Evening journal., 1910-12-13
PUGILISM CLAIMS
II BOYSTHIS YEAR
Gerbardt, Ohio Boxer, Last
Man to Die in the
Squared Ring
TWO PHILADELPHIA
LADS AMONG VICTIMS

Never in the history Of the prize
ring have there been so many fatal
tiles recorded as during the year 1910.
Seventeen deaths have been registered
as being directly due TO prize lighting,
while two more boxers are lying at
the point of death at the present mo-
ment One of them is Andy DAILY, a
veteran of many battles.
OF those who have died In the ring
Philadelphia claims two Of the vic
tins. Frank Cole, boxing at one Of
the clubs there, was struck and felled
He was unconscious for several days,
and died at a hospital on April 10. The
other victim, Freddie Castor, dropped
unconscious while sparring at the
Frankford A. c., and died a few days
later i'm the hospital. His death on
August n was the last fatality in
Philadelphia pugilistic circles.
The death of Curley Gerhardt at
Lima, Ohio, last week. was the last
fatality. These deaths have extended
from the eastern coast OF Maine to tho
Pacific ocean, and as far south as
Bluefelds, Nicaragua. owen Moran,
the English pugilist, was responsible
for killing one Of the victims in the
same identical ring in which he
knocked out Battling Nelson at San
Francisco a few days ago.
Tommy Mccarthy, of San Francisco.
WAS Moran's opponent, and Dream
land Rink was the scene of the battle.
After sixteen rounds Of terrific milling
Mccarthy was knocked out with a
right hand punch 10 the Jaw. He never
regained consciousness, dying in the
st. Mary's Hospital the following day.
Curley Gerhardt, n, Detroit. died af-
ter a bout at Lima o., from hemor-
rhage.
Max Landy, %, Of Boston. partici-
pated In bout at Brocketon, Mass, and
the following morning was found dead
In bed; died January 81.
Ginger" Williams, heavyweight. of
Nisalia, Cal, fractured skull in fall
following knockout blow; died in
Fresno, Cal, February %.
John V. Heflin. %. private Tenth
Company, Coast Artillery; head in
iured by straight-arm blow n died
March 3 at Preside Hospitas San
Francisco.
Frank Cole. "a, Of Philadelphia;
skull fractured I'm falling TO floor
while boxing: died April 10 in Phila-
delphia Hospital.
Tommy Mccarthy, 90. of San Fran
cisco skull fractured at base of brain
from fall in bout with Owen Moran,
died April 30 at ST. Mary's Hospital,
San Francisco.
Gilbert Terhou, n, of Hackensack,
n. j., injured i'm bout with Frank
keiser; died April 30.
A. ID. Russell, Of Fresno. Cal. fell
Unconscious In bout with William j.
King; died May a.
Mike Haley, Jr., 20. of Quincy, Ill /:
struck in chest during friendly bout
with brother; died July 4.
Hugh Grant, 20, Garden City. l.. J.:
collapsed at end Of 9Th round of bout
with Tommy Welsh at Mineola, l.. I.
died on way to Nassau Hospital July
IL.
Russell Miller. 20. of Lafayette Ind.
participated In bout OF hours dura-
uon dropped dead shortly after ar
riying at his home. July n.
Robert ~. Gilbert. 20. of Waco, Tex:
neck fractured in bout. died July 25.
Frederick Castor 90 Of Philadel-
phia; falls unconscious while spar
ring; died at Philadelphia Hospital.
August 81
w. n. Beinkmeyer. 81. corporal in
U. s. army; died at Bluehelds. Mica
ragua, from injuries received In bout;
died September /.
kid" Hyland, 21 Of Buffalo, My;
fell to floor In bout at Marquette Club.
of Buffalo. causing hemorrhage of
brain; died at Buffalo General Hos
pital, October s.
kid" Fisher. 32. of Lahoma. Okla
died in eleventh round of bout at Me
no, Okla; died October Is.
Billy Dunning. 81. of NBllmocket
Me; knocked out in fifth round of
bout with Jack Leon, of Chicago. at
Presque Isle, Ne; died the following
day, November %, in Pressure Isle
Hospital