The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-08-25
Wizards Opponent in Fri
day Nights Fight
Dies
FROM KNOCKOUT
BLOW RECEIVED
Those Connected with Bout
Are Under Arrest-Pel-
key Calls Off His Bout

Vernon, Calf, Aug. 25.--John w
| ("Buil'') Young, cowboy heavyweight
pugilist, died in hospital Saturday OF
injuries received at the Vernon arena
Friday night, when he was knocked out
by Jess Willard. Immediately after his
death, warrants charging manslaughter
were issued against Willard and eleven
others connected with the fight, while
Legislators, clergymen and club women
revived the demand for an anti-prize
fight bill in California.
The operation on Youngs skull to
relieve the cerebral hemorrhage, which
followed the Knockout in the eleventh
round OF his scheduled twenty-round
fight with Willard, was at first pro-
nounced success, but was rapidly
proved otherwise. The pugilist remained
in state Of coma from the time he
received Wizards right uppercut to the
jaw until his death Saturday morning,
when surgeons who operated on him
stated that death was due to concussion
of the brain.
When Young's death was made known
to Sheriff w. a. Hammell, who had
placed the principals concerned in the
fight under technical arrest Friday night,
warrants for III were issues by Deputy
District Attorney Arthur l.. yoetch.
The warrant charged the following with
manslaughter: Jess Willard, Young's
opponent; Thomas j. McCarey and AL
Greenewald, promoters of the fight; Har-
ry Gilmore, jr., manager OF Young; Tom
Jones, manager of Willard; Charles r.
Eyton, referee; Albert q. Harder, time
keeper; and james Anslinger, John Da-
vies and Harry Monahan, seconds.
Through arrangements with the at
torney for the Pacific Athletic club, I'M
der whose auspices the fight was staged,
nine OF the accused men promptly sur.
rendered themselves to Under Sheriff
Robert Brain. The three Others, Cam
eron. Webster and Anslinger, seconds for
Willard, it was promised by the attor-
ney, would appear in court not later
than to-day. The nine who surrendered
themselves were arraigned before JUS
tiee Of the Peace Summerfield, who set
Friday for their preliminary examina-
tion and fixed Wizards bond at 5000
and those of the Others at $1,000 each.
The bonds were provided by James j.
JefTries, former heavyweight champion
of the world, and John Brink, cabaret
proprietor, and the accused were given
their liberty.
II was said the defense OF the men
would be based on a ruling Of Judge
Frank r. Willis of the criminal depart
ment OF the Superior court that contests
licensed by municipalities were legal.
His decision was rendered two or three
years ago in the cases Of George Memsic
and "Ada Wolgast, who were arrested
for prize fighting. 1t was declared that
the Young-WilIard contest conformed to
the ordinances OF Vernon, an incorporat-
ed city. Referee Eyton declared that
the only "hard blow struck in the fight
was the Knockout punch, and that "un-
til the finish no damage was done"
He said there had been mo occasion for
stopping the fight
Sentiment against prize fighting grew
rapidly during the day among many
classes of citizens, with clergymen voic-
ing their protests in the evening papers
and legislators being quoted as predict
ing the death Of prize fighting in Cali
fornia. State Senator w. 4. Brown,
father of the anti-prize fight bill, which
was killed by two votes in the last legis
lature, prophesied that can appeal to the
of the state by means of
an initiative petition would result in the
enactment OF law prohibiting prize
fighting"
DIR. A. f. Maisch, autopsy surgeon,
made post-mortem examination of the
pugilists body late Saturday and found
that death had been produced by the
brain hemorrhage. Hardening of the
aorta possibly contributed to Young's
death There was no evidence of spinal
troubles.
Because Of the death of Young, Arthur
Pelkey of Chieopee, claimant to the title