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Show ONE MORE NAME ADDED . TO RECENT DEATH LIST . i The death of Charley Mitchell, former for-mer middleweight champion of England, Eng-land, adds one more name to. death's recent toll of ring celebrities. Mitchell Mit-chell started professional fighting when he was in his teens and rapidly rose to be champion of England. In 18S3 he was brought to America to meet John L. Sullivan, and he was the first man to "knock that famous warrior war-rior down. Their bout at Madison Square Garden was stopped by the police in the third round. In 1888 they fought a famous 39-round battle to a draw in Chantilly, France. Five years later Mitchell was knocked out by Corbett in three rounds. Mitchell, whose photograph is shown herewith, made frequent trips to the United States and was long a picturesque figure fig-ure in the sporting worlds on both sides of the Atlantic These are the men who died within the last year: Bob Fitzsimraons. John L. Sullivan, Mike Donovan, Les Darcy, Terry Mc-Govern, Mc-Govern, Billy Madden, manager of Sullivan, Sul-livan, and Mitchell; Charley White, referee, and Frank Gotch, champion wrestler. |