Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-04-03
SNAULDINC LOSES
TO MITCHELL
IN THIRD
Last Nights Bouts the Best
Ever Seen in Albuquerque !;
Big Crowd Sees Fast and
Furious Fights,

SO far as his Albuquerque per-
formances are concerned. Three
Round smaulding" would be a fitting
sobriGuet for the big boy who bit the
dust In the main event OF the bouts
given by the New Mexico Athletic
club last night.
There certainly seems TO be some
sort OF charm about the number
three for smaulding. In hts first APP
pearance here Il took him just three
rounds to dispose OF the pugillstic
aspirations OF the Tubhy Burke who
was pltted against him. and again last
night tire charm worked with the re-
verse English, FOR Il was IN the fatal
third that st0uter and better man
took his number and tucked him in
his little bed.
There has been considerable mys-
tory surrounding this Mitchell person.
He blew into our burg few weeks
ago. claiming q record as n fighter
which was so good that Il fairly blind
ed the eyes Of those who read the
printed account OF A. IN fact Il
seemed too good 20 be true. ana there
were many skeptics who were heard
a. remark, "tut-tut and likewise pish-
tush" Manager Levy, however. was
not one OF these, He took the man
az his face value and Immediately
signed him for a go with smRulding,
whose victory over Burke was 30 Inn
presslve as 20 make II sure that a
match between him and n really good
man would be the biggest card yet Of
fered 20 the Albuquerque public.
Mitchell went TO work and trained
faithfully for the fight Many fans
saw him work out from time to time.
and sim opinion was about equally
divided as 10 whether he was what
he said he was or mere ringer. All
this. however. merely served 10 whet
curiosity. and there was the biggest
crowd out last night that has ever
attended bout In this city. nearly
all OF whom went for the primary
purpose OF satisfying that same curl
osity. An Of which goes to show that
as an impraHsaFio Mark levy ~ some
astute.
The story Of tho affair IL soon told.
Smaulding was as good as he ever
was. but he didn't get a chance TO-
show Il. Mitchell seemed TO be In a
hurry 10 get the thing over and go
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20 feel his man out IN the first round
Evidently he had already made up
his mind as 10 just what tactics were
required 10 turn the trick. and there
Will be none TO deny that his iudg
ment was sound Early In the ac-
ton there came from the Smaulding
corner a hOarse cry OF Hes skeered
Of YOU" but there Is reason TO be-
lieve that whoever made II would BE
willing, after glance IN retrospect,
10 sign written retraction OF the
statement this morning
Smaulding was on the defensive
every minute OF the time. He didn't
get a chance 10 hox-he had 10 fight. !
and II was fight 20 keep out Of
trouble. During the first chapter ne |
was breaking ground an the way, |
ducking swings and sldestepping 10 /
get out Of the way OF blows which |
had sumber labeled on them. His /
opponent IL distinctly q two-fisted |
fighter. and was perfectly impartial I
as 10 which fist he should use The /
first was Mitchell's round AL the way.
though he was not able 20 land any
blows during this round that did amy
very serioas damage, and smoulding
came up fresh for the second
The secohd was also Mitchelrs but
not by such a big margin as the first
smaulding hung on good dcei dur
sng this round, ana once got IN a
wicked upporcut that might have
made trouble, but Mitchell walked
into a clnch and was soon out OF
danger
IL was IN the third that the pin was
administered After minute or so
or the same sort Of aggressive work
that he had been Keeping Up. Mitchell
rushed his man into his own corner
and swung a vicious left TO the jaw
which staggered him and sent him
rcellnE half way across the ring. Be
fore he had time to pull himself to-
gether Mitchell was on him again
with a smashing right 10 the jaw.
following II Immediately with a lcfi
90 tho stomach, and the big bog went
down for the count Of about six hum
dred and forty-oiEht.
n was beautiful scrap. with every
minute OF II chuck full of fight, and
the result was a very popular one
with the crowd. which broke into wild
cheering that continued for several
minutes.
IN the aomi-fnni between Willard
81 0hllup and Williams Of Vernon
the lattor won solely on the Inferior
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