The St. Louis Republic., 1902-02-01
Lowell Fighter Began to Rough It
Early in What Was to Have
Been Twenty-Round Go.
BETTING ON RESULT HEAVY.
Fight Lively One Until Seventh
Round, When Gardner Struck
His Opponent Too Low
and Lost Contest.

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San ffahcisco' Gai.' Jan. "i.-Jack Roo'
Gardner of Lowell in their fight here to-
night.
The battle was full o. life and go until
the sevaptb round uban po,. o,a;r,.5 i.
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e eia'ii a"' ava ueu 'ne hsh' 10 f'oo''
Inc hght was 10 nave been Tor twenty
rounds. They weighed In at loo pounds
each. The betting was heavy.
Both men were loudly cheered as they
entered the ring. but Gardner received the
Hons end of tho apn,auss Phi; Wand
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Billy Delaney announced that Jeffr1es IS
Wiling 10 meet any man In the world, 10
hsh' ior the championship
The Fight by Rounds.
Round /. Gardner was on his feet first
and waded right in. but did not land. He
tried right and left for body. but was
blocked Root tried to put in left to head,
but the blow went wide. They clinched.
Root neatly blocked y I.ft for tho law Root
is very clever. and so far easily ev,deJ uIl
of Gardner,s b,ows Root Mhbsd C..r,,nor
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hshtiy on race win iett. In cinch card
ner landed lightly over kidneys with right.
Round 2. Gardner led for the head with
lightly to head. Root iabbed Gardner with
Iaft n face o,d sos;iy .,,o,dod d, r.trrn
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ropes. but the latter sent in left to the
body and sent the Lowell boy back.
Gardner missed a vicious right upper-cut
swnny wiId,y. Win Ieft fnr tho had and
"e % mis WIN ~. iol .he heau, anu
thes en-, elinchea: t Saruner pu, ms ielt on on
Lace ana ioHoWeu IL Up WIFI lelt 10 tie
body. They clinched and Root put his
right lightly over the kidneys as the gong
rang.
~ hGuna ,.,aa .. ~ Iaranel s kept playing 5or
the kidneys ana LANDED twice with the risht.
Root met Gardner with straight left 10 the
blow. Root blocked right for the head.
Gardner atplied his left over the heart and
.,..a.d q cnrrtar ~, ,ri.a ,o ,,a-,a bis
lett on Gardners face but the latter bore
in and landed short right-arm blow to
the body. Root joi,ed hard on face with
left and Gardner clinched to steady him.
sol. Gardner looked crogpv ne tho beII
NV. Rnot t.i1 ,n,,ob ,h, h.,ta, - .his
, la,s; no'' Eau i'iueh 'he oe''ei oi 'i's
Iardner begins TO Rough IL.
Round 4. Gardner landed two hard lefts
on Roots shoulder ana the latter went TO
the floor. partially from the force of the
blows and Slip Gardner had freshened
up and went in after Root. landing Right
swing on the head. Root put straight left
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upper-cut Root. but the latter got inside OF
II. Root tried right swings for head, but
went around Gardners head. Gardner
feinted with left and put llsht right TO
Roots face. Gardner seemed inclined to
rough 1t IN the ciinches and wac cautioned
by the referee.
Rouno 0. ROOF scorea WIN HSh lelt
over the eye and avoided wicked right
counter. The referee experienced great
difhcuity IN separating the men, Rcot poked
Gardner IN ihe race win ie11 Lhey
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