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BANTAM DEAD\ *. »Tenny, Whipped by Neil. Succumbs to His InjuriesMOTHER SAYS HERBOYS WAS poisoned;SAX FRANCISCO. March 1.—liar ry Tenny. tho Utilo prize fighter who was list night torrlbly beaten In u fight v.itli Frankie Noll, died about 8 o'clock this morning In Burn’s ham-man baths. From tho tlmo ho was carried from his cornor last night, limp und nil but llfoloss, Tonny rapidly sank. His friends did not tlilnk ho would dlo, but tho physicians that remained at his bodsldo roallzod his dos-pcrnlu condition and gave warning that death might bo oxpectcd If tho fighter could not be resuscitated within a short tlmo.Ho Fought On.Tenny wont down boforo Noll’s battery of ripping loft handers during tho ■ _____lourtocnth round In the cantor of tho I In ,„B ,)0dy wh|ch ho n8cr|ucd to tho ring- Tho timekeeper counted him lorrlflc blowH with which Noll had out. but In tho nolso of shouting Roi-. riMlcho(| his Btomnch. Later tho do* ereo Rocho did not hoar tho complo- fentod lad was romovod to tho bath-tlon of tho count and whon Tenny |U)UB0| whoro ho grow worse until staggorod to his foot allowed tho flght (loulh on(1(ul ,iJh RUff0rlng. to procood. Holpless and without AQontfstrength to strike a blow in return.1 D,fld ,n A8°n,‘* SAN FRANCISCO, March 1.—* Tho mother of tho dead boy, Mrs.*4 Ihi’ouI Tonnobaum (this holng his lt;4 real mime) asserts that ho was lt;4 poisoned. A brother. Jamos Ten-* ncbatim. charges that tho llttlolt;4 fighter was doped boforo ho on- *4 *4 lored tho ring. lt;4*4 This sousntlonal churgo Is do- lt;4 •4 nlod by Noll und other connoctod lt;4 lt;4 with tho tragedy. Mark Shaugh- lt;4 lt;4 nessy, ono of his soconds. nays lt;4 lt;4 that ho fell la a fit after loavlng lt;4 lt;4 tho ring. «4Murk Shnugimessy nttendod Tonny at tho baths. Tho boaton pugllst complained of terrible pains In his stomach and head. At 4 o’clock this morning ho fell asleep nnd tho physician loft, saying all danger was ovor. At 7:80Tenny dropped against the ropos. HIb head sank on his chest and his arms dropped to his sides. Tho defoatod lad was romovod to tho bath house and thore ho grow worse until doath0nAUd colmeclcrt’wUli tlio flskt nro to o’clock BliraRbnomy wm awMmM br it. arreatml 11 cry from Tenny. Tho boy wa» (loub-Tenny wa» morally benton to tho '««» »l Kony and n hurry call wo. fioor by Noll and counted out liy nef-oreo Rocho. Ho was carried to Ills dressing room and was not rovlvod until un hour lator.Whon ho did como to his souses ho complained of tho pains In hie body,, which ho ascribed to tho torrlflc btbws with which Nell had'reached his stomach. Lator tho dofoatod pugilist was taken to tho baths, where ho died. •Billy Rocho* actod as referee. Ten. ny’s chief socond was Mark Shaugh* nossoy. Noll’s seconds woro Spider Kolly and Tim McGrath. Billy Jordan was announcer and Morris Levy,Jimmy Coffroth, Eddie Graney and other woll known sporting men. were tho promoters of tho affair.Tenny’s dob Lit Is tho socond ropnlt-lug from ring contests horo within tho month. On tho night or February Bib Alox Doovln was boaton to doath by Chlofy Johnson In nn unlicensed amateur fight at Colma..He Was Helpless.Some uneasiness was felt last night by the promoters, seconds nnd others connected with the contest when tho condition of Tenny after the knockout was noted. He wont down boforo Neill’s buttery of ripping left banders during tho 14l.li round In thocentor of the ring. Tho tlinkoopor counted him out, but In the nolso of shouting Ttof-oreo Rocho did not boar tho completion of tho count and when Tonny stuggered to his foot allowod tho fight to proceed. A howl or derision greeted tho roforoo’s ruling, but it was soon ondod, for Neill wont at his op-sent In for tho Contral omergoncy hos-. pltul ambulance. • Buforo It arrlvod Tenny was dead.Artor ho was taken to the baths Dr. McGlnlty was summoned. Tenny’s honrt action was very wpak, tho pulse dropping to forty., 8trong stimulants remedied this nnd at 1 o’clook this morning Dr. McGlnlty pronounced him out of danger. .How do you fool, Harry? asked Shuughncssy.I’m awful sick. My stomach and bond hurt awfully, answered the lighter.Shortly afterwards ho dropped asloen. No phwOoltth; was In attend* atteo from thaC mne until he died.Tho Pugs Arrsstsd.TfTo nows of-Tonny’s.il.oath qutakly spread over the city. Orders Svere at’ onQo glvm at police Jietidqunrtors to take all concerned Into custody. Noll soon sur: :i.\lc: jd hlmsolf, as also did-Jamos Coffroth, Eddlo Granoy, Wlllla Britt, Morris Lovy and Mark Shaugh-nessy. All woro charged with manslaughter and promply mude arrangements for release on ball.It ]h said that two days ago Tenny had un epileptic fit and an autopsy will bo held to determine tho cause of bla doath. ._____ ;HI8TORY OF THE FIGHTTHAT ENDED 80 FATALLYSAN FRANCISCO, Fob. 28.—Frankie Nell, tho American bantamweight champion, successfully dofonded Ills tllla by knocking out Harry Tonny In ponont llko a mad man and hammered 1 the fourteenth round tonight at Mo-: him in his weakened condition against j chnnlcs pavilion. At no tlmo was tho ropos. Holplosu und without, Null In danger or losing. Ho fought ! strength to strlko a blow In return,, IiIb man from start to finish. Noll play-.Tonny dropped ugalnst the ropos. His oil havoc with Tonny’s faco oarly In i bond sank on his chost and his arms the contest and In the fourth round dropped to Ills sides. In this position j almost closod Tonny'B right oye with poor Tenny was literally bonton to tho J torrlflc loft hook. Nolls main rollanco fioor by Noll and and countod out by; was his loft, which ho placod with Roforeo Uoehe. Ho wub carried to hls * wondorful accuracy and seldom fall-dressing room and was not rovlvod un-! to connoct with olthor Tonny’s Jaw til an hour lutcr. Whon ho camo Uj or body whon ho cut IoobC. Ho soldoiu Ills sonsos ho complalnod of tho pains i used liln right.1 .Mi—— , early as tho fourth round Nollhad hls man groggy. Ho played for Tonny’s Jaw and body and whon tho(Continued on Pago Five.)
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