Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-05-25
Claimant of White Heavy
weight Championship Killed
in First Round Of Scheduled
Ten Round Battle at Calgary
PUNCH LANDED WHILE
IN CLlNCH MORTAL ONE
Northwestern Mounted Police
Arrest Victor ON Charge Of
ManSIaughter But He Is Re-
leased on Bail,

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Calgary Alberta. May 2t.-buthe'
McCnrW claimant of the white hea
NNWcight championship Of the wofiu'
today took the count of ten from Rel
cree Ed W smith. of Chicago, which
marked him the loser IN the ten-round
fight with Arthur pelkey, and elgih
minutes later was dead. HIS death
WIS caused by a chance blow. uellN-
cred somewhere ia the region OF IN
solar plexus. after exactly one minut"
aud forty-flvc seconds Of hghting
time had elapsed
Arthur Pelkey tonight was arrest
cd ON the charge Of munslaushier by
the Northwestern mounted police, ahd
released short time afterward on
bail
There had been one or two mlx-ups
Of an nconscaucntial nature then
came ciinch. Referee smith sep
nntcd the mon Both squared OF ~
pugillHic attitude neither seeming 20
bo The wufar for the ciinch sudden
Ia MrCariy was seen to double up "a
"A erduchlup attitude. To thn spec
tutors II looked as though his crouch
simply was fighting pose. 10
cruucheh lower and lower however.
his eyes rolling. then he collapsed and
fell fun ength on the floor of the
ring.
The referee assuming that McCarN
had heon knocked out. stood over nm
/ 10 court off the seconds. u WAS tho
final count for the young tighter.
Arthur pelkey. winner Ot fodny'a bat
tie ui such heavy cost. stood az onH
sidn of his fallen adversary, bN thi3
tame thr referee had become alarmed
He scarcely realized what had mp,
pened. lie called for q doctor ana
several responded.
The Northwest mounted police we're
chilled In to clenr the ring Of the
crowd. which had swarlned over the
ropes Tho physicians worked over
the stricken man for eight minutes.
when they pronounced him dead. but
continued their efforts 10 resuscitate
him by artificial respiration for more
than an hour.
There were probably ten thousand
men in the arena when Il became
known that McCarty was dead.
few minutes before whetted 10y thc
lust Of primitive battle in the prelitn-
inaries that had been fought II hnd
been # heWllng moh hut tho news put
/ "A unletuA upon the spirits Of the spec
tatora and they filed quietly out Of the
arena shocked beyond expression by
the tragic end Of the battle.
Both men apparently we're IN splen-
did DhNAical condition when they en-
tered the ring MrCarty was the flrst
to climb through the ropes. lie wns
laughing ana Joking with ha friends
and assistants und apparently IN
fonfident mood. A few minutes later.
Pelkey appeared. Both men we're
rnecred, pelkey, a strong local taNors
a. receiving the greatest volume OF
pnudlts The men SHOOK hands, were
photographed and tho bout started.
They SPARED cautiously az the or
eninn. both handling themselves well.
There were several miX-ups Of small
conHeuniencc, then pelkey iabbod Nc
Cartv ON the iaw. II WIS "a good stiff
blow ana McCarty WINGED under y.
hut smiled. Then. after about MIN
ute of fighting there was a fierce eH-
chnnge and cinch. In this clinch.
McCarty received the blow which
caused his deuih. The rtferee separ-
ated the fighters
MeCauy stood near his corner WIN
Pelkey near the center Of the ring.
Both men were feintlng Suddenly
MoCarty assumed what seemed to be
crouching position. lie WIS IN thls
attitude probably ton seconds, then
his eyes rolled and he fell 10 the iloor.
The referee and the crowd thought II
was knockout and the oifielal' after
making the customary counts held up
the hand Of Pekey to Indicate mat he
WAS the winner
MeCartys seconds had rushed 20
his side and began to work over him.
After a few seconds there were calls
for physician. Even then the crowd
did not rcaiize the seriousness OF MS
conditions s few minutes later MS
death WAS announcer.
James short, Kings counsel stated
that an information VIII be placed
against Pclkey, and possibly some o.
those closely associated with thV
fight Under the laws OF Alberta
evorv spectator is liable TO be arrest
cd for munslaughtcr.
Practically the last words McCarts
heard were from u minister, when the
paHor of o local church entered the
ring. ana after saying there vas noth,
nag brutal IN the prcliminaries asksu
tho great audience t0 think TINT tney
wcrr daily engaged III similar ilEhl
IN life. The minister said he did not
diapprove OF boxing; that he hao
boxed himself when he was younger.
] lie concluded by Inviting all present
to church on sunday. lie was gwen
a respectful hearing.
The physician who attended Ne
I Cartv and who made q thorough cN-
animation after death, contends that
the collapse Of the fighter was duo
either to organic heart trouble or par
Ialysis Of the heart He stated that
owing to the Victim's condition. 4
blow over tho heart was sufficient tp
cause death
"Rilly" MeCarney. McCarty's man
agcr. is prostratcd over the tragic enc
OF his pfntege When physicians pro-
nounced him dead, Mccartney burst
1 into tears,
! "All that ! have TO say is tnat IN.
ther was the cleanest aud best hoy I
ever had anything to do with he
said.