Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-22
FIGHTS IND FIGHTERS.
Jim Jeffries Almost Put Out By
 An Amateur.

Jack Monroe Stays Four Rounds With
 the Champion and Gets the Decision
 -Jeffries Was Wild, But Could Not
 Do the Trick Louisville Does Not
 Want Corbett and McGovern-Frank
 Erne Has Earned Much Money
 Other Good Fighting News.
 Butte, Mont. Dec Champion Jetfrles last night lost a decision in a 1our-round contest with Jack Munroe aIter four rounds of the fiercest fight mg Butte has seen in some time.
 At one time the champion went to his knees, and a knockout looked pos sible
 Jeffries and his manager had posted a forfeit of $250 for any one to stand against Jeffries for four rounds, and tMunroe accepted the challenge. At the end of the fourth round Munroe was still ready to fight. He is anna teur champion of tke Pacific coast.
 Fitzsimmons has posted a forfeit to put Munroe out in four rounds.
 .JeHr1es and FitZsimmons stopped in Butte to give one of their sparring ex- hlbitions, and issued their usual chaI- .Ienge to meet and stop any local man In four rounds or forfeit $500. A man named Stewart lasted fifteen seconds before Fitzsimmons and then Munroe went against Jeffries for four rounds.
 They were about the hottest rounds Jeffries ever fought. He had the best of Munroe by about forty pounds, but the miner made up for it in agility. , Munroe led the fighting and opened proceedings by pushing the champions head back with stiff right jab on the nose. Jefries winced and got a left on the head. He saw he was against a foeman who meant to stay, and he waded in. Munroe was not to be easily found, however, and delighted the crowd by cleverly ducking vicious swings and getting away from hard leads
 Then came a case of "give and take" with Munroe outpointing Jeff ries all through that round and the second round. Three times did Nun roe land on Jefries. He showed that he was mad and sent Munroe to the floor, but not with sufficient force to make him quit. In the third round Jeff landed on Munroe's jaw good and hard. and again the miner went to the floor.
 Twice afterward in that round Nun roe went down and wisely took the count. He was not there to whip Jeffries, but to stay four rounds, and he used his head well Sometimes he cIinched to save himself, but he in iyariably had the worst of the clinches as Jeff never failed to land on the body. After one of the c1inches Jeff got in right swing on the stomach, and Munroe went down, but the gong saved him. When the men came up for the fourth round the crowd went wild with excitement. From all sides came cries of ..Stick to him Jack," and Jack was sticking. He never once faltered or showed a sight of yellow" No matter how much he was punished !; he was always back at the champion and he landed often. Had he not 1 been so tired he might have hurt Jeff ries. but as it was, his blows lacked steam. Jeff was going it desperately, and taking advice from the signs of Fitz who was in his corner At no time did he show disposition to quit i, though badly punished. When the time was called at the end of the fourth round, Munroe was all in, but he was a hero, who had well won the l tumultous applause which greeted him and the S250 forfeit.
 The referee. Mcdonald, gave the de cision to Munroe, and Jeffries yester- day protested against it. He says the decision will hurt his record and should not have been given, and that Mcdonald should simply have award ed Munroe the forfeit.
 Louisville. Dec 22.-Bob Gray. man. ager of the Southern A. C., of this city. has returned from Chicago, where he went on private business several days ago. '.I am not bidder for the McGovern- Young Corbett contest" said Gray. "and you can say for me that I will not agree to put up for felt of 5000. I made McGoyern and Corbett fair offer some time ago and they refused it for the Detroit offer. They will have to come to see me now if they want to box here.o
 Frank Erne of Buffalo, the ex-1ight- weight champion of the world, has retired from the ring. His defeat at the hands of Jimmy Britt in San Fran cisco last week was a sad disappoint- men to him and it was that which caused him to assume the course he has, Erne will return to Buffalo in few weeks and go into business with his father The Buffalo lad has made over $4O,O0O during the eleven years he has been in the business. As he was not a boy who spent his money lavish Iy, he has enough left to-day to keep The wolf from the door for many day. Erne's winnings since the time he defeated Joe Cans at the Broadway A. c. over two years ago, are:
 Defeating Joe Cans, New York $2,000
 Erie ....................... 2,2oo Defeating lem Maloney, Lon
 don ....... 1,5oo Draw, Tom Couhig, Buffalo. 500 Losing to Cans, Fort Erie... 4,200 Beating Gus Gardner. Chicago. TOO Losing to Terry McGovern,
 New York ......... 5000 Losing to Jim erFns, Fort Erie 2,6O0 Losing to Jimmy Britt. 1875
 Total .-.......:.......... $22,375
 Camden. N. T., Dec 22.-Another