GREAT PRIZE-FIGHT.

Auckland Star, Volume XXV, Issue 30, 3 February 1894, Page 5

GREAT PRIZE-FIGHT.

CORBETT V. MITCHELL.

CORBETT WINS.

BOTH MEN ARRESTED.

The following cablegrams relative to the Corbett-Mitchell prize-fight at Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.A., are from the "Australian Star " (Sydney) of the 26bh ult. :—

London, January 25.

The glove fight between James J. Corbett, the American champion, and Charles Mitchell, the English pugilst, was brought oft' to-day at Jacksonville, Florida.

The betting waa 10 to 4 on the American, but the money on Mitchell was not plentiful ab fihab price. Both men were in the pink of condition. The fighb was for a puree of 30,000d01. (£6,000) and side wagers amounting to nearly £5,000 and the championship of the world, which ib is alleged Corbetb holds since his defeat of John L. Sullivan. Whea ib was known that neither the injunction nor martial law would be enforced to prevent the fight there waa tremendous rush for tickets, the people struggling to geb a seat, and before noon 25,000 dollars had t-een paid for admission to the enclosure.

POUR THOUSAND SPECTATORS witnessed! the contest. As Mitchell stepped into the ring Smith handed bo him 2,000 doi., the stake which Brady beb tbab Mitchell would not ente,r the ring and lost. The two contestants taced each other and shook hands at twenty minutes past 2 o'clock. On starting businese bobhmen were watching for an'opportunity, and Corbett scored firab with a hit on the chin. This was responded to by Mitchell, who reached the champion's ribe with a tickler, and then landed one on the neck. The excitement waa intense, and the first round closed with honours easy, amid a acene of wild enthusiasm. Round 2 was SHORT AND TERRIBLY FIERCE, Corbetb forcing the fighting and completely beating his man. After an exchange Corbetb landed a telling uppercut, and Mitchell getting to close quarters gob home one on the ribs. Then Corbetb, seizing an opportunity, delivered a staggering blow on the head, which practically Bettled the fight Mitchell staggered and rallied, but he was ah Corbebt's mercy, and was twice knocked down with clean Bbraight-oub hibs. The pall of time was tho only thing that prevented the tighb beiDg settled off-hand. Round 3. —Mitchell came up to the scratch groggy and evidently a beaten man. Corbetb, seizing the advantage, gave him no chance for recovering, but, ruehing in, landed bin right and left on Mitchell's neck, sending him down heavily. Mitchell rose elowly, and Corbetb again springing forward floored him with a fncer. Again the beaten man rose and received the champion's terrible right on the nose. He fell back like a log and lay on the floor helpless. The referee counted the time allowance, and, as Mitchell did nob come up again, declared him knocked out, The fight lasted

ONLY NINE MINUTES.

Mitchell sprained his ankle by falling downstairs. He is accused of eevealiag the locality of the fight to the authorities in Jacksonville in order to have the fight stopped.