Show NOTES NOTE AND COMMENTS COMMENS ON THE FIGHT AND AN COMICAL FEATURES The he combatants would have been well wen protected during the tho fight should The he disturbance there have been an any police force torce was modestly represented ted by Chief Paul Capt BurbIdge Hemphill Roberts and ton and Hemphil Burt Hurt Williams Randolph Johnston Carey Cares Simpson LIncoln Lin Liri- coln cola Barlow Miner and The count county officers present were Sheriff Naylor and his deputies Raleigh Cummins Thomas Shea She Ed El Naylor Slater Matthews Mathews and F. F J E. E ParrIsh The Associated Press Preas had a telegraph key at ut the ringside A. A W. W Copp local mana manager cr dictated while W. W L. L Hewitt Hewit handled the Icey and anc sent the bulletins us as s the tight light progressed C The arrangements for handling and Te the crowds at the arena were vere excellent while hile better beter arrangements for or an nn view of ot the rIng could not nol have been mar made mad The l lighting lighting light light- ht- ht In ing was wa perfect c. c Six arc lights under a a white canopy which reflected the light onto the ring made It I as bright as day The She circle of or lights on tho the outside he surrounding surrounding sur sur- r rounding the 8 seats scats ats of o the tho spectators vas sas Wa turned oft or durin during the te contests that the they would not dazzle dazzie the eyes ees or of orthe orthe the principals and witnesses s I Megaphone T. T Alonzo lonzo Cook Cok announcer announcer announcer an an- and referee reec of the wrestling wrestIng match made a hit hll when he lie spread his voice olce over forty acres adjacent to the arena The sport was vas said to be almost ns as a brutal as golf cole or pon Those who were ivero unfamiliar with the thu game declared that Root foot was sas put out by bp gme a pong ping punch Referee Cook traveled fourteen laps to o each cach tall fall fal Referee Hynds used but one on classical quotation during the entire contest It I was as Break break brcak C C brCak break During the first fall Cal In the wrestling lOUt bout some sonic one In the crowd shouted a abit abit n nI I bit o of advice ad to Thompson It I was Turn him oyer ocr on a nail nai and then he lie cant can't wriggle loose Before BeCore the f fight ht betting was aa 10 to 7 7 with Hoot Root taking the bl big end of the tho bet wih Betting was as practically even en at nt th the tho end of or the second round and continued con con- so through through the fourth At t the Gardner stock rose a afe afew end of or the thc fifth few fe ew points point and stood nt at 5 to 7 In his favor His stock ro rose e n again aln after aUer the lie I seventh and after the eighth there was sas sasno no Hoot Root money In sight During the ninth round when both men were clinching and Referee I was endeavoring to break them a n spectator cried out oLit Why Yh dont don't you OU fellows clows break You dont don't love lo each other The contestants heard the sally saly and both Inu laughed ns ng thc they broke S the off sawed of some one shouted It I was Lou Iu Iou Houseman eman the veteran sporting editor of the Chicago Inter Ocean and manager or of Root Root C C C CLots Lou Lots Lu Houseman's hat played a a conspIcuous conspicuous conspicuous con con- part In irs the tho performance C C The trees surrounding the Salt Palace Palace Palace Pal Pal- ace would have been full tun of boys bys and impecunious men had It not been Corthe for Cor forthe the tho vigilance of the police As s it I was as there were dozens who had complimentary complimentary seats scats up among among the birds' birds n nests Cs a. a C C S Arthur W W. Copp who has haa seen hundreds hundreds hun bun of or f fights hs declares this vas was the best and cleanest he ever eyer witnessed |