Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-06-17
DEMPSEY. CARPENTER BOUT
WILL be Second Battle For: Interna.
ti0nal PuglliStIC Championship.
FIRST WAS MITCHELL. and C0RBETT
Corbett Won the First in Third Round
to Tell Whether 'carpentier

the World.
By Max Balthasar. Noted Fight Expert
When Jack Dempsey and Georges
Carpenter meet July it will be the
second time that an International bat
tie for the worlds heavyweight cham
pionship under Marquis Of Queensbury
rules has been fought.
To the late Charlie Mitchell, the
great English champion. and Jim Cor
bett belongs the honor, Of having met
in the first international contest under
these rules with the padded mitts.
Two years before his fight with
Mitchell the American had won the
heavyweight championship Of the
world in the first contest for the title
in which the big gloves were used and
Queensbury rules prevailed. but he
took the honors from an American
good old John Sullivan.
The fight between Mitchell and Cor
bett, which took place in Jacksonville
Fla, on January IS, 1894, was won by
Corbett by a clean knockout in the
third round. 1t was grudge affair, If
ever there was one.
Grudge Grows.
Bad blood had existed between the
men almost from the day that Corbett
had battered the Boston Strong Boy
into a state of helplessness in 2l
rounds. Mitchell had belittled Cor
belts victory declaring that Sullivan
at the time was nothing more than an
old man and that any good fighter
should have stopped him in few
rounds.
The impetuous and highly-struns
Corbett, always sensitive to criticism
Immediately conceived a violent dislike
that soon grew into intense hatred FOR
the Briton and when the latter came to
America it was without much Difficult
~ that q match between them was ar
ranged.
Tom Allen, another Englishman, who
had won the heavyweight champion
shin under London ring rules, trained
Mitchell for the battle.
Corbett had with him the old crowd
that conditioned him for the Sullivan
fight. When the day Of battle arrived
both were in wonderful condition. but
Mitchell was under The double handi-
cap of more years and fewer pounds.
Corbett, never in an amiable mood
before a fight, was in Il towering rage
at ringtime because of the efforts that
had be -. made to stop the contest
These. >wever, were unsuccessful.
Fight BY Rounds.
The following is a newspaper round
bvround account Of the Coroete-
Mitchell fight. 1t was published the aay
of Corbett's victory, January rs, 1894;
Round 1-Corbett spranG from his
corner as if suddenly released from re-
straint, and Mitchell, in more leisure
" manner, walked TO the center tc
meet him. Corbett worked his oppo-
nent to the ropes, Mitchell cleverly es'
Gaping after a complete tour OF the
ring. Mitchell feinted with his lett
and then led with it for the. ribs, ou'
Corbett was elsewhere. Corbett !and-
ed 4 glancing left on the jaw. Mitch
ell clinched and after the break landeo
on CorbctCs wind. getting Jims LETT
on the nose in return. Mitchell lee
twice with the left, but fell short. on
the thnd attempt he landed lightly or
the wind. but took in pay bang or
the nose which reddened that organ
Mitchell landed lightly on the jaw, bu
took n hard one flush, on the face tina,
liolted the head back.
Round o-Mitchell led with the lett
icatching Corbctt on the mouth. Mitch
ell then for the first time tried 10 tofce
the fight, but his blows fell shcrt. Cor
bctt resumed thc/ offensive and sool
had Mitchell in a corner where M
landed a. left heavily on the mouth
In a brisk rally Mitchell took seVera
lunches on the neck, cleverly duckinf
n, swing at the jaw. Toward the CLOSE
of the round Corbctt worked Mitchell
over the ropes, landed straight lei
on the temple and dropped him. A.
This point Corbett utterly lost his head
If it had not been for Referee Kelly:
heavy restraining hand he would theI
and there have lost The fight. lie wa!
frantic to get at his man and tinlst
him, actually struggling with the ref
erce to dash at Mitchell every time tht
Englishman got up. on one knee. Tb'
gong sounded with Mitchell still down
Round 3-During the minutes res
tbc referee very seriously warned Cor
bett about fouling and his seconds i'm
plored him to keep his head. Whel
t the gong sounded Mitchell came VI
slowly and Corbett sprang at him
There was only on. lighter in the RIM
and that was Corbett. He rushed
Mitchell into a corner, where. afte
nunching Mitchell on the nose with hi
left and drawing blood, he swung OF
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