Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-06
THE PUGILISTS.
Jack Root Was Never In the
 Hunt With Gardner.

He Was Whipped in Almost Every
 Round to the Closing Twelfth-Joe Walcott Puts Another Aspirant to
 Sleep in the Third-Joe Cans Has an
 Easy One With Buddy King.
 Buffalo, July 6-Unmercifully beat en 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, Saturday 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 snatched away all his vitality and strength
 Then he toppled over on his hands and waited until Referee Mcbride counted the fatal ten, procaiming 8 winner and loser. Within arms reach of him stood George Gardner, cool and collected victor over the Chi cagoan and undisputed holder of the new trophy embfematic of the Tight ! weight cham pionship." "r
 It took 2 minutes and 20 seconds of the twelfth round for Gardner to demonstrate his superior fighting abili- ties over Root In but one round, the eighth, did Root have a shade the bet ter of it, but his chances of victory went to the winds in the next round when Gardner bored in and pounded him relentless1y with both hands to the body. From the gong in the first round until the final smash, Garder simply beat his man to pieces, as he did in Salt Lake City in a similar match last | August.
 l When the gong changed in the l twelfth Root was practically beaten. In his dazed condition he appeared to i realize that he was done for, but he l fought along gamely, taking punish 1 ment 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 Gardner money went beg 1 ging. Perhaps not more than $1O,0OO was wagered in all. Gardner and Root arrived at the club house at 3 o'clock.
 Abe Arends, master of ceremonies, said that both men were under the re- quire6 weight, 165 pounds.
 Gardner started the fight with long left jab. Root crouched like Jeffries and they exchanged lefts. Gardner, jabbing for the head with his left soon began to show his skill.
 Root kept backing up, but Gardner was not to be denied. He bore in and fought with rights and lefts for the | body. The round was marked by fast work. In the second Gardner went at his man with body punches. Twice he lifted Root off his feet. The round was Gardner's. /"
 All through the. third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh rounds Gardner did all the forcing. He was after his man all the time. He would jump in, bril- liant in his movements and deliberate in his delivery, smashing lefts and rights to the body and occasionally sending left jolt to the face. Root s eyes began to blacken and from his 1 mouth flowed tiny stream of blood. He was fighting an uphill battle all the way. s. | The eighth was where Root showed himself. He put Gardner against the ropes with a left, then he fought des- perately and for time it looked as though he was going to win there and Il then.
 T The round ended with Root doing forcing and landing. With heavy left smash Gardner put Root down for the count of nine in the next round. The Chicagoan barely stayed the round. Tn the tenth Gardner fought fercely. He pounded both hands heavily to the body, and at the end of the round Root was distressed. %
 The eleventh round was where the T finish hove in sight. Gardner had his man where he wanted him. With a whir1 and a rush the twelfth started l Gardner bored in and fought with both hands for anywhere they might land. Smash went his glove to Roots jaw and down went Jack. At the count of nine he struggled to his feet.
 Some wild swings and right-hand uppercut dropped Root again. This time he took the count of nine. As he rose Gardner deliberately drew back and drove wicked rfght-hand upper cut to the jaw. Gardner knew it was all over and stood there watching Mo Bride count off the ten and then stepped over and helped Roots seconds pick him up. Butte, Mont, July 6.-Joe Walcott of , Baltimore, welterweight champion, fought Nose Lafontise. champion of the Northwest, before the Montana A. c. Friday night. Lafontise was knocked out in the third round. He made game fight, but was outclassed. t Butte. Mont, July e.-Joe Cans t knocked out Buddy King of Denver in the fifth round Saturday evening be 5 fore the Butte City Athletic club. The - fight was not a very spirited or inter esting one.