The New York herald., 1921-09-18
Autopsy Shows Denico Always
Lab0red Under Great
Handicap.
WINNING WHEN STRICKEN
Fatal Attack Seized Him in
Bout With Mccarthy in
Australia.

rhage. post-mortem examination
showed that the brain was much dis
eased and tho Coroner In his verdict ot
death from natural causes stated
that 1t was evident from the medical
evidence that the trouble which caused
death was chronic. but had manifested
itself in more serious form on the last
occasion. Edwin TAFT. manager Of
Dcncio. stated in evidence that Dencio
was going strong up to the thirteenth
Sound, when he put his hands to his
heod and stopped fighting. In his corner
ofter Mccarthy had been given the ver-
Get Dencio said:
syGcCarthy no hurt me. My head nc
good" Mccarthy himself also gave
evidence and stated that he though
Dencio was winning we'll and could have
stopped him any time he wanted TO-
1enior Detective Brophy said that the
general opinion of spectators was that
pencio was "quitter."
This opinion was fairly general ir
Sydney also. where Dercio soundly
thrashed Eugene Criqui the whole OF
fourteen rounds and then collapsed
Later he fought Sid Godfrey, but waf
hopelessly beaten through giving away
too much weight. The whole Australian
boxing world was staggered when the
full boxer had gone to his last dream
less sleep, and general regret was ex-
pressed on all sides. The opinion here
was that Dencio was the cleverest
featherweight Australia had ever seen,
but his collapsing was quite unaccount-
able.
Collapse puaccOuntable.
Few people realized that he was really
as i'll as he was. He only complained
once of pains of his head-that was
about a week prior to his contest with
Criqui. He was examined by specialists,
who treated him and gave him much re-
lief He would not hear of the contest
being iostponed because he felt so
much bitter, but the pain returned as
the contest proceeded. This sad ending
to really great career put damper
on Eddie Taits trip. He and his party
have been dogged by the most rotten
luck from the start. His heavyweight,
Ray Lockwood, was winning hands
down over Billy Shade when he went
TO pieces and Shade got him. Dencio
collapsed, Flores was hopelcssly beaten
in all of his contests and then came the
final blow which broke UP the tour.
Denico's body was embalmed and
sent back to Manila in the Tango Maru
".
pine Islands the body Is to receive a ma
tional funeral. Denico was the IDOL or
the Fillpinos and was easily the most
Popular boy or any sporting men In the
whole archipelago. He was q years of
age and married. At the age of Is he
held the bantam. feather and light
weight championships of the Orient and
once stopped the contender for the Aus
tralian lightweight championship. Sid
Godfrey. in half minute.
He beat Vince Blackburn. bantam
champion of Australia Cat that time).
boxed Llew Edwards Ca full light
weight). although only bantam at. the
time himself. going ten rounds ana
losing on points. His record is a won
derful one. Eddie TAFT and Macario
Villon went back TO Manila with the
body. Villon won all OF his contests
here and looks like real champion He
had no heart to hight after Denico's
death and preferred to go back home
with the body sooner than fulfill his
contract.
In the same letter from Australia THE
NEW YORK HERALD correspondent says
Tommy Uren, middleweIght champion
OF Australia, had never known a knock
out until he met Billy Shade Of Califor-
ir the nineteenth round Strange as II
Ray seem. Tommy received another
steep producing blow in the nineteenth
round on July 10 last. the man who per-
formed the trick being comparative
novice named Frank Burns. Uren
played with his man throughout thr
contest, doing practically as he liked a:
times. But he was always wary OF
Franks punch
IN the first round Uren was dropped
with right swing to the jaw for zone"
put In the nineteenth Frank sent Tommy
down on all fours with another hefty
wallop. Tom rose to one knee and was
looking round at the "house" In most
unconcerncd fashion listening to the
count. To the astonlshment of all pres
ent ne stayed there until "out" was
pronounced. He rose rather dazed and
quite convinced that he was up before
the fatal count had finished, but Ref
cree Joe Wallis placed his hand o,
Burns's head. indicating him winner.
Thus the middieweight championship OF
Australia changed hands after having
been held by Uren since the la.a Les
Darcy died in 1917. Newspapers gen
orally panned Uren for being oleless
and several went so far as TO say that
Tommy was Well on the slide. IIs was
matched TO meet Burns I'm return con-
test of July 80. but a bad attack OF
grippe caused Uren to drop out.
Ike Dorgan has taken over the man.
asement Of Fay Keiser, the conqueror OF
Bob Martin. A. Il. +. champion. and will
soon show him In action In this city.
For the first time in over five years
Harry Greb. the Pittsburgh Giant
Killer" will show his prowess In a local
ring when he faces Joe Cox. former
heavyweight champion OF the United
states Navy. for twelve rounds on Tues
DAY night at tho Palace OF JOY Sporting
Siup. Coney Island. For a number of
years Greb has been sensation through
out this country and Canada through
sne manner In which he has defeated
some or our best llght-heavy and heavy
weights while scaling close to the mid
dieweisht limit himself. Harry has de-
eisions over such well known ring stars
as BIZ Brennan. Billy Miske, Willie
Meehan, Uunboat Smith, whom lie
knocked out In one round: Tom Gibbons.
Mike Gibbons, Happy Littlcton. Kid Nor
fclk and a host OF others.
Greo recently claimed that he would
r'nK. the mddlewelght limit OF $50
pounds ut i. NJ. and intcnded to 20
after Johnny Wilson's title. Upon his
srrival here for the Cox fight Harry
con~.-csd the followers OF the sport that
his @ur,aratiop wss no Idle talk when
IL a'ssrd at 1e3 pounds. Cox will be
Tie last heavyweight he will face for
some time.
In the other twelve round bout at the