The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-04
MARVIN HART IS
NOW CHAMPION
Knocked Out Jack Root in the
Twelfth Round
OF A HARD, FAST FIGHT
CHICAGO MAN FORCED THE
FIGHTING AND LANDED THE
MOST BLOWS UP TO THE
VERY LAST MOMENT.

Reno, NeN., JhlN 3.--lH IuElouS
twelve round fight, witnessed by 5000
people, Marvin Hart. of Louisville.
knocked out Jack Root, of Chicago.
here this afternoon.
The contest took place in the great
arena a mile east of the city Of Reno
and for nearly an hour the men fought
under a blazing sun almost prostrat-
ing
The decisive blow was landed by
Hart in the twelfth round Root, tired
but still fighting gameIy, led hard fo-
the head with mis- left and as he missed
Hart sent terrific right hand blow to
the pit Of the stomach Root fell
gasping for breath and the spectators
knew that he would never rise within
the count. HIS seconds carried him to
his corner. where he recovered in
about three minutes.
Hart Challenges All Corners.
Hart said he is ready TO meet all
ccmers, barring negroes.
Before the men entered the ring Jim
Jefrr.es, who refereed the fight waited
upon both. men and stated that he had
retired frcm the ring for good and thai
the winner of the fight was entitled to
the name of heavy weight champion OF
the world
Hart ton ght agreed to a return
match with Root.
Following Is tho story Of the fighi
by rounds
Both Fought Hard.
First Round They rushed into I
clinch. Hart landed right to tht
head sRoot conntcring TO the jaw
They ran into clinch. Root started
jabhing Hart Hart landed a straigh
right to the head Root landed a lef
to the heart Root sent a right to tht
body Root sent left to the jaw
then to the body Root jabbed ant
they clnched and Root landed o.
Hart's Jaw. Root sent his left to tn,
jaw and his left to the body. Roo
uppercut Hart landed left and rigb
to the jaw. Root landed right on tn,
jaw.
was ROOTS Round.
Second Round--Root landed lef
hard to the jaw; repeated ii and rush
ed into clineh. Root landed his righ
to the body and uppercut 70 the body
They exchanged lefts and rushed int
clinch. Root shot his left over righ
to the jaw. Root crossed his right t
head hard Root missed a hard swim
and kept poking his left to Hart
body. Root missed vicious righ
swing. Hart landed left hard to tn
body.
Hart Wakes Up.
Third Round-They rushed to
cllnch Root landed a left hard to th
jaw and Hart returned to the bod
hard with his right, They clinchet
Hart missed a vicious right swim!
Hart landed his right hard to undo
the heart. Root put his left to the ja
and Hart landed hard to the stomach
Root landed hard right to the ja
ana in clinch Root sent his left
the body. They exchanged lefts
the jaw
Was Roots Round.
Fourth Round-Both appeared fres
and exchanged lefts to the jaw Ha
landed hard right to the kidney
Root uppercut Hart, Root put 3haI
left to the jaw, Root landed a le
and right to Tiart's jaw They cline
ed and in the break-away Root pl
his left to the jaw. Hart put a hal
right to the body They clinche
Root put left swing to Hart's hear
Hart swung wildly and Root put h
left to the jaw.
Root Still Fights Hard.
Fifth Round-Ro put his left
the mouth. They exchanged left to Il
body and clinched. Hart landed h
right to the jaw. They clinched Ro
put left to the head and another Oh
to the jaw. Hart hit Roots body ha
with right and they clnched. Ha
~, landed right and left swings TO Il
head and Root uppercut to the bod
Root sent his left to the body. Ro
missed vicious right swing to u
jaw Root put his right to the ia
and left hard TO the body.
Still Looks Even.
Sixth Round--Root landed his rig
to the body and they clinched. Ha
put his right to the kidneys IIa
landed a right swing 10 the body al
Root retaliated with left to the bod
Root swung his left to the jaw. Ro
received a hard left to the chin and
right to the head. Root uppercut
the body Hart missed left al
right swing. Root landed hard Il
to the jaw. They clinched and liz
and Root each put right and left
the body as the round closed.
Root Scores Knock Down.
Seventh Round- Root put a left
the body and they cllnched. Hart !
right and left 70 the jaw. III
pounded the Kidneys. Root sent
N Sriehk u the stonach. Hart loaded
U. Il