Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-04-22
Clever Light Heayyweights Fight
At Detroit 10 Round Go,
WILL BE A HARD CONTEST.
IL N Claimed That Roth Wen Are In
Perfect Condition Despite Me-
Coy' Fast Pace.

Perhaps not very many local ring fol.
lowers are aware OF the fact that at De.
troit tonight the biggest pugilstlc event
OF the last ten days takes place there The
bout is between Jack Root ana kid" Me-
Coy ana Is advertised to be for the light
heavyweight championship Of the world
But Of course, local fight fans know that
It cannot be for the honor OF that title
Tor the reason that George Gardner
wrested the title from Root at the Salt
Palace last summer, and Root has not
beaten Gardner since that fierce conflict.
80 whoever carries off the long end Of
the purse tonight viii hardly be regarded
as The light heavyweight champion.
For the first time since he fought and
lost To Jim COrbett at Madison Square
Garden IN 1909 Mccoy will face a man who
appears TO be his equal in the all-around
points OF the game Mccoy is conceded
TO be remarkably clever and q wonderful
W nara hitter Root possesses the same
QUALIFICATIONS, Mccoy has been a high
lver Root has taken exceptional care OF
himself all his life. In the matter OF con-
dillon Root will have the advantage.
IL Is said MaCOy will crawl through the
ropes tonight IN first class shape lie
has been building up at Billy Muldoon's
farm near New York city for several
months, But, after his fight with Corbeu
ana while he lived some Of the time I'm
THIS country and some Of the time In
Europe, Mccoy trippcd along at a pretty
stun pace for an athlete, 80 that. In the
matter Of condition 1t may be said that
NE Chicago man will have the better OF
the argument
The interest in the fight is moi in any
hdmpionship that will be decided II IL
IN McCoy's re.entrance into the ring and
IN Roots chance to defeat him. Mccoy is
a smooth proposition. IL is possible that
he has found all Of his old strength and
Is again as good as he was In the days
when he put Tommy Ryan out OF bus-
ness, slammed Peter Maher about the
ring and forced Tom Sharkey to the mat
before surrendering 20 the sailor II Me-
Coy Is the Mccoy Of four and six years
ago Root Will have the job of his life on
his hands. He Will be up against the
hardest proposition he ever tackled
Root Will be in perfect condition H9
has been working faithfully In Chicago.
1t would damage his reputation consld-
erably 20 lose this fight for the reason
that the majority Of fight followers be-
licve Mccoy is not himself again II Me-
Coy can beat Root Il will show conclu-
siyely that the hoOsler pugilist has once
more come 10 the front. Mccoy ought 10
be one of the greatest fighters IN the
world. lie is only % years OF age and
should now be In his prime. Root is
three years younger. The only trouble
with Mccoy is that he has lived more
than ~ years, while Root has been willing
to live at ilfes natural gait.
The articles of agreement say that the
bout Is for the light heavy weight cham
pionshp The weight is set at rs pounds
at o'clock II Is admitted by the mana
gers that they arbitrarily fixed that
weight and that they hope to make II the
recognized limit for light heayyweights.