New Britain herald., 1918-02-27

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 ly agreed to m66e7 E' round bout in Madison lul (l fden with Marquis of oueensbur rules governing.
 The fight drew 12,00o audience 1ncluded in it were many of the most prominent men in civic, medical banking and mercantile affairs in Greater New York. Political cele- brities from Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore and other big Eastern cities had ringside seats. It was a gathering the like of which never be- fore had been seen at pugilistic af- fairs in the United States; the first select" prize fight crowd in American history.
 Mitchell, always a cocky, confident fellow, and a master in sarcasm pre- ceded the fight with brief orations which belittled the greatness of Sul- livan. He cited Sullivan's failure to stop Tug Wilson in four rounds as conclusive proof that "this Sullivan is only so-so as a fighter The mere mention of Wilson's name was enough to send John L. into rage. Nit chelrs sneering references to him in furiated John L. all the more. And when he went into the ring against the Briton it was with the idea of smashing him to pulp.
 Sullivan. who was feet 10 1-2 inches tall, weighed 195 pounds for that fight. Mitchell was 10 pounds lighter and nearly two inches shorter.
 
 As was his custom, Sullivan jumped from his corner rushing with the first call of time. The men met in the center of the ring and John let loose a flashing left for Mitchells head. Charlie blocked and clipped John on the ear with a right Sullivan backed Mitchell into the Englishmans cor ner and. the men slugged there for q few seconds. Suddenly Mitchell, sidestepped and was out in the center of the ring almost before Sullivan knew it.
 When John L. discovered how he had been tricked. he whirled and rushed at Mitchell who was standing smiling at him in a sarcastic fashion John leaped at Mitchell and his lung threw him against the Briton, up setting him and throwing him to the floor While bedlam roigncd in the arena John l.. fell on top of his pros
 trate foe and straddled him. Bu John l.. didn't hit Mitchell. He real izcd that to do so would constitute
 foul so he jumped up and Mitchell quickly followed No sooner hat Charlie risen to his feet than John l. rushed him and boWled i'm over onc' more Mitchell jumped into an up
 right position only to find John L bearing down upon him again.
 And then Mitchell shot out a power ful and lightning left that caugh
 John L. on the jaw and sent tn
 American to the canvass. A wild chee
 broke from the Mitchell partisan H. To
 l.. was up agan seemingly unhurt an
 rushed the F1ngyshman With in
 creased fury. But before he coul'
 land a blow Time" waded the round
 The bull-like rUshes of Sulliva
 were continued in the second rount
 The American gave his foe no chanc
 to set himself. He was on top
 Mitchell almost in every second fighting. Times without number r
 backed Mitchell to the ropes an
 banged his head and body. Sever
 times Mitchell attempted to fall ind
 a clinch so as to get a. little rest-bl
 sullivan wouldn't permit it.
 The round was nearly over whe
 Sullivan, rushing for Mitchell was m
 bv a stiff right handler which Iande
 square on his mouth, John l., halte
 for second and then leaped on,
 more at Mitchell. The Engishm5
 backed into his corner where John
 found him with a terrible right hand
 which drove Mitchell through Il
 ropes and into the audience. Charl
 climbed back into the ring, cXhibi
 ing an injured leg and seemed to
 in great pain. As Sullivan began
 new rush the round ended.
 Mitchell answered the call of tin
 for the third round seemingly Ve
 weak and very slow in his movement A look of fear spread over his face f. the first time. He had come to req ize that he was fighting a losing ba tie. Sullivan, seeing victory with his grasp, rushed Mitchell and landt lefts and rights to the head and bod Several times Charlie closed in in tf hope of clinching. But always Sull can, with mighty strength, pushed hi back and volleyed with lefts ar rights. A lunging left to the het floored Mitchell. He came up slow and seemingly in a daze. John dashed at him, backed him to t ropes and damned hir1 through with righ handler to the body. Charlie wea
 fly climbed back only to be met by a
 other rush. Jamning the Enghs