The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-24
SPORTS
WANTS ANOTHER GO.
Jefries' Manager Posts Forfeit Of
$1,000 the Champion Can
Stop Jack Munroe.
Butte Miner Says He Will Not Meet
jeff or Fitz for the
Present.

Clark Ball. manager of Champion James
+ Jeffries yesterday afternoon deposlteu
a forfeit of s.. 900 in Clark s bank at Butte,
Mont that the champion could put Mon
roe out within four rounds. ), Clark says
If 1000 won't tempt the miner, he Wi.
raise it to $4,000. Jeffries is determined
70 have another chance at Munroe before
he leaves Butte. The big fighter is terri
bly wrought up over the decision oelnS
given Munroe and together with F1tzslm-
mons called upon Referee lian McDollslu
and endeavored to persuade him to change
his decision. This Mcdonald positively
refused to do Referee Mcdonald said:
mo one can ever claim a dishonest de-
cision was rendered when I had the say.
and this decision given to Munroe STANDS
absolutely. Munroe deserved it.. and II
the champion did not want to put him out.
ss he claims. his actions beled him. jeff
meant business. as every one who wit
messed the bout knows. jeff was out OF
form. all right but that does not alter the
decision and the result. The big cham
pion was outdone that night =.
Last night Jack Munroe announced that
under no conditions would he consent to
meet either Jeffries or Fitzsimmons. Nor
will I accept a proposal from Manager
Ball to travel with the troupe he said
MY condition at present is unfit to meet
INV one. When I have trained for a
while, then I will consider Jeffries' chal-
! Jenge Sor a. contest with him. 1 propose
! to train diligently from now on, and when
! am In condition any one VINO wants can
! challenge me-"
Tim McGxath, Sharkey's trainer, has
sent Munroe a message in which he makes
IN offer to take Munroe under his charge
and develop him. Eugene sheehy of San
francisco has made like offer to Munroe.
| 4 report to the effect that Charley Clark
! has offered to back Munroe with $1,000 is
erroneous. Mr.. Clark Is at present in his
country home at San Mateo, Cal, recover
! fng from g. very severe illness. His sister
! tn-Mw is on her deathbed and Mr.. Clark
wishes his emphatic denial given to the
press. A report that cannot be verified is
to the effect that F. Augustus Heinze has
taken an interest in the new star, and
will not only wager 81 900, but is willing to
no as high as so, 900 that Munroe can stay
With either Jeffries or Fitzsimmons three
rounds.
James J. Corbett, in discussing Jeffries
snd the chance Of securing fight with
him, said:
- 'People somehow got it into their heads
that Jeffres could not be knocked down.
but I always maintained that he could.
and Jeffries encounter with a. dub In
Butte. Mont, last night shows that JET
fries can be foored or brought to his
knees by a blow just the same as any
rading up and down the country, calling
himself the worlds champion, and yet he
goes into the ring with a. dub to get some
easy money and gets knocked down just
RS easily as any other fighter. - -.
ct don't blame Jeffries for trying to
pick up some easy money. but do find
fault with him for running after dubs
and getting f1oored by them, when I have
stood ready for some months to arrange a
fight with him. Jeffries must meet me
sooner or later, and the sooner the better
I am ready to sign articles at an hours
notice to fight Jeffries. want to NEE,
MIN, ain anxious to meet him. and an
certain can convince the public that
can defeat him.
v"I will fight Jeffries any time after thu
list of May, when my contract expires will
the Empire company. I will sign article
to fight Jeffries the latter part Of May o
list Of June will agree to fight him any
where he may name-north, south, east o
west. will do better. 1 will give Jeffrie
a chance to win the big end of the purs
II he Is so certain he can defeat me.
will agree that in case Jeffries signs arti
ces to fight me. the winner to take Is pc
cent Of the stakes, or I will agree to |f1gh
him on the basis that all the loser wi
receive is his training expenses. -,
1.-THE claim that man could knoc
Jeffries down has been completely eNplo6
I'D. and proved what always maintained
that no man is so big or strong he cannt
be knocked down with the right kind
. blow" ...... ~, T., Pc : -
Norman selby, the pugllist. known a
KID Mccoy, has been exonerated frol
the charge of stealing a $1,000 bill fro1
! David Lamar at New York. In witt
drawing the charge yesterday, Lamar e,
planned that he had been the victim Of
practical joke perpetrated by some FRIEND
Of his with whom he was drinking
aelby's saloon. ~ l. s-T. 49,. J ..~%5