The herald., 1897-12-08
Lost the Championship and
His Life
BARRY'S BLOW PROVED FATAL
SENDING THE ENGLIsHMAN TO
THE MoRGUE
principal, Seconds, Time Keepers and
Manager Arrested and Charged
With Manslaughter
Associated Press Special Wire.

LONDON, Dec. 7.-Walter Croot Of
Newcastle, Eng, who was defeated for
the bantam weight championship of the
world at the National Sporting Club last
night by Jimmy Barry of Chicago, died
this morning from the injuries received
in the contest The Knockout blows con-
sisted of severe punches over the heart
and then a crushing right-hander on
the jaw. Croot remained unconscious
SO long that medical assistance was
called 1t was found that he had sus-
tained a severe concussion of the brain.
He never regained consciousness and
died at 9 o'clock this morning. Barry
was arrested and taken to Bow-street
Police Court The affair has caused great
excitement in boxing circles.
Barry and his second, Tommy White,
club and were charged at the Bow street
police court with manslaughter and
were locked up in cells.
Barry is greatly depressed by the
death of Croot, but all the papers which
publish reports of the fight pay tribute
to the Americans fairness in fighting.
They say that better exhibition Of
science than was displayed by Barry
and Croot is scarcely possible.
The referee had to caution Croot sew
eral times for low hitting and too much
clinching. From the seventeenth round
Barry appeared to be much stronger
than Croot, who came up for the twen-
tieth round looking tired. His tactics
showed he had been instructed by his
seconds to force matters in the hope OF
obtaining a verdict at the end of the
round.
Up to this point the contest had been
an excellent one. In this round, how
ever, a miscalculation upon the part of
Croot brought him too near his oppo-
nent and he received a sharp right hand
er on the chin which dazed him and an
other blow drove him to the ropes. Fol-
lowing this, Barry landed his left and
right without return from Croot, who
was virtually beaten and showed signs
Of physical distress. Croot, however
attempted to ward off Barry, but the
latter, seeing the game was in his own
hands, crept up close and landed his left
over Croot's heart, following it up with
a strong right handler on the point of the
chin. Crook fell and lay motionless in
the ring, and the referee began to count
At the expiration Of the ten seconds the
referee, amid loud applause, announced
the victory Of the Chicagoan.
Tod Sloan, the American jockey, was
among the first to congratulate Barry.
It Is now recalled that when Pedlar
Palmer and Bennett knocked Croot out.
a few years ago, the latter was very long
in recovering.
Barry, White and watley. who was
Croot's second, the manager of the Ma
tional Sporting club, B. F. Angle, and
the referee and time keeper of last
nights fatal fight were placed in the
prisoners dock before James Vaughan,
the presiding magistrate at Bow street
police court, this afternoon and formally
charged with mansaughter.
The court was crowded with interest
ed spectators. Counsel appeared for
Mr.. Angle, whose case is the same as
that of the other defendants.
The police testified that Barry was
very much distressed at the death of
Croot and said he had not made the
slightest attempt To dNOlu the warrant.
Continuing, the police said Mr.. Angle
conducted an officer to see Croot's body
which was only superfcially bruised.
There were slight signs of blood in the
nose but there was none on the gloves
or in the ring. Barry, who was present
when the police viewed the body, broke
down and cried: Il never did that" All
the prisoners were rerianded for week.
bail in each case being accepted in the
sum of $50.
Sir George Chetwind became surety
for Mr.. Angle and the proprietor of a
newspaper devoted to sporting matters
became surety for Barry and White.
Barry, in an interview today, said:
II am deeply upset and can hardly say
what 1 think. l had not the slightest
enfnity toward Croot. We We're good
friends and there was nothing bitter in
our fight. l never had the slightest
thought that my blow would do more
than stop him for few minutes"