The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-10
BIG BOXERS
TRAINING HARD
interest Fast increasing in Com
ing Contest.
ROOT PACED BY HORSE
MUNRoE S. AND JACK BRUSH AT
LIBERTY PARK.

A LTHOUGH one full week remains
u before the Root-Gardner contest
is pulled off, yet interest in the
bout is such that all other sporting
events are as mere side shows COM
pared with this battle. The contest is
the sole topic of conversation among
both the followers of the pugilistic
game in this city and Ogden. Gardner
is already a strong favorite in the
Junction City. where an opportunity TO
d. watch him take his daily training has
convinced many that he will wipe out
his last defeat at the hands of the Chi
cago man. Manager Greggains says
Gardner will be in condition to make
the fight of his life, and if Root again
gets the decision it will be because he
is the better man. There is some talk
of getting Gardner down to Salt Lake
a couple of days before the contest in
order 10 give those in this city interest
ed in the two men a chance to size him
up in his work.
Meanwhile Root is going along quiet
ly in this city and working as if he
were going up against JeffrieS. That
he viii be in the best condition possible
any one can testify who has seen him
go through his regular days training.
An incident happened yesterday
morning that easily speaks for the con-
dition of the man. In taking his "con-
stitutionaP' at Liberty park. Root no.
ticed a trotter working on the drive. He
Immediately tackled on behind and
followed the animal for four and one
half miles. The driver, looking back
noticed Jack. and tried to shake him
off by whipping up the horse, but with
out success. Finally, turning around,
he said:
"Say, young fellow. you ought to be
foot racer; you could make all kinds
of money"
Root replied back: mo foot racing
for me. 1 can make more money fight
ing"
An explanation followed and the
horse proved to be none other than
Munroe S, the well known racer be-
longing to C. ]. Crabtree and the
driver was equally surprised to find
that the man following him with such
a logged determination was Jack Root
Root has four or five men working
with him, and has little trouble in put
ting them all to the bad in a very few
minutes. Yesterday afternoon after
disposing of Jack Donely In two fast
rounds. Steiner went in for his share
of punching. After boxing a round and
a half Root accidentally sent in a solar
the count, when he came up very grog-
gy- These things happen. every day.
and Roots sparring partners are fast
becoming used to it,
However, when Jack and McLIaughIin
mix is where the fun comes in. There
work consists entirely of wrestling and
rough work about the neck and shout
ders. At this sort of a game McLaugh-
lin is at home, and gives the Chicago
boxer all he wants
Harry Hynds went to Ogden yester-
day to hold a consultation with Greg
gains over the referee question. Neither
Housman nor Greggains have been able
TO agree on man as yet and Hynds
Is trying to get the men TO settle the
question before next Thursday If at
that time he. is not successful. then
Hynds and Mulvey will name the ref
cree.
Thompson. who is matched TO meet
Mclaughlin in one of the preliminaries
mas engaged Ross TO work with him.
and is rapidly getting into condition.
He says he viii surely be able to take
the holors of northwest champiou
away from Mclaughlin when they
meet.