The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-05
ChlcagOan Knocked Out In the Twelfth
Round or Fierce Fight

BUFFALO, July --Enmercifully beaten by
terrific body punches and final smash,
flush on the Jaw point, Jack Root Of Chicago
knelt in the twelfth round in the canvas
covered ring of the International Athletic
Club, this afternoon blinking his eyes as he
gamely tried to struggle to his feet only
TO find that the hurricane fighting he had
passed through had -natched away all his
vitality and strength.
Then he toppled over on his hands and
waited until Referee Mcbride counted the
fatal ten. proclaiming a winner and loser.
Within arms reach Of him stood George
Gardner. cool and collected victor over the
Chicagoan and undisputed holder of the
new trophy emblematic Of the "light-heavy-
weight championship"
1t took 2 minutes and 20 seconds OF the
twelfth round for Gardner TO demon
strate his superior fighting abilities over
Root. In but one round the eighth.
did Root have a shade the better OF It.
but his chances of victory went to the
winds in the next round when Gardner bored
in and pounded him relentlessly with both
hands TO the body From the gong in the
first round until the final smash. Gardner
simply beat his man TO pieces, ma he did in
Salt Lake City in a similar match last Au-
gust
When the gong changed in the twelfth.
Root was practically beaten In his da zed
condition he appeared to renli2e that he
was done for. but he fought along gamely,
taking punishment willingly,
The crowd which assembled to see the
battle was not up to expectations The real
odds on the fight were 100 to 60, and the Gard
ner money went begging Perhaps not more
thun sl000O WAS wngered IN all. Gardner and
Root arrived NJ the clubhouse at 5 o'clock.
Abe Arends master OF ceremonies, said
TINT both men were under the required
weight. 1875 pounds
Gardner started tho fight with long left
exchanged lefts Gardner inbbng for tho
head with his left. soon began TO show his
skill
Root kept backing Mp, but Gardner was not
rights and lefts for the body, The round
was marked by fast work. In the second,
Gardner went at hls man with body punches,
was Gardeners.
All through the third, fourth, fifth. sixth
and seventh rounds Gardner did all the
forcing, Ne was after, hs man all the time.
and deliberate In his delivery. smashing
lcfts. and rights to the body and occasionally
sending a left jolt to the face Roots eyes
u tiny stream of blood. lie was fighting
an uphill battle all the way.
The eighth was where Root showed him
with n left then he fought desperately and
for time il looked M though he was going
to win there and then
The round ended with Root doing the
forcing and tho landing. With a heavy left
smash Gardner put Root down for the count
OF nine in the next round, The Chicagoan
barely stayed the round. In the tenth Gard
ner fought fercely. He pounded both hands
heavily to the body. and at the end Of tho
round Root was distressed.
The eleventh round was where the finish
hove in sight, Gardner had his man where
he wanted him, With a whir and rush
the twelfth started. Gardner bored in and
fought with both hands for anywhere they
might lind. Smash went his glove 10 Roots
jaw and down went Jack At the count of
nine he struggled 10 his feet
Some wild swings and n riGht-hand upper
cut dropped Root again This time he took
the count Of nine. Az he rose Gardner de-
liberately drew back and drove a wicked
right-hand upper cut to the jaw. Root
sank to his knees rs though shot Gardner
knew u WAS all over and stood there watching
Mcbride count of the ten and then stepped
over and helped Roots seconds pick him mp
Cans KNOCKS out Buddy" King.
BUTTE. Mont. July aloe Cans knocked
out Buddy" King Of Denver in the fifth
round this evening before the Butte City
All rl,,tN H,,nk