Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-07-04
Marvin Hart Whips Jack
Root in 18th Round
For the Heavyweight Champion.
ship Of the World.
Terrific Short Jolt Of Right 10 the Body
Was a Knockout.

| favor of Root. The punch which com
passed the downfall of the Chicagoial
was a short, powerful jolt of the RICH
arm to the body. The blow was deliy
| cred with terrific force and it caugh
| Root while he was coming up. Roo
| reeled tOttered and fell in a heap. Ref
| cree James j. Jefferies, towering owe
| the PROSTATE form of the Chicagoian
| counted 10, making Hart heavyweight
| champion Dugilist of the world. H,
| might have counted 20 seconds, fol
Root was helplessly defeated. I'D L
this point of the fight Root had an ap.
parent lead over Hart
| The light drew an attendance of abou,
1000 people who paid all the way from 5:
| to $40 each for seeing the battle. There
| was liberal snrinkling of women in
| attendance. The men stepped into the
ring about 20 pounds apart in weight
Root scaling 10. while Hart weighed
| 100. The feature of the fight, aside from
the battle itself. was the appearance
| OF James j. Jetfreys, retired champion
of the world. who received $1,000 for
acting as referee.
The purse of $4,000. it was agreed
should be split on the basis Of g. per
cent. 10 the winner and So per cent. to
the loser. The seconds of Jack Root
We're 'Battling"' Nelson. Teddy Alex
andcr and Paddy Mackey. Bill Gala
CHER of San Francisco, held the watch
for Root. The seconds for Hart were
Jack Mccormick, "Deafy" Thompson,
Jack Roberts and Lee Updike. Time
keeper. ZAP Updike
In the choice fo- corner, Jack Nc
Cormick. Harris manager, beat Lou NJ
Houseman, acting for Root, and placed
his mans back to the sun.
Among the celebrities at the ringside
We're Harry Corbett, Jack Welsh, Billy
Mcconnell. Bill Gallagher. Attorney
General Sweeney of Nevada, Sam
Davis and Lou NJ. Houseman of the
Chicago 1nter-Ocean, Senator G. F.
Newlands, Lieut.. Gov. and Mrs. Allen
Of Nevada. w. l.. Badgley, doc"
Smith. Walter Young. All North of Re-
no; Samuel Myers, Mayor O'Connor of
Reno; Col. Martin Brady, Al Heresford.
Warden COnsidine of the Nevada pen
itentiary, Dan Noonan, Sheriff Ferrill
of Washoe county, District Attorney
Craig of Nevada, and the entire con-
stabulary and police force of Washoe
county and the city. Before entering
the ring Jetfries waited upon both men
and stated that he had retired from the
ring and that the winner of the fight is
entitled 10 the name of heavyweight
champion Of the world.
The following message was received
by Jack Root from John L. Sullivan at
Oakland, Cal:
n caS Hx-fy, hal, 1e
Mccormick. challenge you, two thou
sand five hundred side bet
Considerable time was wasted in adjust
ing gloves, the crowd meanwhile swclter-
ing in the open air. Battling Nelson was
introduced. He agreed tC fight Britt to a
finish. Jack Johnson and George Gardi-
ner both challenged tine winner of to-
days contest.
The men were introduced at 2.45 P NJ.
The blow that knocked Root out was
heard all over the arena. AS the eight
seconds We're called Root rose on his
hands with his mouth open, dragged
himself to a kneeliEg position and then
collapsed. His seconds carried him to
his corner. where he remained three
minutes.
1T was square fight and have no
complaint to make" he said, after he
was revived. THE best man won.'
Hart said he stood ready to meet all
corners barring negroes.
The fighting opened desperately.
Clinches We're frequent and although
by agreement there was to be a clean
breakaway, both men fought viciously
with short arm blows every tiIne they
came together. Before the end of the
fourth round both men were sweating
profusely, and Harris right eye almost
closed. Root seemed to suffer most
from the altitude, breathing with his
mouth open.
At the close of the seventh round, Hart
received a heavy right on the point of
the jaw. The gong sounded before the
blow was delivered. but no foul was al
lowed as there was evidently no intent
to violate the rules.
Both men responded with rush ut the
opening of the 18th round Hart led first
and forced the fighting, rushing Root al
most into his corner each raining blows |
TO the body. 1t was during the in-fight |
ing that the knockout blow came and not |
until after Root recovered was its exact |
nature known, Root saying that the blow
landed at the pit of the stomach as he |