Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 125, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 May 1913 — PRIZE FIGHTING GETS A BIG JOLT [ARTICLE]

PRIZE FIGHTING GETS A BIG JOLT

White Man’s Hope McCarty Killed by Arthur Pelkey in Championship Contest at Calgary. Luther McCarty, of Nebraska, a Hgilt iiraVy Wllgil l illjiiLCr,-W JH> WIMJ looked upon as a white man’s hope, was killed in a .prize fight at Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Saturday afternoon. His opponent was Arthur Pelkey, and the fight took place in the Tommy Burns’ fight arena. The first report was ,that McCarty had died because of a blow over the heart, which was weak anyway. A later report, however, is to the effect that McCarty had his neck broken. The blow which caused his death was administered a minute and a half after the fight was started. McCarty did not seem to be much hurt at the time and the nature of his injury was not known until after his death. He was on his feet and fighting for a half minute after the fatal blow was received. Pelkey and the fight promoters are under arrest and the Burns’ fighting arena was burned to the ground Sunday night. Sunday Frank Carbone, 18 years of age, died in Chicago as a result of a blow he while engaged in a boxing contest in a gymnasium in Chicago Thursday. Carbone weighed 240 pounds and was said to be a very clever handler of the gloves. A physician who examined him stated that death was due to a perforated ulcer which produced general peritonitis.