BOXING FATALITY
SAN FRANCISCO, April 30. In a boxing match in San Francisco, Moran knocked Tommy M'Carthy out in the sixteenth round. M'Carthy received a fractuTP of the skull and remained unconscious till death. The police have detained Mor.in. NEW YORK, May 1. M'Carthy, who was killed in the prizefight with Moran, put up a plucky fight, but was outclassed. When hit on the head he fell on the floor with terrific force. He kicked convulsively, and rolled over unconscious. Quite a sensation was created amongst the immense crowd. Two physicians were called into the ring, and discovered the fracture 20 minutes later. Moran spent the night in prison weeping and kneeling and praying for his opponent's recovery. The Methodist ministers of San Francisco have called- a conference to force the Governor to intervene in the JeffriesJohnson fight. LONDON, May 1. The Observer states that in consequence of M'Carthy's death an effort will be made in America to secure a declaration making the Jeffries-Johnson contest illegal.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2929, 4 May 1910, Page 26
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