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Show MM BALDWIN, j BOXER, IS DEAD Known Here; Appeared '" Againat Frayne, McCarthy McCar-thy and Hyland. BCftTON. Oct. 1 Matty Baldwin, wall known lightweight, died here yesterday of pneumonia. Ha waa I S ye are old. Baldwin, in the prime of hie career fought Ad Wolgaat. Owen Moran, Ieei rroee, Frankie Burns, Kreddla Welsh and other prominent light wetfhta He retired re-tired from the ring In 1M4. after suffering suffer-ing two broken ribs In a match with I'hll Hrock In Akron, ,i . Matty Baldwin waa quite a favorite with local fane. Alex McLean, former bike rider and Boaton promoter, brought him to Halt Lake on three occaalone and the two won many frtenda In thje city. Matty boxed Johnny McCarthy a twenty-round twenty-round draw at the old Salt ralace aaucer In a benefit bout during Auguet of 111. In October of the aame year ha came here and won a tan-round decision ovar Johnny Frayne at tha Auditorium. Hla Tael k (tpei f a nee In thla state wcuii ed April ft, l1t. when rur Hyland beat htm to a ten-round derision at Haltalr. One of Halikjrln'e moat noteworthy per-formancea per-formancea occurred Juat a few daye before be-fore hie bout here with Johnny McCarthy when he defeated Willie Ritchie In twenty round a at Ban FTanclaro. |