Salt Lake Telegram | 1927-06-02 | Page 6 | Chicago Boxer Falls Dead in Ring

CHICAGO O BOXER I. I I. I t. t fAllS DEAD I IN Sammy Mandell Is Und Under r S Bond Adams' Adams Neck NeckS S Broken BrokenS Broken'S S jo i. i t t KANSAS ciTY KANSAS CITY Kan Ian June 2 United Press Press Press-Hed Held under under 50 O bond In connection with the death death I last night of Steve Ste Adams Sammy Mandell worlds world's lightweight boxing champion tOda today awaited waited action ofa of ofa a a. coroners coroner's jury which will hold a postmortem examination here Adams died In the ring in the second round of or a no ten-round ten boxing I. I exhibition with Mandell It is doubtful whether the state will vIll take any action toward holding Mandell In the death Word from Adams' Adams relatives in Chicago ago will be bea a determining factor in the matter according to A. A J. J Mellott county attorney v his Adams Adams his real ral name was Stephen Stephen Stephen Ste Ste- phen Adamcz crumpled ch crumpled up in inthe inthe inthe the second round of or the fight after Mandell had landed a blow to the stomach The spectators thought thou Adams had been knocked out but when Walter Bates referee stopped counting and leaned over the prone fighter it was sensed something was wrong Several doctors were called and a a. rushed to the ring But the fighter was dead before aid could be given him Following an examination later Dr J. J W. W Hayward coroner of Wyandotte Wyandotte Wy- Wy county announced Adams had died of a a. broken neck two cervical cervical vical vertebrae being dislocated Mandell had been hitting Adams at will but none of the blows were solid Ringside spectators said the champion was merely tapping tl his opponent throughout the fight When Mandell landed the blow to the stomach Adams crumpled up and fell to the ropes The coroner expressed the opinion he had dIslocated dislocated dislocated dislo dIslo- the at sit that time Both fighters had undergone physical examinations previous to the bout and both were declared in sound physical condition The Kansas Kansas Kansas Kan Kan- sas boxing law requires an examination examination examination nation before a a. man can enter the 1 ring