Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-02
FIGHTS IND FIGHTERS.
Topics of Interest From The
 Roped Square.

What Critic Thinks of Jack Munroe
 Jack Mccormack Wants Another
 Crack at Kid McCoy--Lots of Other
 Boxing News.
 Louisville, Ky, Feb Eff there is no interference by the city officials, Jeff fries and Fitzsimmons will show here this month Their manager has wired for the situation as to boxing exhibi. tions in this city and all that stands in the way of their coming is a permit from Chairman Brennan of the board of public safety. The combination has been giving exhibitions all over the inter4mountain states without molesta-' tion. but instead of confning the box ing to between themselves they have been offering a prize to all commers whom they cannot stop in four rounds. If this part of the exhibition is elim- mated they may get permit to show here; if not, the city will have to be dropped from their schedule.
 A Philadelphia critic has this to say about Jack Munroe, who was showing in that city last week: sMunroe is a novice in the fighting game for sure, but very big and powerful. Big, strong and hearty as he is, however, he can hardly hope to ever make a champion fighter unless he gets right to work learning the rudiments of the boxing game. From appearances he is mak ing no effort to learn to fight, but is rath- CT trying to pick up stage boxing, at which he is not at all apt. A man of M11nroe's stamp, one who has strength and courage has half the battle won when he aspires to become a fighter but unless he learns to hit, block and counter, feint and get away, and, above all, to protect his vulnerable points in the thickest of the fray, he can never expect to become a champion. With all his natural advantages Munroe is l handicapped almost as badly as Tom l Sharkey by short reach. It is prob able owing to this one natural defect | that Sharkey was selected as the first opponent for the miner. With the sailor Munroe will have all the natural advantages and Sharkey will have to 1 depend on experience and skill to win. l Recuperative powers should be on the side of the green man, for he is but 26 years old while Sharkey has seen 30 i summers, and can never hope to be quite as good as he as been.'' 1 Dick Moore, the American middle weight, has issued a number of chal- | 1enges that have not been noticed. His l latest is that he will agree to meet any mfddleweight in England for $250 a side.
 1 Sam BoIen, colored, of New York, offers to. box either Jimmy Briggs of Boston or Jack McClelland of Pitts burg. Bolen is ready to meet either of !! the above named men at 12S or 130 | pounds.
 A date has been selected for the l twenty round contest between Denver | Ed Martin and Jack Johnson, colored, of San Francisco. They are to box be | fore the Acme A. C., Oakland, Gal, to- morrow night.
 The proposed match between Dave Sullivan and Joe Bernstein, which was to have been decided at Boston, has been abandoned for the present. Sul- 1ivan is now looking for match with for $1 GOO side.
 Frank Craig, the Harlem Coffee l Cooler" who has threatened to retire l from the ring on divers occasions, has ! issued a challenge to box Jack Palm CT, tae English middleweight champion,
 for 1000 side,
 Joe Bernstein is planning a trip to
 England. Tn letter to the London l Sporting Life, Harry Harris of Chicago
 says that he and Bernstein will sail for
 that country in March, ready to meet
 any one at their respective weights. Philadelphians will see the champion
 featherweight and the former cham