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Show I n phase crops I OUT INJENMY CASE Doctors Claim That Strychnino Was Used on Fighter Be-fore Be-fore Contest. HI INJURY MIGHT HAVE BEEN CAUSED IN TRAINING Much Doubt Expressed as to Identity of the Examining Hj Physician. Hl SAX FRANCISCO. March S. Coroner Walsh Hfl held tho Jnquost today In tho en so of Harry H Tenny. tho pugilist who died alter Ills recent U battlo In the prlo ring with Krnnklo NIol. Hj All connncctod with the contest were present HB and many witnesses wore examined. Referee Hl Rocho testified thnl ho had employed . man Hl whom he knew as Dr. Day to examine the M pugilists, and had seen the certificate stating that they were In good physical condition. Hj Doctor Makes New Statement. H Dr Crowley said that the drad tighter came Hl to him Ftvenl days before tho light with a H bad bruise on his eye. Ho treated It and Bj later Tenny applied u leech, which got hold H of an artery and he lost a good deal of blood. D Ho also declared that Tenny had bought sonic Iron, strychnino find quinine tonic "nd had H uompl lined of Illness. Strychnine Was Administered. H Dr J A. Korgan said that he was called In H by Shaughnersy alter Tenny was knocked out H and gave Tenny a hypodermic Injection of H strychnine at the baths where Tenny was :uk- H Dr. K-rgon said ho gave him some more H strychnino atcr his pulse had fallen to thlrty- B wo. He milled and sank Into what seemed mms u natural nlecp. Death Due to Hemorrhage. The doctor was sure thnl Tenny had cjiicus- BBS ion of the brain, caused by an Injur)' In the mH Iralnlnp quartern .md that nil conditions polnt- BBV ed to tho fact that his death was caused by BBV n cerebral hemorrhage Induced by exertion and BBV tho direct result of the concussion. BBV John Day, pros agent for tho clua. sold BBV that ho had nothing to do with tho certificate BBB conJItlcn. 1 The evidence of tho other witnesses did not BBBJ levclop any facts not already published. Coroner's Jury Verdict, Ths Coroner's Jut nt the lnque.it today ren- BBBS dered tho following verdict: H "W'c find that death was caused by blows BBBV inflicted In a boxing contest hel l at Mechanics' BBBV ravJIIjii on February 2S. IS06. by Frnnkle Nell. BBBV .and further, that there was gross negligence BBBJ n ths port of ih? party or parties havlnc BBBJ ehargc of the contest for not having- the con- H testants examined by a registered physician R prior to the exhibition, according to law. and PJJJJJJJjl wo hersby hold said parties Indirectly respou- M slble for tho death of snld Harry Tennobaum." Frankie Neil Examined by "Day." Hl Franklo Nell said he hid not been examined PJJJJJJJjl hy an accredited physician, hut had been by PJJJJJJJjl PJJJJJJJ "Was It Dr. Day or the press agent?" he was PJJJJJJJj PJJJJJJJ "It was the man who testified here T don't PJJJJJJJ Vnow whether ho Is a doctor or not." PJJJJJJJ Dr. Kuclch, the autopsr physician, thought PJJJJJJJJ he Injury received by Tenny In a fnarrtnc PJJJJJJJJ 'lol't before tho fight would have, enured a PJJJJJJJJ hemorrhage If he exerted himself much thcro- PJJJJJJJ after anl said It might. I Power Boat Association Officers. NEW YORK. March S.-Theee ofllccrs vero chosen at tho nnual meotlnpr of the American Power Boat association lust night: President. Jnmes N. OUphant, Thousand-Island Yacht club; secretary. Anson B. Cole, Manhanset Bay Yacht club; treasurer. J. Howard WalnwrlRht, American Yaht club; measurer, H. J. Glelow. Atlantic Yacht club. |