Fillmore Progress | 1925-09-18 | Page 4 | Utah Fighter Dies in Montana

utah fighter dies in montana great falls mont don Tip pero bingham utah boxer who has been unconscious since I 1 his bout with billy defoe of new york here labor lay day is dead collapsed immediately after a twelve round bout with defoe ife he took much punishment during the scrap but refused to allow his seconds to toss a towel into the ring despite the fact that defoe cogged Tip tippers Tipp peros cros trainer to have his boxer quit tippers Tip peros mother and father were summoned but did not arrive before the boy died Tip pero although only 21 years old had boxed in eighty eight contests arid and according to his trainer had forbidden any second ever to throw in a towel in ili his behalf