The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-25
LUTHER M'CARTY
DROPS DEAD IN RING
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was carried out. Fortunately no one
was hurt.
PelISy, Tommy Burns and the other
seconds slipped out of the arena, en-
tered Burns's car, and were driven to
Pell<y's quarters, where he had a bath.
changed his clothes. and started for
Burns's palatial home in the fashion
able Elbow Park district
AS they were about to enter tho
car two Royal Northwest Mounted Po-
lice stepped up and loId Pelky he was
under arrest and held subject to the
orders of the coroner. He was taken
to the mounted police barracks, and
few minutes later proceedings were
started to release him on ball furnish
cd by Burns and some other wealthy
sportsmen of this city. 1t is likely
that he will be released by evening.
ment:
Il scarcely thought the bout had
started wheh the end came. 1 was
putting little or no force behind my
blows. for Tommy Burns wanted me
to get line on McCarty. as We know
practically nothing of his form. be-
cause of his private workouts.
was the most surprised man In the
arena when McCarty fell"
Rev. DR.. Harold Walker, an athletic
parson, made an address before the
main bout, in which he declared he
liked boxing and saw nothing brutal
in the sport. He pointed to McCarty
as the white heavyweight champion
of the world, and then to Pelky. the
man who. by his skill and strength.
Will, if he can. be worlds champion
after this bout"
His strange prophecy came true,
though by quicker. sadder route than
the parSon had anticipated. He was
personal friend of McCarty. and was
greatly shocked BY the outcome.
Billy Mccartney, manager of Nc
Carly. stated that Luther had stomach
trouble for week previous to the
bout Stomach tablets were taken by
the boxes. with bad effect, and he was
compelled to lay Off from heavy train
ing for two days last week. McCar-
ney states that thirty seconds before
the fall, Lutte struck a crouching posi-
ton such as he used In delivering an
uppercut, and had winked at McCar-
ney IN his corner.
$500 Witness Fight.
The crowd was the biggest that has
ever attended a boxing. in Western
Canada. there being over $500 paid
admissions. The best of order pre-
vailed until McCarty fell, after which
all was disorder.
DR.. Aull one of the physicians who
attended McCarty, called up Tommy
Burns an hour after tho death OF tho
champion, and declared that, as an
athletic expert as we'll as physician.
he had kept close track of all the
blows struck, and that not one blow
was of enough power to do any dam
age had It been lanoed, and that Pelky
was not in any way responsible for
the death of Luther
All of the physicians now unite in
declaring death duo to heart trouble
and not to any blow. though admitting
that Pelkys right to the heart capped
the climax, as the heart was then al
most bursting with blood caused by
the excitement
hicCarty came into the arena dur
ing the second preliminary, and sat
at the press table with the newspaper
men, apparently unconcerncd and chat
ting about the time when he lived In
Calgary and his early fights here. He
took great interest in two postal card
photos shown him by newspaper mon.
depicting him in his first bout here
and also as referee In one OF the
preliminaries. When time for the
main Aput drew close, Luther plainly
showed excitement. His eyes were
focused on Zeno Casey, of spokane,
md Roy George. in tho semifnal, but
ne did not appear TO be seeing any
thing When the semifinal was over,
McCarty jumped through the ropes.
and, before tho other boxers were out
of the ring, he was claiming his Cor
ner.
Referee Eddie Smith. OF Chicago,
and friend came down town after
tho fight and waited for bulletins at
the News-Telegram office. When. the
fash came In that PellE3 was under
arrest, Smith made arrangements to
get n private house in the city and
keep in touch with the situation.
There wasn't a hard blow struck"
said Smith. "and was terribly sur
prised when McCarty went down. 1
prefer to make no statements nor say
anything until after tho inquest. |
will remain In tho city, and wish you
i would notify the authorities that they
can communicate with me through the
paper any time they desire. and l
will appear when 1t is necessary. 1
will not go to Edmonton tonight to
referee the Scalcr- Welsh bout, and I'M
dor no circumstances will leave CAL
gary at present"
aIcCnrty Tyyenfy-one Years Old.
Luther McCarty was born at Lincoln.
Neb.. on March II, 1899. His father was
an Indian hall breed and his mother
OF Irish extraction. Standing trihe
over six feet three inches he was physi-
cally powerful, yet a comparatively
weak hitter His best blow was q