Gardner vs. Root

[coreygardner]

Can anyone find newspaper articles that mention the GARDNER - ROOT Fight?

How many people attended?
I read once that Gardner won a diamond as his trophy as World Light Heavyweight Champion.

[crib73]

Not sure if you are still looking for this info. this link is a search for jack root & if you go to next page there are reports of the fight

http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/searc ... &sort=date

Also try this link - http://fultonhistory.com/Fulton.html