South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-05-23
WILL CARPENTER
SUFFER SAME FATE
AS MITCHELL DID?
Only European Challenger OF
American Heavy Champ
Was Slaughtered.
BY MAX BALTHASAR-
Noted Fight Expert.

]
/ tional battle for the worlds heavy
weight championship under Mar
quis OF Queensberry rules has been
/ fought.
To the late Charlie Mitchell. the
great English champion, and Jim
Corbett belongs the honor Of having
met in the first international con-
| test under these rules with the pad
ded mitts
Two years before his fight with
Mitchell the American had won the
| heavyweight championship OF tho
world in the first contes, for the
title in which the big gloves were
used and Queensberry rules pre-
vailed, but ne took the honors from
an American-good old John l.
The fight between Mitchell and
Corbett. which took place in Jack
sonville. ria. on Jan. %, 1894, was
won by Corbett by a clean knockout
in the third round 1t was a grudge
affair. If ever there was one.
Grudgc Grows.
Bad blood had existed between
the men almost from the day that
Corbett had battered the Boston
Strong Boy" into a state Of helpless
ness in p rounds. Mitchell had be-
Titled Corbett's victory. declaring
that Sullivan at the time was moth
ing 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 criti-
cism. Immediately conceived a vio-
lent dislike that soon grew into in
tense hatred for the Briton and
when the latter came to America 1t
was without much difficulty that a
match between them was arranged.
Tom Allen, another englishman
who had won the heavyweight
championship under London ring
rules. trained Mitchell for the bat
| tie.
Corbett had with him the old
crowd that conditioned him for the
! Sullivan fight. When the day OF
battle arrived both were in wonder
full condition, but Mitchell was I'M
der the double handicap Of more
years and fewer pounds.
Corbett, never in an amiable
mood before a fight. was in a tow
ering rage at ringtime because OF
the efforts that had been made TO
stop the contest These, however,
were unsuccessful
Fight by Rounds.
Round 1-Corbett sprang from
his corner as if suddenly released
from restraint and Mitchell, in
more leisurely manner. walked TO
the center to meet him COrbett
worked his opponent TO the ropes,
Mitchell cleverly escaping after y
complete tour OF the ring. Mitchell
tented with his left and then led
with it for the ribs. but Corbett was
| elsewhere. Corbett landed a glanc-
ing left on the jaw. Mitchell
clinched and after the break land
cd on Corbetts wind, getting Jim's
left on the nose in return. Mitchell
led twice with the left, but fell
short. on the third attempt h
landed lightly on the wind but took
in pay a bang on the nose which
Redeemed that organ. Mitchell
landed lightly on the jaw, but took
hard one flush to the face that
jolted the head back.
Round Mitchell led with the
left. catching Corbett on the mouth.
Mitchell then for the first time
tried to force the fight but his
blows fell short. Corbett resumed
the offensive and soon had Mitchell
in a corner, where he landed a, left
heavily on the mouth. In a brisk
rally Mitchell took several punches
on the neck. cleverly ducking a
swing at the jaw. Toward the close
Of the round COrbett worked Nit
chell over the ropes. landed a
straight left on the temple and
droI ped him. At this point Corbett
utterly lost his head. If it had not
been for Referee Kelly's heavy re-
straining hand he would then and
there have lost the fight He was
frantic TO get at his man and finish
him. actually struggling with the
referee to dash at Mitchell every
time the Englishman got up on one
knee. The gong sounded with Nit
cheIl still down.
Round 3-During the minutes
rest the referee very seriously
warned Corbett about fouling and
his seconds implored him to keep
his head. When the gong sounded
Mitchell came up slowly and Cor
bett sprang at him. There was only
one fighter in the ring and that was
COrbett. @ rushed Mitchell into
corner, where after punching Nit
chell on the nose with his left and
drawing blood, he swung on his jaw
and knocked him down. Again
Corbett lost his head and Kelly
alone could not keep him away from
Mitchell. who. half dazed. was
awaiting his 10 seconds. Corbstt's
attendants jumped into the ring and
pushed Corbett away from his vic
tim. Their arguments fell on deaf
ears. Their man was mad. The in
slant Mitchell was up Corbett
plunged at him. smashing him on
the mouth. Mitchell fell heavily
and the blood gushed from his
mouth 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
the passing 10 seconds. Every word
the referee said. the counting OF the
timekeepers. the appeals OF Cor
belts seconds and the angry Lro-
tests OF MitchelTs: all these were
lost in the din OF wild cheers as the
beaten, bleeding Mitchell turned
slowly on the floor and at last stag
gered 70 his feet. Instinct promptsd
him 10 put UP his hands. but he
stood plain mark. defenseless and
dazed. as Corbett rushed AT him