The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-19

CINCINNATI. Feo 1s-Bsnny Coleman.
r little eo,erea boy. rset death n the ring
OF ehe Manhattan Athletic Clab tonight n
the first round o. hls boxing bout WIZ
william Wright y nils ais imp BODY Vas
being carries Gus q TIE arena and iato =
dressing room ~ his seconds. the spec. a
tors. none u whom suspected th9 @~ia4
truth, rheeFe5 lEsuly for Tie lti4e olAe
boy. wright. wao had been procaAlFnsa VIC
tor over him
Other bouts we're called and decided
and SIN the crowd %As boz aware fhAt
Shat they had witnessed ~ the frs SET
20 was tragedy Il became rafnoFed
aeCug the arena that Coleman was san
unconscious and those wh3 had Ne3iuFed
the assertion that he was paying pcs
sum vhen ne dropped under the baow
which broke hts neck. conclude5 ne must
have received a pretty vigorous punch
after al 4 tew and only a few learned
the truth bat &: vas only after the ponce
had stopped the contest between jim
johnson ald Al Roberts. the principals or
ghe main battle. ia the fourth round, when
the referee decided Johnson the winner.
that the news OF the colored boys death
was heard BY al.
Eoth Coleman and ais adversary IN that
fatal bout are young colored boys, mex
perieEced and unscienilfic- They have
probably participated In more - Jess pri-
yate boxing but neither can De remember
cd as having faced an assenblage as a
boxer before tonight. Taey were only en-
gagged on this occasion because % the fail-
IRE OF Others 10 appear. Their bout was
not advertised and attracted no more In
terest when the lads wers announced than
the ordinary "dn In at an ordinary box
ing entertainment. They were each about
j. or u years OF age and weighed probably
between Us and lis pounds They we're
seconded BY young coi0Fed lads a. little
known as themselves.
Their battle with gloves was as vigorous
as Il was unscIentffc. and as fierce as IT
was brief. At the call OF time they met in
the center and punched. jabbed and swung
wildly at one another. Each landed several
TIMES during the first minute. but Wright
was quick to crowd his fellow upon the
first premonitory sign of weakness, and In
another minute had him pinned against
the ropes OF the ring in Wrights corner
There was cIinch. but Wright still
crowded. and swinging blow with the
right hand struck the helpless Coleman on
the side OF the neck. Almost Instantly he
dropped 10 the moor, limp add lifeless. The
death blow did not appear TO bee an es-
peciaily vigorous one. and not one person
IN the amphitheater suspected the horrible
truth. Coleman's eyes were open and roll
ing although his tongue was stilled and
AlkN AtuSAsfS were as ArihNEtt- sSCtAA%
II was Only bit OF c.eyer acting Ia order
10 escape further punishment Referee
1.sIly appreciated that the boy was out,
for, without going through the Formally
OF counting the seconds. he gave his &c
cision promptly on the fall and proclaimed
Wright the winner. 1t was nearly two
hours later that the boy died.
The police have arrested John Slmcoe.
the manager OF the Manhattan club. Bud
Ially. the referee: VIII Rogers. one of the
seconds. and are after several others
whom they have not yet arrested.