The Gauntlet was a drama written with the intention to create a debate, and so it did, there was a huge controversy also in the neighboring countries, called the Glove Fight. Bjornstjerne Bjornson wanted equal rights for woman and man in society, and accordingly, he wanted the same ethics for woman and man.
While taking part in underground bareknuckle fights, Mitchell managed to win enough legal glove fights to collect the Police Gazette Medal in New York in 1891.