Arizona republican., 1905-07-04
JeffrieS' Successor Grown,
 ed at Reno Yesterday
ROOT OUT IN TWELFTH
The Chicago Han, Evidently Affected
 by the Altitude, Was Unable to De-
 liver Telling BlOws-StrOks Ending the Fight a Paralyzine Knock Out.

Reno New, July 3.-In a furious twelve-round fight that was witnessed by an excited crowd of 5000 people. Marvin Hart of Louisville knocked out Jack Root of Chicago, here. this after noon.
 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 that was almost prostrating.
 The decisive blow was given by Hart in the twelfth round. Root. who was tired but still fighting gamely. led a hard swing for the head with his left and, as he missed, Hart sent a terrific right-han blow to the pit of the stomach. The smack of the blow was heard all over the immense arena, and when Root fell, gasping for breath, the spectators knew that he would never rise within the count. As the eighth second was called Root raised himself on his hands with his mouth open, dragged himself to a lneeling position, and then collapsed. His seconds car ried him to his corner. where he recOv- cred in about three minutes.
 Tt was square fight and I have no complaint to make,' he said weakly. after he had revived. ''The best man won"
 Hart announced that he stood ready to meet an-comers. barring negroes.
 The fight opened with both men fighting desperately, Root smiling as Hart became angered at the in-fighting in the clinches. The clinches were ire quent. and although the agreement was that tEere was to be a clean break.
 
 cry time they came together, Hart striking for the kidneys and Root for the stomach. Before the fourth round both men were sweating prOfusely. and Hart's right eye was almost closed Root seemed to suffer most from the altitude. breathing with his mouth open. He spit blood every time he went to his corner. having received several vicious blows in the mouth.
 Several times he was carried to the ropes by the furious rushes of Hart. who repeatedly lost his head during the fighting in the clinches, and Referee Jenries was compelled to break them by main force.
 At the close of the seventh round. when honOrs rested evenly, Hart drop Der from a heavy right on the point of the jaw. The gong sounded before the blow was delivered. but no foul was allowed, as there evidently was no fn- tent to violate the rules on the part of the Chicago man.
 At the end of the tenth round there was no Root money in sight Root fought viciously. but his blows lacked steam, and, while he landed oftener than Hart. 1t was apparent that he could never land a knockout. Hart rushed his man at every opportunity, taking lefts and rights to the body in order to land on the heart and kidneys.
 Root clinched frequently and hung on to his opponent, breathing heavily, until compelled to break. Both men responded with a rush at the opening Of the twelfth. Hart led first and forced the fighting, rushing Root all most into his corner, where each rained blows to the body. It was during the in-fghting that the knockout came. and not until after Root recovered was its exact nature known, Root stating that it landed at the pit of the stomach as he led fo- the head with his left.
 Round 1. They rush into a Clinch. Hart lands a right to head, Root coun- tering to the jaw. They ran into a clinch. Root starts jabbing Hart. Hart lands a straight right to the head. Root lands left to Hart's heart. Root sends a right to body. Root sends a left to the jaw and left to body. Root jabbed on jaw and they clinch. Root lands on Hart's jaw. Root sends q left to the jaw and a left to the body. Root uppercuts. They cinch. Hart lands a left and right to the jaw. Root lands a right to the jaw. This round was about even.
 Round ?. Root landed a left hard to the jaw and repeats it and rushes into