Rensselaer Republican, Volume 20, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 March 1888 — SULLIVAN AND MITCHELL. [ARTICLE]

SULLIVAN AND MITCHELL.

The Great American and English Chmplous Meet in the Ring. Thirty-nine Bound* Fought and the Mill I* Declared a Draw—Sullivan Wa* Not In Form—The American Crowd 1* “Blow.” Sullivan and Mitchell the great American and English pugilists, met in the ring on the estate of Baron Rothschild near Chiel (a suburb of Paris, Saturday, the 19th, and tbe result was declared a draw. Thirty nine rounds were fonght, lasting three hoars and eleven minutes. Sullivan was out of condition when he entered the ring and Mitchell had the best of the fight, and his friends a&ert that he would have won had the fight been continued. A cold rain was falling all tbe morning. Sallivan suffered from a chill and Mitchell bad . bad hands. Up to the end of the eighth round Sallivan appeared to have the best of the fight, but the fact that he could not knock Mitchell out seemed to discourage him and after that he fought with little spirit. Mitchell showed great pluck throughout, and his friends are jubilant,as the .result is virtually a victory for the iittle English-,, man. His friends assert that he would have won had the fight been continued. At the end of the 39;h round the referee declared the fight a draw. Both men were in poor shape. Sullivan’s friends are utterly unable to explain why he did not do better. Both men's hands were in terrible shape at the finish. Mitchell c eemed to improve as the fight went on. He fought carefully, and ktptout of Sullivan’s reach as much as possible. The Americans are blue.