The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1913-05-26
M'CARTY'S DEATH
STUnS SPORTS
PeIky's Solar Plerus Blow
Was Fatal.
LIVED ONLY EIGHT MINUTES

Crowd of 10000 Was Shocked Over
the Tragic Ending of Bout Scheduled
to Go Ten Rounds.
Calgary, Alberta, May 26.-The fol-
lowers of the prize ring in this city
are stunned at the sudden death OF
Luther McCarty, who claimed the
heavyweight championship.
1t is believed that McCarty's heart
was affected and that the blow deliE-
cred by Arthur Pelky caused the heart
to collapse.
McCarty's death was caused by
chance blow delivered somewhere in
the region of the solar plexus, and ne
never regained consciousness after the
terrific blow which sent him sprawling
senseless on his face in the ring.
Arthur Pelky was arrested by the
Northwestern mounted police upon
charge of manslaughter, but was re
leased short time afterward on bail.
The fight was short and bitterly con
tested. McCarty. outweighed heavily
by his giant opponent, was confident
of victory, and with the prestige and
confidence of champion entered the
battle with a grim determination to
end it as quickly as possible.
The crowd had just settled down to
witness what was looked upon as
hard and gruelling battle. The men
felt each other out, neither doing much
damage McCarty suddenly landed a
blow in Pelky's face and then missed.
Pelky clinches, and when they broke
away the crowd cheered. McCarty
again landed right on Pelky's head
and Pelky tented.
McCarty was drawn into the trap
and opened his guard. Quick as tiger
Pelky rushed the champion, landing a
terrific blow just below the heart.
McCarty did not drop. He stood
Keeling about, dazed. Pelky was about
to strike him again, when he noticed
that McCarty's eyes were closed. He
stepped back, McCarty still swaying.
The thousands who began cheering
Pelky's rush became silent as they
watched McCarty. Suddenly the strick
EN- boxer raised his hands in the atti
tude of self-defense, but they dropped
again, his arms limp He made q
feeble effort to strike blow, and be
fore Pelky could rush him, McCarty's
body stiffened, his heels clinking to
gether and his spine rigidsHe fell with
his head bent forward, his forehead
striking the canvas a glancing blow
AS he fell Referee Sid Smith, of Chi
cago, beganf counting. At the count OF
ten he waved Pelky away and pro
nounced him the winner.
Seconds rushed into the ring and
McCarty was lifted to his corner. The
arena was bedlam. Believing it 8
plain knockout, the spectators threw
their hats into the ring. in the air ane
cheered as only crowd can cheer
when new champion arrives.
Pelky, winner of the battle at such
heavy cost, stood at one side of his
fallen adversary. He scarcely could
realize what had happened. BY this
time the referee had become alarmed
He called for doctor, and several re
sponded.
The crowd, realizing that something
more serious than plain knockout
had occurred, rushed the ring. The
mounted police were called in to clear
the ring, and meantime the physicians
worked over the stricken man for eight
minutes. Then they pronounced him
dead, but continued their efforts to re
suscitate him by artificial respiration
for more than an hour.
There probably were 10000 men III
the arena when it became known thai
McCarty was dead. A few minutes
before, whetted by the lust of print
tive battle in the preliminaries thai
had been fought, it had been bowling
mob, but the news put quietus or
the spirits of the spectators and they
filed quietly toward the exits, shocked
by the tragic end of the battle.