The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-05-26
FLAMES
SWEPT
ARENA
ga Attorney General Order.
ed All Arrested
Warrants sued for Burns,
! PelkY, McCarney
Pelky's Preliminary Hearing
Deferred for Inquest

Calgary, May 26.---Warrants were is
sued today for the arrest OF Tommy
Burns, promoter OF Saturdays prize
fight, when Luther McCarty met his
death, William Mccartney, McCarty' s
manager; Referee Eddie Smith, and
several trainers and attendants con-
nected with the fight.
These developments followed an or
der from the attorney general at Ed
monitor, that all principals in the. ar
rapgements Of the fight be arrested
and the northwestern mounted police
were instructed to execute the order
at once.
Arthur Pelky, McCartys opponent
in the fatal ring appearance. was ar
rested shortly after the ex-champion's s
death. The charge of manslaughter
will be given a preliminary hearing to-
day. Owing to the decision of the
physicians, who conducted an autopsy,
that McCarty's death resulted from a
dislocation of the neck, not heart fail
ure as was first announced, it is an
ticipated, the hearing will be adjourn
ed to await the result of the coroner's
inquest late today.
The origin of the fire that destroyed
the Burns arena late last night has not
YET been disclosed. The authorities are
endeaVoring to ascertain whether or
not it was caused by incendiaries.
End Burns Snap.
The fatal ending will have the ef-
feet of putting the lid down tight on
boxing bouts in western Canada. Tom
my Burns succeeded for just one year
in running bouts at his arena located
Just outside the city limits Despite
a great deal Of opposition he kept 60
ing by staging good clean mills be-
tween evenly matched men, which OBJ
Waited all superficial brutality. w hiie
the fights have been run as boxing ex-
hibitions there is no doubt that they
were bona fide prize fights. Several
times knockouts have occurred and
fights have been stopped, because of
the inequality OF the principals but
this is the first occasion of an accident
of any nature &
MtcCarty started out upon his, pugi-
Iistic career in California two years
ago when Tommy Burns staged his
first battle. At that time McCarty was
only 19 years of age, and was a big,
husky raw-boned lad, whose biggest
asset was good nature, coupled with
nerve and determination. At that time
his price for fighting was an invita-
ton. After a couple of small bouts
here he drifted south where he fought
in preliminaries In different parts of
the country. His star of fame DID not
commence to burn until the search for
a white hope brought him to the sur
face.
Burns had Pelky in tow here for
some time. The former world cham
pion boxed six rounds with him him
self, and gained a decision. Then
Burns took Pelky in hand and after a
few lessons In the fine points of the
game, he whipped Andy Morris less
than a month ago. Burns conceived
che idea of bringing McCarty and Pei
Ry together here. McCarty was anx-
ious to appear before a Calgary audi
ence and signed up. He arrived a
week previous to the fight and all
through his training claimed that he
was in the pink OF condition. for Sat
urdays battle.
Betting on the contest was lively at
two to one against Pelky holding his
feet for ten rounds, while McCarty
was a straight five to one favorite for
a decision. Nobody thought of asking
for a quotation on Pelky to win. Tom
my Burns was the only man who pub
licly pointed at the possibility that
Peiky might beat McCarty. Burns and
Billy Griffin had been working hard to
teach Pelky the fine points Of the
game but despite their encouraging
statements it was not generally sup
posed that Pelky could assimilate
enough science in three weeks to give
him a chance with Met cCarty. He show
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