Iterweight champion, died under anaesthetic in the operating theatre of St. Luke's Hospital at 4 a.m, today.
The youthful Russian boxer, who would have been nineteen years of age tomorrow, failed to revive consciousness despite all efforts of leading local physicians who found it necessary to operate.
Physicians at St. Luke's Hospital ordered an emergency operation after they found that the Russian youth from Shanghai was suffering from concussion of the brain, Despite all their efforts to save his life, he died under the knife without coming out.of his state of coma, Death came several hours after Shelaeit had lost the most. important bout of hig campaign in the United States to George Salvadore, veteran Texan fighter, at the Dreamland Auditorium, The husky Russian boy left the ring and walked downstairs 10 the showers. unassisted, After taking a shower he entered his dressing room. He appeared to be normal. He started dressing, but before he had com: pleted dressing he collapsed.
After preliminary. medical examination, Re was rushed to the San Francisco Emergency Hospital, but [California State Athletic Commission. George Payne, chairman of the commission, claimed the body today—United States.
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