Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-11
BROCK is HURT
IN CAMP FIGHT
BARRY STRIKES CLEVELAND
BOY ON HEAD
CUT FROM STICK ATTENDED TO
BY SURGEON
Heavyweight Causes Row In East Side
Quarters and Is Ordered from
camp-Flght with Plcato
VIII Probably Proceed

Phil. Brooks training preparations
for the bout Friday night with Frank
Picato were brought to a sudden ter
mination yesterday when after mix
up with Jim Barry, the big heavy
weight who was quartered at the East
Side Athletic club, training for his
coming bout with Jack Burns set for
Aug. "a, Brock was hurried downtown
to a physician and treated for a scalp
wound two inches long in the top or
his head, inflicted by a heavy club in
the hands Of Barry. The trouble which
led to the scuffle in which Brock was
hurt by his larger antagonist arose
over trifling camp dispute. Accord
ing to the details as related by eye
witnesses and substantiated by Brock
and his manager, Tom McGinty Brock
offended Barry by expectorating on the
floor Of the training gymnasium, which
had been scrubbed by Barry and his
trainer, King Hogan, earlier in the
morning. Words between the Cleve-
land lightweight and the 200-pound
Barry led to a hot exchange of cour-
tesies, and after Barry had been rubbed
down following his run on the road he
secured a club and attacked Phil,
striking him on the head. Tom Nc
Ginty here took up the argument for
his protege and received a severe poke
in the ribs, which laid him low. Barry
thus came out of the fray victorious,
and is said to have wound it up by
firing his big revolver at Phil
Barry Leaves Camp
Later Barry left the camp and sought
training quarters at beach town,
where he will finish his preparations
for the bout with Burns both train
ing camps in Los Angeles being closed
to him after his wild performances.
Brock was examined by a physician
engaged by the Pacific athletic club,
and his wounds dressed. 1t is super
fetal cut, and probably will not inter-
fere with his training to any great ex-
tent, although the row resulted in up
setting PhiIs usually steady nerves.
He passed the rest of the day resting,
and last night was ready apparently,
to fight Friday night, expressing his
confidence that the cut in his head
will in no way bother him In his COM
Ing contest. McGinty was confined to
his bed last night, and his camp fol-
lowers stated that the Clevelander's
manager had not decided on the course
to pursue about the matter. Brock,
accompanied by Jimmy Austin and
King Hogan came into town yesterday
afternoon and swore out a warrant
charging Barry with assault, but 1t is
probable that the matter will not be
prosecuted. Barry left town at once.
packing his belongings and removing
them from the East side club soon
after the quarrel took place.
Postponement Not Likely
There is every likelihood that the
bout will take place Friday night as
carded. Brock seemed anxious to full
fill his part of the program last night,
and as the cut he received is slight, It
would hardly inconvenience him. Both
men have been training for several
weeks, are in good shape, and the
bout has been thoroughly advertised
for the Friday night date, so there Is
little possibility of the card being call
ed off unless Phil finds that the un-
fortunate occurrence will handicap him
in a struggle with such a tough Gus
toner as Picato admittedly is.