Lincoln vs Booth mano a mano

[Jim Garrett]

Lincoln would have been taken totally by surprise. The rocker has a pretty low seat, especially for someone 6'4". I don't think it would be easy to "spring" from that rocker. You're kinda fighting the chair to get out of it, low seat, rocking as you try to get out. The box is a very confined area. There would be little room to manuever. Heck, if Lincoln did get up, all Booth would have needed to do is give him a good shove and Lincoln would be over the railing and break his neck in the fall. Booth had the tactical advantage all the way.