Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-18

Barry said that he was sorry that the
mill ended in a tragedy, but g was an
accident. The fall on the floor Barry
says. caused Bowen's death, TOT
Lavigne could not pound very nara ~
the last round and the blow on the
point 81 the Jaw would only nave rem
dered him unconscious for a Few sec
onds.
Martin Murphy one OF Bowen's sec
onds, was seen last night by n re-
porter Murphy said that II was
regretabie affair. He said that he
felt sure that none OF LavignGs blows
caused Bowers death. and had he MT
received that terrible fall ne wJuld
have easily recovered from the knock
out blow. When asked why the I'M
fortunate pugillsts seconds permitted
him 10 20 ON after bling virtually
Whipped after the fifteenth round, he
replied.
"You see. II we had thrown up the
sponge IN the ate nh round everyone
OF Bowen's hackers would have been
sore on US / am sorry that we did
not do It now, for Andy would probably
have been alive. l wished that La
yigne would have put him out IN the
firth round, instead OF the eighteenth,
for at that time Bowen was strong and
could stand a stiff blow Then there
would have been no trouble"
Referee John II. Duffy. who judged
the contest was very gloomy when a
reporter found him last night. In dis
cusslng the fatal fight the referee sald;
Ever since the sad affair happened
l am literally all broke up. II is in
deed a bad thing. No; feel positive
that 1t wac not Lavlgnc's blow that
was the direct cause Of the mans
death. when saw Bowen IN his dress-
la h.. pa hs4 na a
something on his mind. II seemed
troubled. and did not look like him
self. At first / could not understand
what was the matter, but 1 believe now
that he was troubled with indigestion
and he seemed to lose conf lence in
himself. Yeg; the seconds should have
thrown up the sponge when they saw
that the poor fellow was gone. Tut
of course, as referee, / could not tell
them to do So"
a reporter met Jack Eyerhardt and
asked him what lie thought OF the
death Of Bowen. He said It was due
entirely to the lack Of padding.
Joe Choynski said: NOW, 1 don't
care to discuss matters Of this kind in
print You know Bowen's death and
It's cause are subjects on which so
many different opinions are enter
tanned. In the first place. | share the
common Delef thht mat moor snOu u
have been padded But do not b leve
that the force Of the blow OF the head
against the floor alone caused Andys
death. That was only contributory. A
stiff Highlander on the point OF the
jaw and a severe Jolt of the head
against hard floor almost simultan-
eOusly must be something like being
shocked by electricity.
But It was cruel to send that man
up after the fifteenth round, II | hal
been the referee Of the fight I would
have turned to the crowd and said:
Gentlemen, you can see Bowen's cor
dillon. ] think 1t would be murderous
TO send him up for further punishment
Now what say you to my awarding
this contest to LayiEne% II they
should cry cut No, no., would leave
the ring and let them get some one
else to take the place that ! woul re.
fuse to M longer It was palp- b
TO almost any fair-mindad man that
Bowen was out Of the fight after the
eleventh round, 1t was. therefore, In
my opinion, the terrible punishment he
received about the body. and especially
the heart, that helped poor Bowen
along 10 his death as well as the blow
on the chin and his striking thu fl or
when he was In such terribly weak
ened condition.