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Bantam Dead *Of Injuries(Continued From Page One.)bell rang Tenny went unsteadily to, his corner. It was the same story all ’ through the fight. Nell continued to batter Tenny about at will, his body s blows boing especially powerful. Only n once did Tenny appear to have a u chance. This was In the seventh round ir when, after a furious rally, in which p ' he was badly worsted, Tenny caught (1, Neil on the jaw with a right swing that sent, hint almost to the ropeB. Ho n] took the count, hut regaining his feet., his head cleared and ho succeeded in tj evening up matters. pThe eleventh round saw the begin- si nlng of the end. Nell kept constantly clt; artor his man, planting his left to the li body and jaw with merciless precis- V ion. In the fourteenth and last round Tenny was given such punishment as b has seldom been administered to a pugilist In the local ring. Nell start- Q ed the round with a terrific loft body smash that sent Tenny reeling against1 the ropes. Another blow, similarly ap- B plied, sent Tenny to the floor for the count of nine. He got up very groggy, j with Noll raining blow after blow upon his helpless antagonist^, Finally Ten-; ny went, to the floor from a succession i, of left body and face blows, whore he t] remaiued until the referee. Billy Roche, counted him out. Ho was In c very bad shape and was a pitiable oh* 0 ject ns be was carrlod to his cftrnor, where his handlers worked on him t'; for several minutes to round him into u shapo. 0hUNeil left the ring without a mark.He announced that he would at once challonco Jem Bowker, the English champion, who received n decision over him in London a year ago.Neil was favorite in the hotting at odds of 10 to S. The lads fought at 12o pounds ringside, j Polore the fight Billy .Ter!an cill-jt; ed coveral prominent honors to the t. din: and directed that they should go I ] among tho audience to collect funds ' R for the benefit of the widow and six j uaunoe;Clchildren of Chief Cook Patterson, who perished in tho wreck of the steamer Valencia recently. In ten minutes $G21 was raised.Poison Story Ridiculed.The accused men conneoted with the fatal fight were released from ’ o custody on depositing $500 cash ball rlt;whcieach.“It Is ridiculous to say that Tenny was poisoned, declared Shaughnessy.I was with him all tho time and ho, tilhad no chance to got anything tlmtjtf was not right. I think Tenny prob- h]ably died of epilepsy. I know a few: nights ago ho had a fit and last night; he had another one. I intended to ask; some of his family if he was subject 1J to ruc. atf:\cl:fl. I never hear:! (hat* he was until somo one told mo of tho attack. He certainly acted as If ho was in a fit and I bollevo that he dlod.0 in one.’’Nell declares that tho charge is absurd because a man would not have, i been nldo to fight as hard ns Tenny did if he had been given a drug. ( Attorney Porter Ashe, who appears for tho fighters, thinks it probable, that the use of strychnine had ns much to do in hastening death as anything olso. ITho body shows a badly battered eye and a slight abrasion oyer the heart.Mayor Schmitz says that ho will Investigate tho death of Tenny and if nogligence concerning the condition ofthe pugilist is shown ho will rocom mend to the supervisors that no more permits be issued for prize fights, i After making the autopsy Coroner’s Surgeon Cusack announced that Ten* ny’s death was duo to cerebral hemorrhage, caused probably by a blow. It has been discovered that strychnine and possibly other drugs were given Tenny during tho night, so tho stom- • ach was removed and sent to the city chemist, who will analyze the con-: tents. !
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Daily Californian
Bakersfield, California, US
Thu, Mar 01, 1906
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