Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1905-07-04
HART WINS IN twelve.
HARD FOUGHT ROUNDS
lakes Fearful Beating to Land His Favorite Blow
and the Purse
JIM JEFFRIEs REFEREES CON.
TEST TO SATISFACTION OF
BOTH SIDES.

The finish fight pulled of yester-
day between Foot ana Hart res1i:csd
in a clean knockout scored by Hart
in the twelfth round To the specta-
tors it seemed as if a fearful right
swing for the short ribs decided the
battle, but Jeffries. who refereed the
contest says most emphatically that
the body blow was followed by.
stiff left on the point of the jaw AMI
that while the first blow weakened
Root the jaw punch was the decid-
ing one which won the fight for the
Louisville man.
OF scientific boxing there was but
little and Root was the better man
His delivery wRs cleaner land his
ducking tactics saved his head from
many hard swing.
The Appeal of Sunday predicted that
if Hart survived the hot gruelling he
would get in the opening rounds that
his youth and strength would win
him the battle. The tip was correct
to the letter.
In the seventh round, Hart was
down and was taking the count and
had the gong not sounded when it
did it would have been all over with
him.
He pulled through however, and suf-
of the fight to recover his lost ground
and win.
1t was not scientific fight, it was
heavy smuggling and hit and clinch and
unlocking the fighters from the elm
ches.
The audience was mostly for Hart.
The young fighter had trained in Reno
and his presence there caused al
great interest to be taken and his
hard training was evident that he
meant business.
Root on the contrary refused tG
come to Nevada until the last moment
and ignoring the situation trained in
Utah.
1t was held by many that the brac'
ing Nevada climate would help the
man who trained here and further,
old sports bet on Hart with the idea
that he would be better acclimated
There was also a general feeling that
the man who had held himself so far
aloof from the surroundings of the
fight as Root had and was SO certain
OF himself, ought to be licked on gea
eral principles and the shout tina
went up when he reeled to the ma,
and held his hands in air, blindiy
grasping for the ropes, showed tina
Harris victory was a very popular
81 -" The Arena. :
Was about mile east of Reno an
the seating was we,l planned. Their
was no seat IN the place that di
not give one good view of tn
event, .---~-~6S'
The attendance was excellent a
though the capacity of the arena wa
not taxed by any means. All tn
solid citizens of Reno were there an
the presence of quite sprfhkling
the fair sex was noted
Several sat near the ring in privat
: boxes and seemed the least excite
of anyone present. One would thir
to watch their faces that some plea
ant comedy drama was being play
for the benefit of the matinee girl.
There were many notahles fro
eastern cities. The most famili
face present was Louis Houseman
the Chicago Inter-Ocean and Noug
ton. the sporting writer of the T
aminer.
Houseman was beh' Id Root
Chicago and felt that he had ST.
winner up his sieve until the Ia
punch withered his hopes. He {
ted that the fight was fair and II
his men would have no kick comm
Some Hot Challenges.
A man in pepper and salt clotf
went into the ring and read te
gram from a man by the name
John Sullivan who challenged
- winner. Some of the old grey bea
ed ringstsrs set up cheer Tor u
remembered such a man in the
cient history of the ring, but
younger element took but little st'
in the announcement. 1t seemde !
a wireless message from the sns
Some wag called on the band to p