On Monday, December 6, 1897, there was a fight between Walter Croot and Jim Barry in a lightweight contest, where Croot was knocked out in the 20th round, and eventually died the next morning.
On Monday 6 December 1897, business at the NSC resumed after John Fleming's funeral. There was a bout that night between Walter Croot of Leytonstone and Jim Barry of Chicago in a lightweight contest. Croot was knocked out in the 20th round. Croot was pronounced dead at 0900 the morning after the fight. 
