The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-26
Ring Opponent of Luther
McCarty Charged with
Manslaughter
AUTOPSY WAS HELD,
NO ANNOUNCEMENT
Currently Reported That
McCarty Had Suffered
from Weak Heart

Pelkey, from whose stiff right hook nea
the heart, Luther McCarty fell dead il
the ring Saturday afternoon was ar
rested yesterday and will face charge 0
manslaughter in the police court to-day
An autopsy was held Saturday on Thu
dead fighters body but the result j
withheld pending an inquest. 1t is cur
rently rumored that mccarthy had suffer
ed from a slight weakness OF the heart
the last few days.
His body will be shipped to his birth
Iplace, Hastings, Nevada, tonight. 1t is
believed his death will put the lid on
boxing in. western Canada
McCarty's death was caused by a
chance blow delivered somewhere in the
region of the solar plexus after exactly
one minute and 45 seconds OF fighting
had elapsed There had been one or two
mix-ups of an ineonseqquential nature.
Then came clinch. Referee Smith
separated the men, Both squared off in
pugilistie attitude. neither seeming to
be the worse for the clinch.
mccarthy was seen to double up in a
crouching attitude. To the spectators il
looked as though his position simply was
a fighting pose. He dropped lower and
lower, however, his eyes rolling. Then
he collapsed and fell full length on the
! floor of the ring, The referee, assuming
that mccarthy had been knocked out,
stood over him to count off the seconds
1t was the final count for the young
| fighter.
Pelky, winner Of the battle at such
heavy cost, stood at one side Of his
fallen adversary He scarcely could real
i've what had happened BY this time
the referee had become alarmed. He
called for a doctor and several respond
ed The mounted police were called in to
clear the ring OF the crowd. which had
swarmed over the ropes. The physicians
worked over the stricken man for eight
minutes. Then they pronounced him
dead but continued efforts to resuscitate
him by artificial respiration for more
than an hour.
There were probably 10000 men in the
arena when it became known that Me-
Carly was dead. few minutes before,
whetted by the last of primitive battle
in the preliminaries that had been
fought, it had been bowling mob, but
the news put a quietus on the spectators
and they fled quietly out of the arena,
shocked by the tragic end of the battle
Both men apparently were in splendid
condition when they entered the ring. |
mccarthy was the first to climb over the
ropes. He was laughing and joking with |
his friends and assistants and apparent |
ly was in confident mood A few /
minutes later Pelky appeared Both |
men were cheered, Pelkey, strong local
favorite. receiving the greater volume
of plaudits. The men shook hands, were |
photographed and the bout started The /
men spared cautiously at the opening,
both handling themselves we'll. There
were several mix-ups of no consequence,
then Pelkey iabbed McCarty on the jaw.
1t was stiff blow and MoCarty WINGED
under it, but smiled. Then after about
n minute Of fighting there was a fierce
exchange and a clinch. In this clinch
received the blow which caused
his death. The referee separated the
fighters.
mccarthy stood near his corner with
Pelkey near the center OF the ring.
Both men were feinting, McCarty then
assumed the crouching position for prob
IDLY 10 seconds before he fell to the
floor The crowd thought it was a
knock out and the referee after making
he customary counts, held up the hand
II Pelkey to indicate that he had been
declared the winner McCarty's seconds
'ushed to his side and began to work
,ver him. After a few seconds there
we're calls for a physician, Even then
he crowd did not realize the seriousness
u his condition. A few minutes later
lis death was announced.