Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-06-04
LUTHER KCARTY
HAD WEAK
Heart
Doctors Believe That Peikey'S
Blow Was Not Hard Enough
To Kill PugiIiSt


Detailed accounts Of the ring trag
edy at Calgary May "a, contained ir
the coast papers which arrived yes
terday, indicate that Luther McCar
tvs death was not caused by the
force OF Arthur Pelkey's blow, but was
due TO the fighters weak heart
A Calgary dispatch TO the San Fran
cisco Call says:
Luther McCarty, heavyweight cham
pion of the world, was Knocked out
and killed by Arthur PeIkey this aft
ernoon.
A blow over the heart did the work
McCarty dying 80 minutes after it was
struck.
The authorities placed PeIkcy under
arrest, charging him with manslaugif
ter, and other arrescs are probable
FellSey's bond was $4,000 1t was fur
nished by Tommy Burns and Fred o.
Loves.
The men entered the ring at 12:fJ
p. m. with McCarty the favorite. Pei
key, 10 pounds heavier, a nondescript
tighter from New England, was not
l1OuSnL HdfC d CnduCc.
For one minute the men tented and
jabbed, feeling each other out.
McCarty started the actual mixing
with wild swing at i'elkey's head,
which missed by several inches.
They cIinched and in the break
sway Peikey got in the first blow, an
uppercut to McCarty's Jaw.
McCarty followed with swinging
right that Just missed PeIkey's ear,
and followed this attempt with hard
blow to his heavier opponents mouth
II was following this singing attack
that PellVey, feinting to uncover Nc
Carty's guard, planted driving blow
Just. under McCartys heart that sent
him to the ropes. Not n sound was ut
tered by the champion as he slowly
sank to the ground.
Then from half standing position
he turned to his right and fell on his
face. He turned over on his back and
stretched his arms out. His mouth
went open and he breathcd in short
gasps.
AS he lay there Referee Ed Smith oil
Chicago ran over and began to count
No sign of returning consciousness
was evident and he yelled, Eight
nine, he's out
McCarty did not stir and 1t soon
dawned on seconds, officials and spec
tators that he was badly hurt. The
crowd. which had been yelling over
Felkey's victory, became silent.
Burns Calls for noctorss
Promoter Burns was the frst one to
recover his wits. He began to call for
doctors, and half a dozen medical men
responded. They, with the aid of the
fighters seconds, worked over the
prostrate man while he lay in the
ring. Hypodermic injections of strych.
nine and digitalis were given, but they
had no effect.
While this was going on the crowd
became mob. Some rushed for the
ring, others fled. Mounted police soon
secured the upperhand and restored
order.
Finally, the PROSTATE form of Me-
Cartyswas carried from the arena and
laid on the grass. Death came in q
few minutes, Doctor Stuart anRoune-
ing It at 1872.
A deep silence followed the an
nouncement that death had claimed
the champion. Several conferences
: were held between those promoting
the fight.
j. II. Birch. one of the doctors in
attendance. stated that McCarty was
not examined by a physician before
entering the ring, so 1t was difficult
to state the real cause of death He
thought, however, that McCarty mus
have had a weak heart and that the
excitement was the cause of its giving
away
SHOWS Light" Says Pelkey
Pelkey made the following state
ment:
IL hardly, knew the bout had start
ed when the end came. / was putting
little or no force behind my blows
for Tommy Burns wanted me to get Z
line on McCarty"
Mccartney, manager for McCarty
said that McCarty had stomach trou,
bic for week previous to the bout.
Mccartney said that thirty seconds
before the fall, McCarty struck &
crouching position such as he uses il
delivering an uppercut and winked- a
Mccartney in his corner.
The physicians unite in declaring
death due primarily to heart trouble
and not to any blow. though admitting
that Pelkey's right to the heart capped
the climax, as the heart was then al
most bursting with blood caused BY
McCarty's excitement
Referee Smith of Chicago said:
There wasn't a hard blow strucl
and | was surprised when Mozart!
went down. / prefer to make no state
ments or TO say anything until aftel
the inquest i will remain in the cit!
and wish you would notify the au
thorities that they can communicate
with me any time they desire and
will appear when it is necessary.
will not go to Edmonton tonight t.
referee the Scaler-W Welsh bout, and il
no circumstances viii leave Ca!gar!