| Show A FATAL PHI FIGHT i Mill Given for Benefit of Yellow Fever Patients Pa-tients In New Orleans ONE COMBATANT KILLS THE OTHER UG on tit I Dor IITho 1 InninG Unl M Badly Punthed ad IN 1 1 Jail I New Orleans La Oct 13h new I Tulane Athletic lub I a opened last night wit a big benefit for the Indigent Indi-gent yellow fever Patients and families fami-lies An attractive liohram Including Includ-ing boxing bouts was arranged and among these wa a const between Jack Cumlngs nnl Walter Orlllln who bout hid been training to light for some time There was much Inteust lit the contest and n large crow < l as Qn hand Irof Duffy was the referee The light was o the uhlilnlnl order from start to finish a1 1 both men gave and received much punishment Bach was fairly clever rifUen rounds were fought but before be-fore the end if Hint time both of the fighters w oe In an apparent stale of exhaustion and Physicians and others had made efoit i Prior lo the fifteenth round to bring tile battle to a close In the fifteenth round Griffin hit Cummings I head punch and the latter lat-ter sank to the floor not from the 100r effects of the blow but 1 from lack of vitality He wna picked up unit car rld 10 his corner and then to his dres Ing loom lie complained that hi head hurt and nuked that ho be lol < lon l-on tits stomnch and become IIon From that little lie < Ule never pole audibly Physicians > i Were Palo moned arid made an examination of tho man Jr Illoom of the Chnrlts hospital sold that I the man injuries I weie fitted ian i-an < l that he woa suffering vvllh hemorrhage hemor-rhage of the brain and Possibly i con 0 ar Ion The best of attention was given him but nt t U a m he died Irlffln had also been badly punished and was taken tak-en to him home Police in ell wee Pent to watch by 1 Orllns I I Idlde When Cummtng dealt WIM announced Griffin wn Placed tinder nrrt but was not able to be moved CurninIngs wa n motorner unit Orlln the on of the Police officer Thp former 111 bee 1 married hut ev ell months The ralal termlllUon mrvi tile light may have tin effect on tho chem to rlve boxing contests and mny prevent the Mel < lrvc hnrlt fight on Monday night next During the forenoon nrlffln hal re covered sufficiently to warrant Ills removed re-moved to curt |
