Inter-Mountain Republican | 1908-01-30 | Page 1 | Fatal Prize Fight on Cumberland.

I FATAL PRIZE PRIZE PRIZEFIGHT PRIZEFIGHT FIGHT ON CUMBERLAND o f c K a j r i I I t d U tf Washington Jan 29 9 Time The The board which investigated the death of naval app apprentice James Joseph Hartnett the result of the boxing bout aboard the timberland Cumberland Cumb Jan 13 at Newport has exonerated all aU concerned The department has approved the findings The board was composed of officers designated by b Rear Admiral Merritt Some were from the Cumberland and others were from other vessels of the navy The official statement Is in part as follows The board finds all aU proper and an customary precautions were taken taI cn to make the boxing contest a perfectly fair fall one and to guard against Injury and anti it Is the opinion of the board boar that no serious injury could reasonably have been expected or even een thought possible Tho The boxing bout was fought ou ht with heavily padded palMed gloves glo of the regular navy na pattern There was a sur surgeon eon at the ringside durin during during dur dur- in ing the contest and the fight continued for six rounds