Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-08-23
Ring Followers Explain Just How
Il all Happened
TALK OF A RETUTN MATCH,
Gardner's whiriwind Tactics BewIl-
dsred Root and He Could Put
Up No Defense.

The championship battle mt the Salt
Palace Monday night between Jack
Root and George Gardner, has been the
talk Of the town this week, and was
unanimously pronounced the event Of
recent years in a pugillsiic way. Many
OF those who were fortunate In witt
Messing the great event have been busy
during the week, explaining TO their
less fortunate friends how the cham
pIonship was lost and won. They have
explained In detail each and every blow
delivered, the effect Of the same, and
described In graphic language Just how
Root felt when he went down and the
championship flew 10 another man. II
was very interesting.
But among the experienced ring fol-
lowers, the verdict Is that Gardner Ia
decidedly the better man In the style of
fighting which obtained at Monday
nights contest. He demonstrated his
superior ability when II comes to get
ting in and mixing II. HIS peculiar
tactics bothered Root considerably. He
pursued an entirely different course
than when he fought Root in January.
From the start he began Shaping Root
with his left glove, always holding his
right ready for a body blow. This
rather disconnected the Chicago man
and HIS only defense was to retreat, As
soon as Gardner had his man on the
run he shot in that wicked right and IL
Invariably found lodgment In Roots
KS q, Ia, a.
battle. Another thing Gardner never
once left an opening for the body Time
and time again he raised his left high
above his head laying back with his
right, but always before leading he
drew both hands down in such man
ntr as TO Thoroughly protect his solar
peIus. Root frequently left himself
wide open and Gardner knew enough to
take advantage OF IT, AT this style OF
fighting Gardner Is undoubtedly Roots
master. Now there Is talk OF fighting
with clean break away. 1t is general
" conceded that IN that style OF fight
Ing, Root would have an advantage and
would stand more than an even chance
10 regain his lost laurels. He has the
harder punch Of the two and is unques-
honabiy the better judge of distance.
II Is safe to predict II the men meet
again 1t win be a clean break away bat
de-
II can not be said that Root was not
In good condition. but II is undoubtedly
fact, as claimed for him, that he was
over confident and thought he had an
easy mark in Gardner He probably
expected the challenger to follow the
same line Of battle.as before and when
Gardner began TO I'll the air with
gloves Root could not figure out a
proper defense. Many Of those who
saw the fight, those who are competent
10 Judge, believe that had Root start
ed In TO mix things as soon as he dis
covered Gardeners plan, he would have
stood q better chance to win.
But the battle is over now and Root
has met his first defeat. Each man
has scored victory and II remains for
a third test. Both are anxious to settle
the much doubted question and match
will very likely be arranged in the near
future. Gardner believes he can whip
the Chicago whirlwind at any style OF
fghting. Root thinks differently. The
next battle will determine.