Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-22
THE PUGILISTS.
Jim Jeffries Throws Down the
 Gauntlet to Munpoe

Offers Him Ten Thousand Dollars to
 Stay With Him Four Rounds-Two
 International Fights to Be Decided
 Tn San Francisco-Tommy Ryan Is
 a Very Sick Man.
 Jim Jefries yesterday issued an ul- tdmatum relative to a fight between himself and Jack Munroe, the Ana conda miner. The champion, accord ing to dispatch from San Francisco, says that he is more than anxious to fight 'Munroe, and in order to induce him to come to time Jeffries declares that he will give $1O,O00 to Munroe if the latter lasts -four rounds with him. Last winter Munroe, heretofore prac- tically unknown, jumped into promin- ence by meeting Jeffries and staying four rounds with him. The accounts of that mill stated that Munroe more than held his own and besides drop ping the champion came wfthin an ace of knocking the boilermaker out Jeff fries, however, has strenuousAy denied this and added that he merely toyed with the ndner so as to let the latter earn few dollars. Jeffries, though admitted that he was in no shape at the time.
 'tI am in the fighting business said Jeffrfes yesterday, and as long as there is chance to meet anybody at profit I am ready. I think I could put up a scrap every week if there were pugfists enough to accommodate me. I just want to get crack at that big buffer Munroe. If he ever meets me, which I doubt, I'll give him a licking he'll remember to his dying day. All I hope is that won't kill him. ,Jeffries further adds that the Los Angeles club of Los Angeles stands ready to give purse for the mill, and 1t only remains for Munroe to accept to make the encounter a cer- taintv.
 Jeffries evidently intends to visit England as he contemplated some time ago, because he says that he will postpone the trip if Munroe will agree to meet him. The dispatch further says that Jeffries and Bob Fitzsimnons have parted company for good and that the ex-champion is now on his way east.
 There is every indication that two international fights will be decided at San Francisco next winter. The first one will probably be between Ben Jor- dan and Young CoI'bett and the other between Jimmy Britt and Jabez White, the English lightweight cham pion. About week ago Morris Leay, matchmaker of the Hayes Valley A. c. of San Francisco, cabled to White, asking him if he would come to Amer ica and meet Britt before his club. Leay proposed to hold the encounter some time in December next and placed the weight at which Britt was ready to fight at 135 pounds. Accord ing to Leay he has already heard from White. who says that he will under take the trip as soon as he is convinced of Britt's sincerity He has asked Britt to post a large forfeit with some reliable sportsman. and suggests Al Smith White adds he will agree to a fight. Britt has already affixed his signature to the clubs articles. He consents to battle twenty rounds and further announces that he will for ward $1, 1,0O0 to Smith before long as a forfeit. He is training daily and IS said to be as fit as fiddle. White is a good fighter and may be sur prise party He has defeated Spike Sullivan twice on points and has taken the measure of a number of other clev- CT scrappers.