Show ROOT DENIES FIGHT WAS VAS A FAKE ONE He Returns to Chicago From Prom the the Coast and Discusses ses the Gardner Match Jack Root the local light heavyweIght heavyweight heavyweight heavy heavy- weight V who wO o won on a a. foul In his fight with George Ga Gardner Gadner n r at San Francisco has arrived from from the coast coast Speaking of ot the fight J Jack ck said The l i I was as 10 to 6 and rid 10 to 7 1 on Gardner the night of ot the fight but after the se second ond r ro round r d. d in which I closed his left left eye ere and iad all ail the e better of the fighting the Abetting changed to 10 to 7 In my f favor vor I TV as sin in the best condition best condition p possible anc and believing him to be a a. tough proposition I entered the ring fit to fight for my roy life lit litI I I went at him carefully at first but when I saw he was easier to get at than I expected I peppered him good L. L I I guess he knew he was outclassed as he began using foul tactics as early eady as the second rou round d and continued continued it until disqualified by the referee The talk that has been circulated about the fight being fix fixed d is Is all bosh bosh- boshI I f fought a a. clean battle throughout hout and and he did dig not and that is all there is to it If 11 Root Hoot has q no Q matches in sight but would not be ba e. e Verse averse to taking on some of the men In his class who think he is only a lucky fight fighter r. r |