The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-23
JEFF WORKING ia W
Champion Tells What He Will Do
to Jack Munroe Of Butte
Another Time.
Munroe Will Go Against Big Fellow
Again Tonight Hopes to
Knock Him Out.

version of Saturday night S sensational
bout with Munroe, said: Z.
Il: would have put him out. I had him
going and it was only a question of a few I
more minutes: To what do I attribute I
was. due the fact that the first decision
ever rendered against me in the prize
ring? WE'LL to be, frank, / was out Of
condition.. That is to say, I have done |
absolutely no: work since my fight with
Fitzsimmons in San Francisco. Yet, had
had a few minutes more to warm up
there would have been some thing doing.
and that's no joke.
#.'Munroe is a good man, and if he Sc
cures a match with Sharkey, as under
stand he contemplates doing, he will best
the sailor. But all this talk about me |
allowing him to stay four POUNDS, through,
a Encouragement, is bosh. never saw
him before. but must admit he surprised
me with his ability to withstand punish
ment I believe he is a conner, provided
he receives the proper training and coach |
ing on generalship. He certainly has
good punch and will even to-day make
some of the second-raters look like selling
plates. But if he comes to Helena Tues
day night. as understand he is figuring
on doing. 1 will show him a trick or two.
will finish him i'll just one round or lay
aside all pretensions las a forecaster Of
! pugilistic events. I certainly hope to meet
him again. . ::
Munroe has announced his intention, of
challenging Sharkey. He will take adj
vantage of the present opportunity to try
to jump to the top rung of the ladder
and will go against Jeffries again Tues
tday night in Helena.
"Jeffries is formidable beyond doubt,
said Munroe, but if can land over his
heart I've got the punch that will deliver
the goods. all right. There's no use try
ing to put him out with jaw blows, but If
1 get: one good punch at that heart of
his I'll guarantee that Jack. Munroe quits
the mining business-thats ALL,
In REPUTATION of Jeffries' assertion thar
Jack Munroe failed to hit him and that
4 he (Jeffries) could have knocked out
| the young: miner easily had he wanted to.
1 Munree has submitted a signed state
4 nlcnt to the press. The statement was in
spired through message of Champion
! jeffries, sent to a prominent New York
sporting paper, to the effect that Mum
i roe never hit him and that he could
easily have put him OUT Munroe says:
s.,When Champion Jeffries says I failed
to hit him. he is attempting to deny what
at least l. 500 people who saw the contest
(. will say is the truth. At least six times
/ 1 found Jeffries face, and the fact that It
was;red and puffy will testify as to
! whether or not I hit him. At the very
4 opening of the mill, I hit Jeff squarely
ably. Many openings presented for posi-;
BILE knockout, but was afraid Of Jeffries:
countering: my blow and getting me.
/ simply prayed to last the four rounds and
g would take no chance whatever.
Both my arms from my wrists up are
l skinned from blocking Jeffr1es blows.
1 Jeffries did his best to knock me out but
he couldn't land. He might have been
lcareless in the first round. but after
IT had iolted him several times, he Waded
lin u He meant business and every one
! who saw the mill will corroborate what
4 have said =
4 William Nolan the well known Butte
I referee who was a. close observer OF the
Light declares Jeffries did his utmost to
stop Munroe and couldn 40 =; heieie &c
4 Dunc Mcdonald. who gave, the decision &c
Munroe, was formerly heavy weight. G nam
I Mon Of Montana. He says Munroe landed
Z repeatedly upon Jeffrles.
CAPTAIN Titus of the New York detec-
7 live bureau sent out an order yesterday for
I the arrest of Norman Selby. a pugll1st
! known as .ISid Mccoy, on the charge OF
i grand larceny #
The complainant in the case Is David
4 La Mar, al broker. who says that he went
/ to McCoy..s drinking place SATURDAY ana
% We Mccoy a 81 600 BILL. telling him to
keen tt until the party stopped drinking.
i when the charges weresto be deducted and
change given. ~. s.
Esss 5Accorrfling to#sIa Mar, Mccoy declared
81 alter that it was. onlya $40 bill he had
areceived. After the dispute the police say
Il Mccoy could not be found.
i Although the doors Of. many states have
3 fneen closed to Young SCoTbett and Terry
4 McGoyern, another fistic. club is in line
Il for the combat Through the organize
q tion's representative, the Emerald A. G.
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