The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-07

killed in the motor races, while pa ges were devoted to the death of Me Carty in the ring, which only goes to prove that there must be unusual in terest in the boxing game or the pa pers would not give much space to a matter of that kind when they can pass other events on the same, plane with a mere notice. The promot- CTS who permitted the young man to ride at Cleveland, knowing he was not at his best, were just as responsible as the promoters at Calgary who per
 nitted MoCarty to go into the ring without a medical examination. In the eases of the young men killed in the baseball games. it was a little different, they were accidents without a. doubt
 It might be mentioned, too, that men are killed in mills, shops or mines daily, through carelessness or defects, but the people do not go into hysterfa over it as they do because a man was killed in a prize ring.
 From all the data at hand there is no doubt that Luther McCarty had no business in the ring that day, as 8 man in good health could not pos sfbly have succumbed ato. a. blow over the heart or under the sheart, such as Pelkey delivered while Tin close. The doctors present stated that McCarty had valvu1ar trouble of the heart, but even an examination before the fight might not have disclosed the fact La ter one of the doctors stated that death was caused by a fractured yer tebrael of the spine, due to a. iab on the jaw, which injured the neck. This does not seem poSs1 ble, however, as the blows to the khead were mere jabs, which any ordinary man would take without the least harm. pr. Ned Fox, Milwaukee, who was an athlete himself, tells me that it might pos- =5 N1 hax hl %o %I,a solar pleSus, which might for g. few moments paralyze the heart. but not enough to do any serious damage, without the man having heart trouble. John R. Robinson. Bat Nelson's for nler manager, wired me after the light that it was the most peculiar knockout he had ever witnessed. ''that the men were clinched and that Pel- key sent a short blow under the heart which did not appear at all hard and McCarty collapsed. The moment saw Mac become pale knew he was not right and that he was beaten. but never thought for 8 moment that he was so bad as not to recover. He
 must have had heart trouble very bad.'' It was indeed sad to have Mo- Carty, just in his prime and on the road to a fortune, to be counted out that way. He looked the ideal atfl- 1ete and boxer, and his manager. Billy MoCarney, had nursed him along like a mere child.
 Arthur Pelkey. a young French Ca- nadfan, who has made his home in Maine for some years, was not con- sidered a champion possibility until Tommy Burns got hold of him about seven weeks ago. He was first tip ped off as a promising young heavy weight by Steve Mahoney of Boston, as he had won several good bouts about that part of the country. Then he entered Tom O'Rourke's elimina- ton tourney in New York when it was started to find a successor to Jack Johnson. Pelkey won his bouts and later met Jess Willard in New York, fighting a 10-round no-decision draw. This was July 29, 1912. and shortly afterwards he met Soldier Kearns, whom he defeated in six rounds, losing bout of 10 rounds later to the Soldier. It was then that Tommy Burns sent for him and matched him against himself (Burns) for a tryout. They boxed six rounds at Calgary, April 2 last, and he made such fav vorab1e impression that Tommy matched him with Andy Nor ris 8. fair heavyweight of Boston. Pe1key knocked Morris out in eight rounds, and the near championship match with Luther McCarty resulted Pelkey is a young man in the prime of life, weighs 205 pounds and stands 6