South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-16
WHITE SCORES K. 0.
OYER MITCHELL IN
FIGHT AT NEW YORK
Milwaukee Mans S econ d 5
Throw Towel in Ring
in Tenth Round.

NEW YORK, Dec. 15.-(By A.
P.)-Charlie white. Chicago light
weight. won a technical knockout
over Ritchie Mitchell. of Milwaukee.
tonight in the 10th round Of 10
round match at Madison Square
Garden.
Mitchelrs seconds threw a towel
into the ring after two minutes and
- seconds Of the round had elapsed.
and as Mitchell fell to the canvas
for the third time.
Mitchelrs shifty style OF attack
bothered White during the early
part Of the bout. but the slender
Milwaukeean was unable to stand
up under Whites terrific blows.
White foored Mitchell in the frs,
round with a left hook, but the
latter came back in the second
round and had the Chicago boxer
groggy. opening cuts tnder Whites
right eye ard on his lip.
Bel Saves White.
Mitchell stayed on the aggressive
during the next few rounds, but
both slowed up their pace. Selling
an opening I'm the ninth round,
White staggered Mitchell with his
left and sent Richie TO the canvas
The bell saved White from a
knockout in the second.
White smashed his right and left
cross with telling effect in the 10th
and soon had Mitchell in distress.
Groggy and badly battered. but still
game, Richie tried to fight back
spraw1ed him on the floor. He
staggered to his feet only TO go
down again in the face Of a fusil-
Jade OF blows and the fight ended as
a towel was tossed into the ring
from his corner.
Johnny Shugrue, sensational Jer-
sey City lightweight, received the
judges decision over Elmo Flores.
Filipino boxer, in the Il round
semi-fnal to the White Mitchell
bout at Madison Square Garden
tonight.
Round One.
White took the aggressive in the
first round and dropped Mitchell
for the count OF nine with a left
hook to the jaw Mitchell drew
blood from Whites nose with a stiff
jab. but White retaliated with a ter.
rifle two listed attack. badly cutting
Mitchell's mouth.
Round Two.
White took the aggressive in the
secopd at the start. but Mitchell uH-
leashed Unexpectedly, a sensational
assault. He drove White about the
ring with hard let's and rights to
the jaw. White plainly was grosey
as the bell rang
Round Three.
Mitchell staggered White with
wicked left hook to the chin. White
swung wildly several times ana
clinched repeatedly Mitchell near
ly fell through the ropes backing
away from a clinch, but quickly re-
covered and was on the aggressive
as the round ended.
Round Four.
Both wadej in with two handed
drives. and White shot over a hard
left TO the face. Mitchell started
a fresh flow Of blood from a cut on
Whites right cheek They spent
most Of round sparring.
Round Five.
The round opened slowly, Mitchell
shooting over the first effective
blow. a hook 20 the jaw and follow
ing shortly afterward with a hard
right to the body. He snapped
Whites head back with succession
Of rights but White retaliated with
a stiff left hook 20 the jaw
Round Six.
White shot in his left twice with
out a reply and drove Mitchell 90
the ropes with a right TO the body.
Mitchell missed a terrific right hook
as they mixed. White drove both
hands to the Milwaukee fighters
head, opening a Jagged cut over the
battler's right eye.
Round Seven.
White landed two hard let's 70
the body but Mitchell came right
back and traded punches on an
even basis He shook White with
left uppercut. They were sparring
as the bell rang
Round Eight
Both landed hard blows TO tho
head during a swift exchange White
hooked stiff right 90 Nitchell's
chin, but received i hard right and
left IN retaliation.
Round Nine
Mtchelrs shifty attack and left
lab bothered White. The Chicago
an landed lightly on the head and
then missed. Mitchell staggered him
FOR a moment, but he came back
with q terrific assault and SEM
Mitchell down for a count OF nine.
White was bOoed as he pushed
Mitchell 20 his knees from a clinch.
The bell saved Richie from fur
Their punishment. His mouth was
cut and his face badly battered.
Round Ten.
White sent Mitchell down again
for the count OF nine after a stag
gering series OF blows 10 the head.
Mitchell came up 20 take the ne.
grcSsive. but did not land effective
~ White waited for an opening
and sent Mitchell down again.