The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-07-04
ROOT KNOCKED OUT
IN THE TWELFTH
Marvin Hart Now Holds the
Worlds Championship
SHORT ARM DID THE WORK
Odds Were Against the Winner and
Root Had the Fight Well In
Hand Up to the
Twelfth.


delivered with terrific force and caught
Root while he was coming up. Root
reeled and tottered and fell in heap
on the floor of the ring. Jeffries, tow
ering over the PROSTATE form of the Chi
cogoan tolled off the ten seconds which
made Hart champion of the world He
might have counted twenty seconds for
that matter for Root was hopelessly
defeated.
Up to this point of the fight Root had
the better of 1t and appeared to have
the fight well in nand. The fight was
attended by about 1000 people They paid
all the way from 81 to $40 piece for
seeing the battle There was a liberal
sprinkling of women in attendance. The
men stepped into the ringside about
twenty pounds apart in weight. Root seal
ms 10. while Hart weighed 19O The
feature of the fight aside from the bat
tie itself was the initial appearance of
James ]. Jeffries, retired champion OF
the world, who acted as arbiter for
which function the Los Angeles boiler
maker received $1,000 Harry Corbett the
stake holder, was at the ringside with
the clubs 5000 in his pocket This was
split on the basis of Go per cent to the
winner and 35 per cent to the loser. The
seconds of Jack Root were Battling
Nelson. Teddy Alexander and Paddy"
Mackey. Bill Gallagher, of San Fran
cisco, held the watch for Root.
The seconds of art were Jack Nc
CormiclS. "Deafy Thompson, Jack Rob-
erts, Hal Updyke and Lee Updyke. Time
keeper, AL Updyke.
In the choice for corners, Jack McCor-
mick, Harris manager. beat Lou M.
Houseman, acting for Root. and placed
his mans back to the sizzling sun.
Jeffries Formally Retires.
Before entering lie ring Jim Jeffries
awaited upon the men and stated that
he had retired for good from the ring
ane, that the winner of this fight is en-
titled to the name of heavy weight
champion of the world.
Considerable time was wasted in ad-
justing gloves, the crowd meanwhile
sweltering in open air. Battling Nelson
was introduced and relieved the tedium
of the wait somewhat by agreeing to
fight Britt to a finish in this ring. Jack
Johnson ana george Iaruher potn cnaF
iehseo the winner Oh louay contest
Fight BY Rounds.
Round 1-They rush into a cineh, Hart
lands right to head, Root countering to
ya,"I, L.. L.. t,as s,.aiaht ,.;r,,,t
70 ,, d.. - ,ss. - tIans,s 80
80 49,, a. -. ~ 49,, 90 sa,,da 1aft
- 80 80 49,, - ~ 49, Pct iahs
~ ~ ~" a,,o ,s - o,;,o5 paot ,onds
~ 49,: % % ,,s Lea - ,a,, ~
~. 20 " ~. ,..'sSas,.s r,,e
,I,l ~ oous' ~ uppei -.
ans ~ - ~ -
ianueu iisn' INC "a" i's io1"' we
apout even A..
i.ouiiu -.Rooe ianueu ,ei. ,.''e :" -
yaw, ,epea.s !. aiu ,usnes ~ - :. - :.
hoot ,ahueo 1'eht - pous anu up ~ a..
~ pouy. mar anu Tooa s,l 80. -
susheo ln'o cI,cn' nool snoo.s ',l' we, osei
rignt TO Jaw. ROOT crosseu Iish, 70 ncie
naru' nool Is soihs ~ iiai. . pouy a'r,
they cnnch' ROOT missed marc sWlns anu
heP. pohins iei. 70 ia,'s pous' ~.
nnsseu VICIOUS rieht swihs. iia,e iahueu
ieIt nara 10 pooy. ROOT rouho
Another Even Round.
po,ra poth ma, onroor 70 be com
80 tis'a,, fras,, rrha,, avohorsad lofts
20 20 iar. uart ,araad bord right ~ MA
80 H. ,ardaa tard On k,dnay,s again
D., ,,,ar,ara,,.s Hot POI n,,ts bord 1eft
to jaw Root landed hard right swing to
Jaw root landed ieit anu rlsnt Jap 70
Harts Jaw. Iney cnncheo ana IN INC
preakaWay ROOT put ieit 10 Jaw. Desper-
ATE in-nsntlng. ROOF pu,s risn. 10 Jaw
fart put nara right 10 pooy Chnch. ROOT
put left swing 10 fart neart. ROOT pun
lelt SWING 10 heart. nar, swihss WHY
Root put ielt TO Jaw. hounu about even
Hound o-Root MT ,ei' 70 nou.A. Iney
exchange leIts 10 pooy ana eniicn; mar
ianded right SWING put Went Wlue OF
marx. Hart put risnt 10 Jaw. onhcleu'
ROOT put lei, 10 heau anu ,ei' 70 Jaw
Hart hlts pooy naro WIN risnt ana .ney
clncn. Boxing IN the ciihches. mart ianu-
ca right ana lei, SWINGS 70 heau anu ni
ROOT uPpercu's 70 oouy; i'oo' ,auueu ielt
10 pouy' ROOT MISSED Vicious rs ut s"in y
10 Jaw. Root puts rlsh, 70 Jaw anu iel'
nara TO pody. Inns was MO, rouiiu'
Rouno o.hoot ianos rlsh. 10 pouy
ana tney clincneo. noot Janus 70 pouy
mart puts rish. 10 hioneys. iar, Janus
right swing 10 oooy anu noo' re.aiia yes
| WIN lei' 10 pooy. nv. swinss ~ Jew
ROOT receives naru iei' 70 cii, anu r,s ~
10 mead ROOT uppercu,s 70 pouy. Iia,
missed ie,t ana rlsn' swlnss' nvpt ianu
| ed nara ieIt 10 Jaw Shhcneo' mart pun
nara right ana lelt 10 oooy' noo' goes
TO oody with potn righe ana lett Inns
round equally divided.
! Conc Saves Hart,
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~, NJ, NJ. pa ,ast ~ ' far,
.nes en,5on noo. pu' is. L.,
pa. ,.ia an n, ,st,,,a hard Pc,
- 80
ssnl rsh. 10 s.o,nae ~, f,.s liz.
e,,.o, s y. - .. 800 IT, :,