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« *• *Jock Root,, matched to fltfht Tommy Hymn for the middleweight championship, speni the liveliest few minutes of hit* life in thfjjing at Tatteraall's last rright. His clHumpioQship aspiration* bad a narrow escapo from hejng punctimd by Dick O'Brien, a New England pugilist. Root wws M but knocked duh in the second round of one of the fiercest battles ever fought in a Chicago ring, but rallied sufficiently. to win the bout on points. The verdict was far from being unanimous with the crowd of 5,000 people who witnessed the battle.The expectation that O'Brien would he an easy mark for the,.*fur uf the focal prize ring proved a poor guess. The New Englander was n the fight from beginning to end. He was twice knocked down, but isune hack each time, and was fighting furiously at. the finish. Had O'Brien been in any kind of condition fota fast contest it would he hard to ten where the middleweight champion of the West would have finished. As it, was he crawled onit or a smatl hole, find Inter in the fi^ht gave O'Brien rough treatment. ()» Root's .showing, however, it is a certainty hhnt Tommy Ryan will be a strong favorite when the two men meet. July 24.The first round went, to demonstrate the fact that O'Brien could fight some. Root outpointed him because he was the better man at long range figiy ing. tn the second round O’Krioji. after receiving nonie sbitT lefts, whipped his right over to Root s jaw. The local champion went down, a ml was n dnzrd that lie forgot to take tire count. O'Brien went after Uvn again, and three times Root, was down, mice fnnn being pushed. He look *ihe count.hcr'icr his first fait.Root .-bowed his miiditlc-n by coining up .lt;tror.g tor the third round, li was fierce fighting .all I he way until Root rent, O'Brien down with a. right swingjuift as the round ended. The New Englander came back apparently in good condition. lie gave Root a balt;l eye, iiuci { was-fighting well until another hard swing on the jnw..*cnt him. through the ropes. The gong rang in time to be of considerable help to the visitor.From Then on to the end Root outpointed his man, hut he did not have much to spare. In the sixth round O'riens left, eye wis badly cut- ami the blond flowed in si reams down bis fa re. Root’s left eye was a bo dosed. Both were bleeding at the mouth and nose. It was a im-p of give and Hike until the bout was over. CJeorge Siler refereed the contest.Dave I hi ny and *'Young Kenny had a hot bout in the preliminaries, the former girt sing the derision, Art Simms outpointed Tony Hoffman in six rounds. Billy Rot eh ford defeated Sammy Harris, and Jak*' Eranzou. ;• pupil of Billy Stift's knocked out Bob Sbivin in the second rmind. flavin was a |oor excuse ;ind had no business with the gloves on.
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Racine Daily Journal
Racine, Wisconsin, US
Wed, Jul 11, 1900
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