Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-08-22
D0|NCS IN THE
SQUARED CIRCLE.
Another Big Purse Offered for
Return Battle Between Root
And Gardner.
CLUB WOULD HANG UP 800
Local Sports Anxious to See Mccarthy
And Martin Duffy Meet, or Buddy
Ryan VS.. 0'Keefc.

A recent dispatch form Chicago
says Jack Herman manager of the
International Athletic club reached
Chicago yesterday, and Immediately
proceeded TO clinch a return match for
the light heavyweight championship OF
the world between Jack Root and
George Gardner.
Herman announced that he was
ready TO offer purse OF $500 for the
battle and would meet the managers
OF the men, Andy Craig for Gardner
and L. M. Houseman for Root some
time this afternoon.
Il am satisfied said Herman, that
this is the best match now before the
public. The heavyweight division Is
practically at a standstill, and will con-
tinue so until they spring some one
with chance against Jeffres Root
and Gardner will furnish the best fight
attraction now before the public, and
I propose TO bring of the battle some
time In October
"Wlll the club reserve to itself the
right to take pictures OF the battle?'
was asked
Yes" answered Herman, "The club
10 offering the purse, and the picture
privilege Is as much the clubs as are
the minor ones which obtain In all
clubs"
II Mr.. Herman persists In this stand
there is liable to be some trouble In
arranging the match, Both Root and
Gardner prohted more by the returns
from the pictures than they did from
the purse which went with the fight.
Andy Craig, manager Of the present
champion, when seen last night by a
reporter for the Inter Ocean and adj
v!sed OF the stand taken by HermtG
sald:
II my man fights Root and there
are moving pictures OF the fight taken
Gardner Will get his percentage OF
them. Why, Mr., Herman can keep
his purse, II be wants 10 hog the pic
lures, No, sir; II there are pictures
taken Gardner will insist on his part
ia rather have my part OF the moving
photographs than or the purse. We
have cleaned UP now on the pictures
OF the last fight between Root and
Gardner four times as much as the
purse amounted to-
Roots manager had this to say.
II have challenged Gardner for the
title which becomes Roots by default
unless Gardner accords him a chance
al II. have a forfeit OF $1,000 up with
the president OF the Fort Erie club,
John Leyden. and do not see how
Gardner can avoid n bona ide chnl-
lenge and still retain the title, About
the pictures, | agree with Mr.. Craig.
They are as much the property OF the
fighters ar would be the property OF
an author on a reproduction, or even
an adaptation OF his work. When the
men fought az Fort Erie last the pic
ture privilege was cut up in three
pieces between tho fighters and the
club, on this basis ! will so along
and split up the Photographic product
of the battle"
II Is not thought that Herman's atti-
tude in the picture matter VIII prove
much OF an obstacle 10 surmount Root
wants 10 fight Gardner, and there is
more money in tho match than any
other that Gardner can make, no that
the champion. somewhat of business
man himself. will not be q hard man
10 DO business with.
Malchy Hogan has the following TO
say about Champion Jeifries anent MS
victory over Corbett
That fight critics, those on the
ground as well as those at a distance,
had to a<ertaln extent underestimate
Jeffries was made evident In reading
the story OF the fight by rounds. The
majority before the fight came on be-
lieved that Jeffries would win but by
his strength and physical stamina
alone THEY did not figure that ferries
would be able TO hit Corbett very
often, and Il was the general opinion
that the champion in the first Few
rounds would be smothered In show
er OF blows. No one was courageous
enough to predict that any II Corbetts
blows would find a Vulnerable SPOT,
but II was argued that Corbett had az
least one chance In two OF slowing the
champion up to such an extent that he
might get the decision on points
No one looked for Jeffries to go into
the fray with the idea OF trying TO
keep up with Corbetts speed but this
Is what seemed to have happened from
the outset. Instead Of letting Corbett
hlt him at will and then watch for a
return chance blow Jeffrles met the
former champion at his own game