and 'ad e
been the White of old, e would ave
won in six rounds
IF you knew your man was licked
before the last round, why did you send
him up in the twentieth?" some one
in the room asked Charley. Old John
looked at the speaker in surprise, as
if he could not understand why man
should not continue fighting so long
as he could stay on his feet.
Hoped for Lucky Punch.
Hi sent i'm up for that last round
opin' Jabez could land lucky punch
and win the fight replied Mitchell.
Hi knew that if both men were on
their feet at the close Britt would get
the decision, for e mad all the better
Of the milling in the closing rounds
but Jabez seemed all right, though
bit weak. and you know, Jawn, so long
as man is on is feet in the ring e
as a chance"
Old John nodded his head empnati-
hi
Britt is a strong boy, and e fought
like bull in that last round. Jabez
was still clever, but e did not ave the
strength to old is man hoff. JabeZ
said after the fight that the best man
won. so that bought to settle it.
Hi say, though, we ave a boy in
hat Bowker who can clean up all the
ooys of is weight in the world
Think he can lick frankie Neil over
nere?" growled the big fellow.
Thinks Well Of Bowker
Sure Jawn. e can lick i'm any,
where e can make a playtiling of
frankie anywhere they meet. This
Bowker cannot write is own name.
ELS an ignorant beggar, but e can fight
believe me when Hi tell you, e can
| fight bit e will be over here after
a bit, and you will see that Him tell
| ing you right about i'm"
| Some one kanted to know how long
| it had been since Mitchell was in the
! United States before he brought White
over to fight Britt Ear the man"
said Charley. why Hive practicalls
lived in this country for the past &c
years. To be sure Hi take run to
the other side every little bit, but Hi
| feel as if Hi belong ere now.
Hi ave two music 'alls in London,
but Hi don't bother much about them.
Hi ave a lawyer and managers for the
| places, and Hi dare say Hi don't get
away the best of it, but 80 long as Hi
don't get away the worst of it, Hi won't
. kick
How old are you, Charley" bel
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