Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-06
BARLEY MADDEN
IS KILLED BY FALL
Veteran of Prize Ring Suffers
Fatal Injuries in Treasury
Building Plunge.

The rugged frame of BARLEY Madden,
which had withstood the battering of
"a heavyweight boxing matches, lies
: broken and bruised in a local under
taking establishment today-victim of
an unusual accident on the west steps
of the Treasury Building yesterday
afternoon.
A whimsical fate for one of fistianics
: best beloved veterans-to fall from a
ledge during sightseeing tour of the
Capital
Today, as preparations were being
made to carry the body back to New
York, his home city, for burial, pro-
fessional fight circles mourned the loss
of their "old trial horse"--the man
whom Gene Tunney once character
tied as 'one of the two gamest fighters
! have ever met
Was Knocked Out by Tunney.
Tunney gave Madden that tribute
after he had handed the fighting Irish
man his first knockout of long career
in the ring. That was in 1925, and in
sending Madden to the floor Tunney
stepped upward into the forefront of
heavyweight contenderS.
Madden was the rod by which the
caliber of championship aspirants could
be measured by critics. Once an aSpi-
rant for the crown himself, Madden
never quite made the grade, but he
established for himself an enviable
record of consistent fighting and
warm spot in the heart of followers of
the fistic sport.
Alone at the time of the accident,
Madden had just left the Treasury and
kept along the top of the steps instead
OF proceeding directly down them. At
the north end of the ledge h turned and
stepped down, evidently believing there
was a step below. Instead, he plunged
into an areaway. the level of which is
some 20 feet below the surface of the
street.
A passerby saw Madden as he
plunged downward, but supposed some
one had dropped on overccat from
window On nearer approach, however,
he saw the man lying in the areaway.
Was Returning From Miami.
A motorist was hailed and drove
Madden to Emergency Hospital, where
he was found to have three fractured
ribs, a fractured pelvis and hip. He also
was suffering from shock and regained
consciousness only at brief intervals,
dying several hours later.
During one of his lucid moments,
Madden told attendants he was here on
o sightseeing trip and had stopped off
while On his way back to New York
from Miami, Wnere ne naQ Witnessed
the Sharkey-Scott fight. There, Mad
den said. he had been negotiating for a
bout with Young Stribling.
Madden gave his home address as
346 West Forthwith street. He said he
was in financial straits and wished to
get home as soon as possible to care
for his young son.
Following an investigation by Cor
oner j. Ramsay hewitt, certificate
of accidental death was issued.
wsS Idol Of Irish Fans.
Maooen, heavyweight of considerable
prominence about six years ago, was the
idol of Irish patrons of boxing, who
admired his rugged strength, his re-
Operative power and his courage.
Born September !, 1890, in County
Galway, Ireland, he began his boxing
career in 1910 His last important
ring engagement was in Ireland in 1926,
where he met defeat in a 22-round
bout with Tom Heeney, New Zealander.
In 1927 Madden returned to the ring
to defeat Soldier King at Grand Rapids,
Mich, his final engagement in so far as
boxing records are concerned
The lone knockout received by Mad
den In the 81 bouts which he engaged
IN professionally was administered by
Tunney during a tnree-round fight in
1925. Tunney's victory on this occasion
was instrumental in advancing him
to position where he gained a chance
n the worlds heavyweight title.