The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-06
ANDREW WYLIES LAST SCRAP.
QUIZ IN THE THIRD ROUND AND
DIED IN FIFTEEN MINUTES.

He and Paul Rapport Were boxing
at the PaStime Athletic CIub-RaB-
port Needed Money 10 buy His
Ticket HOme-NO Very Heavy
Blows Passed, and His Death sup
posed TO Have been Due 10 some
thing Like Heart FniIure-He Was
better known as "scOtty. the
safEorr-Rapport Held subject to
the Coroner.
Before the end OF the third round OF a
sparring scrap between Paul Rapport and
Andrew Wylie at the Pastime Athletic
Clubs rooms last night Wylie Withdrew
from the contest. was taken into room'
and in less than fifteen minutes was dead.
WyIie's death was a peculiar one, ana
none of the parties present claimed 10
know how TO account for il. Rapport, who
is a resident of Montgomery. Ala, came
here last Tuesday at the instance OF Joe
Ullman, the clubs instructor. to box with
Billy Neronee which he did last week
That event did not net Rapport enough
cash to carry him home, and Wylie agreed
10 enter a little friendly bout Of four
rounds with him, after which the hat was
10 be passed for Rapport's benefit
The TWO men met in the ring under these
circumstances at the club rooms. upstairs
at DravtOn and Congress- street lane, last
night about 8 O'Clock They put on the
bounce gloves and boxed two rounds or
three minutes each without either one
OF them being punished TO any extent.
About the middle Of the third round
Wylie withdrew without saying word,
walked under the ropes, sat down on a
bench. and when ten had been counted
haa rsrqf t- ma rrfnr "a Z
then fell over on the bench, his head on his
arm. Up 10 this time 10 had not occurred
10 anyone that there was anything the
matter with him, and some thought him
When it was seen that there was some
serious trouble with himv ne was taken
into back room and rubbed down. lie
spoke only few words and within about
fifteen minutes was dead.
Medical aid was summoned when he was
taken into the room. DTS. Dunn ana Sill
Verman responded, but Wylie was dead
when they arrived. They made no exam
ination and gave no opinion as to the
Joe Uilman, the boxing instructor Of the
club, was very much cast down over the
occurrence. He said last night, Paul
Rapport was IN hard luck ana wanted TO
get home so "Scotty'' agreed to so on for
four rounds with him, and trust 10 pass
ing around the hat The agreement was
between the men who were on very friend
y terms, that Rapport was to receive
enough out Of the proceeds of the cOllec-
ton, TO buy his ticket home, and 'Scotty'
was 10 have the balance. Invitations were
sent out to the members of the club, and
about thirty people were present when
the men entered the ring"
Ullman said that "ScOtty" had been
drinking beer during the afternoon, and
was not in condition THE men put up
spirited bout for two rounds, he said,
but they We're boxing with soft gloves,
and not hitting hard, as no knockdOwns
We're scored, and no blood was spilled"
Ullman said that IN. the thlrd round
''Scottys" condition seemed to tell on
him, as his wind gave out, suddenly ne
stopped, turned his back on Rapport and
walked over and sat down on one OF the
benches. He complained of being sick at
his stomach, Ullman said, and in few
moments fell of the bench onto the floor.
He was picked up and carried into the
dressing room, where Rapport ana my
self rubbed him, and gave him some WINS
ky. AS he seemed to grow worse, l be
came alarmed and sent for doctor. DIT
Silverman and DR.. Dunn arrived IN
few minutes, but poor little 'seotty was
Andrew Wylie. or "scotty, the Sailor"
as he was known, came to savannah ABOUT
two years ago from GLASGOW Scotahu,
and has been doing a sailors work along
the wharves, and lately with the J.. san
ford Ross Dredging Company. lie was
about p years old He had some sIlg nj II
knowledge Of boxing, ana was Always
ready for a chance to earn few dollars
in the ring. About two weeks ago ne was
billed to box four rounds with Bily We
the first round, as Neronee clearly out
classed him. S6otty was very plucky lit
tie boxer, and this quality made MIN pop
ular with the patrons of the sport.
Paul Rapport seems to be almost broken
hearted over the affair and stated that
he would never enter the ring again.
He is not a professional boxer, he says,
and only came here at the instance Of
Ultima nto meet Neronee.
He and Wylie had become good friends,
he said and were playing cards together
for sometime before the scrap. He only
entered the contest he said, in the nope
that he could raise money enough TO re
turn home.
Several Of those who saw the scrap say
no heavyblows were hit by either party,
and il was the opinion that Wyhe's con-
dition was such that the excitement and
work proved too much for him, and
brought on something like heart failure,
which caused his sudden death.
Coroner Goette was summoned, and al
ter investigating the case decided to hold
an inquest this morning. After consul
tation with the doctors, however, he de-
cded not to hold a post mortem eNamlna-
ton, unless the evidence shows something
10 warrant it. Rapport was arrested and
taken to the barracks TO be held subject
10 the order OF the coroner.