The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-21
NEWS OF THE PRIZE RING.
Jack Munroe Arouses the Ire Of
Eastern Sporting WIiter-Terry
McGovern Arrested.

1t ia WHISPERED from New York that
Jack Munroe has not been making re-
markable showing in the east where ne IS
training with Tommy West in the inter
walls between performances of THE Road
to Ruin 1t is said that West Is hand
ing him things which would cut down his
reputation alarningly if the facts became
public property.
"Munroe can't fight, says the New
public at $1,000 a week because Jeffries
didn't knock his head off, not because he
licked Jeffries, for that claim is silly, ana
sickeningly silly at that
sit Is a bit wearisome to read day after
day that Corbett thinks well OF his style
and would willingly take him in hand
and show him how to beat Sharkey'; that
Tommy Ryan says he is q big powerful
fellow and that with little more knoWi-
edge Of the game he can beat EN- all
and that Tommy West, who now has the
miner champion in charge, is surprised at
the marvellous cleverness he shows
"Cut it! Stow it! Stop it! The poor
lobster may grow to like it. He may even
| learn to believe it.
But why be hard on poor Munroe or
| on Clark Ball? The chances are that
| both Of them need the money.
After attending early mass last Sunday
morning, Terry MeGovern took breakfast
and then repaired to the stable which
1
Pa. Here he was working out with his
| sparring partners when Police Sergeant
| George Dunlap raided the barn and ar
rested the party for violating the laws
against working on Sunday and promot-
ing prize fight Joe Humphreys, Hughey
McGovern and Pete Kennedy we're carted
off with .McGovern. >, "Crecky'' Royle
escaped by doing Brodie through the
| window. 40 -
Father McCalen. rector of St. Bridget's
Roman Catholic church, where Terry at
| tended mass, signed bail bonds for the
lparty, and later the prisoners were dis
missed for lack of evidence.
l Who wants to live in Pennsylvania.
Joe Choynski claims that he has never
been a party to a, fake fight in the nine
teen years he has been in the ring.
'"rhe last time I met Jim Hail. said
Choynski IT was offered $500 to lay
down. Three crisp onethousand dollar
bills and one five hundred dollar bill were
placed in my hands on the night Of that
bout to allow Hall to win. II 4
II was told that my share, even If
did win, would be only a trifle over $780,
? but threw the money aside and de-
clared myself that I would win If 1t We're
possible. I knocked out Hall and left
the ring with a clear conscience
i ''They say had an understanding with
. Fitzsmmons when I nearly knocked him
d out in Boston. I didn't meet Fitzsimmons
e before the bout and there was no under
s standing whatever.
:. Il remember when I knocked out jim
O Hall in New York before the Maspeth clut
in 1896, there was some talk that Hal
J., laid down. Connolly can tell you whether
ri that fight was a fake or not.
II! He was back of Hall. and I'll bet jim
& never took a harder punching IN his ring
~ career than he did that night r..
! In an interval between rounds Of tn
:, Jeffries- Corbett tall1fest this week. Bill.
:, Madden got the floor long enough to chal
- lenge all the heavyweights on earth IL
behalf of Gus Rubin and Denver Et
Martin. ......- .5z..-
- Joseph F. A. Hagan. lawyer. real estat
agent and fire insurance broker-this l
= the name and the future toward whic]
IL ''Philadelph Jack O'Brien. middle
weight prize fighter, is looking with am
bition.
,s Mr. Hasan or "O'Brien." as he
le known in the prize ring. entered upo
l. his new career this week with JOSEF
re- J. Kelly and Ellis Abrams as partners
,e offices in the Real Estate Trust building
10 He will at once begin to study for TIL
az examination preliminary to registratio
a as law student. For the present hi
ir partners will attend to all the law bust
mr. ness Of the firm. -
OBrien's departure is unusual for
q | prize ring here. ordinarily the SucceSSIt
= fighter never gives a thought to maxim
-, a living outside the squared circle until
~ has lost his prowess. Then he goes on tn
~ stage, opens a saloon or establishes
. boxing school, -> .s.@.g
81 Tom Jenkins, the Cleveland wrestle
~ ~ wants to arrange another match:
=, This time he is after Jack Munroe. tn
1p Butte miner. Munroe is pretty, stron
no at the wrestling ganles and his manage
Ne Clark Ball, has offered to bet ST. 600 thu
lie no wrestler can pin his shoulders to tt
We mat four times within one hour.
Jenkins manager is ready to arrange
Sc match with Munroe as soon as Ball w
II put up the money he has offered to bet
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