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Show MARVIN HART WINS FIGHT But Can't Show Against Jeffries. Gets Decision Over Johnson, Who Manages to Clout Him Badly. Whito Man,. Says Gregpains, -ocs "All Leading, and Forces , -Fighting. WOODWARDS, SAN FRANCISCO, March 2S. Marvin Hart was awarded tho decision over Jack Johnson in a twenty-round twenty-round contest tonight that went the limit, hut he was far from demonstrating that he Is qualified to meet Jim Jeffries. Hart was as badly punished man an has been seen in the ring for a long time, but he was gamo to tho core and kept boring Into the big colored man all through the light Johnson's much-vaunted much-vaunted cleverness did not count for much. "While ho was able to hit Hart frequently, his blows did not seom to dam-ago dam-ago tho whlto man from Kentucky. Crowd With Hart. Tho sympathies of the large crowd pres-ont pres-ont wero openly with Hart, who was tho short-endcr In tho betting, and every leal he mndo at Johnson, whether ho landed or not, was greeted with yells of Joy. Hart did manage to deal the only ofTectlvo blow In the eleventh round, when ho landed a right swing on Johnson's Jaw that staggered tho black man and nearly knocked nlm over. Doos All Leading. Referee Greggalns stated that he gave the decision to Hart because all through tho light Hart did all tho forcing and leading. According to Qreggalns. If Hart had not pursued his tactics thero would huvo been no light, ua Johnson merely contented himself with countering. Hart's face was battered to a pulp, but Johnson's blows did not seom to have much sting to them. Johnson did a great deal of upper-cutting, upper-cutting, but Hart covered up and tho blows did not seem to hurt him. No Show With Jeff. The general opinion of thoso who witnessed wit-nessed the tight was that neither man would stand any chance with Jeffries. Tho champion would probably beat them both In tho same night. , Jabez "White, who arrived yesterdav from England to light Jlmmlo Brltt, was Introduced prior to tho main ovont and said ho was glad to arrlvo hero at last, and that beforo he left would try to glvo a good account of hlmsolf. Battling Nelson also appeared and said that ho would fight Brltt at any old tlmo. Brltt did not appear, and It was stated that ho was In tho country. |