The record-union., 1898-05-04

Hafkef, 10 come OIL on Aprll DIn. SUD-
sequently Griffo asked for time TO get
into condition. Eight days before the
contest Parker was eight pounds over
weight. Parker took drastic measures
to reduce his weight, and was taken
very i'll as a result, and the match was
called off.
Then, the witness said, the committee
attempted TO get match on between
Van Schuyler and Critic, but the former
had gone to Oregon. Mr.. Harting, who
was in San Francisco, notified the wit
ness that he could get "BuIr' McCarty
to take the place of Parker. Harting
said McCarty had fought Griffo and
Zeigler to draws, and he (witness) be-
lieved the man to be the genuine Bull
McCarty of Philadelphia
The witness did not see McCarty un-
til the Monday before the fight, when
he saw him box in San Francisco with
his trainer. Mr.. Callahan said he
thought that the man who was to fight
Griffo was other than Bull McCarty
had never entered his mind.
! The witness said that John Schenk,
I the instructor for the Sacramento Ath-
/ letic Club examined McCarty before
/ he got into the ring, and had reported
that he was in first-class condition.
! Charles w. Fellman, one of Griffo's s
seconds in his fight with Dewitt. or
McCarty, testified that he never saw
Griffo's opponent until he stepped into
the ring. Before the fight Critic told
the witness he had fought Bull NC
Carty four rounds, and he believed that
IGriffo did not know who McCarty really
was before he got into the ring.
McCarty. the witness said, gave Griffo
several good strong punches, and ne
considered him a strong man ana a
fairly clever boxer.
Frank Mcconnell, who about six
weeks .agO fought Griffo before the
Olympic Club at San Francisco, test-
! fed that he was in McCarty's corner
+ the night of the fight He had known
/ McCarty for about three weeks before
the fight, and had always known him
as Bull McCarty. The witness con-
sidered McCarty a fairly clever man,
though not so clever as Griffo. He
thought that McCarty had the best of
the fight up to the time he was knocked
out He appeared to be strong, and
said repeatedly that Griffo was not
hurting him.
The witness said that while Critic is
/ the cleverest man in the ring, he is not
hard puncher Griffo had not hurt
the witness at their fight in San Fran
cisco. In all Griffo's ring experience,
the witness said, he had never knocked
man out The last blow given Me
Carly was more in the nature of a
push than anything else. He thought
the worst McCarty could get would be
1Y-otK nd ~ fn % tu-p iatI
he thought McCarty had the best of it.
Patsy Corrigan, the pugihst who was
in McCarty's corner during the fight,
testified that he had never seen Nc
Carty before the afternoon. He con-
sidered the fight one of strength against
science Griffo knew all about the
game. while McCarty knew nothing.
He, however. had all the strength. Nc
Carly. before the fight, told the wit
ness he had fought Zeigler.
Harry Woods, a Sacramento pugilist
who was in Griffo's corner during the
fight. had not known Griffo long prior
to the fight, He testified that during
the fight McCarty was strong and did
most Of the fighting.
John Schenk, Physical Instructor of
the Sacramento Athletic Club, testified
that he had seen "Bull'' McCarty about
/ . o'clock in the afternoon of the fight,
but made no physical examination at
that or any other time. He considered
that McCarty was in splendid physical
condition. and looked to be a stronger
man than Griffo.
The witness said that up to the sixth
round McCarty seemed to be distressed,
but after that seemed to get stronger
until the end of the fight.
Frank Schuler, an amateur boxer Of
San Francisco one of McCarty's sec
onds, testified that he had known Nc
Carty for some time before the fight
and had always thought he was "BulP'
McCarty of PHILADELPHIA. The witness
said he considered McCarty a fair box
er and a strong fighter. Throughout the
fight McCarty seemed strong and de-
clined attention usually given boxers
in hard straits.
Dr. C. D. McGettigan, Resident
Physician of the Sisters Hospital
testified that on the afternoon preced-
ing the fight he had seen McCarty, who
told him he was going to fight Griffo.
The morning after the fight McCarty
was taken to the Sisters Hospital. He
was deeply unconscious and was
breathing stentoriously The witness
said he had been present at the autop-
sy held on McCarty Death resulted
from clot of blood on the brain. The
heart was in good condition, but one
lung was slightly congested, and there
was a suspicion of tuberculosis in the
other
The witness saw the fight. and said
he considered that Griffo had a great
deal of surplus energy that he did not
expend. Many of his blows, however
were very hard. From a scientific
standpoint, he thought McCarty out
classed. though in the matter of pluck
the men We're evenly matched.
The witness did not believe McCarty
was as strong near the end of the fight
as during the first few rounds. He did
not believe it possible for any man to
exert himself as much as had McCarty
and retain his original strength.
Deputy Coroner Charles H Craig
took charge of the remains and testi-
fed to having found several letters and
papers in the dead mans pockets. One
was an unsigned contract for an eight
round contest. Another was a letter
apparently written by McCarty to a
friend in Philadelphia The letter was
sealed, but it had never been posted.
The name signed to it was Joseph H.
Dewitt
EXAMINATION POSTPONED.
Critic, Frank Schuler, Charles Fell
man. Harry Woods, Frank Mcconnell
and Patrick Corrigan. his trainers and