The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-24
DEATH OF PUG|L|ST
IS RESULT OF INJUPv
RECEIVED IN FIGHT.
Jess Willard Charged With
Mansiaughter in Connec-
tiom With Killing

Los Angeles, Cal, August 23.--John
w. 6..BuIIO Young, cowboy heavy
weight pugilist. died In a hospital here
today of injuries received at vernon
arena last night when he was Knocked
out by jess willard.
Immediately after his death, warrants
charging manslaughter were issued
against Willard and II others connected
with the fight, while legislators, clergy
men and club women revived the de-
mand for an anti-prize fight bin in
California.
The operation on Young's skull to
relieve the cerebral hemorrhage which
followed the Knockout in the eleventh
round of his scheduled 20-round fight
with Willard at first was pronounced
a success but rapidly proved otherwise
The puglist remained in a state Of
coma. from the time he received Will
lard's right uppercut to the jaw until
his death this morning. when sur
geons who operated on him stated that
brain
Under lecnnlcal arrest
When Youngs death was made known
to Sheriff w A. Hammel, who had
placed the principals concerned in the
fight under technical arrest last night
warrants for - were issued by Deputy
District Attorney A. l.. Veitch. The
warrants charged the following with
manshughter:
arJ 4.
Thomas j. McCarey and Al Greenwald
promoters of the fight; Harry Gilmore,
Jr. manager of Young; Tom Jones'
manager of willard; Charles f. syton
referee; Albert G. Harder. timekeeper'
and James Camerson, colored; Eddie
webster Charles Anslinger, John Da-
vies and Harry Monahan, seconds.
Through arrangements with the at
torney for the Pacific Athletic club, un-
der whose auspices the fight was
staged. nine of the accused men
promptly surrendered to the authori-
ties. Camerson, Wegster and Ansling-
er, seconds for Willard, ii was promised
by the attorney, would appear in court
Monday.
Willard Released
The nine who surrendered were ar
raigned before Justice of the Peace
Summerfield, who set August 29 for
their preliminary examination and fixed
Wizards bond at $4,000 and those of the
others at $1,000 each. The bonds were
provided by James ]. Jeffries, former
heavyweight champion of the world
and John Brink, cabaret proprietor
The accused were released.
Ii was said the defense of the men
would be based on a ruling of Superior
Judge Frank r. Willis, that contests
licensed by municipalities were legal
His decision was rendered several
years ago in the cases of George
Memsic and Ad Wolgast. who were ar
rested for prize fighting.
Referee E,ytpn declared tho only
..hard blow struck in the fight was the
knockout punch and that until the
finish no damage was done" He sai1
there had been mo occasion for stop
ping the fight.
Sentiment against prize lighting grew
rapidly during the day among many
classes of citizens
state Senator w. E,. Brown, father
of the anti-prize fight bill, was killed
by two votes in the last legislature,
prophesied that IAN appeal to the It-
izenship of the state by means Of
initiative petition would result \
law prohibiting prize lights
Arrange for Funeral
Arrangements for Young's fl#eroI
were in charge of his brother, Noah
Young. 1t was expected the body would
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