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    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , FJRIDAY MORNING , JANUARY 26 , 1891. SINGLE FIVE CENTS.
Bis Claim to Hia Proud Title 13 Now No
Longer in Dispute.
BLOOMING BRITISHER BADLY BEATEN
* r
Pompadon Jim Paralyze the Pugilistic
Prida of the English Peple.
* " MITCHELL NOT SPRY ENOUGH ON HIS PINS
He Couldn't ' Escape the Sledga-Hamraer
Blows of the Big Champion.
FIK'G NOT BIG ENOUGH TO RUN AROUND
Charlie Bit the Dust After There Had Been
Three Rounds Fought.
THIRST FOR VENGEANCE FINALLY SLAKED
Animated by IIU I'asalon for Kcvcnze the
American G.ivo Ills Ancient Kneuiy
Ko Ou.irtcr Dct.-ilU of the
I'lRht by Kumids.
JACKSONVILLE , Jan. 25. If ever a pugilist
was beaten utterly , that puzilUtvas
Charles Mitchell. He was a beaten man
when UP stood up before Corbett in the flrst
round , bcforo a feint had been made or a
blow dchvcrc.l. He was beaten at thu :
time , not by the prowess of his opponent ,
but by his own dread of defeat. In his in
most soul Mitchell never could have thought
he had a chance to win. All through his
training he was calm , modest and appar
ently confident. Down in his heart , deco.
however , he must have had a lurking feat
it would not be well with him on the day of
battle. If he had neve ? had this feeling ,
his face today did not betray the workings
of his mind aright.
It may bo he had underestimated Corbett
and became alarmed when lie saw him in
the ring , .but be that as it may , bcforo the
first round of the fight was fairly on his
features were white and drawn and a wild ,
hunted look of apprehension was in his
eyes. Ho bad lost confidence in himself ,
and from then on h ? was fighting only to bo
whipped.
Corbott , on the other hand , was confident
and sure of himself at all times , and if ono
can tell from a man's face what thoughts
are In his mind , he was confident and sure
of Mitchell , too. It was a time when his
personal vengeance over what he deemed
unpardonable insult was to bo glutted , and
he reaped the full measure of his satis
faction.
Glutting a Greed fur Gore.
He said early in his training days that
when the tlmo came ha-would take hfc time
about finishing his man and enjoying to the
utmost the gratification of hU revange.
His fighting "blood was flowing warm and
fast today , however , and In his anxiety to
win he almost throw away his chances of
victory by striking a fallen man.It was
only with ttio greatest difficulty ha was
restrained by his seconds.
The scenes at the ringside during the brief
progress of the fight afforded a succession of
Startling pictures. The men outside the
ropes were far more excited than the men
within. When in the first round Mitchell
slapped around with -his little cockney airs
and motions , and now und then made a feint
at Coroett , and once or twice touched him
gently , the crowd , which" was about evenly
divided in sympathy , began to go toward
him. in the second ho rather favored
mattcr-vand the crowd waa more his than
ever. But a crowd is more Hcklo than Datre
Fortune herself and whan Corbott's fist shot
out and Mitcrrcll went to the floor it tumid
to the American and yelled to him to "Kill
him , " "Knock him out. "
Corliett Auxltiui to Kill Him.
Mitchell was resting upon his right knee
with his rignt hand supporting him and a
curious dazed expression on his face. Now
that he was down and that ho was being
counted out , he tried to smile iu a pitiful
kind of way , but could hardly make it. All
this time Corbott was frantically anxious to
get at him. He made several attempts to
strike , but was warned off by Dohmey , who ,
fearful that Corbott would strike a foul
blow and lose the tight , stood Just outside
the ropcs.aud shouting and waving his arms
at him , said , ' -Keep away Jim , keep away , "
but it was of no avail. Corbett WPS all
aflame and made motion after motion to
strike and was only held off by Referee
Kelly , who had crowded between him and
Mitchell.
Delancy , seeing that Corbott was lost to
everything but an ovarmastcrlnc desire to
tight , spmnginto the ring , and catching him
around the waist , by main strength held
him from his prey. There was a rush of
Mitchell's seconds to the center of the ring
as they thought possibly Delanay Intended
taking a hand in the struggle. Hu had. no
such intention , however , being bent only on
keeping his own man from throwing away
the chance of success. As the gong sounded
ml Corbett walked to bis corner Mitchell
\vas on Ins feet again , and rushing up to
Corbott , he attacked him. The American
turned like a Hash , and with a tlenaUh look
In his eyes iho struck viciously at his foe ,
but foil short , and again was forced into his
seat by Delaney und DempSey.
IVunled to Sco Sumo One Hurt.
The crowd around the dug had by this
time become frantic. The tiger blood in it
was up and other blood must flow to satisfy
Its passion. Calls , shouts , cries Illloil the
air \ Ith deafening effect. In tnirtj seconds
the crowd had gone from Mitchell to
Corbott.
The drop of a pin could be hoard as the
men stepoed to the cunterof the ring for the
third time , Corbctt manauivured until ho
had MitcDeU in tha left hand corner , then
suddenly his arm shot out with lightning
spaed and the boxing ; champion of England
was flat upon his back and half way through
the ropes.
More wild yells from the crowd , now at
white heat by the slifht of the olood flowing
down Mitchell's face , anil more loud calls for
Corbctt to "Kill him ! " "Knock lam down
again ! " "Put him out ! " were heard. Cor-
bolt lost himself asaln , and made a pass at
Mitchell before he was on hU font , striking
r him only a alight glancing blow. Ilowavur ,
* * light as it was , It was too much for the
* - * \ faithful Delaney , who , with a wild leap ,
spring between , the now almost beaten aud
the victor , who was advancing on him with
clini hed hands ana flashing eyes.
"Keep off for Heaven's sake ; knap away ,
Jim , Ict-thcman get up , " pleaded Delaney
almost in agony.
This time Corbott wa * tractabto , and ho
walked to Ilia corner and sat down although
the bell had not yet sounded the termina
tion of the round. Slowly , weakly and help
lessly , Mitchell rose to his feet. lie had not
bvcn counted out and the round was not yet
ended.
Ddlverucl tlio Coup tic Grace.
"Go it , Corbett ! " "Go to him , Jim , " yelled
a hundred , and Kelly , the referee , motioned
Corbett on. Springing to his feet , Corbett
started on a run tolhenv.m who. dazad , help
less , with quivering kneoa and bloody face ,
awaited him. With all the Impetuosity of
hU powerful frame , Corbott struok ag.itn
and It was all over. His dark brown 'glovo
cuucht Mitchell squarely on the jaw ; there
VUH a dull sound , and then the Englishman
fell forward , hia face striking the boards
with a sound like the dropping1 or a heavy
wet sronge. He lay without sign or motion ,
to all appearances dead to all his surround
ings.
" Nine , ten , out , " went Kelly's deliberate
voice and Charley Mitchell bad met his
flrst defeat , In what ho declared would bo
his last fight in the arena. Like Sallivan ,
he had fought once too often. As Kelly
called the word "out" Corbatt laughed. It
was not a lau h of triumph , hardly ono of
satisfaction ; it was more a laugh of amuse
ment which seemed fo aiy : " 1 really never
thought he could possibly be so easy. "
si rene Ciintr.mtt In Coriinri.
Mitchell's prostrate form was quickly
raised by O'Donnell and he was carried
senseless to his corner. While they
swabbed lib pale and bloodstained face the
enthusiasm of the crowd for Corbstt "knew
no bounds. They climbed over the ropes ,
clasped his hands , reacncd under the ropes
and touched his legs , and from first to last
they yelled. They yelled when Corbett
stood up and squcaiea with delight when he
sat down. *
Meanwhile in the opposite corner of the
ring a far different scene was going on.
Jim Hall , with a bitter recollection of the
day in Xew Orleans whfin he opened nis eyes
to ask Milcnell "What round was it ,
Charley , when I was knocked out ! " was
gently wiping away the blood from the face
of the man who ministered to him after his
defeat by Fitzsimmons. who had now under
gone a more crushing defeat than had ever
come homo to Hall.
Bat Masterson.the picture of disappoint
ment , stood be.'ide him , and -Pony' ' Moore ,
whose face throuhoui. had almost , been a
mirror of the fight , busied himself in fan
ning and rubbing his tadly beaten son-in-
law. It was fully ITTO minutes before
Mitchell came to himself again and then IIB
said to nobody in particular : "It's all over. "
"All over , Charley , " was the response ,
and with a long-drawn sigh Mitchell sub
sided into silence. He left the ring not long
after Corbett , and after dressing himself in
his room he entered his carriage and was
driven to the city , where the crowd , for the
most part , left before either pugilist de
parted frojn the arena.
IIow They Appo.ircil.
The general feeling was ona of keen dis-
aopointuient at the poor fight put up by
Mitchell and of disgust at having paid so
much money for so small a fight.
Corbett'sr demeanor , throughout the prcj-
llmlnaries was a study. He sat in tils cor
ner , presenting a picture not unlike that of
an Indian warrior when Mitchell came into
the rins. His long pompadour , his striped
robe and tightly compressed lips made him
look very ranch like an Indian chief. When
Mitchell stopped into tlr.- ring the look on
Corbett's face was frightful. He kept mov
ing his head gently forward and backward ,
his eyes flashed with anger and a cold ,
cruel smile played about his thin lins. It
was a smile that was ugly , it meant no
mercy would be granted the man before
him. It was a smile that carried a feeling
of muvder with it , and if Mitchell had never
felt uneasy before It was encmgh to bring
him discomfort if he saw it. it said plainly
us could be uttered vyitn the voice , "He is
here at last , just where 1 wanted him , and I
will whip him if I have to kilt him. "
The smile was a true index of the result
so soon to follow.
LATE I'OK 1111 , LIUKI.VU.
Mitchell Comes Out Almost an Hour After
Curnett Arrives.
At 1:52 : Mitchell drove through the gates ,
seven minutes less than Ono hour after the
arrival of Corbeti. Ho was driven at once ,
to his little dressing room , and prepared for
the battle. The spectators , who were rap
idly growing disgusted with the delay , lost
no time in attributing the trouble to the
club , which they declared w.is merely hold
ing off everything until the arrival of the
afternoon trains.
At 2:10 Bat Musterson .of the Mitchell
party appeared In the arena and in reply tea
a question said Mitchell was in- the very
best of shape. He said Mitchell would bo
seconded by Jim Hall , Steve O'Daanell and
Pony Moore , the father-in-law of Mitchell.
Mastorson said ho would hirasalf act as
timekeeper for the E.i llslmin.
As the time sped away and no slzn of the
lighters appeared , the crowd rclap-sej from
restlessness into something like in.li.'Tdrctice
with tne idea no fight would bo seen for an
hour.
Glad to .Soo Jltn.
At 2:03 : Billy Madden broke this by climb
ing into the ring. Before his business there
could bo announced , a hcurtyyell , "Corbstt , "
"Corbett"at the door , announced the ar
rival of the champion. Hats and umbrellas
went wildly Into the air as Corbett , clad in a
long bath robe with brown stripes , walstcct
through the aisle. Ho was for a time un
able to proceed for the throng of people
who pressed around him. No sooner was he
seated In the ring than another yell-
at the door announced Mitchell's arrival.
As Mitchell climbed into the rlny , at 8:12) $ ,
Corbett's face was a stuJy. Ilo eyed
Mitchell with Interest , ana a sardonic grin
played overhis face , which said as plainly
words :
I have you now. "
Mitchell was impassive , neither smiling
nor saying anything. Uelanoy then evoked
more enthusiasm by twining the Irish and
American lings aud hanging them over the
post in thu southeast corner of the rinx *
Denver Ed Smith declared he wanted to
fl ht the winner for J10.0JO a sido. Thu twu
principals mot in the nun tor of the nny for
a uiomonfa talk , after which thei returned
to their corners.
Whau Corbett threw aside his robs he ap
peared clad In nothing but v red , while and
blue trunk. Ho'woro blnulc stroos and dark
brown gloves. Mitchell were wiiitu gloves.
black shoes and trunk , and his right \vrlst
was bandaged.
Corbott rofusud to shake bands and time
wan called. -
r.iu u l-ncUrOlir : In the
It wa exactly " : ± 2 whan the men faced
each other.
Mitchell's sacondL. Jim Hall. Harri Oarnu.
Bat Muiterson and Stave O'Uotmelbottle
nulder , UlUy TaoM'pson ; time keeper , iue
Thompson ; Corbctt' * seconds , John Donald
son , Billy Delaney , Jack Dempsey andck
McVey ; bottle holder , Billy Brady ; tlmo
keeper for Corbett , Ted Foloyj time keeper
for the club. Snapper Garrison , and Referee
Kelly examined the gloves.
Up anil Knger for It.
Round I Corbott , at the call of tlme.sprang
to the center of the ring , with Ms man just
emerging from his 'corner. Corbott fought
with the same style guard he employed so
successfully with Sulllv.in. MTtcholl's
guard was low , with his loft hand tending
downward and his right went in over hU
heart. The Englishman was forced to the
south ropes by feints , and for a full minute
the men stood or pranced , feinting and fid
dling about. Mitchell finally shot out his
loft for the boJy , falling short In the effort.
Corbett endeavored to counter unsuccess
fully. They came together In a clinch.
Corbctt at oiico anticip.itiiiur his opponent's
move by putting the heel of his opened
glove up against Mitchell's nose. Mitchell
then , after a couple of efforts , got in with his
left on the stomach of the American , Cor
bett countering with his right to the car
ana bringing the color to the Briton's face.
Mitchell twice lead for Corbett's ribs , land
ing both times , but short in each instance.
Corbott continued nursing his man around
the sides of the ring , as Schacffcr would the
ivories in a long rail run.
some Scientific Work.
Corbett landed lightly wltti his left ,
Mitchell making good with two body blows ,
one to the short ribs and the other the chest ,
both light and landing without leaving any
superficial traces. Mitchell again sent out
his loft , falling short and Join ; no harm.
On another lead from Mitchell , who was
being penned against the ropes 'and thus
forced to lead , Corbett planted a light leftover
over the heart of the Englishman. Mitchell
again led with his left , the American
countering with his right for the head.
Mitchell avoided it by his clever and famous
duck. "Just before the time was called he
led for Corbett's face , landing lightly as'his
man was going away from him , and then.
following it up , he repeated the blow. When
Corbett went to hia corner a smile of self-
confidence lit up his face , as if to say : "He's
weighed and found wanting. "
Kept Charley Cornered.
Round 2 'Jorbjtt , us in the flrst round ,
got the stage corner and kept Mitchell up
acainst the ropes throughout the round ,
Mitchell once reaching the center by taking
to his feet and getting out of a tight corner
in which Corbett bad hemmed him. Corbett
led with his lett , reaching the face of his
antagonist with a jolt which shook the man
from her majesty's domain. Mitchell led
with his right , Corbett getting out of reach ,
and then retaliating in like manner. Cor
bctt forced Mitchell to the southeast corner
with his right , and , on Mitchell's ducking ,
uppcrcut the latter with a short-arm left.
Mitchell ran in on Corbett after this , the
American driving him off with a loft-hand
blow in the region of the kidneys. Corbatt
shot out a left "hook" to Mitchell's face ,
and , drawing back quick for a repeater ,
found the Birmingham man with his left
arm aoout his own neck in a cllach. Corbett
brushed Mitelrcll off , and , getting him in
close quarters a second later , sent in a
right-hand uppercut to the heart of the
. , .
Ccrbett J.irretl UN Ilenrt.
Mitchell cleverly got away from a left-
haad swing. Corbett , who evidently saw
that he had the battle won , followed In and
at close quarters brought his right in over
Mitchell's heart. The blow was a powerful
ono and had much to do with the speedy
success that came to the champion. It was.
at this juncture that Mitchell first got to the
center of the ring. The crowd saw him
wheel about after the heart blow and hissed
at him as be ran away from Corbett , some of
the spectators crying out aloud above the
din of the others , "Chantilly. " Corbott
kept up the pace. He was bent on finishing
the battle as soon as he possibly could. He
sent in his left and right by turns , some of
them reaching Mitchell and shaking him up
to the point where the most men will lose a
fight. Corbett led again with the left , com
ing tin full against Mitchell's wind and
doubling to the neck back of the ear. An
other instant , in trying to evade a left feint ,
MUchell ran up against an admirably aimed
right , which crashed into the hcoft just
above where the former one had found lodg
ment. Corbott once more upper-cut his man
with the right and was handling him now as
he might a novice.
Here's the Flrit Knock Down.
Mitchell swung his left short , and then
the native began to mow down his antag
onist. He led with his left , and again
timing himself for the recoil , caught
Mitchell on a cross-counter to the side of
the jaw. It did not roach the vital part
aimed at , but the force of the blow was
sufficient to send Mitchell to the ground and
under the lower rope. Corbstt crouched
over his prostrate though conscious foeinan ,
who was looking1 at him throujh a half-onjn
left eye. Seconds from both sides bounced
insiae the rooad enclosure , and the eon-
fusion was of the most exciting kind.
Referee Kelly tried to force Corbatt away
from his man , but he was bent on maintain
ing hlsj * position. From Mitchell's corner ,
shouting "Foal" as ho ran , cams his fa'.her-
in-law , Pony Moore , Jim Hall and Tom
Allen. The house was in an uproar. Dsmp-
sey , Delaney and Donaldson rushed to .no
side of their principal and bc god him not
to hazard the chances of a sum victory by
losing on a foul.
Kept tliQ'Chiimplun Hack.
Kelly stooped over Mitchell , his time oc
cupied about equal parts in counting the
seconds ana pawing o.T Corbstt. Full eight
seconds had elapsed from tne time whun
Mitchell went to the , ground until ho re
gained his feet in -stooping position , and
while Corbett was still struggling
with his seconds to get at him ,
foil over on his side and sat on
the hoards. . It looked llko a deliberate in
vitation for orb3tt to commit the foul an J
it proved irresistible for the ehamoion.
Ho jumped at his foeman , and swinging his
right , struck Mltcnoll while the latter was
still in a sitting posture. He had evidently
regretted sending the blow , foras it lanJod
ho had so veered Its course that Inituad of be
ing planted flnnlylt grazed Mitchell's head
on lop. Again the Mitchell cnrn3r sent up a
cry of foul , but the refers disallowed it ,
claiming It had done no harm. Mitchell foil
in ou Corbett as ho got to his feet to escape
another swing and then "Snapper" Garri
son poundttd the big gong for time. Corbatt
hoard it nmt turnoi and wont to lit * earner.
Instead of going to his , the EiiflUlim in
bounded for Corbatt , uatcutng tao latter
Just as he was getting into his chair. It
was a rightbanswlns ! , and the warnings
of Corbett's seconds aid not stay It. It
l.iudo.l on Corbatl'a well rounded head and
ytancotl oil harmlessly to the shoulders.
"Foul'1 cried Brady , but Corbott shook
his head and Mitchell was carried to his
corner grogiry and worn out with the work
of the ro ind.
Cuiiin t'pVhlp : > rii
3-- The beginning of the end
Inaugurated In tlio provlom round was
here brought to successful iinUh. Never
was nui n socomplotelyyso signally , and. for
a lighter , so dlsgracafully beaten is was
Mitchell In this , probably the last : imo that
the Britisher will cvur respond to the call
of "Center , gentlemen. * He came up with
his nostrils dilating ad his regular teeth
n mass of coagulated b oj , which must have
found Its way upward frjm the fearfulcraahcs
that had. been sent iiyo the heart. Cor
bett was uascarrwU There was not a
scratch visible on his face. His hands were
holding out In Admirable fashion
and he made up Uh mind to decline
Issues where they Inwlretl punches on the
hard surface of MitchaQ'a body. There were
two fights which Corbott wanted to win.
Ono in which a personal resentment was
the stake , and the other which carried wltn
It a good-sizad purse and side wagers. Tlio
former had already been wiped off the calen
dar , and Corbett started In to pass on the
other. Mitchell was slow In coming up ,
Corbctt going straight for nlm. Mitchell
led his left in an attempt to keep Corbstt at
arm's length.
List Load ot the V.tiiifil'lied.
It was the last lead Mitchell made. Get
ting inside ot the lead the men clinched ,
Coroott brushing the alleged strong man off
as if ho were a boy , As he push cd him
away , swift as a flash .crossed the deadly
iteht of the American , cie.ir to the Jaw.
Mitchell went down under the force of the
blow. In tlio fall ho swung across the lower
rope , noised there a instant and then slipped
off to the rosined floor. "Corbett turned about
after delivering the blow , and nonchalantly
walked to his corner. He sat down and
watched the writhing form of hia
adversary as the referee called off
the seconds. Mitchell had cot fallen ,
nor did ho remain dova to escape
punishment this time. 'The ' powerful right
of the American , had landed right , might
have felled aa ox as It with a mallet. The
Idea that Corbett had no punishing power.
if not already dlsslp-ieJ , vanished. Six
seconds afterwards Mitchell writhed about
under the ropes , and finally labored to an
upright posture. Corbutt thought tbo lizht
had already been won. The referee stood
between the recumbent form of Mitchell and
Corbett , and when thij farmer struggled up
he stepped aside so as not to obstruct the
champion's view , calftn- his attention to
the fact that the Englishman was in a flght-
tng attitude.
Tin Qarstlnnlni ; the Knock Out.
Corbett leaped from his seat with a bound ,
and flew at Mitchell. ' The latter was fifteen
feet away , dizzily loanmg up aaainst the
ropes. Corbctt came at him as if oat of a
catapult. It was a right-hand swing which
next was brought into clay , a fl It was de
livered while at the full'soeed. . The added
weight of Corbatl's o'wn running weight
was lent to the bWw , and when it
landed it fell squarely upon the point of the
Jaw. Mitchell's head felt forward upon his
breast , his lower jaw dropped , his left hand
fell limply to his side , tic right falling under
his body in the descent ! ttis boay reached
the floor face down amf he lay there as life
less as one dead. Thcr ? . could be no further
doubts. There was .n $ one , chance in a
thousand that he wojuSrccovcT Inside the
prescribed ten seeo'ndjp His face turned
slightly , to the.right , agl from his mouih
" "
and nostrils oozed the blood "in tiny atreums.
Kelly then counted the ten seconds slowly
enough , and in his deliberation about the
matter there was much of mercy. When
the tlmo had finally run its limit , Kelly ,
with a wave of the hand toward Corbetfs
corner , shouted , "Corbett wins , " at the
same time beckoning Mitchell's seconds to
their man.
Alice Snmee Dend Mun.
Pony Moore , Jim Hull and Steve O'Don
nell stooped down over Mitchell , 'O'Dannell
applying a bottle of amaionla to the nostrils
of the Englishman. Ho lay there despite
this , and the three picked up the body and
slowly carried it to his' corner. Hero the
bottle was again put to Mitchell's nose , and
nineteen seconds after 'the last blow had
been sent in the eyes of ] the man from Eng
land opened dreamily.
"You are out , " said Pony Moore.
Mitchell made no response verbally , but
shrugged hia shoulders an if ho was think-
in ? of the spilled milk story. His long Eng-
lisn bathing gown was forced over his arms
and ho was slowly lei from the ring to the
dressing room. ,
Corbett in the meantime was being
besieged by a crowd of- his friends. They
fairly wrung off the arms of the victor. His
first act after the fight had been won and
lost was to throw hia .still gloved bauds
about the waist of his little manager and
backer and the two indulged in what
sounded very much lika a'klss. Kelly shook
Corbett by the hand , flourished the $ ' 10,000
roll of bills and told him It belonged to him
ou demand , and the international battle which
has kept the political world as well as the
flstic world n og for nearly a year was over.
Too Short to Ho
It was a short , sharp and decisive fight ,
too brief to have any of the elements of
savagery in it. It was a foregone conclu
sion from the moment when the men stepped
to the center of the riuj aud Corbett's
hatred of the Eagllihman , coming to the
surface , inhibited him from shaking hands
with the man who haa "so uniformly abused
and insulted him. There was all but mur
der in Corbatt's eyes. They face ! " each
other , and the intensi ! feeling of hatred al
most gave Corbatt the flBht as he cornered
the Englishman , and , us his long arms shot
out with thejbrce of'auatnpault , there was
vengeance in the wiud. Mitchell showed
wonderful cleverness In the beginning ,
crawling out of the dose quartern into
which the superior su reach and weight of
his opponent barqjiisi , but thorn was no fal
tering in Corbett's plan of campaign and he
slowly surrounded tha Briton , raining in
upon his head and sldoj a shower of savage
punches.
IIuil Met 11U Waterloo.
There was-despair In Mitchell's face as he
vainly tricu to cludo las agile pursuer , and
finally , when Corbutt closed with his oppo
nent in an off corner , M tclmll realized that
it was no longer possible for him to escape
the battery of tne American. Ho pluckily
tried to spar , and falling , sought to clim-n.
but Corbatt finally Doathim oX and with a
sharp blow on iho side of the juw
brought the Englishman on alt fours.
it was then the crowd broke loose
In a wild shout of applaus ? . With the
cheers of his friends ringing in his cars und
.with the inumorlosof the past crowding fast
upon Him , Corbott lost hU head , and with the
agility of u tk'or and tiia terrible aner of alien
lion sprang toward thu pitiable KnglUhman
on tut * rough , raainod platform , and , describ
ing a seml-ciivle with hh rlnht , tried to land
a knock-out blow. Ttrtoe ha tried this , but
Mitchell's weak r.nt ! wobbling boay saved
the American from faoiUmty sanriticiny the
honor and the ilory t tat would havu comate
to hiiu from his nowdefUlvti battle with the
sare.l rout I'utilms by the Crawd.
There wre cries ot "foul" from the
crowd , although the sentiment of the vast
tnroncr was plainly with the American. Cor-
belt's seconds , with presence of mind , shot
through the ropes. John Kelly ran to the
side of the down-fallen pugilist and Corbctt
was dragged away.
Mitchell was conscious and ho know Cor
bett was standing over htm ready to deal
without mercy the blow that would end the
light. When the Englishman struggled to
his feet , Corbott , without a tithe of pity ,
pounded his big gloves into the face of his
foe until the latter staggered and fell
against the ropes and lay almost sprawling
nil the floor , the blood smeared all over his
faco. When Mitchell wai again on his feet
the men closed In Cjrbatt's corner and there
was a savage exchange , aud when the gong
sounded , seconds and referee and the half
dozen In the corner had to pry the enemies
apart.
Churloy Und Plenty.
It was hard work lo bring Mitchell up
again , but Corbott sprans out when the
gantr sounded. There was hardly , \ moment
of sparring1. Mttcnell tried but once , a last
desperate piny , to tackle , but Corbatt was
remarkably foxy and alert , , and ho soon
crowded the poor beaten Briton to the ropes
asain , and with another of his merciless jabs
sent his rival flat on the Hoar. Mitchell was
evidently suffering severely , and his face
was the picture of woe. His mo'ith and
nose were oleeding. and with his big gloves
ho had smpared the blood all over his face
until his appearance was almost ghastly.
Again Corbett. losing his presence of mind ,
started towar.1 Mitchell , and again his
hands swung out , and again his seconds ran
forward to save him from nominal defeat.
Big John Kelly ran over to the ropes wncre
Mitchell was lying , and Corbatt was birne
bad ; to his seat. Mitchell hardly cared to
rise , and Kelly's finger went up and down
like the pendulum of a clock to count the
seconds that must ol-.ipso before the battle
was over.
Lilt Appeurnnco of the itrltim.
It seemed an hour before Mitchell finally
rose to his feet asain , .and it was danger
ously near the limit of time , but just bcforo
the gong rang out , Mitchell did stand up ,
leaning against the ropes , his face the coun
terfeit of his feelings. Kelly waved his
finger to Corbett , who was seated in his cor
ner , and the American champion sprang
forward for the last time. Striding over to
where Mitchell stood , a dangerous gleam in
his eye , and with supreme satisfaction of
r.ivenge. hcshothis hand out with the speed
of a lightning bolt. A big piovo landed
fairly aud squarely on Mitchell's face , and
the Briton fell prone upon the stage , the
blood oo/.ing from his mouth and staining
the rough pine boards of the ring. He made
one attempt to move himself and then
turned over and lay with his face to the
floor , utterly and aosolutely beaten , until
his seconds ran over and bore him to his
corner , and with the cheers of the people
pitched to the highest key knoun in the
tnin.ites of public assemblages dimly rinsing
in his cars , he sat in his comer trying to re
alize the suddenness and completeness with
which all his hopes had been blasted.
Chocm for the Vlctur.
The crowd remained long enough to see
"Mitchell borne , to his corner. While the
fallen gladiator was" receiving the consola
tion of hia admirers and the cneering sym
pathy ot Paiitf ' 5n > QHi . > iii * * Xathi ! -in-hJ\v3s
Corbett was being surrounded and crushed
by his frantic friends , all trying to shake
his hand at once. As soon as the fight was
over Corbett slipped on nis trousers again ,
drew the towels about him , and stepping
lightly as when he entered the ring he made
his way slowly back to the old kitchen in
the yard , where he nad spent an hour bcforo
the fight waiting for Mitchell to come.
Mitchell drew his old gray bathing gown
over his shoulders and was led back to uU
cabin.
Preparations were tncn made to get the
fighters out of the city. Tnerc was a great
crowd around the dressing room until the
pugilists were ready to leave , but the major
ity of the sports rushed back to town as soon
as the gong sounded the death knell of
Mitchell's pugilistic hopes , burdened the
wires with telegrams to their friends and
broke bottles of wine , or cursed their luek
or oad judgment , according as they haa
pinned their faith to the American or
British champion.
Crowds Are Crazy.
The streets of the city are thronged with
people , strangers and residents alike , all
cheering the triumph of America over Enir-
land.
land.Patriotism
Patriotism has broken loose In this old
Florida town. As the gigs and phajtona and
tallyhos and hacks raced back after the
fight to tne city , ladies and children put
their heads out of the windows ana came
out on the porches of the pretty residences
in which Jacksonville ) people live and
waved their handkerchiefs in happiness
over the result.
The hotels are jammed with people. Brass
bands are on the streets blowing for the
victory of Silly Brady's boy. The sports are
all arranging to follow the fighters out of the
state , and the trains tomorrow will carry
the greater portion of the men who have
come from all parts of the country , risking
money and spending time to see the fight.
Corlii-tt'n Only ISpgrct.
Corbott rested for a quarter of an hour in
his dressing room , chniting with his friends
and expressing his satisfaction with thu re-
sul ; . lie would have liked to have punished
Mitchell more , ana that was apparently his
only regret. After hd had arcssed again ho
came to the door of his cabin and touched
his head with his hand in comallment to
cheers of the crowd. Ho then re-entered ana
remained in tlio cabin for a couple of min
utes. Then he appeared again with his coat
but'onoj up , walked lightly to hi.i carriage
uud was driven off , with the wild shouts of
his admirers making sweet music for his
ears. Tno American champion showed not
a trace of punishment.
Mitchell remained in his dressing room
resting after Corbctt had gone. His face
was washed of the blued with which it Jiuil
been smeared and ho was made ready to ijo
to the city.
After Corbett's carriage haa rattled down
the' road Mitt-lull came out of liU cabin ,
walking unsupported , and evidently not
much hurt and showing no sign of thu battle
save a cut in hia lip from which the blood
had flowed somewhat freely during the light.
A crowd watched the Englishman get lute
his carriage , but there worn no cheers of
sympathy as his vehicle drove away down
the sand. ) road.
Arrentcil Hotli rrlnclp.il * .
'Just ns C.'orbett's carriagu was ready to
drive off a deputy sheriff got on top with the
driver aud the startling announcement was
made that the American t'numpion was
under nrretit. Mitchell did not escium.
ShMrlff DrowarJ wulked over to the EnirlUn-
man'8 carriage Just before It wan ready to
start and Mitchell was notified he must
again face thu law. The two men wurc only
technically under arrest. They submitted
without resistance , and fnemn ! itnuiadlutoly
came to their iiK U > Utncu uud provided the
security for their releata
Mitchell , after b l K taken to the
Eveivtt houe oy Sheriff Hroward. where
he wna given u oath and h.ight rqb down
was tauen to me court house With him
wus Hilly TuouitSj'J and C'oi& el I'ui'urulU
The pur'.y .r.it to tn > : sheriffs ; -ri\atc
office and a mosscnecr , extent to hunt up
Judge Call , before whori , _ * is corpus pro-
cecdinits will bo brougn , % Behalf of both
pugilists. * *
Mitchell looked none V " verse for his
hard punching. Tha EngliTV n sat down
In tno sheriff's office to ait % 10 arrival of
Judge Call. \ * *
The arrest was caused bjt * tirney Gen
eral funnr on the eliurgif ' xjhtlng by
prqvlous appointment.
IN TIIK
rlntfurin Hud tn He ItHUcd lloforo the
The troubles of the poor DuvaI club were
augmented yesterday morning by Jack Dempsey -
sey , who was in the ring behind Corbcll.
He went out to the arena to see that
everything vvas in shape for the contest.
The Duvol club said that the ring was all
rictit. Dcmpsey said It was not. He further
declared that unless certain matters wore
arranged at once , Corbctt would not step
into the ring. The club had agreed
to pad the posts arounO the ring
and had uot done it. Dcmpsoy
pranced around the ring and declaring that
the ring was shaky even under a middle
weight like himself and consequently it
would not be steady when two heavyweights
like Mitchell and Corbett were prancing uuon
it. lie demanded that it be made more solid
at once , and also asked that the ropes
around the ring be drawn taut. The club
insisted that the posts and platform were
all right , and then Dcmpscv forgot his dig
nity and in a profane simile declared that
the defects he had pointed out must be rem
edied at once or there would be no fight.
"Fix these things or Corbett will never step
into the ring , " he said.
Jim Hull Concurred.
Jim Hall went over to Inspect the ring In
behalf of Mitchell and heartily approved of
the alteration suggested by D'jmpscy and in
timated , as Derapsey had done , that it would
be a wise action on the part of the club if it
cared to sue his principal in a fight. This
put the club almost into a fit and it started
to do things with what passes for a hurry.
The nearer the contest came , the worse
seemed to bo the management of the club.
Its members seemed moro than ever to Jus
tify Mitchell's caustic comment. "There
nln'tu man with brains enough to have a
headache. "
llnncoed by the Club.
As the time set for tne fight approached
the Duval club added another to the list of
disreputable inons which have character
ized its nw.iageraunt of the fight. It beiran
to let in ' .t S3 and S10 per head an immense
crowd o. men who bad refused to pay more
and wourrnot come in ut a nlgnor price.
Manager Bowden , when It was announced
last night that even the workin ? news
paper men should be charged ? 0 each for
aamission. was asked by an Associated
press correspondent :
"Aro you going to sell these tickets tomor
row { '
"Never , " ho replied. "I give you my per
sonal word that f-0 will be the cheapest ,
and that rate Is made only for thu working
newspaper men. "
Today Bowden stoo.l at the door and
watched man after man pay -510 , and if the
men said they had not that amount , took { 3
aud passed them through the door to sit be
side the men who paid fi' , f3o and many of
them -5-)0 for admission.
The stream of sports toward the arena
began at 1 o'clock , at which hour a constant
succession ot vehicles was laboring thro jgh
the .heavy sand to the place , ot combat.
Those who came early , however , had their
- r % iblofir their , Daiiis. . AK" * hn "filllj-baa ! _
workinen inside the arena busily working
upon the suggestions of Dempsey and Hall ,
and until the preparations were made no
body was admitted to the arena and but few
of the visitors were admitted to the en
closure surrounding the club house.
.Mil a at the Jlan
This treatment only intensified the dis
gust , If greater intensity were possible ,
which the visitors haa already acquired for
the management of the Duval Athletic club.
A long row of rail birds perched upon the
fences opposite the entrance to the grounds
and eased their impatient minds by heav
ing invectives upon the club officials
Inside the arena. A force of carpenters
was desperately at work , strengthening the
platform and repairing the seats , many of
which had become the worse for wear during
the last year. Billy Taylor , the old time
base ball catcher , stood at the gate and res
olutely out politely told the early
spectators that they would be admitted
as soon as the repairs could bo finished.
Workmen were also busy making arrange
ments for lishtin ? the enclosure with gaso
line should the contest be piwlongod.
Curried the Ticketmin : O1T His Feet.
Promptly at 1 o'clock the doors were
opened unit the crowd , -which had by this
time swelled to fully 300 , made a wild surge
throuzn the doors. They carried the ono
lone ticket taker entirely off his feet and
before ho regained a standing position at
least twenty men bud passed into the arena
to view the light without the necessity
ot going to their pockets for some
thing which they probably did not
contain. The workmen had not finished
I adding tlu. posts and fully a dozen of
them were placing pillows around them.
The'pillows , however , were much too short
and a space of fully thirty inches was left
between the bottom of the pillow and the
floor of the platform. It mauo an ugly place
for a man to strike his" head upon If no
should happen to be knocked against it.
Then u huge chunk of rosin
was thrown on the platform. This
was quickly broken into small
pieces and trampled into powder by the
workmen. This proceeding was not viewed
with a great amount of approval by the
spectators as it Is impossible to reduce the
stuff to a powder aim a man falling upon it
is certain to have it adhcra to his llcMi , cut
ting it or causing it to smart intensely. It
would be bad enough had the riug been
padded , but with a solid pine floor without
u suggestion of padding it is Infinitely
worse.
Reporter * Were Frightened ,
While tying pillows uixm tha rinpr posts
ono of the club members , Mr. Owinqwarm ,
stripped off his coat und hung It over a roiio
at one side. Then ho proceeded with his
woru. Shortly there was a thud upon the
floor of the ring and a big loaded revolver
rolled over on Us side and came to rest. In
stantly a shout went up from the news
paper men , into whoso eyei the bar-
el of the weapon was pointing. They could
see the fog-colored leaden bullets of the
cartridges peering forth from the revolver
shell. "Here ! For God's Bake , turn that
thing around ! " shouted bomo of the corre
spondents.
Ono ganc of men was working on .ho
roaln , another laboring to pitch a canvas
from the roof to the edges of the aroua. This
was a feeble effort to keep out tha rain
which came down in fearful spurts , but was
death to the hope's of tho.no that hail dis
covered the mode of entrance to the ring.
It effectually prevented thum slipping over
the edge of the walls.
I'repuiud tor a Lasts .Scinlon.
A'tcr 1 o'clock a tackle was strung from
a rafter directly over the center of the
rinsr and a naptha tank with an attachment
for three burners was hooked on. The
clumsy affair was hoisted about eight feet
above where the hoaas of the combatants
would be wiien In the center of the rlnu' .
This contrivance was dusi npil for lightinif
tbo rin should the light bo prolonged until
darkness.
The Western Union operator assigned
to da thethvht was perched over the heads
of the lighten on a stout pine platform.
His tab ! u was a soap box stuck on
wooden les. He was In a posi
tion to look down upon tha crowd
while the sports gather * ! and settled down
in their rouxh seats. On thin slJujjf him
upon a box was another operator familiar
with thu technicalities of prize lighting to
dlcta'e the bulletins of the rounds ns the
O.N SEUOSI ) 1'AUB.J
ON MITCHELL'S ' SIDE
How the Fight Looked from thu St.ndpaiat
of the Loser.
GRI3WOLD SAYS IT WAS A DIRTY MESS
Accuses Gorbstt of Using Cowardly and Des
picable Eing Tactics.
GIVES REFEREE JOHN KELLY A ROAST
His Decision Described as Being the Most
Incompetent and Unfair.
CHARLEY HAD NO SHOW AT ANY TIME
Ulff .rim U > nt lit Him I.lkn n Hyena and
FniiBlit Him Down at Kvcry I'ullH
s the Thrco
KmllulH.
JACKTOXViu.n , F a. , Jan. 25. 'Special
Telcijram to THE DEn.j The bit ; Interna
tional puncti Is over anil my friend Jimmy
Corbctt is still champion of America , If neB
the world. There is no gainsaying the fact
ho Is u physical hurricane , quick as lipht-
ning's Hash anil as powerful as a grizzly
bear , clover as a magician and ferocious as a
hyena. There were juat seven ami a half
minuteof fighting \vlion Charley Mitcnell
received n thunderbolt , in the Jaw and fell
forward to the yellow pine Uoor , upon Ills
handsome face , as good as n man who has
been in his grave an hundred years.
But without extravagance or prejudice 1C
was one of the foulest and dirtiest pruu
fights in the annals'of the ring , and instead
of being the undefeated champion today
Jim Corbett should bo cringing under thu
sting and disgrace of ignominious-defeat , and
Charley Mitcucll should bo trotting about
with a crown of laurel leaves rcstinsr upon
his brow. The light was a go-as-you-please ,
free-for-all after the flrst round , and in tn
secoiid , after having knocked the Briton to
the floor with the smash of his wrist across
the bridge of the nose , Corbett not only
once but repeatedly fouled his adversary.
I.ij'i It on .John Kelly.
John Kelly , humorously yclept "Honest
John" should go and search out a good deep
hole in the St. Johns river , tie a gunny snct ?
full of scrap iron around his neck and jump *
fn7 His refereeini : was ludicrously incom
petent and Incontinentallj unfair.
Corbett ran up to Mitchell , us ho crouched
half _ dazed and helnless on the floor and
struck him desperately in the neck. It wan
a glancing blow , but a blow nevertheless ,
and again and again ho attempted to hit.
him , and Mitchell only saved hirnstilf by
dexterous dodging..Referee Kelly stood by
like a big cigar sign , and while Corbett's seconds
ends \ififo , frantically attempting to Ueei
liini froin killing Mhebellivhlle ho was down ,
ho did little else but ilouriah his artua
aud"'bcfioivfi brejkraway ; > f Seeing than
"MHCiveir . . . . .
nun uuourTta uiuoin. ! „ -ti.
proverbial snowflake , Jim Hall , Steve
O'Donncll and Jack Fogarty broke into thu
ring and took a Hand In the melee. While.
O'Dohncll and Hall endeavored to keep Cor-
bott off Fogarc plckod Mitchell up in his
arms and carried him bodily to his corner.
So alarmed were CorbeU's seconds at Ms
insane .actions that Dempsey fairly leaped
upon his back ar.d clutching him around the
.neck with ono arm. slapped him several
times in the face with his bare hand , and
then with the assistance of big Donaldson ,
and Delaney luished him into the corner.
Should Hiiro Itocu Ulven to Mitchell.
All through tno round from almost its
very beginning all of Corbatt's seconds
were In the 1'ing , and at ono time , when th
two fighters were in a clinch , Delaney
throw his arms about Mitchell and pulled
him away. If over a light should have been
awarded on a foul that light took place thia
afternoon , and Charley Mitchell should have
received tlu > decision. It was a cowardly ,
despicable piece of work on Corbett's part ,
and all fair-minded spectators must bear
me out iii this.
Mitchell was a hlsh.school kid compared
with the herculean American champion and
had n n more chance of whipping the colossus
from the slope than I have of being elected
president of the United States. But dcspito
this palpable fact , Corbett employed ngaiuat
him the most despicable agency over wit.
nessed before a rcputablo club.
Billy Madden hooped on the platform at 3
o'clock sharp for the purpose of announcing
the seconds of the principals and introduc
ing the referee , but the din which was
launched upon the air at this moment as ; i
greeting to Corbett , who came down the nar
row aisle with his seconds at this juncture ,
plunged poor Billy into the consomme.
The champion were a loose-fltting , yellow-
striped bath robe and was bareheaded , As
thi ) crowd yelled ho shufllcd his gaitored feet
over the rosined floor , butted backward
against the ropes _ and strutted about gen
erally after the fashion of a huge huraim
peacock. Dolauoy , Donaldson , Dompjcy ,
McVey and Bradv were with him. The
champion finally loolf his chair as cod as an
Iceberg und as cold-bloodud as a gila ,
monster.
Mlt lioll'ii Ai > poirtincc. :
FIve minutes later Mitchell came In. The
ovation tendered him was thunderous. As
he crawled through tno ropes ho eyed Cor-
belt contemptuously. Ho then tossed aft
Mt moUliHl rob3 nmt uegun to oxamlno tils
ring phnraphernalia. His faithful hpuch-
mon , Jack Fogarty , Jim Hall , Steve O'Uon-
neil ami Hurry D.irriii , kcnl clone upon hi.i
hcrls , The pi'iiiilpals , satisfied as to the
other arrangements , Madden turned over to
.Mitchell the fci.OOO he had hot with Brady
that hu would lie in the ring on srftctlu a
time , and then introduced Hufereo Kelly A
liniment Inter tluj men were s > imaioned to
the cimtur of thu rintr. Mitchell swaggered
forward with his little black cigarette lut
cocked over hi.i left ear , with n mincingstrii
like the prutudatory stops to a French co
tillion. He iuoked as boyish as u 1)oar ) -
old , and in ruspon&e to the oncers he re
ceived turned and bowed graciously to the
crowd.
' Got ready1 ordered ICelly , arrayed la
nobby white vast , and creased trouicri.
"Shake hands , "
There was too much hatred existing be.
twccn the two men to permit of thin graceful
formula , and in lieu limy * prang eagerly
forward and assumed dafciwvu position * .
Theru was a full minute of sparring.
il.iu ou Hie AcsrL-ttiUvu.
Corbett was the assnmor and repeat diy
fiddled Charley over against lh" ropes ur 1
backed him rapidly around the nag. i < jnv y
he musiorud up s-jfllclent i-ouraj3 to tiit\t
11:0 inltlutlTo , and he lad savairoly with til *