The Washington critic., 1889-07-02
THEY DIED AFTER THE EIGHT.
List of English and American PugiI-
lists Killed by Their Opponents.


been many pugilists who have met their
death In the prize ring or shortly after
the fight. Malice, however was not
the cause of these unfortunate fhtll
examinations, as the surviving principal
has generally been acquitted on trial or
received nominal imprisonment. and
there is not single case on record Of
the offender having been hanged. In
most cases terminating fatally the back
ers of the men have been 20 blame for
permitting brave fellows 10 be pounded
into insensibility after Nature has all
but deserted them, in order, u possible,
TO win their wagers The following list
of fatal prize fights IL the first that has
leen printed
A determined mill took place IN Eng
land between Turner and Curtis In
October, 1916, ending in the defeat Of
Curtis. The odds were 2 TO ! on Cur.
tis, who had recently been 10 the hos.
pital, and who entered against the
wishes Of his friends, saying he would
win or die. Turner was sentenced 10
two months imprisonment Mt Newgate.
War and Watson had turn up on
their way TO the second fight between
Dan Mendoza and Dick Humphreys at
Oldham England Ian,ary 1foS Wa
son was killed Inv n blow In the
stomach
lem Battes and Cjavton fonobt in
England Anril % 1917 cinvt5n wac
getfing yhe hoe, 10 n whom = ,ter,jdc
5lov IN Tho ing,,ar ve;n rendered hin,
scnseless and he died IN ahowt t,yn
hours Tbere was no animosItv between
the two men and nothin@ nnfnir in tho
contest. : Although foind ru,ltv ~
manslauphter. Battles was dnod one
shilling and ,mnrisoned for s,x mop,hs
A desperate battle came az in Eng.
land Anril 1909 between Watts and
smith. In which nj The end Of oncbonr
and len minutes smith received n blow
on the carotid artery which rendered
him senscloss and he died the' nayt
dav.
Scott md Brown mel N England No
vember q 1894 for a nurse INT when
fine was called Tor The tyventietb ronnJ
Brown was sensrless nj ad In about
twenty hours. On trial 7 q inrv gnve
their oninion that the mn died of over.
exertion and exonereteJ ,cott
owen Swift, the Lutte Wonder as
he was called from having won fifteen
battles out Of seventeen when onlv 90
years of age moi and defentad Antbnnv
Noon for The second time lime "a, 1saI
In Apdoya. Enqland for Gao n aide
After fighting seventy. three ronnds in
two hours and six minutes Noon rc.
ceiyed n blow which nToyed fatal
Swift surrendered and was imnr;soned
for six months In Winchester Castle
swift and BilI Phelns r. known
MS Bricbton Rill. fongbt nj Revision
England, for eb0 n side. March ia
1898 The battle lasted ono honr and
ihirtv.fi minntes eighty five closely
contested rounds being fougbt The
LITTLE Wonder was declared fbe victor
although both were taken from me
pround insensible PheIns died March
is from cifusion of blood 10 tbe brain
n resuIt. of the nunishment received
Swift upon hearing of Phelp's death.
fed to France, where after defeating
Jack Adams twice he returned to Eng,
land, and was tried NJ the Hertford
Assizes and acquitted.
Simon Byrne. champion of Ireland
and Alexander. alias "Sandv' Mckay
champion of Scotland. fought the sec,
ond battle at Selcey Forest ENGLAND.
June 2, 1890. The men had preyiously
fought In Scotland. The second match
was for G2OO a side, and after n fearful
fight of forty. seven rounds in fifty-
three minutes Sandy was Knocked
senseless and died on the following
Thursday. Byrne was tried for man.
slaughter at the Buckingham Assizes
and aoauitted.
James. alias Deaf Burke. cham
pion of England, met Simon Byrne AZ
No Mans Land, England, May 80,
1888 for e100 side and the champion.
ship. In the ninety ninth round Byrne
fell senseless. The fight had lasted
three hours and six minntes. Byrtft,
died three days afterward, Burke was
tried for manslauehter in the FIRST de-
gree az the Hertford Assizes. July II Of
the same wear and acquitted
Mike Madden beat Jack Jones NJ
Long Beach, England, December II
1866, In twenty three rounds In sixty
seven minutes. Jones died of injuries
received. At Maidstone Madden was
tried for manslauchter and acquitted.
Chris. Ii " and Tom McCoy engaged
In desperate battle near Hastings, N
Y, September 13, 1912. for S460. IL
resulted in the death of Mccoy after
100 rounds had been fought. Lilly was
shot February 10, 1857, on board the
Guatemalian brig Santiago for raqjng
war against Nicaragua under General
William Walker.
Charles Lynch fright name Louue)
beat Andy Kelly at Huyler's Landing
N. j., September II, 1856. The battle
lasted one hundred and five minutes
eighty-five rounds In all. Kelly was
beaten into insensibility and died shortly
after. Lynch fled TO England and be.
Tor eo,,o ,,oare rotnrnod ta o. Jf,,;tod
states and died In tbis ci,v
"'n1 n,II "'ru NJ ~ IT,. IL .h,' Wy ,u