Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-22
both FIGHTERS KNOCKED
OUT. IN CRUELL|NC BOUT
Colored Middlcwcighs Swung Rights
at Same Instant and Crumplcd
Up in Heap.
FLAHERTY USED HIS HEAD
After Being Floorcd by Bobby Burns.
Managed 10 Reach Water Bucket
and Spray Himself and Got tn
Refreshed.

NE" YORK. July 2L--Jack Sheehan.
the veteran Boston referee. who per
haps has had more peculiar third
man. experiences than any other OH
cial in ring history, tells this one.
some years ago two colored hoys
fighting in the middle weight class
mixed It up ~ Cambridge. Mass and
Luther Manuel and tho other was
JACK e. Johnson, no relation TO Jack
who vas the heavyweight champion.
-. The he boys ?ui UP slam bang bat
tie Tor the first three rounds and
when, The bell rang for the fourth
they rushed al each other with some
1hirg Ike murder in their eyes AS
1hey neared the center OF the ring
the same fraction ot second. and
both blows went straight ana true
to the jaw with crashing force.
''Tha; wasI believe the only tim. in
ring history that Two lighters had
been Knocked out n the same time
looked al em on the floor. doubled ur
head land then turned to the crowd
and said:
THE first man UP win.
Manuel First One Ur.
Then l moved over 20 the ron.s
and proceeded 70 take a rest wait
ing for. one or the other OF those
chocolate boys 20 come back 20 life
After lapse OF many minutes. Manners
and then he opened his ewes and took
a few hew!lde-sd looks here and there
He saw Johnson snooz!rg near him.
and tor long time his dazed brain
Hhe Wild orders O: his seconds 10 Sc,
up. get up.
AZ last. however. Manuel managed
to struggle "a his knees and -Aen. by
tremendous e~o-t. go 20 his feet, hu;
for only second He to7p,ed over
enough line e make him me win
Singing 70 discussion Of erea.
nights. and srea, ashters. Sheehan
said
eraisa!7 in ny Tine, ou; none ma; ex-
ceeded that q Martin E!ahe-:y back
in 1922.
splashed Water on Face.
Martin was fighting Bobby Burns
up New England way. For FIVE or
Then Burns. one CT the really great
bamtans OF that era. got busy and
began, punching UP Flahe-ty in great
style, He had Martin IN bad way
when''the eleventh began and char6
ed al him like wild bull. 4 sue
cession OF blows Eashed Flaher,y's
face and opened a big cut over one
eye. A swinging riEht-hander floor
ed Flaherty in his own corner.
las Martin went down, he turned
around a li;;le so re was near 70 the
water bucEet and then, While va
his hand in me pail and sHo7Eed OF
his blood smearNi features a7G spray
Ell water ao~n rs ascH A. ne coIys
back into the pail and at : ne was
en- his fee refreshed and ready 10
renew he 5a,,l.ns
teaten warrior wrca ~ went down in
the eleventh, carr back III" cyclone
after re 20: L? from ne floor, ana By
Flaherty, - ;ne Way. aeca17" qui,H
famous Afterwards, hu., Oddly enough,
isn't remembered 50 mHca 70! ne
great things ne al - :or ne :act taat
ft ranks as one O; the T:cHs5: knock
out victims Of a! time
Collapsed In Heap.
Martin. ;r2,~siFh y, I; ~ lsH7; va va
fougho Bob Fits mmons Their nsnt
followed ours and it was ov"r. 50
quickly that men wao stoogFn !" I'm,
VIII The s,v san 5a i, a~k F."4 raE
ed at. Flaherty. As Dai rushed ne
fiush On the chin and 50 terrible vas
Ats force that It !',;ed Marisn LIN W'1
uprtght body back against IN" ropes.
There Martin collapsed II hea7
Just how ions t:"e ''s s2og nd nd
Fiaher,y's f'op 70 the canvas. IS
matter OF dispute Rut The major =
are aunt IN saying thai il WASH
more than four seconds a the N"ry
most.
II clai,, that j was the most powerful
ever struck n a prize ring. And there
can he l;re cisputns It oeeaus"
nowhere else IS 'nere shown an IN
stance OF a punch driving man IN
an upright position, mind you. bal:
way across a iwentY-foUr foo, ring