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Show SPIDER KELLY, BOXER, DIES ROCHESTER, Minn. Nov. 2 (UP) Spider Kelly of San Francisco, retired re-tired fighter, died at Mayo Brothers Broth-ers hospital here early Tuesday, following an operation for removal of a mastoid. Ho was 55 yenrs old and retired from tho ring 27 years ago, making his homo on the west coast. Kelly, whose real name was James Patrick Curtin, was a native nat-ive of Ireland. He gained national fame in his fight with Joe Cans in Now York City, which went 25 rounds and in which the judge's gave Kelly the edge in 17 rounds. Kelly suffered several years with the mastoid trouble and it was on the advice of friends that he entered enter-ed the Mayo hospital here a week ago and submitted to the operation His condition wa3 considered serious seri-ous immediately after he left the operating room it was stated here today, although his presence in the hospital was not made public |
