The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-05-26
sse'dsntaI. Killing Of M'carty
Only Emphasizes the Import.
anos Of Having Every Boxer
Examined by Q Physlolan Be.
fore Each Bout.
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fIhe New York World.
vaB sudden death Of Luther Ne
Carly In the hrst round OF hts
= bout with Arthur Psiky at CAL
gery has shocked the whole world Of
eooft 30 far - the eye could see Nc
Cestx was . magnificent specimen Of
naAa. tan, muscular. broad shouldersd
49, tim wasted. According to the orig.
inA1 feoort. McCar,y died ~ . result CT
. hs1r punch. but the latest despatch
eays that . broken neck wee responsible
Tor the fatality.
The accidental killing Of NoCarty
0slv emphasizes the importance Of hav-
IL, every boxer examined by . com.
Potent physician before each bout. and
boSrsl from competing unless physically
~
n ths past twenty years there have
been . number Of fatalities In the ring.
NeAs1y al Of them were caused by
allowing men with weak hearts to boz.
4 few we're caused By concussions fol.
lowing falls. Considering the great num-
ber Of boxers. the list Of fatalities 10 no
larger than In any other active sport.
teotball b far more dangerous. and
even baseball No . much greater list Of
fatal AnA Gipplins Academia Wherever
there u cotton, Of any kind acoids uts viii
oosar. The only thing that can be done
y 70 take all possible precautions
eeaiAst them surely there was no bru-
s:,isy essns'sSd with ne Aecsrts
RNvH6TI0ATION into ring accidents
Almost Invariably dlscloses q weak.
= ness on the part OF the victim that
should have been discovered In time TO
prsvent the contest
Con RaArdon died after . stage boxing
OxAibstioO with Robert Fttssimmons. u
VS. Juse IN ordinary daily stunt. ana
yitssimmons tsstined At the inquest that
hs he'd merely Tented Rsardon and kept
. him moving rapidly. and had not yet
stsuck Q blow when Reardon collapsed.
.Vits Was acquitted OF all blame. 1t was
fUuaA that Reardon haA been dissipatins
heavily and thar h!s heart WAS seriously
aASSted.
Harry Tenney died within twenty-four
hours after . bout with Frankie Neil IN
saa Trsncisco. II had been furious
nghG The autopsy proved that Tenney
haA organic heart trouble and that he
hal died. not from blow. but from the
fury OF his own exer lions. Tho same
was the case when Thomas McCarty
died after being unlocked out BY Owen
Moran, except that In this instance thu
ansi blow delivered over the heart wa
IL part responsible for the result. i
was Judged an accidental DEATH
Thirteen years ago I saw Jim Frans.
killed In Q bout with Frank Mcconnell
il san Francisco. This was dineren
AFFAIR. Franey had been drinking heav
ily end was in no shape to box. n
res Sal For several rounds ne force
the nghting. then was knocked dow
heavily BY . right cross. He rose AM
w. knocked down Ave times. nei.ae
the referee nor the seconds having sous
enough to interfere. In delivering tn
la0e blow Mcconnell hooked his ar.l
around Traney's neck. throwing him o
heavily mat his head struck tho moo
Arut He died Of conclusion Of tn
brain. Had he been in good condition
tbs wouldn't have happtned.
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