Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-26
TIGHTS END FIGHTERS.
Jim Jeffries' Friends Getting
 Worked Up Over Monroe.

Worked Up Over Monroe. In No Condition They Say and Willing
 to Prove It-Denyer Ed Martin and
 Jack Johnson Will Face Each Other
 Steve O'Donnen Has Come to Life
 Again-Other Good Tips from the
 Camp of the Boxers
 New York, Dec 26.- followers o1 glove fighting who frequent the Broad way sporting resorts are inclined to ridicule the stories now in circulation to the effect that Jack Munroe, the miner who stayed four rounds with Champion James J. Jeffries, the other day, actually bested the boilermaker. Tine tact that Jetfries did not knock Munroe out inside the limit has been heralded as d signal victory for Mun- roe and lot or rubbish has been printed about the champions broken heart because of his defeat. Accord ing to the most authentic accounts of the mill, Jeffries made a punching bag out of Munroe in the last round and would have put him away surely ii there had been another minute to go. Munroe did not do any fighting ill the concluding round, but was f1oored re- peatedly and saved himself by hang ing on in the clinches. In view of these facts it is hard to see how lief fries was defeated" 1t is true that he forfeited $250 for not putting a stop to the miner within four rounds and that a decision was rendered ill the miners favor because of this fact. but there is no denying that Jeffries had far and away the better of the tilt and really won on points, including aggres- sive work. Munroe is evidently a big rugged fellow who has a great punch, but sporting men here are willing to give odds that if he ever meets lief fries again he will be knocked out in jig time, also that Fitzsimmons can stop him just as quickly. Jeffries, when not in his best shape, is as slow as cart horse. He lacks speed in his rushes and it requires some little time for him to get to his man. But when he is fit he is the quickest heavyweight. barring James IT. Corbettt, that has ever been seen in the country. Jeffries
 
 dition when he met Munroe. and the champions friends are sure that he speaks the truth. When Tug" Will son managed to stay four rounds with John l.. Sullivan in the Madison Square Garden in 1882. the Englishman did not receive credit for a victory, Such a decision would have created a riot.
 After considerable pickering Billy Madden has at last succeeded ill secur- ing a man to meet his clever colored heavyweight. ''Denver Ed' Martin. The other day Madden received word that Jack Johnson. the California ne gro. who has been making rapid strides among the big men of late. was pre- pared to meet Martin and was asked if Madden would let Martin meet John son in a six-round contest at Chicago within the next few weeks. Billy at once acquiesced and articles clinching the scrap will be signed today. The American A. c. of Chicago wants the tilt and has offered purse or percent age of the gate receipts.
 The beating which Jim Watts of Louisville received at the hands of Jack O'Brien of Philadelphia the other night has convinced the former that his fighting days are over and he has concluded to retire. Watts has been in the ring for nearly fourteen years. Tim Kearns has concluded to make Chicago his home in the future. He has signed to box Jack O'Keefe six rounds there in two weeks time. Kearns is also booked to met Barney Fuery of Cincinnati in twenty-round bout for a $500 purse at Muskegon, Mich. late in January. Tn posting a forfeit with Jack Her mann of Buffalo to meet Al Weinig. Jack O'Brien stipulated that all clubs | in the country should have a chance to | bid for the encounter Weinig and O'Brien have agreed to meet i'll twen- | ty-round bout on or about January 22 l for a side bot of $2.50o against $1,50O put up by Weinig.
 1 Tommy Sullivan of Brooklyn and | Jack NcClelland have signed articles l for another match. They are to box I twenty rounds before the West End A. l c. Of St I.ouis on December 31. The weight is 124 hounds. At their last meeting. decided a few weeks ago. Me l Clelland knocked Sullivan out in eight rounds.
 ! The London Mirror of Life of Deem her 10 contains the following challenge I from Jack Palmer. the English middle weight champion: 'tJack Palmer Q: Newcastle can be matched to box any one in England or America. tho hest of twenty rounds for S2000 to S2 900 . l side with four-ounce gloves. before the club giving the most money.'
 4 When Jimmy Britt stops over at Chi. caeo on his way to New York he will not want in the way of opponents. Al ready four clever lightweights hailine from tho Windy cifv are prenared tr give the crack Californian battle. The one likely 10 get the first chance is Martin Duffy. and the American \. c of Chicago is ready to donate . purse for a six-round go.
 Tommy Ryan saws that Tt hest he is a wolterweioht although ,e has beer meeting middlnwejehts during most ci l his career. Ryan is at present in Chi cago. "At fhe outset I do not weigF