SPORTING NOTES.

Ohinemuri Gazette, Volume I, Issue 44, 15 October 1892, Page 11

SPORTING NOTES.

The fight for the championship-of the world took pla 3e in the Olympic Club; New Orleans, on September 7, between 'the renowned John L. Sullivan and 'James J Gorbett, ayonng bank clerk 'from California. Sullivan was knocked out in< the twenty-first round, after one of the fiercest batttes that has ever been witnessed in the Olympic Clob. His fate was sealed after*fighting tor about two hours and a half, being finished tiff ■by a rifchLhaud swing. Corbett, the the victor, icame out of the battle with* * out h scratch. The result - came «s a tremendous surprise to thn large majority of the vast assemblage 6F 10,060 ' spectators who witnessed'the great con- '■ test. Oorbett}proyed ■ too agile for his more heavy opponent, and he never failed to hit SullivHU when and where he pleased. Time after time he" landed •'heavy blows ou Sullivan'fl noje, and 'when the fight was over that organ was ~iound to be broken, lhe blood of'the ■champion flowed freely.; indeed, it was; this frequent blood leidug th«t weak* '«ened him and lost 1 him the viebory. He, - however,-go.t in some heavy blows tm Corbett about the body, one thump Ori j the back sounding all over the house. In i he" Unal - rounfd each of Sullivan*s "■■ blows was weak. Corbett knocked him all around the ring, and finally, with a -: terribie right-hand swing, downed him ?fur the last time,Hetriea to struggle ito hi» feet, -but in vain. He was counted^ ■< out, and Corbett received an ovadon. - Sulliwau faintly acknowledged his defeat, « adding^ that "he was -glad that *he was 'beaten by<>an American. The late «champion-was aggressive :at'the outset, 'but could cot -greatly injure the Caii«fornian.. !Ehe winner i-eceive3 -iO,OOO * dollars. -James J. Corbett is now * champion of the would. He was born sin San Francisco in 1866, his father * coming ' from County Mayo and '•' his b mother from Dublm. Was named after.his: uncle, Father James Oofrbett, -now in;,lreland. Corbett had been a elerk^in;the Nevada Bank for several years, but after winning the amateur championship he became a profefsipnai, ana left the bank tobe- * come spatring instructor for the O'ympic * Club. Be:-ides coming off victorious in »many minor contests, ho has tnet and defeated such prominent men as Kiisrain, McCatfreyj and Peter Jackson, -and ;to ' this list may now be added Sullivan. ; Corbett had on his side agility, and endurance, vwhilst ■•'Sullivan's only' advantage was his Susperior strength. He was too fat. A meeting of the Te Aroha-'Jockey w»s held in Mr Edwards' rooms, on Tuesday evening,'ith inst., atwhich 5 there was a good attencance. The -balance sheet was read and adopted- ' The following were the officers-elected «for the ensuing year:—President, Mr *B. W. Herries; Vi(;e-Piesident, George Judge, F. Piivitt j tarcer, G. ■•*¥, McGullagh; Cleric of the Course, R. ; Clerk of Scales, J. Mill j Trea. ■ surer, A. W- Edwaids; Secretary, H.Messrs Edwards, Biadley, Mills, Gallagher and Brennan were apr s;pointed as, a Comnittee to make -arrangements for the uext 'meeting, Gallagher. Smrtrdon, Murphy. •Br«di<»y, Turnbull Marshall, - Abbey -iwid KJi^arr-were elected stewards. *It resoked to hold the next race atiieeting on Wednesday, rl<4th March, 11593. -Fraeer, iMHR, was Jtcade«i'lifje member in recognition of 'the'trouble he has fak«h in connection •with the new race flourse.—Aroha lNews.