The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-26

enter the ring at 12o pounds. This weight
| should result in rafting battle.
George Gardiner seems determined to get
! on bout with Bob Fitzsimmons. No, only
has he accepted the challenge let fall, nv
| fltz' but his manager. Andy Craig. has an
nounced that he !s willing to bet cons:dera-
| bic money on the result Of the fight
The question Is whether Fitz can make 1S5
| pounds. He claims that he can do this
figure. but 1t seems most decidedly open to
question. If he can. the fight should he
ore Of the best drawing cards possible to
secure That 1t Is so regarded is evidenced
; by JaJcJk Her,nan's attitude in offering a
$4,000 purse for the affair at Fort Erie.
While the Canadian authorities are sizing
/ up the fight situation In Canada just at
present, it is not thought likely that any
final interference will take place with the
game. Herman hopes to reopen shortly
Gardner and Jack Root were both visitors
in this city last week. as was Lou House.
man, manager of Root. They were in
charge OF the fight pictures shown at the
Columbia Theater. The pictures. 1t may be
remarked. showed that Gardiner had won
his battle most decisively.
Houseman, however. was optimistic con-
corning his mans chances. and believed
that another fight would show that Root
had still a chance against Gardiner. That
there was some ground for Roots complaint
was evidenced in the count of the referee
In the twelfth round. who appeared to 60
only TO the ninth second.
Root then managed to get to his feet. In
the pictures it is impossible to judge wheth-
er the referee tolled off the final second or
not. Apparently he did not. Even So how
ever Root was clearly out. The manner
in which Gardiner knocked him about tho
ring in the last round left no doubt as to
which was the better man at that period.
Tommy Ryan, the middle weght cham
pion, has finally come out with the fat an
nouncement that Co-bett is going to win his
fight with Jeffres. This went make Cor
bett win. of course; but the fact remains
that the former champion seems to be in
remarkable physical condition.
Corbett has furnished surprises TO the
sporting world before by rounding into
shane when it was generally believed that
he could not get back into trim. One such
instance was just before his battle with
Jeffries at Coney Island. He got back into
flrst-class shape and the result Is now ring
history Accounts are agreed that Jeffries
was lucky to get in the one blow that set
tied the affair.
Corbett persists in his statement that he
Is going to try and punish Jeffries in the
coming fight Those who know him are in
clined to throw up their hands at the idea
and to predict that the fight can then only
be walkover for Jeffries.
So suicidal would this policy seem that
1t is likely Corbett has kept announcing
his intention of mixing merely to mislead
his opponent. He may have Jeffries i'm
bued with the idea that he intends to go in
and slug and may then count on gettin;
away and fighting his usual sprinting bat
tie.
Many well-known faces of the pugilistic
realm are seen at the race track these
days. Frank Hart and Tommy Feltz were
visitors last week and both managed to
make some money on the outcome of the
sport.
Sullivan has been confirming himself to
his work at Clayton pretty faithfully of
late and only drops into the city of an af-
ternoon to find out what is stirring. He
has left the ponies alone and has found
this system profitable.
Eddie Desmond, well-known figure at
local battles. has also been seen at the
track lately and has met with fair success.
Harry Mack. friend of both Harris and
Desmond's. who is a welI-known trainer
at the Fair Grounds and a well-known fig
ure at local fights. expects to go East to-
day to purchase a string of horses.
Hart may blossom out into the racing !
game and is expected to get hold of several
in q fufp
promised to turn over one or two good per-
formers to Frank in the near future
From present appearances the Young Cor
bett-Sulivan battle will be set for August
10. Harry PoIlak, manager Of the champion,
is anxious for that date to be selected. and