The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-02-26
KILLED IN A PRIZE RING.
Fatal Event in the Ring at San
Francisco.
HAWKINS KILLS MILLER.
The Latter Dies from Conclusion Of the
Brain.
Fifteen Rounds Were Fought-This Is the
Third Man Killed in the Prize Ring
III San Francisco in the Past
Four Years.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 25.-Bantam
weights Dial Hawkins and Billy Miller
fought last night before the Pacific club.
In the fifteenth round Miller went down
under light blow, failed to rise, and was
taken unconscious to the hospital. Haw-
kins and seconds were arrested for fear of
fatal termination. At late hour Mil
Ter, however, began to show signs of re-
turning consciousness.
Later in the night Miller's condition
took turn for the worse, and ne died this
morning OF conclusion of the brain. Both
men were featherweights, tipping the
scales as they entered the ring at 122
pounds. Miller was 81 years old, came
from Sacramento, and had no science, re-
lying on brute strength, while Hawkins
is very clever. Miller was terribly pun
ished and Hawkins uninjured.
When it became evident that he could
not win friends tried to persuade Miller to
throw up The sponge, but he refused, de-
claring he was not severely punished.
This is the third man killed in the prize
ring in San Francisco in the past four
years.
The indications are that the killing of
Bill Miller by Dial Hawkins in their fight
last night will be a serious blow to pugil-
here printed editorials denouncing prize
fighting as conducted here, and called on
the legislature to pass bill, already in
troduced, to prohibit exhibitions of box
ing. Captain Rees, chief OF detectives, in
speaking about the affair of last night,
said: ''PriZe fighting has been falling
into disrepute of late, and the killing of
Miller, by Hawkins will go long way
toward helping 10 stop this kind OF sport
altogether. The truth of the matter is
what have been termed as boxing tourna-
ments of late were nothing more than
smuggling matches.
ga great deal OF fault rests with the sec
onds of Miller who should have given up
the fight at the end of the fifth round, as
it is understood from what has been told
me that he was quite groggy then and
unfit to fight Hawkins any longer. But
instead of doing this they allowed the
contest to continue knowing well the con-
dition of the beaten man.
There have been number OF fatal ring
events in this city within the past few
years and the killing of Miller will revive
interest in the slaughtering OF Tom Avery
by Ed CUTIE at Cremorne, the killing of
Kelly by Tug Wilson and the murder of
Harry Mcbride by Frank La Rue at the
Golden Gate club.
Billy Miller, the dead pugilist, was
sturdy little Swede, about 81 years of age.
He fought because he loved it, and not
for business. He was blacksmith by
trade and worked at that calling.
Dial Hawkins is well known in local
sporting circles. He was born in this city
and had a mother and other relatives re-
siding here. He has followed pugilism
for years and has earned a reputation of
being a hard man to peat in his class.
The men arrested last night for connec-
ton with the fight have been charged
with murder and the chief of police has
ordered the arrest OF William Harrison,
president OF the Pacific Athletic club.