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Jimmy Rr»n Knocked Onr.Louisville. Ky:. : Odt. 30.—Australian71 Jimmy Kyun was tonight knocked out it the second round ot a twenty-round con lest at Music hall by Jack Root of Chicago. The fight was for the middleweight championship of the west anc Root was a decided favorite.Ryan, who has but one eye, forced th* fighting, but Root blocked ’him throughout. and in the first round held him ui his mercy throughout and hammered bin: on the blind side continually. Ryar forced things through the first half of the second round till Root landed twice on his chin, when Ryan began to stagger. Then Root saw his man going and landed a left swing on the point of the chin and Ryan fell like a log. the referee, Bat Masterson, counting him out.Ti was about fifteen minutes before Ryan recovered consciousness.
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Des Moines Daily Leader
Des Moines, Iowa, US
Thu, Oct 31, 1901
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