Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-20
TIE PUCILISTS.
Young Corbett Puts Away Jack
 Keefe of St. Louis.

Keefe of St. Louis.
 The Third Round Ended Possibilities
 Martin Canole Gives the Quietus. to
 Another Keefe-Jim Jeffries Phono-
 graphs Few More Things About
 Corbett.
 While in Cincinnati Jim Jeffries took occasion to roast Jack Munroe to a turn. He said: q was never better in my Iife,"said he. II could get in the rino right now if necessary. Of course, i am a bit heavy, but I'm i'll good shape and hard as nails. shall start light work as soon as l reach Frisco, and will be as fit as man can make himself when I meet Cor bett, you can bet on that. I don't think I will have much trouble beating Corhett. I realize that he is the clev- rest man in the world, but he will not fool me as he did the last time we met. He doesn't give me credit for having improved and that is where l will fool him. I have learned to be bit clever myself, and while I may not be able to stand up and box with him you know what will happen If land, and I'll land all right Corbett, as I understand it, has been going through a systematic course of train ing and I believe that he will enter the ring better it to fight than he ever was before, but that will cut no figure. I propose to go right after him this time. The last time we met made the serious mistake of trying to fight him at long range, and the result was that he had @l the better of it on points un- til sent my right over and then it was all over with him. This time I will make him fight, not box. and will win sure, though it may take me a few rounds to get him cornered." Where is Fitzsimmons ?" was asked. s'Oh, Fitz went back to New York. He will join me later Fitz is great fellow, and he knows about everything there is to know about the business. He has been great help to me and we get along like two brothers Fitz is as much interested in my success as t1kit were himself. He will train me aoS my fight with Corbett." The con- versation finally drifted to Jack Nun roe, and the mention of his name brought this from Jeffries: "Well. by this time guess the public knows all 1t wants to about Munroe. My bout with him was joke. lean whip him in two rounds and am willing to bet on that. He was hustled over the country and advertised as the man who knock cd Jeffries down, but he could not knock me down with hammer. He has shot his bolt, however, and am not worrying about him. So long as he does not fight he will have a repu- tatiOn, but if he ever fights 1t will be goodnight with him.'
 St Louis, Mo, May 20.-Jack Keefe, a local fighter lasted three rounds with Champion Young Corbett in the ring Of the West End club last night. Cor bett appeared to be in excellent condi- tion and could have put Keefe out earlier The end came in the third round when, after a sclinch Corbett broke away. landed a left to the body and right swing to the jaw.
 Keefe fell limp against the ropes and was counted out. He was not alto-s gether senseless, but was practically out for three minutes
 Nothing was done in the first round. In the second round Keefe landed a few heavy blows, took confidence and
 
 ed and waited an opening, and then in the next round planted his man. A fair house witnessed the exhibition. :.
 Boston, Mass, May 20.--Martin Ga nole Of Fall River jumped into proni- hence as a lightweight pugilist last night by defeating Jack O'Keefe of Chicago in fifteen-round bout The contest was held at the Criterion A. c. and large delegation of admirers of Canole was present from Fall River.
 1t was one of the fastest contests held in this city for a long time, the lboxers working hard every minute they were In the ring. Canole won by jabbing. and kept his left glove in O'Keefe's face continually. O'Keefe. too, showed to advantage in several rounds, notably the tenth, eleventh and twelfth. Tn the fourth round Ca- nole landed fusilade of left jabs and swings. and O'Keefe was much dis tressed when the bell sounded.
 Early in the fifth the Chicago man landed hard right sross and put Ga nole down. By clever stalling the lat ter held on and toward the end of the round came back with rush and ev- ened matters.
 The fifteenth round was a bad one for O'Keefe, and Canole won decisive iy. The decision of the referee was a popular one.
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