The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-09
Local eoWIlnq,
Football, Pool
and Box.
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caused by blows received from
frankie Neil, has brought to the
minds of Spokane fight promoters
the necessity of having both con-
testants in fights to be pulled off in
this city, in the future, examined
by some registered physician who
will pass on their physical condi-
tion. Both the fighters should be
required, before articles are signed,
to have a doctor examine them and
should be compelled to be examined
again on the day of the fight. Sell
dom, if ever, have the men who
engaged in fights in Spokane been
examined before a fight. Both
Thompson and Parker will be ex-
amined before their fight the latter
part of this month.
Q o o
Well, what do you think of that?
That Marvin Hart was just fool
ing when he stated he would write
a song on his retirement from the
ring and then back to Kentucky.
Marvin now states he will retire
dn another year. He will remain in
the fighting games just II months
and 30 days longer. Well, we'll;
we thought he had retired, but he
is still in the fighting came, it
seems.
There is a rumor that Battling
Nelson is going back. Can it be
possible that Nelson has departed
from the strict path of rigorous
living and begun to tread the prim-
rose way, down which so many
pugilistic champions in the past
have gone to their ruin? Has some
festive chorus girl crossed his path I?
Nelson has picked up some flesh
since his go with Britt, but not as
much as he usually does after a
prize fight. When he fought Britt
he weighed 1876 when he started
training. When he started train
ing for Terry McGovern he was
below the lightweight limit. If
Terry has regained any of his old
time form and Nelson is in the con-
dttion rumored by the press. Billie
Nolan's meal ticket is in serious
danger of being punched to pieces.
o o o
eve find that death was caused
by blows inflicted in a boxing con-
test held at Mechanics pavilion on
Feb. 2S, 1906, by frankie Neil, and,
further, that there was gross negli-
gence On the part of the party or
parties having charge of the con,
test for not having the contestants
examined by registered physician
prior to the exhibition, according to
law, and we hereby hold said par
ties indirectly responsible for the
death of said Harry Tennebaum."
The above verdict was returned
by the coroner's jury in their in
vestigation over the death of Har-
ny Tenny. who was whipped by
frankie Neil recentll, and who died
after the battle
District Attorney Langdon stated
Rfter the verdict was returned that
he would not make a charge of
murder against the promoters of
the fight or the parties participant
dng. Further than that, he would
not discuss the matter. The verdict
was brought in yesterday.
This is the Spokane Amateur
Athletic clubs year to control the
northwest track meet, and a spe-
cial meeting of the directors will
soon be called to consider the mat
ter
Spokane has been represented
three times in the meets in ether
cities, The S. A. A. C. team won
first once and second place twice.
o o o
The boys of the Spokane high are
considering whether they will. be
able to send track team worthy
of this city to Pullman to compete
On the intercollegiate meet to be
held there under the auspices of
the Washington state college this
spring.
The trouble with the track team
this year is that fraternity men are
not allowed to represent the school
Some of the best athletes in the
school are fraternity men and re-