The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-12-16
formalitias Of the law had


lease after the usual fOrmslitias Of the law had
AZ Q O'clock this morning. Jsvigne and his
J. charge Of ,nura 20 s sssln in'r IaVRisns was msGe.
Lst.T L:yLgns We. srrs,Ensd in court and ys.
cree Dufy and the seconds. Consndine, Murphy,
Jlm. Hall Fitzpatrick, and Layton. were also
Coroner Lawreson, assisted by. Drs. E. Dene-
aro Martin end John Lawrens and a Jury Of Ave
M. %fp; .s hslS so su' TR: I s8S .p %Ss that ss death SaSlG re-.
sulted from conclusion Of the brain. Coroner
y dr X. GSIts si'i Pr sss t iRas';ds ss sald S 70 : p aSRSSSsfiy
caused by Bowen's head. striking the hard floor,
ior itis vas eau s.Sssd by t9s SiGv b, ,, meek o mould ID
Bowen's seconds. when arrested this morning,
said that he had complained about the ring be.
cause IL had no felt under the canvas, but that
Bowen replied that It was all right, and he
wG enc n Ettos amy Ven Gsynera, to-day notified the
Auditorium lubm anagementthat the proposed
light tonight between Dempsey and Ryan could
not take place, and that II necessary he would
Nodded tho olympic and auditorium clubs that
Pc %iRps n court had finally been disposed Of.
The management Of the two clubs notified the
Attorney General that they would acquiesce In
Bowen was very we'll known in New Orleans
and extremely popular among q certain class Of
most OF his life. He would have been 81 years
old on. Feb, 8. Ills funeral has been fixed for 10
SAGINAW, Mich, Dec. 15.-As this is the home
Of Iayisne. the winner of the tragic prize fight,
Lsyiene teIegraphed To his brother William
here telling OF the trouble, saying
lido not worry. FIX mother all right. Things
Iayisne always sent his mother the greater
part OF hts earnings in the ring.
"Parson" Davies at New Orleans contains the
following on the death Of Bowen;
Lavisne and Bowen there would have been
great dissatisfaction. Layigne fought q fa,f,
r%oSanntdH. Il HHf has BEEN shown that B9wSn's stomach
was in bad condition, filled with undigested
food Including peas, onions Ii5asd and Pd,I pieces ,so Of meat neat
and objected %. the canvas covering. was in
Ryan about It, and he said that IL It suited the
Lou1sviLLE, Dec, 15.-when asked to speak
about the death of Pugilist Bowen to-day, Fitz-
say that he had teleTraphed his sympathy to
Levigne, and would give him all the help he
asked for.
The fatal termination Of the Bo~ven-Lavigne
nght is the fourth within a year that has re-
Dunfee killed Donovan at Syracuse by a knock:
out blow, and Fitzsimmons caused the death OF
his sparrinR partner. Con Riordan, at the same
Gently DUMMY" Winters knooked out Georso
q great amount OF punishment. but he was seri-
S Stature n"n ana Il wa. 0y ne na'u to i GTlps sSN'' for
him TO hold his. own with men who were
equally clever and who had heisht and reach !, in
often said that he had negro. blood In his veins.
He always denied this. and was ready to fight
" lie was born az New orleans in 1854, He
stood s feet, 8 inches high IN his stocking feet,
Bowen's hrst essay In the ring took place at the
Crescent City at the age OF, 10. He met George
IN Ru two Pounds Sis mi F%eiiow wfis" this Inf he engage ensssed I'm in
sls.p b Orleans. s%s rG Ss Knocked s g ke oSt KID aidAT Wi.
s sss. !, Sr. s1I'' e. I'f Psndsr .s 3, ! Mll$sSRss s,s 4
boyle BsT Of Pits.bu IN s IN four founG POUNDS is:i beat s% Ios
Oliver Of Chicago in nine rounds; beat skinner
age Of 10 he took on Charles Wilson. an Eng
lish light weight; The battle was fought with
f hs,el sl Bowen n' Ss. W a Ger.s s@ So in the nsm nnisa Tommy F%nna;
GSySn; ni who o, Was ,Ss t hSTslds si, Is thS l%Ish.-wf RSs1
NEXT was fsSt % S%s With ii. Jimmy nyfMS cHale Of PRiisdels
phia: The latter. who was the fayorite.
next fought Charley johnson, the Western light
weight; The struggle, was decided with skin
essana a'C Toan ana ON sna Nav IN e. : ai isSo s' BiIly yhs Meyer Ieyeg
and Bowen came together. The former was
tims Isser Il ths .h hair 1% ss"fS Sst shd T Fought Z a d fhSyt
Bowen sustained n defeat at the hands of Jimmy
Carroll OF England IN twenty-one rounds,t the mill
being pulled of at New Orleans on Sept. 10, 1900.
Bowen was then knocked out by Austin Glib
bons in forty-elght rounds. Bowen a~fterward
fought q twenty-five-round draw with Jimmy
Carroll. He then met stanton Abbott ut New
Orleans. This was his last fight prior to the one
with Lavigne.. Abbott whipped him.
George Lavigne was born al Bay City, Mich,
He Is 8 feet 81 inches tall and usually fights at
1928 pounds. He first came into prominence by
whipping, Joe Solo, champion OF the Pacific
lowing this battle Lavigne met Eddie Meyer, a
brother of Billy Meyer: at Dana. ILL.,. and won In
twenty;tTp rounds; lie fought an signt-roGnd
this Lavigns came on to New York, and Sam
Fitzpatrick. the former, trainer OF Peter Jack:
son, tS9s charge Of him: Mss then defeated
Lavigne's last battle here was at Coney Island
with Johnny Griffin. the "Braintree Lad"
whom be beat at IN fifteen ,n,,5 rounds n.n,. L l,SdGI
one OF seventy-seven and the other of nifty
Ave rounds. His other victories were as follows:
IN Se1 TWO mo rJun aof Biify f R oSe tsu in three Ssty rounds nl.s
Bob Ralph in three rounds. Buck Kenny In four
rounds, Jimmy Priest in three rounds. Iron
rounds, Jack O'Brien in four rounds. Jack Men
tor in three rounds, and Pike johnson In eight
rounds.
Jack McAulire. who knew Andy Bowen very
well, was asked for his opinion last night. He
said: I'm sure II would not have happened had
the ring been properly padded. The accident
effect on. lighting sooner or later. / knew Bowen
personally, and he was n great puRiltst. But l
can't see how they are going to hold Lavigne.
not be helped. In most every football game
somebody Rets hurt. and occasionally some one
gets killed, too, don't see where they can lay
right, for Lavigne Is fast nearing the top, and
must be REGARDED as a DANGEROUS competitor for
any light weight 10 go up against"