Sullivan And Mitchell Fight Thirty-Nine Rounds In France

Sullivan and Mitchell Fight Thirty-Nine Rounds in France.

London, March 10. - John L. Sullivan and Charley Mitchell fought Friday afternoon on the training grounds of Baron Rothchild, near Creil, France. The fight occupied three hours and eleven minutes, and was declared a draw after thirty-nine rounds.

Toward the finish of the fight Mitchell improved, and was doing better when the referee decided the contest a draw. Sullivan was cold and much weakened by a pelting rain. Much walking around the ring was indulged in during the fight. Both men have black eyes.

Mitchell was very cunning and Sullivan was unable to knock him out. Both men were exhausted, and their hands were badly hurt. Sullivan's friends are unable to explain why he did not do better. The official number of rounds was thirty-nine, but they really fought fourty-four, counting the number of times they sat down on their chairs in the corners in the ring. Sullivan could not knock Mitchell out, although he hit him again and again. Mitchell was strong at the finish, but his hands were in bad shape.

Sullivan, Mitchell, and thirty spectators of the fight were arrested by gendarms on leaving the field and imprisoned at Senlis. The spectators were soon released, but the principals were kept in custody until Sunday when they were released.

Boston, March 10.- The Globe prints the following from Chantilly, France: After fighting thirty-nine rounds Sullivan agreed to call the fight a draw. Mitchell had nearly all the best of the fighting. Sullivan was in no form and would have been beaten probably. There is tremendous disappointment among the American contingent.