The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-21
AUNROF WANTED
% BUY Presents
Reason He Tackled Jefferies
and Gained Fame.
TALKED ABOUT HIS PLANS
Expects Tom Sharkey Will be
His First Opponent.

Brooklyn, n. Y, Jan. ae.-With bag
and baggage. Jack Munroe. the man who
suddenly sprang into prominence by
staying four rounds with Champion Jim
Jeffries. arrived in town last night. He
was accompanied by Clark Bell. his man,
ager- His arrival. which was announced.
attracted a large crowd at the Grand
Central station, and he was loudly cheer
ed as the coming champion. Munroe and
his manager went directly 20 the Grand
Union hotel, where he met crowd OF
newspaper men. In giving an account OF
his bout with-Jeffries at Butte. he said:
while working in the mines at Butte.
friend came to me one day and said
that Jeffries and Fitzsimmons would soon
be in town. They are Offering any one
500 whom they cannot stop In four
rounds said my friend. Well. ! thought
that. being near Christmas. | would ike
to earn the s1oo and so told my friend
that when the combination came to
Butte l would agree TO meet Jefrries and
earn the money. quit work two days
ahead and rested.
1T was the first time / had put the
gloves on in two years. and was biz
afraid that / would not acQuit myself as
well as ! hoped 10. AS soon as / went
against JeYrIes ] saw that the cham
pion was holding me cheapiy. expecting
TO trim me in a few rounds. lie was
laughing and did a lot Of rushing But |
wasn't scared a wee bit. and instead OF
running away. just merged in Jenries.
who. BY the way. wos not in the best OF
shape, was surprised. I remember that
the first attempt I made was with my
right. ] shot 1t straight from the shoui-
der Jeffres was coming toward me and
the blow landed on his jugular. II was a
lard one. but not as hard as / can hu.
because / was only there 10 stay. not 10
knock anyone out.
We'll. when I landed. Jerries WINGED
and went back few PAGES. When the
round was over I could see that he was
angry, and expected him 10 sail In for
me In the second. In this respect ! was
not mistaken. for when he car1e after
me he pummelled me repeatedly under
the heart The blows hurt. and took
them in order 10 get my right over. We
were 10 have broken clean. but ne vioi-
lated the order and followed suit. Near
the close OF the second. "a well as can
remember nailed him with the right
in the solar pIexus. He was coming 10
me. and my punch sent him 10 the ropes.
and in coming forward ne went 20 his
kEees.
Il knew then that / would not have
any trouble in staying. 50 We mixed Il up
in the third. with the result that he put
me down with similar body blow When
the ngh; was over and the referee gave
the decision to me realized that had
done something unusual. and naturally
felt proud The next night JeIries
offered -1ae sl.coo TO meet him again: but
I declined. for I figured that I can srt
mere thar that when we fight again.
Munroe said that Tom ShaTk~y would
be his first opponent. ard that the bou;
would be held in Butte NoDf1na, some
time next June lie said that he would
not Go any ash,ing until that time. as
he wanted to get into the best oon6s-
ton =
To even a casual observer AEnroe AZ
PEARS every inch an athlete He n
smooth shaTen. with fair complexion.
ard has high cheek bones His coaat>- /
nance ls weather beaten. ard his Jaws
show determination Hs speaks IN a low.
deliberate manner and weighs eve-T word.
He f. not b4lIs On the ruzzcf bD>> %
I-Hries or Shzrkey. but more like Gard .
rer and KIG Mccoy.