The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-10-19
DEATH MAY BE END
OF BLOODY FIGHT
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shouted to the referee to stop the I'M
equal contest. 1t was clearly evident
that Braun would be knocked out in
few seconds more. The men were in a
neutral corner, and Potts, in an en-
deavor to knock Braun completely out,
wrestled him to the floor Just then
the bell rang, and Braun's seconds car
rfed him to his corner. "a -
They worked hard over him. pouring
out words of advice into ears which
had lost their power of hearing, and
toward a brain which was a dizzy,
whirling mass of confusion. For the
allotted minute they worked, and then
again the bell sent the Chicago and
Minneapolis men to the center for the
second round.
Potts started with left hook to the
jaw Braun feebly attempted to coun-
ter, but his blow was blocked and he
was sent sprawling to the mat with a
right swing. Potts did not seem to
know enough about ring generalship to
employ short hook or right cross for
Knockout blow but instead used
swings, which, powerful and with
great force behind them, spent their
power before reaching the intended
spot and only dazed and floored his
victim.
Referee Is Unnoved
Braun unsteadily arose and stood
absolutely helpless. Now the meni-
bers of the club Were willing to stop
the show, and shouted out to- the ref
cree to order Potts back to his corner.
Sloan looked over to sBraua's corner.
! and Kid Bernstein, who was here as
Braun's sponsor, shook his head and
yelled that his. man WAS there to stay.
Sloan took his orders from Bernstein,
instead of using his own Judgment,
and allowed the fight, now almost a
slaughter, to continue.
Braun was bleeding from his nose
and mouth. Potts, acting on instruc-
ton from his chief second, George
Barton, who seemed to realize that the
fight had gone too far and that as
Sloan would not stop it, started to
work body blows. hoping thereby to
land a stomach punch which would do
sufficient damage to cause a knockout.
Barton was the only one IN the crowd
who kept his head and showed any
| prior knowledge of ring affairs. He
asked Sloan to end the fiasco, but
Sloan still persisted in sending the
men into the center Barton looked
on helpless, and shook his head in dis
gust.
For the third time Braun went down.
This time a punch over the heart was
the blow employed and with fearful
look of agony on his face, the unfor-
tunate pugilist went Keeling over onto
the canvas. The blow, however, was
too high to reach either the solar
plexus or the pit of the stomach, and
failed to keep Braun down for ten
seconds.
Bernstein threw a spongefil of water
on the PROSTATE badly of his principal,
and the chilling effects of the. ice cold
LIQUID caused Braun to again sstagger
| to his feet.
Only for an instant, however, did
Braun retain his BALANCED Again Bar
ton yelled to stop the fight, and again
| Sloan shook his head, after receiving
| Instructions from Bernstein. Again
that terrible right hand punch to the
| body, and again the dull thud of the
helpless mass of flesh striking the
canvas. The blow, this time, however,
was too high, missing a vital spot by
several inches, and at the count of five
Braun staggered to his feet.
Condition Is PitiabIe
BY this time Braun was in pitiable
| condition. He was to all appearances,
unconscious, and was simply obeying
| the instinct of a long experience in the
| ring in staggering back to battle form
| when his strength was sufficient. The
spectators, anticipating a knockout
punch every instant, were standing on
| their chairs. and imploring Sloan to
| end the battle.
One spectator, catching sight of Sec
rotary Nolan and Matchmaker MUIR
| ply, club officials, implored them to or
| der the fight stopped. They made their
| way to the ring, and ordered Sloan to
| send Braun to his corner and give the
decision to Potts. But they were too
| late. Before the referee could do the
| act the almost fatal blow was landed. >
Potts drew back and set himself
| The counsel of Barton had proved suf-
| ficient to get the Minneapolis man in
proper mental frame to land the knock
| out punch. Carefully setting himself
Potts tented with the left. Instructive
! ly Braun lowered his guard to prevent
! a left body blow. Potts quickly
whipped the right over to the jaw, and
Braun went down. Just then Sloan
| stopped the fight
Potts left the ring and the spectators
started to file out of the building.
! Braun was placed in a chair and eff
! forts made to revive him. All the re-
storatives possible were used, but to
no avail AT last the ambulance from
| st. Joseph's hospital was called and
Braun taken to that institution.
The first bout of the evening was a
| draw, Pete Mason and Andy Kelly,
| both featherweights of st. Paul, being
| the contestants The second bout, be-
resulted in decision for Tremble after
six fierce rounds. The third was
knockout affair, Kid Morris, of New
York, disposing Of Paddy Ebbs, of ST.
Paul, after two minutes of fighting in
| the sixth round.
| AT $3.50 this morning DIR. Doran had
succeeded in restoring respiration in
| the patient, and announced that Braun
would live for some hours, and that
his ultimate recovery was not i'm
J possible.