The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-19
The Fight by Rounds.

Round latter fiddling a moment Root
landed a light left on Gardner's face and
followed with a heavy one TO the same
place. He repeated il an instant later and
sent his right to the ear. Gardner put two
lefts TO Roots stomach. Root forced the
fighting, playing for Gardeners face, and
Gardner devoted his attention to Roots
stomach. Root swung a heavy right 10
Gardeners ear, then tried a heavy right in
the stomach. Gardner followed with right
and left to Roots stomach. The blows were
a trihe low.
Round 2-The men got right TO work Root
forcing the fighting. Root put in two lefts
to Gardner's nose. Gardner put a right TO
Roots ribs and a left to the nose. They ex-
changed lefts to the nose. Root staggered
Gardner with two lefts on the jaw. Gard
ner swung a heavy left TO Roots ear, a
right to the ribs. Root put his right TO
Gardeners ear. AS the gong sounded Gard
ner's nose was bleeding as he went to his
corner.
Round 3-Root put his long left to Gard
ners nose Gardner swung a long left TO
Roots kidneys. Gardner reached Root with
a strong left to the cheek, but received two
nasty jabs on his sore nose. Gardner put a
hard left to the face and right to stomach
and right to ribs and caught Root on the
ropes with hard left to the ear. Gardner
put in two lefts TO Roots stomach. Root
put in a hard straight on Gardner's nose as
the gong sounded
Round 4-Gardner put in two rights to
Roots ribs and a right and left on the
head Root put in a left to the mouth and
a right to the ribs Gardner put I'm a left
and right on Roots ribs, but received a
hard left on the mouth and right on the
ear. Gardner got in his left twice on
Roots eye and received a hard right in
the ribs and two lefts on the stomach.
Root swung his right to Gardeners ear.
Just as the gong sounded Gardner swung
a hard left squarely on Roots nose, shak-
ing him up considerably.
Round 5-Gardner put right and left
squarely in Roots stomach and repeated
it twice. Root jabbed Gardner twice on
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TO Roots stomach. They exchanged lefts
TO the face. Gardner sent his right to
Roots ribs, which showed the effect of the
blows he had received there. Root sent
in hard left to Gardeners nose. The lat
ter was bleeding freely when the gong
Round 6-Root sent his left straight to
Gardeners sore nose and received a left
the ribs. Roots left found Gardner
eye. Gardner pushed right and left TO
Roots ribs. Root received another hard
left on the nose. Root hooked his right TO
Gardeners ear and his left to the mouth,
forcing the fighting. Gardeners right
reached Roots ribs twice. Gardner was
plainly distressed when he went to his
corner.
Round 7-Both came up fresh. Gardner
swung a hard left and right TO Roots
ribs. Both landed hard left jabs the
left eye. The blows went home and the
men were covered with blood I'm an in
slant Root swung two hard rights TO
to the face. Gardner rushed swinging a
hard right TO Roots ribs. Root pushed
his left twice TO Gardner's face. Root
was the fresher as they went TO their
corners.
Round S.-Gardner sent in a hard right
to Roots ribs and received a similar blow.
Gardner poked his left to Roots sore eye.
Gardner landed his right on the ribs Root
swung a right to Gardeners ear and Gard
ners right returned TO Roots ear. Gard
ner hooked a hard left to Roots eye and
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Gardeners eye with hard left. This round
was Gardeners.
Round 9-They exchanged lefts 10 the
face. Root sent a left to Gardeners mouth
Gardner sent a left and a right TO Root
jaw Root seemed TO be growing weak
Root opened Gardeners eye with a right
hook. Root sent his right over 10 Gard
ner's eye, but was fercely uppercut
Gardner was the stronger Of the two, as
they returned TO their corners.
Round lO-Gardener forced the fighting
and opened Roots eye with two right
swings. In a fierce mix-up Root swung
his left squarely on Gardeners ear, getting
a left and right in the stomach. Gardner
upper cut Root three times in the face
and getting him on the ropes, Gardner
sent succession of rights and lefts Il
Roots stomach. This was decidedly Gard
ner's round.
Round 1l--They exchanged lefts 10 the
face Root uppercut Gardner lightly in the
stomach. and sent left jab 20 the mouth
Gardner uppercut Root on the chin. Root
1aDDed Gardner on tne nose frar0nel
landed a right uppercut on Roots chin
daZing him.
Round 12-Root put his left 70 Gardner:
mouth and two rights 10 the ear. Gardner
hooked his left TO Roots stomach Boil
men lacked steam. Root hooked a NASTY
left to Gardeners ear and repeated IL on IN,
mouth. Root forced the lighting, sendinl
his left twice to Gardeners nose, and get
ting a right and a left TO the stomach
| This round was Roots.
Round 13-RoOt rushed end sent a ligh
| left 10 Gardeners nose. An instant late
! he hooked a heavy one on the same spot
! Gardner hooked his left 10 Roots jaw
| Gardner swung his left 10 Roots ribs. Roo
| sent his right squarely on Gardner's Jaw
| dazing him. Root rushed the lighting, en-
deavoring TO land a knockout Gardne
| swung a wild right hook which landed OF
| Roots mouth. Root was plainly tn
| fresher man at the end OF the round.
Round 14-Root rushed Immediately. bu
received a left uppercut on the jaw an'
| two lefts in the stomach. They clinche'
| frequently. Root swung a heavy right G
] Gardeners ear. He repeated IL an instan
/ later on the jaw and followed with a lef
/ on the jaw Gardner hooked his left q
| Roots stomach and received a hard left OF
| the nose. This was Roots round.
Round 15-Root avoided two wild swing
and poked his left 10 Gardeners eye. Gard
| ner opened Roots sore eye with a left ans
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