Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-03-22
ROOT SHOULD
GET REPUTATION
BURNS IS SEEKING GREATER
GAME
Victim of Marvin Hart Assumes to
Challenge Heavyweight Champion,
but Is Referred to PugiIstic
Requirements

Jack Root. whose greatest distinction
lies in the fact that he and Marvin
Hart fought for the relinquished title
of heavyweight champion at one time
in their lives, in which battle Root
went the sleepy route, is stirring UP
considerable fuss in Los Angeles in
his desperate attempts at breaking
into the limelight of prominence as a
real sCrapper.
Root wants to fight Burns, who
whipped the man who knocked out
Root. Such arrogance and self-as-
sumed Importance is really to be used
solely for purposes of raising laugh
ter when all other means are exhausted.
1t seems to be the height of ambition
of all the has-beens and probabilities
of the prize ring to jump on Burns be
cause Tommy is a fiddle feller,' and
they have become imbued with the idea
that he would be easy money.
Marvin Hart once entertained the
same opinion and he is now engaged
in explaining because of his erroneous
Judgment. Hart beat Root into insensi-
bility and Root has since not been
breaking any records at chasing Hart
for return match.
Until Root whips Hart he has no
legitimate claim upon serious consid-
GRAFTON by Burns. The Detroit boy has
life and now that he is in his proper
division he proposes to stay there.
The first attempt by Burns at fight
ing in his proper division elevated him
to the top of the heap and gave to the
fans a sudden awagening as to his
prowess when fighting under favorable
conditions and when he was unaffected
by the weakening process of taking
off weight at the expense of condition.
t. 60 en,.tt1 hnt
will give no heed to the yawpings of
Root until the Chicago scrapper earns
the right to fight for the title held by
Burns.
Jack O'Brien is another original
package of arrogance and chestiness
that has become miserably monoton-
Gus. 1t is impossible to figure just
where O'Brien has any call upon Burns
over other aspiring heavyweights. The
fact that O'Brien whipped the anti
quated stack of bones labeled Bob Fitz-
simmons on the occasion of the law
yer-pugilist's first essay in the heavy
weight division does not enshroud him
with any undue glory.
Joe Cans showed greater speed and
better boxing ability against Mike
Twin Sullivan last Saturday night than
OBrien will ever be able to exhibit.
If speed and boxing ability, without re-
gard to class, is TO be the basis of
doping" the future champions, Jim
Corbett and Kid Mccoy would have
to fight it out for the title
If Root wants to fight Burns he
should first beat Jack O'Brien or AL
Kaufman. In either event he would be
entitled to a go with the champion. 1t
is not believed that Root could interest
either of these ring worthless, which is
equivalent to saying that Burns so
ridculously outclasses Root that
Rurns-Root match would be a poor
drawing card save for the front end
of the compound mixture.
A match between Root and Kaufman
would be a good card and it is probable
that Burns would agree, just for
pastime, to meet the winner. If Man
ager McCarey could arrange the Root
Kaufman battle for one of his Fiesta
week attractions it would not be bad
card.
1t is equally true that a Burns-Root
match would be a poor card. Burns is
at his best now and is fighting at his
proper weight. Such being the case he
Is entirely too clever and too classy for
a has-been like Jack Root.