The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-23
Willard and Promoters Arrest
ed on MansIaughter Charge.
NO RELIEF IN OPERATION
Fight Ended in Eleventh of
Twenty Round Fight.
Unconscious More Than Hour
Referee Also Surrendered.

Los Angeles. Aug. 23.-John w. (Bull)
Young, Jr., the prize fighter who was
knocked out last night by Jess Will
lard, died at 9:25 this morning at the
hospital where an operation was per-
formed early today to relieve celebral
homorrhage.
The surgeons who performed the op-
GRAFTON gave concussion of the brain
as the cause of his death.
Jess Willard, who had been placed
under technical arrest, after the fight
last night pending the outcome of
Young's injuries was taken into Gus
tody by deputy sheriffs on a charge
of manslaughter Immediately after
Young died.
The promoters of the fight, Thomas
]. McCarey and AL Greenewald and the
referee, Charles Eyton, gave them
selves up to the authorities when they
learned of Young's death.
Besides Willard, Greenewald Carr
the warrant caleld for Harry Gilmore,
jr., Wizards manager; Tom Jones,
YOung'S manager, A. l.. Harder, time
keeper at the eVrnon arena, Harry
Monahan, Young's trainer and Jim"
Cameron, a negro fighter; Jack Da-
vies, Charles Anslinger and Eddie
Webster. The last four acted as sec
onds
Manslaughter is the charge and at
the district attorneys office it was
$4,000 for Willard, down to $1,000
each for each of the seconds.
An operation on Young's skull in
an effort to relieve a cerebral hemor-
rhage was at first pronounced a sue
cess, but hospital attendants declared
few hours later that the pugilist
probably would die before the end of
the day.
In addition to the hemorrhage of
the brain, those attending the fighter
declared that there We're so many
complications that it was impossible
to enumerate them all, although they
denied a report that his back had
been broken.
When Young was knocked out last
night and failed to revive four physi-
clans worked over him for 80 min
utes while 5000 spectators stood on
their seats and waited for the out
come. Cerebral hemorrhage was dag
nosed and Young was hastened to a
hospital, where at 1:15 this morning
a cranial section was performed
which promised hopefully at first.
Later, however, all chance for re-
covery vanished. Those concerned di-
rectly in the fight were placed under
arrest at once after the seriousness of
Young's condition became known.
Earl Rogers, the attorney for the Pa
ciflc Athletic club, under whose aus
pices the contest was staged, notified
the sheriff that he would be person.
ally responsible for their appearance
when desired. 1t was expected that
more formal action would be taken.
The men for whom Rogers guar
anteed appearance included Willard,
Charles F. Eyton, the referee, the
seconds of both fighters and the pro-
moters of the bout, Thomas J. Nc
Carey and AL Greenewald. Young
whose pugilistic career, was limited
to two years, first came to Los An
geles as sparring partner for the late
Luther McCarty, who was killed in n
bout with Arthur Pelkey at Calgary,
Alberta, Canada several months ago.
Young's father is rancher at
Glenn Rock, Wyo. The fighter had
promised his father that if he was
defeated by Willard last night he
would return to the ranch