The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-19
GARDNER DEFEATED ROOT
Both Men Fought Gamely throughout
The Contest.
BATTLED SEVENTEEN LONG ROUNDS
Gardner Took Lot OF Punishment on
the Face and Went for His Adver-
sary's Stomach and Won.

feated him several months ago In San Fran
cisco. by knocking him out In the seven
teenth round OF fight remarkable for is
speed and gamcness, under punishment
shower by both men
Gardner showed a knowledge of Roots
weak spot-hIs stompch-and dlsregardns
Roots left jabs, which found his face time
and again, devoted his entire attention 70
Roots stomach. Root showed the effects
Of the body punishment he received as
early as the seventh round and plainly
lost speed after that time.
Gardner was very tired In the tweftl
and thirteenth rounds. but came up fresh
again In the fifteenth round and utterly
disregardlng Roots jabs on his cut and
bleeding face, he put his head between his
shoulders like Terry McGovern and bored
In Root was in distress in an instant
Half dozen rights and lefts squarely In
the pit Of the stomach brought him to his
knees near the ropes, the gong saving him.
Root went down again In the sixteenth
from left hook on the chin which all but
put him In dreamand. The end came In
the next round, Gardner paying no atten-
tlon to Roots swings, rushed his man to
the ropes, planted his left and right to the
stomach and the latter went down grasping
for breath, Root got up only to go down
again For the third time he struggled to
his feet. Gardner was on him Ike a flash.
Working his right and left like piston rods,
Gardner fairly caved in Roots ribs and
! the latter sank slowly to his knees, then
rolled over ON his back. His seconds saved
him further useless punishment by throw
Inc up the sponge. Both men were severely
punished. Roots left hand was shattered
IN the second round and was Of little use
IRON that time on.
The betting before the men entered the
ring was ten to seven on Root.
THE FIGHT BY ROUNDS.
Salt Lake, Utah, August lS.-lt was 9:3s
p. N. when Gardner and Root entered the
ring and took their corners Root was
attended by Jack Donnelly and Thomas
Murtaugh. Gardner was attended by Allie
Greggans and Dave Barry.
Harry Hynds of Cheyenne was named as
referee. Both men stripped beautifully.
their muscles stood out like whipcords
and it was evident that they were trained
to tho hour.
The mcu weighed in this afternoon at l6s
pounds.
FIRST Bound.-After bidding moment,
Root landed light left OIL Gardner's lace
and followed win II heavy one to the same
place. lie repeated ii an instant later and
| sent his right 10 the ear. Gardner put two
lefts to Roots stomach. Root forced the
nghtlns, playing Tor GARDENERS face. and
Gardner devoted his attention to Root 5
| stomach. Root swunI a heavy right 10
Gardeners ear then tired heavy rignt TO
the stomach. Gardner followed with right
and left to Roots stomach. The blows
were trine low.
Second kound.-The men got right 10
work, Root forcing the nghting. Root put
IN two letts to Gardeners nose, They ex
changed lefts TO nose. Root staggered
Gardner with two let's on the Jaw. Gard.
ner swung a heavy left hook to Root
ear, right to the RIBS. Root put his right
to Gardeners ear as the gong sounded.
Dardners nose was bleeding as he went to
nls corner.
Third Hound-Root put mis- long left tc
Gardeners nose Gardner swung hard
left to Roots Kidneys. Gardner reached
Root with strong left to the cheek, but
] received two nasty jabs on his sore nose
Gardner put left to the face and right
TO stomach and right to ribs and caught
Root on the ropes with u hard left TO the
ear Gardner put in two let's to Roots
stomach. Root put in a hard straight right
on GARDENERS nose as the gong sounded
Fourth Round.-Gardner put in two rights
10 Roots ribs and right and left on head
Root put IN left to mouth and right to III,
ribs Gardner put both left and right OF
Roots ribs, but received a hard left OF
mouth and right on ear In return Gard
ner got in his left twice on Roots eve anC
received a hard right on the ribs ana tw,
lefts TO the stomach. Root swung his right
to Gardners ear. Just as the gong sound
ed Gardner swung hard left sauarely or
Root nose. shaking him up considerably.
Fifth Round.-Gardner put right and left
squarely in Roots stomach aud repeated II
twice. Root 1abhed Gardner twice on hi.
sore nose and Gardner put his right t.
Roots stomach. They exchanged lefts &c
face Gardner sent his right TO Roots rib,
which showed the effects Of the blows ht
/ had received there. Root n bor
left to Gardeners nose. The latter was
bleeding freely when the gong sounded
Sixth Round.-Root sent his left straight
to GARDENERS sore nose and received left on
the ribs. Roots left found Gardeners eve
Gardner pushed right and left TO Roots
ribs. Root received another hard left on
nose. Root hooked his right 10 Gardner,
ear and his left to the mouth, forcing the
fight. Gardeners right reached Roots rib.
twice. Gardner was plainly distressed wher
he went to his corner
Seventh Round Both came up fresh
Gardner swung hard left and right tC
Roots ribs Both landed hard left jabs OF
the eyes and the blows went home. The
men were covered with blood in an instant
Root swung two hard rights to Gardeners
eye and n left squarely on the chin, Gardner
counterng with two swings to the face
Gardner rushed, swinging hard right tC
Roots ribs Root pushed his left twice Il
Gardncrs face Root was the fresher Al
they went to their corners.
Eighth Round-Gardner sent In hard
blow in return. Gardner poked his left tc
Roots sore eye Gardner landed his right
on the ribs. Root swung right 10 Gard
ners ear and Gardeners right returned tc
Roots ear Gardner hooked hard left
to Roots eve and uppercut him with his
right Root opened Gardeners eve with q
hard left This round was Gardeners.
Ninth Round.--They exchanged lefts Il
the face Root sent left to Gardner;
mouth. Gardner sent left and right tC
Roots law. Root was plainly growing
weak Root opened Gardeners eve again
with n right hook. Root sent his right
over GARDENERS eye hut was fiercely upper
cut Gardner was the stronger Of the tive
os they returned to their corners
Tenth Round.-Gardner forced the fghtine
and opencd Roots eye with two right
swings Root jabhed In a fierce ~ -uT
noot swung his left squarcly on Gardeners
ar Getting left and right in the stomach
Gardner uppercut Root three times In ~
yoce and cot him on the ropes. Gardner
eent n succession ~ right and lefts tc
Roots stomach. This was decidedly Gard
ner's roand.
% Face Root unpercut Gardner lightly IN
~ and sent left iah to the