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Sporting Life - Saturday 23 December 1882 page 3 MR. MADDEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP OF ENGLAND BOXING COMPETITION. Referee: Mr. R. Watson. Judges: Messrs. H. B. Green and T. Griffith. M.C.'s: Professors Ned Donnally and Bat Mullins Mr. W. Madden, of New York, until recently the tutor and backer of Sullivan (the champion "knocker-out" of the world), who is on the lookout for fresh talent in this country, with a view of seeingsome of the best men spar, is the promoter of the competition under notice, for which he had offered prizes value £50, and his liberality attracted a large entry, the greatest in point of number ever secured for a contest with big gloves under the Amateur Boxing Association rules. The preliminary bouts were decided at the Chelsea Baths on Thursday and yesternight (Friday), and the final will take place at the St. George's Hall (opposite the Langham Hotel). Regent-street. Proceeding were inaugurated on Thursday afternnon by two provincial exponents, viz., Joe Stubbins, a Nottingham boxer, and the little and clever Manchester man, Gardner. During the first round but little difference could be observed in the relative superiority of the men, but unfortunately Gardner in the second round slipped, and his head coming into contact with the boards, he became slightly giddy, and finding his chance hopeless, the judges stopped hostilities, commencing the last bout. The second passage of arms was between Mitchell and Cox, but after the first round Cox tired, and Mitchell hadd all the best of the remaining two rounds. Massey and Casley next faced each other, and the latter, exhibiting superiority after the first minute fairly staggered his opponent, and, seeing his prospect of winning, very remote. Massey was declared the winner in the second round. The succeeding exhibition was very farcical, the contestants being Knifton and Middings. Knifton was first introduces to the boxing world by the late Ted Napper, who dubbed him the "81-tonner." He will be remembered as having fought an undecided glove fight with Scrutton at the Cambridge Hall, Newmanstrett, but since he has certainly degenerated, and disappointed a great many who fully expected to see him show to considerable advantage. Following this came three byes, to which Jem Goode, W. Shaw, and R. Wallis were entitled, owing to the absence of their opponents. One of the chief features of the entire proceesings, and in which a good deal of partisanshiip was displayed, took place between England and Hope. Throughout the first round England had considerably the best of some very brisk business, the Canning Town reprentitive making use of his right with telling effect. During the next two encounters England, who was not in good health, was less busy, and consequently Hope commenced to equalised matters, and after the third round another two minutes was ordered. In this Hope failed to score more than two pointes, and, although th bout was rather uninteresting. England decidedly won. After Dick Roberts had sparred a splendid bye with Middings, Springall anf the veteran Nottingham boxer, North, met in opposition. This was an excellent set-to, North, for one so old, being very active, and cleverly avoiding Springall's dangerous rights, which the latter flourished several times, but without effect. From start to finish the boxing was favorably recieved by a very critical audience, and notwithstanding North's dodging tactics and smart hittinh, Springall towards the end took a good lead, and, being very kindly disposed, avoided administering any hard knocks. Still, North acquitted himself exceedingly well for an old-'un, and fully deserved the applause bestowed upon his efforts to gain what would have been a most popular victory. The remainder of the business consisted of byes. Return:— CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING COMPETITION Wubber, piece of plate, value £40; second, value £10. First Heat JOE STUBBINS (Nottingham) beat T.H GARDNER (Manchester).—The Nottingham representative had the advantage in weight, and his heavy deliveries proved too much for Garnder. In the first round Gardner led, and, when forcing exchanges, received a rare thump on the jaw, so healtered his tactics, and went in for stopping, which he did neatly, stalling off several well-meant right-handers, Next time they scratched, Gardner got his right well hoome on the body without a return, and a rally ensued, at the conclusion of which the Manchester man fell very weak, and in stepping back sharply he slipped, and fell on his head, and was unable to put in any effective work afterwards. In consequence, commencing the third round, the referee, seeing that Gardner had in no way recovered, and possessed no chance, stopped the contest, and declared Stubbins the winner. Stibbins is twenty-four years of age, stands 5ft, in, and weighs 11st 8Ib, Gardner is thirty years old, 5ft, 8in high, and scaled 10st, 4Ib. It will be recollected the latter competed at the Amateur Championship Meeting at Lillie Birdge not long ago, at which he knocked Hoare out of time. CHARLES MITCHELL (Birmingham) beat GEO. COX (Holloway). —Cox had a great advantage in height and length of reach, but Mitchell was too clever for him, for though in the first round Cox held his own, he tired afterwards, and became very slow, and the way in which Mitchell ducked and avoided punishment seemed to bewilder him, and created great laughter. Once, evidently unintentionally, Cox struck Mitchell below the belt—fortunately it was not a severe blow. Nevertheless, the Birmingham representitive scored rapidly in the last round, and won easily. As Cox stands 6ft, 1in. high, and weighs 13st, Mitchell had to give a lot of weight away. JOHN MASSEY (Bloomsbury) beat G. Casley (Forest Gate).—This was rather a one-sided contest, for Massey boxed in even better shape thhan in the recent 11st competition, and not only forced exchanges, and not only forced exchanges, but scored the faster. In the third round Casley went rather groggy, so the referee stopped the contest, and told Massey that he was satisfied. W. MIDDINGS (Clerkenwell) beat JOHN KNIFTON (Kingsland).—This was a Punch and Judy show. The "81-tonner" seemed out of all form, and had Middings tried his best he would have won with a ton in hand. Being engaged in a competition at Bill Richardson's (which he thought he would win), he did not try in the third round, and repeatedly put his head forward for the big-'un to punch. Middings, nevertheless, was very properly adjudged the winner. Middings is twenty-five years old, 5ft. 6in. high and scaled 11st 3Ib. Knifton is about 6ft. 2in, and scales 15st. PETER BRISLIN (Islington) sparred a bye with John Myers, of NEW TOWN. JEM GOODE (Mile-End New Town) sparred a bye with Obe Atterbury (in the absence of Jem Hayes, Marylebone).—A very amusing affair this was. Goode was in splendid form, and Atterbury tried his best, so some real good ding-dong work was done. W. SHAW (Manchester) sparred a bye with W. Middings, W. Atkins (Nottingham) not showing up. Robert Wallis (Keenan's Big-'Un) sparred a bye with G. Cox, but should have been opposed by David Knifton, who, like many other, could not compete, owing to a cold, caused through taking a Turkish bath. Wallis is twenty-five years of age, stands 6ft. 2in. high, and scaled 14st. 9Ib. WILLIAM ENGLAND (Canning Town) beat TOM HOPE (Nottinghill).—In the first round England took a decided lead, gaining most of the points, and his sledgehammer-like blows would have caused many a good man to cry content, but in the second round England was called upon to stop his slogging tactics, and at drawing-room sparring he did not prove himself hardly such an adept as his game opponent, who boxed with remarkable good temper. Nevertheless, on points it was a very near thing at the close, so another round of 2min was ordered. Very little was done in this, and England was declared the winner—a very proper decision, taking into consideration the advantage he gained in the first round. W. SPRINGALL (Battersea) beat C. NORTH (Nottingham0.— North trained from Alf. Greenfield's hostelry, Swan with Two Necks, Birmingham, for this event. In his day North was a formidable boxer, and even now he can show a bit of science, but he was no match for Springall when the latter brought the "auctioneer" into play, through the way he jumped out of danger and avoided punishment astonished a few of the new school of boxers. Springhall, after taking a good lead in the first round, did not punish the old-'un unnecessarily, and at the conclusion both were warmly applauded. DICK ROBERTS (Clerkenwell) sparred a bye with W. Middings,and they made a very pretty spar—the best, in fact, of the evening for science in hitting, countering, and stopping. W. Skidmore (Plaistow) was the absentee. PAT CONDON (Haggerston) sparred a bye with Obe Atterbury, the veteran keeping Pat hard at work all the time. Absentee, Tom Louger (Clerkenwell. CHARLES HUDSON (North Woolwich) sparred a bue with Young Johnny Walker, who was out of form, but nevertheless fairly smothered Hudson; Edwin Burgess (Nottingham), absentee, W. Hill (alias Cully) sparred a bye with G. Cox (Holloway), John Brown's Big-'un not putting in an appearance. Tom Maloy (Leeds) sparred a bye with W. Middings, and did not show to advantage. George Fryer (Nottingham) absent through a bad cold. This was the last spar of the evening, the proceedings terminaring ar half-past ten p.m.
Yesternight (Friday) the second round of Mr. Madden's competition was concluded, and excited great interest. The sparring all round was good, but the sensational features were the bouts between W. England and Jem Goode, and C. Mitchell and Springall. The first two rounds between England and Goode, however, were equal, the first-named showing at times to advantage, but in the third Goode, by wonderful generalship, proved his superiority as a boxer, and was accorded the victory amidst a storm of applause. Springall did not spar up to his usual form, and failed to get his right home once throughout three very hard-hitting rounds, in which Mitchell displayed by far the greatest science. Mitchell's victory was a very popular one. It is still a very open question as to who will prove the winner, as there are four really scientific boxers left in, viz., Jem Goode, Charles Mitchell, Dick Roberts, and Joe Stubbins. The first three are all well tried boxers, and winners of several competitions, whilst the Nottingham man has a remarkably good record. The competition, so far as it has proceeded, has been adverse to all the heavy-weights, the middle-weight men showing far greater science, besides being quicker in their deliveress. Seldom has such a grand exhibition of boxing been witnessed in the metropolis, and the final heats promise to be still more interesting and closely contested. Perfect order prevailed throughout the proceedings, and the entertainment was witnessed by a most select company, including many well-known sporting gentlemen from the United States, vis., Mr Peter Duryes Lee (the sculler), and Charles Rowell (the long-distance ex-champion pedestrian). Great credit is due to George Sheppard (the manager of the Gymnassium) for the excellent manner in which he carries out the arrangements, also to those talented and respected professors of the noble art, Ned Donnelly and Bat Mullins, who acted as attendants upon the men, and gave them the benefit of their best advice, accompanied by every attention. Details appended:— C. MITCHELL beat W. SPRINGALL—Both at starting were very careful, Springall leading off with an ineffectual left-hander: Mitchell, in return, got his left well home, and was soon out of danger. Springall tried twice to land, but failing, Mitchell made good use of his left, and terminated the first round with a decided advantage. Commencing the second bout Springall was short in his deliveries, and Mitchell quickly set to work with his left, and at once ensued some busy boxing at the ropes, Mitchell, always the more agile of the two, getting quickly out of harm's way, and finally he was declared the winner. Springall did not spar up to his usual form, and disappointed a great many of his amirers. DICK ROBERTS beat W. Shaw.—Shaw stood well over his man, but Roberts led off with the left on the face, and then the body, using both hands very cleverly. Throughout the next two bouts Roberts pursued the same tactics, and although Shaw improved, the former gained an easy victory. J. MASSEY beat R. WALLIS.—Nothing worthy of special comment occurred in this encounter. Frequently some sharp exchanges took place, and in the end the verdict was in Massey s favour, who displayed the best generalship. PAT CONDON beat T. Maloy.—Durying the first round some excellent rallies were indulged in, Maloy creating a far more favourable impression than on the previous evening. In the second round Maloy stood well up to his man, and from start to finnish the men used both hands with marked effect. Condon winding up the round with a smart left-hander on the face. The last bout was also well contested, the exchanges being sharp and decisive. Towards the finish Maloy appeared distressed, but never lost an opportunity of gaining a point, and, after boxing with good judgement and courage, Condon, whose left was hardly away from his opponent's face, receiced the judge's fiat. J. STUBBINS beat C. HUDSON.—Hudson, with the advantage in height, was more agile than Stubbins, who anxiously eyed his man, and, after a few scrimmages, hit him with the right on the point of the jaw which concluded the round, after boxing only 2min 25sec. W. Hall sparred a bye with Cox. Jem Goode beat W. England.—This was a grand exhibition of boxing throughout, Goode leading off with his left, and England getting home with the right over the abdomen, Goode again was ar work with the left, England visiting the body, both being busy up to the call of "Time!" Goode having a slight advantage. Starting the second round, Goode led off, and England soon drove him through the ring with a heavy body blow. Some rapid and clever two-handed baoxing now was witnessed. Goode going chiefly for the face, whilst England devoted his attention to the body, and, improving as he progressed, had none of the worst of the second tussle. On feeling each other for the last time, Goode forced the business with his left, which repeatedly reached England's face, and the latter now commenced to get slower, seeing which Goode never gave him any rest, and, notwithstanding that England frequently hit his man with the right and left, and once missed a dangerous right-hander, which, had it landed, would have decisively settled matters. Goode continued getting the best of it, and was declared the winner. We may mention that England has been recently suffering from a severe cold, and his breathing was very much affected after boxing the first three minutes.
Sporting Life - Tuesday 26 December 1882 MR. MADDEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP OF ENGLAND BOXING COMPETITION. REFEREE: Mr. R. Watson. Judges: Messrs. H. B. Green and Griffith. M.C.'s: Professors Ned Donnelly and Bar Mullins. On Saturday evening last this competition, open to all comers, and for which nobody was barred, was brought to a conclusion at the St. George's Hall (opposite the Langham Hotel), Regent-street, in the presence of a numerous and critical audiance, comprising some of the best judges of boxing in England. It will be recollected the preliminary bouts were decided on the two previous days at the Chelsea Gymnasium, and furnished some interesting contests, though the results were somewhat disappointing to the heavy-weights, the first prize ultimately being won outright by Charles Mitchell, of Birmingham, the youngest and lightest competitor. Glove contests differ from mills in the old-fashioned stle with the raw-'uns. A man may be wonderfully clever at hitting, stopping, and getting away, and be able to fight well for three rounds, and yet would cut a poor figure when opposed to a slow, powerful, determined boxer with nature's weapons in the magic circle. Mitchell, however, has won honours in the Ring, and, it will be recollected, some time ago fought a most determined battle with Young Burke. Unquestionably he is one of the best light-weights we have in the country, and his victory was well received. On the form shown on Friday evening, favouritism was divided between Mitchell and Jem Goode. owing to the latter having decisively beaten the Canning Town champion, W. England, a heavy-weight who has more than once offered to fight anybody for £200 a-side, and is still open to all comers. A surprise, however, was in store, for Dick Roberts put Goode out of court, beating him well for points, and made a very close contest of it with Mitchell in the final heat. It will be recollected Roberts, some time ago, won a competition at the West-End School of Arms. He is marvellously clever and quick with both hands, and the way he stalled off the rushes made by Goode, who is at all times a punishing boxer, was a treat to witness. The competitors, one and all, showed the greatest fairness to one another, not seeking to take any undue advantage, and there was none of the rought-and-tumble business so often witnessed at amateur displays and contests. The proceedings from start to finish were conducted in an orderly manner, and the judge's decisions gave universal satisfaction. Some amateurs are apt to cry down professional competitions, but we can safely say that one under notice furnished by far the best display of boxing seen at the West-End for some time, and proved that most of our amateurs have yet much to learn from the pros. Great praise is due to Mr. W. Madden (who spared neither trouble nor expense) for the manner in which he carried out the arrangements, which gave satisfaction alike to competitors and spectators. Details of Saturday's proceedings:— CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING COMPETITION. Winner, piece of plate, value £40; second, vale £10 THIRD ROUND. CHARLES MITCHELL (Birmingham) beat JOE STUBBINS (Nottingham).—The latter was the more powerful of the two, and repeatedly slung his right round, with a view of knocking Mitchell out of time, but the latter was too clver for the Notts representative, and scored by far the most points in each round. In the rallies, Stubbins fought determinedly, though he was at times slow, and ralied too much on his right. Nevertheless, Stubbins acquitted himself creditably against his skilled opponent, and though he did not succeed in getting the judge's hat, he tried his best to win, and was heartily applauded on his retirement for the pluck he exhibited. JEM GOODE (Mile-End New Town) beat John Massey(Bloomsburry).—All in favour of Goode, who won easily, doing great execution with his left throughout three hard-hitting rounds, which were highle appreciated. DICK ROBERTS (Clerkenwell) beat PAT CONDON (Haggerston).—These two made a grand spar."Pat" was in wonderfully good form, repeatedly forcing exchanges, and although he did some rare good work with his right, he could not utilise his left so well as Roberts, who was busy from start to finish, not throwing the slightest chance away. Still, at the end of the thirs round, the judges could not agree so another round of two minutes was ordered. In this Roberts did nearly all the leading off, and had by far the best of the exchanges, though he was punished equally as much as Condon, who fought most determinedly. W. HEAl (alias Cully) (Glastonburry_ sparred a bye with Joe Stubbins. A most amusing affair it was, too, each trying to knock one another out, and some rare give-and0take slogging work was witnessed. At the beginning the advantage lay with Stubbins, but Heal finally got his right well home on the jaw, and nearly sent the Notts man to sleep. FOURTH ROUND. MITCHELL beat HEAL.—Though the latter was heavier and taller than mitchell, he did not allow to advantage, evidently not having had sufficient time to recover from the effects of his merry bout with Stubbins. The Birmingham man, directly he found he held the trump card, did not punish Heal more than was absolutely necessary to earn the verdict. ROBERTS beat GOODE.—This was the sensational bout of the evening, and furnished a great surprise. Goode during the first round unwisely forced the fighting, but Roberts stalled off his ruses in marvellous clever fashion, and occasionally assumed the offensive. In the second round, Roberts took a decided lead, and though Goode fought with all his accustomed dash and determination, he failed to stay at the pace, and several times had to spar for wind, during which time Roberts never gave him a rest. In the third round, Goode did not improve, growing weak from the effects of his previous exertions. In consequence, Roberts maintained his lead and won handsomely, much to the disappointed of a large number of specators, as "Goody" is a general favourite with all boxing patrongs. FINAL HEAT MITCHELL beat ROBERTS and won the Championship.—Mitchell was the favourite, and curiously enough, the pair were the lightest and youngest men in the competition, a fact anything but complimentary to the heavyweights. Mitchell did not stand up so well as Roberts, who held his ground the better of the two, but nevertheless he had the best of the attack, gaining early, by a series of rushes, a slight lead. As a two-handed fighter, and at half-arm work, Roberts showed to the best advantage, but his left arm was not nearly so effective as Mitchell's. At dodging, too, Mitchell exhibited greater cleverness, and though each fought most pluckily and scientifically, not throwing a single chance away, at the close of the third round Roberts had failed to balance the matters, whereupon the referee (Mr. R. Watson) stepped foward and announced, amidst a volley of cheers, that he had the pleasure of proclaiming Mitchell the champion. Though we do not wish to detract one iota from Mitchell's well-earned victory, in justice we must say he was certainly more lucky than Roberts in the third round in scoring an easy win, and again in having a longer rest than the Clerkenwell representative before commencing the final. Mr. W. MAdden, though pleased at the form shown by the light weights, is somewhat disappointed with the heavy men, and in consequence intends extending his search to the large towns in the Midlands and the North, in the hope of unearthing a big-;un capable of winning the Championsip of the World, and with the tackle at present at Mr. Naddeb;s disposal, aspirants will have ample oppertunity of testing their capabilities. Anoyone who can win the much-coveted title need not fear realising a fortune in the New WOrld inside of twelve months. Of the thirty-two men who entered this competition, twenty-one put in an appearance, and their names, weights, &c., are as follows:— Name............ Hails from...... Age. Height. st Ib Joe Stubbins.... Nottingham...... 24.. 5 7.... 11 8 T. H. Gardner... Manchester...... 30.. 5 7½... 10 8 C. Mitchell..... Birmingham...... 21.. 5 8½... 10 3 G. Cox.......... Hollowat........ 26.. 6 1.... 13 0 J. Massey....... Bloomsbury...... 30.. 5 8½... 11 12 G. Casley....... Forest Gate......28.. 5 7.... 11 0 W. Middings..... Clerkenwell..... 25.. 5 6.... 11 3 J. Knifton...... Kingsland....... 30.. 6 2.... 15 0 Peter Brislin... Islington....... 25.. 5 5½... 12 0 Jem Goode....... Mile-End........ 32.. 5 8½... 11 0 W. Shaw......... Manchester...... 27.. 5 11½.. 11 12 Robert Wallis... Covent Garden... 25.. 6 3.... 14 9 William England. Canning Town.... 28.. 5 10½.. 13 7 W. Springall.... Buttersea....... 30.. 5 5½... 11 12 C. North........ Nottingham...... 45.. 5 7.... 10 12 Dick Roberts.... Clerkenwell..... 25.. 5 6½... 10 2 Pat Condon...... Haggerston...... 28.. 5 7½... 10 7 Charles Hudson.. North Woolwich.. 24.. 5 10½.. 1(?) 7 W. Heal......... Glastonbury..... 28.. 5 11... 11 8 Tom Maloy....... Leeds........... 22.. 5 6½... 10 9 Tom Hope........ Notting Hill.... 32.. 5 9½... 11 7 Before closing our report, we must award a word of praise to those talented Professors, Ned Donelly and Bat Mullins, who acted as seconds to the various competitors, for the admirable and impartial manner in which they discharged their duties. Besides the boxing, the following items formed part of the programme, and filled up the intervals capitally:Foils.—Professor Thomson v(?)(?)M. Donai. Sabre v. Bayonet.—Mr. Longtown v. Professor Thompson, Sabres.—Mr. Longtown v. Professor Artis. Singlesticks.—M. Donai v Professor Artis. Tese celebrated swordsmen also went through the cavalry sword exercise with marvellous precision. Altogether, Mr. Madden's Assault was a great success.
Sporting Life - Wednesday 18 May 1881 BOXING GLOVE FIGHT BETWEEN W. MITCHELL AND TOM TULLY FOR A PURSE Some time since a match was made between John Burke of London, and W. Mitchell (Jack Hopkins' Novice), if Birmingham, to box with the raw-'uns for a purse, but owing to some blundering in the arrangements the affair fell through. Both men expressed themselves as being dissatisfied, and one admirer of the Birmingham man (who has great influence with the upper circles) determined to put Mitchell through the mill, and Tom Tully, of London (who not long ago fought a draw with Jack Massey), was selected to do battle with the Brum. The rendezvous was kept a profound secret, the men themselves not being let into the secret until the eve of the contest—Monday evening last. The affair came off in a big and commodious hall, in which was fixed a ring of about 15ft. square, the ground being covered with a thick layer of sawdust. Tully and Mitchell put in an appearance promptly to time, accompanied by their respective second— Bill Driscoll and the renowned "Bristol Youth," Jack Hopkins, and the order was at once given to "disrobe." The door was closed, and the decks cleared for action. On stepping into the ring the lads' physiques were eagerly scanned. Tully was bigger than Mitchell but the latter appeared very determined. Tully wore the colours he had for his late fight, whilst Mitchell had "Blower" Brown's colours tied round his waist. After the "Bristol Youth" had introduced the men, one of the Corinthians present consented to act as timekeeper, and Mr. C. Bedford was deputed to act as referee. The principals and seconds shook hands in ortodox style, and at eleven p.m. the men stood up for— THE FIGHT. Round 1.—Both set to work immediately "Time!" was called. Tully leading off on the cheek, receiving in return a rare piledriver on the chest. The Londoner again made play, reaching the jaw heavilly, which brought some terrific two-handed fighting, the blows being fast and well delivered. On breaking they countered heavily, and once or twice got to half-arm hitting, and closed whereupon they were ordered off by the referee. Tully then drove his left om on the frontispiece three times in succession before Mitchell could recover himself. After this they again got together, and a severe rally took place. Although the "Brum" drove his opponent to the ropes, when "Time!" was called Tully had a bit the best of the round. Round 2.—During the interval the seconds were very attentitive to their charges, and upon resuming hostilities Mitchell forced the fighting, which brought on a rally, in the midst of which Tully fell. On resuming they slogged away, Mitchell fought at a terrible pace, and drove his man frequently to the ropes, where some punishing work was witnessed. Not to be denied, however, Tully got out, and with sledgehammer-like blows made a great impression on Mitchell's ribs; but the latter again "went for" his antagonist and, never throing a chance away, kept on sending his left in with marvellous rapidity, and although Tully got his left home with terrific force on the mouth just at the finish, the round ended much in favour of Mitchell. Round 3.—The exertion that the countrymen had gone through in the preceding round evidently had told upon him, for when he came up he was blowing, so a little cautious sparring was indulged in. Tully led off on the forehead, and was neatly counter on the mouth, which caused the ruby to make it's appearance. The former swung his left heavily round on the ribs. Mitchell sending home the same "duke" on the left eye, which cused it to swell somewhat. Heavy countering followed, and after Tully had visited the chest severely a terrific give-and-take "slog" took place. Nothing daunted, they countered, and Mitchell once more went for his mouth. In the rally which ensued the slogging was fast and furious. Mitchell then tried to reach his opponent's nose, but was stopped and smartly countered on the jaw, and when they were in the midst of a good rally, "Time!" was announced. Round 4.—Tully opened proceeding by slinging his left hand into the "wind" and his right on to the ribs. This afforded him some encouragement, for he forced the fighting with both hands. Mitchell after this paid an unwelcome visit to his ribs, which brought on good counter hitting, and then they got to close quarters, when some well-timed blows soon brought about a seperation. The cockney was first in the next onslaught, for he got hits home on the forehead and wind, with the left in rapid succession. He was repaid by receiving twice on the nose and a stinging right on the jaw, which seemed to knock Tully groggy. He, however pulled himself together and courted a rally, after which Mitchell drove him into the corner, and administered some heavy punishment, out of which Tully escaped by getting locked, whereupon the referee ordered them to break away, and after one or two feints "Time!" was called. Round 5.—The Londoner's face, chest and neck showed signs of the "Brum's" handiwork, whilst Mitchell's body bore marks of punishment. Both were sharp to call of "Time!" Tully appeared a bit weak (as well he might after the exertions of the previous round", and they sparred for a little wind. Tully, however, was the first aggressor, and it was wonderful how he got on the ribs and side of the head with both hands without a return. It was evident though, that Mitchell was biding his time, for he immediately went for his man, and delivered both "mawleys" with great force. Each man then caught his opponent with the left hand behind the neck, and indulged in blow for blow with the "dexter" hand. On breaking away Mitchell meant having his revenge, for he once more went for his man, but Tully revived considerably, and he got his left on Mitchell]s chin very hard, and when they countered heavily "Time!" was called. Round 6 and last.—Conditions now telling against Tully despite his weight, but, nothing loth, he came up to the scratch pluckily, and hostilities were resumed in a most stubborn manner. Towards the end of the round, however, the "Brum" knocked his man all over the ring, and being the stronger of the two, never gave Tully a chance. He first of all dashed in his left heavily to the face, and dorcing Tully into his corner posted him severly with both hands. Tully, however, stuck to his work manfully, and tried to turn the tide of affairs. A sharp rally, however, turned out much in favour of Mitchell. It was now evident that the Londoner had had quite enough, and the donors of the prize being thoroughly satisfied as to the capabilitied of the Brummagenite took it to themselves to stop the contest, and award each man an equal share of the purse.
1883-04-16 The Sun (New York, NY) (page 3) A SCHOLARLY PUGILIST. -------- CHARLES MITCHELL AS A MEDICAL STUDENT AND BOXER. -------- Fighting Because he Really Likes It--How he Drifted from Surgery to Pugilism--Cleary's Challenge--Mitchell's Answer. The boyish appearance of Charles Watson Mitchell has already been remarked. The SUN reporter who hunted up him and Mr. Madden experienced the astonishment the appearance of the pugilist provokes, and to that was added another surprise, for in his choice of language, manner, and enunciation, quite as much as in his physical appearance, Mitchell is as far removed from the typical bruiser as it is possible to conceive. His blue eyes and brown hair, delicate pink and white complexion, and the scarcely perceptible down upon his upper lip and chin all gave him an expression of gentleness and simplicity. The first thing observable in looking him over that betrayed the immense force, determination, and endurance that lay behind the smiling face was his great neck, that carried the line of his back straight up, with hardly a curve, to the centre of the back of the head. That neck looks as if it could take, with little hurt, a very great deal of hammering, even from Mr. John L. Sullivan or the hammer-hander Maori. Mr. Mitchell's height is but a small fraction over 5 feet 8 inches, his weight only about 150 pounds when in condition, and, like all thoroughly well-proportioned forms, he looks smaller than he really is. His hands and feet are neither small nor large, but rather inclining to the former, or perhaps appearing to do so because of their perfect proportion. If the neck be overlooked, Mr. Mitchell, when dressed, shows nothing to indicate his phenomenal powers; nothing upon which to predicate a suspicion that it might not be safe and easy to upend and spank him as if he were an ordinary smooth-faced youth. But when he strips he seems another being. Then his astonishing muscular development is seen. Under a skin smooth as satin muscles hard almost as bone, yet supple as serpents, play and glide with a freedom that seems the result of the individual volition of each. They are not the stiff, knotted, and clumped muscles that one sees piled upon the pictures of gladiators, for their development has been effected by a process of intelligent and long-continued cultivation of the most perfect physical health, and the maintenance of such just and responsive relations between all the parts that none have been unduly forced and none neglected. The law of mechanics that a machine is only as strong as its weakest part, would, as applied to Mitchell, properly be made to read that he is all as strong as his strongest part. "I am 21 years old," said he, "and was born in Birmingham, where my father was for twenty years a medical tutor in Queen's College, and my uncle, Alexander Mitchell, is still living, in the enjoyment of a large practice as a physician. My father was born in Dublin, and my mother in Wexford, Ireland. before I was 11 years old I was placed in the preparatory college, at Bath, as the first step in the career that had been marked out for me--that of the practice of medicine--and after three and a half years there was pushed on to the second step--entered as a student in the chemistry classes in Queen's Medical College, in Birmingham. There I remained until I had taken two degrees in chemistry, and had put in nine months at anatomy, which included dissection. I took rather kindly to the chemistry, but did not at all like the anatomy, and, besides, I had always, from the earliest age at which I had preference for anything, taken more interest in athletic exercises, particularly in boxing, than in any other subject. After fifteen months in the college I went with my uncle as his assistant. But I could not really make up my mind that I was going to be a doctor, and as my kind father and uncle both sympathized with and encouraged my taste for athletics, my heart was in that far more than in learning medicine. We had organized among the students of Queen's College the Birmingham Athletic Club, in which I soon became known as the best boxer. Every year it was the custom of the club to send its best boxer up to London to enter into the amateur contests there, and I had the honor of representing the club twice and of twice carrying off the amateur's cup--quite a distinction as we regarded it. Well, from boxing with amateurs I got to meeting professionals, and so drifted along until I believe I have at length become a professional myself. My first fight in the ring was with Charles Smithers, a professional, and I whipped him when I was only 16 years old. I ran away from my uncle's to London twice, to find an outlet for my athletic aspirations. Finally, as they found I was determined to try to make my way in London instead of Birmingham, they determined to give me a start in business there, something that would give me a reputable occupation while I was waiting for the developments of the future. They bought for me a place as foreman and manager in the large nickel-plating works of Vanson & Mason, in Greek street. I had little to do but keep the time of the employees, pay the wages, and exercise a sort of general supervision, so that I had no difficulty in keeping up my interest in athletic sports. "It was while I was employed there that I fought Billy Kennedy, light-weight champion of England, to a draw, and I was very frequently then engaged in boxing matches and competitions. Well, after twelve or fifteen months I left the nickel-platers and went into book making on commission at racing meetings and backing myself. For a time, too, I travelled on the Continent as a companion with Lord Doughlas Gordon. We went to Antwerp, Berlin, and Brussels, and it was in the first mentioned city that I had the pleasure of pulverizing M. Caryodoff, the Belgian giant, on the stage of a theatre one Sunday afternoon. So, by easy degrees, I glided into the life of a professional pugilist, because I liked it, and thus far I have had very gratifying success in it. There is no necessity for me to continue in it for a livelihood, as I am sufficiently well fixed in Birmingham, where I own some real estate, to live outside a ring always, if I chose to do so. I used to translate Latin quite well, but now could do little or nothing with it. French, too, I used to have at least a smattering of, but I believe it has all left me for lack of use. My piano playing is but drumming now, although I once took a weary lot of lessons on that instrument. Well, I'm a pretty good fencer. I keep that much of the accomplishments. And I am fond of reading. No, I do not exercise, except perhaps for a few minutes before breakfast with a very light pair of dumb bells. I never put on the gloves except when I'm going to use them in a match; and I take no trouble about keeping myself in training at any time when I have not actually a match made for me." On Wednesday a friend and backer of Mike Cleary called on Mitchell to formally make known the feeling of dissatisfaction in Cleary's mind at the manner in which Mr. Mitchell had toyed with him on Monday evening, and to express his curiosity as to whether Mr. Mitchell could do it again. "He didn't get a chance to show himself at his best," said Cleary's friend. "If he was all right he could hold his own. He had boils under his arms." "Oh! I think he did," replied Mitchell. "That is, had the chance, you know. But he can't hold his own with me. If he insists upon trying it over with me, it will be under three rounds the next time. As for the boils, they don't amount to anything. A man wouldn't feel them when he was fighting--a game man wouldn't." "You ought to give the man a chance." "Oh! Certainly. I'll give him as many chances as he likes, if it will be any accommodation to him, but really I don't see any good in doing it. He didn't give me one punch in the three rounds. I didn't go for him at all until the last round, only just enough to keep him in mind that I was there." "He'd rather fight with the knuckles." "I am willing to meet him in any way he fancies, for $1,000 a side, or as much more as he wishes, gloves or knuckles. Anything to accommodate. But, you understand, I haven't the slightest enmity or ill feeling toward Cleary. It is all a mere matter of business." It was finally decided that negotiations looking to the further damage of Mr. Cleary should be deferred until a conclusion is arrived at as to whether Mr. John L. Sullivan will face the Birmingham medical student or not. First preference is preserved for him. If he is too prudent to risk his laurels, then Mr. Cleary will be obligingly contused still more. Meanwhile, Mr. Cleary has gone into active training, determined to be ready when his chance comes.
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