The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-12-16
M|TCHElL'S
MEN THROWUP
SPONGE IN 10TH
Winner of Contest Wins Right
to Meet Lightweight
Champ, Leonard.

New 1OrK, zee O.-SiioiAeS
White. Chicago lightweight, won
a technical knockout victory over
Richie Mitchell of Milwaukee to-
night in the tenth round of a fiji
teen round match at Madison
Square Garden.
Mitchell's seconds threw a towel
into the ring after two minutes
and 40 seconds of the round had
elapsed, as Mitchell fell to the
canvas for the fourth time.
Mltehelrs shifty style OF attack fea-
tured during the early part 81 the bout
bit the slinder Milwaukean Was unable
to stand Up under Whites terrific
blows. whiet fioored Mitchell In the
frs. round with a left hok. but the
latter came back In the second round
and had the Chicago boxer SrogKy,
opening cuts under Whites right eye
and on his lip.
Mitchell stayed on the aggressive
during the next few rounds. but both
slowed up their pace. Setzing an open
ing in the ninth round. White staggered
Mitchell with his left and set Richie
to the canvas. The bell saved White
from a Knockout In the second.
White smashed his right and left
Gloss with telling effect In the tenth
and soon had Mitchell in distress,
GroGgy and badly battered. but still
game. Richie tried to fight back but
ran into a left hook that again sprawled
him on the floor. He staggered TO his
feet only to 20 down again In the face
A1-. .~I ~ G0hf
ended az a towel was tossed into the
ring from his corner.
They Tough, for tho right to chal-
lenge Benny Leonard. the champion. to
q title contest. Both weighed 1877
rounds. Two pounds more than the light
weight limit. q
Johnny Shugrue. sensational Jersey
City lightweight. received h judges
decision over Elmo Flores. Filipino
boxer. in the 12-round semi-final.
TIA 2ou1AA.
Round One-White tok the aggressive
in the nrst round and dropped Mitchell
for the count Of nine with a left hook
to the jaw. Mitchell drew blood from
Whites nose with . stiff jab. but White
retaliated with . terrific two-nsted at
tack. badly cutting Mitchelrs mouth
Round Two-Whtte tool the agree
Etve In the econd at the start, but
Mitchell unleashed Unexpectedly a sen
sational assault. He drove White about
the ring with hard. lefts and rights to
the jaw. White plainly was grogsy ~
the bell ranE.
Round Three Mitchell stasxsred
White with q wicked left hook to the
chin. White swung wildly several
times and clinched repeatedly. Mitchell
nearly fell through the ropes backing
away from a clineh but quickly recov-
cred and was on the aggressive as the
round ended.
Round Four-Both waded In with
two-handed drives and White shot over
a Md left 10 tho face. Mitchell started
~ Nh flow OF blood from a cut on
Whites right cheek. They spent most
O. TIE round sparrinE.
Round Five-The round opened slow
~. Mitchell shooting over the hrst ef-
fective blow. a hook to the Jaw. and
hard risR. to the body. He snapped
Whites head back with a succession
Of rights. hut White retaliated with .
stiY hook To the Jaw.
Round Six-whte shot in his left
twice without a reply n drove Mitch
ell to the ropes with a right to the body.
Mitchell missed a terrific right hook
as they mixed. White drove both hands
to the Milwaukee lighters head. open
ing a jagged cut over the later's right
eye.
Round Seven-white landed two hard
lefts to the body. but Mitchell came
right back and traded punches on an
even basis. He shok White with q left
uppercut. They were Sparring as the
bell rang.
Round EiEht-Both landed hard blows
to the head during a swift exchange.
White hooked a stiff right to Mitchelrs
chin but received q hard right and left
in retaliation.
Round Sine-Mitchelrs shifty attack
and left jah bothered white. Tho Chi
cagoan landed lightly on the head and
then missed Mitchell staggered him
for a moment. but he came back with
a terrific assault. and sent Mitchell
down for a count Of nine. White was
booed as ne pushed Mitchell to his
knees from a clinch. The bell saved
Mitchell from further punishment. His
mouth was cut n his face badly bat
tered.
Round Ten--white sent Mitchell down
again for tho count Of nine after 4 stag
gering series OF Blows to the head.
Mitchell came up to take the aggressive.
but did not and effectively. White
waited for an opening and sen Mitchell