The Washington times., 1903-01-16
BIG JACK hUNROE
REACHES NEW YORK
Miner Pugilist Says He
Hooked the Champion.

NEW YORK. Jan 6.-Conspicuous
among the passengers on the Empire
state Express which arrived at the
Grand Central Station last night, was a
square shouldered and athletic young
man. with strong but kindly fea-
lures. high cheek bones and bright. clear
ewes.
There was healthy glow on the young
! mans face, and he walked with an elias
tic, steady step He was Jack Nun
roe. Of Butte. Mont. who enjoys the dis
tinction OF having been the only boxer
who scored a knockdown against James
J. Jeffries. heavyweight champion pugi-
list of the world
Munroe was accompanied by his man
ager, Clark Ball, who exhibited q scar.
in the form Of a semicircIe. on his scalp,
the result Of scrap with Bob" Fftz-
simmons in a Montana hotel
Munroe IS fine built fellow. He
weighs 1913 pounds and stands FIVE feet
eleven and one-half inches. In appear
ance ne reminds one of Gus Rubin.
He is very modest in demeanor.
Relating the incidents leading to and
during his battle with Jeffries, the miner
pugilist told his story:
Want of money with which to buy
Christmas presents made me a heavy
weight champion. possibly.
"On behalf of the Fitzsimmons-Je -Jeffries
combination, Clark Ball, who is now my
manager, offered me $I00. win or lose. TO
box four rounds with Jeffries I needed
the 800 to buy Christmas presents. so
made up my mind TO take the chance
Of getting them.
i held the position Of change boss
in the Anaconda mines, and after 1 ac-
cepted the offer to box Jenries 1 took
two days of and devoted the better part
OF those forty-eight hours to training.
When time was called Jeffries came
out of his corner smiling, and with hands
hanging by his side Immediately we
struck fighting attitudes. I whipped my
right across TO his neck, and staggered
the champion. Jenries was the most
surprised man / ever saw
Eastern people have an erroneous
idea Of tire blow I used when I knocked
Jeffries down. The impression prevails
here that it was a right-h hand blow TO
the jaw.
1T is not so. 1t was right hand at
the short ribs Il knocked Jeffrias
against the ropes, aud the champion
went 10 the floor. but got on his feet
quickly. He knocked me down with
similar blow in the third round
Was Jeffries in good physical condi-
ton the night you fought him?"
No; he wasn't
VIII you meet him again?"
Yes. But my first battle will be
with Tom Sharkey- I give the latter
the preference, because the Silver Bow
Athletic Club, of Butte, prefers the
Sailor. and it has promised to give
purse of $4,000 for the bout We viii
meet next June"
Munroe says he believes he can make
a creditable showing against the cham
pion regardless of the number of rounds
they may fight.
I am much quicker on my feet and
with my hands than Jeffries," said Nun
roe, and 1 have a very good line on
his peculiar style OF fighting.
He is a hard man TO hit on the head |
but I found no trouble in reaching his
bCdy."
Regarding his early career as a boxer
and his knockout by Griffin. MunToe said
that it occurred at time when he had
but vague idea of boxing Since
then, added the miner. Il have learned
considerable about the game thanks TO
Jack Moffatt"
Munroe will appear with The Road
to Ruin company at the Star Theater
next week Clark said MunrOe delayed
his trip here IN order TO box Ike Hayes. /
heavvwPI gbt chamDiOu OF Montana and
Jack" Sullivan, of Anaconda JedrIes /
and FitZsimmons barred both Hayes and
Sullivan. MunToe heat both OF them.