The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-02-28
REPUBLIC

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Philadelphia, Feb. T.-Jack Munro out
fought. outboxed and outgeneraled Tom"
Sharkey at nearly every stage of their six
round fight tonight.
It the end OF the sixth round the sailors
eyes were bleeding. his stomach was red
and raw from the terrific right and left
s~traight-arm punches which Munro ed
mintstered. and doubtless another round
would have finished him.
Munro was practically unmarked.
The fight marks the coming CT a man
Jeffries must fight.
In the first round Munro lost his guard
and went to the floor with a crash from
a right swing, taking the count. Barring
this accident. although Sharkey fought
with the desperation Of despair, Munro
held him safely. though so cautiously in
the fifth round that the crowd Kissed.
1t was In the third round that Munro's
drives to S~harkey's stomach weakened the
mariner. His swings came at less intervals
and his stomach became more and more
u~nguarded. Munro. always smiling, cool
and calculating. followed Kid McCoy.s adj
vice to punch him in the stomach"
During a few moments of the third
round. when Munro's left opened a cash
streaming down his face Sharkey dis
played his old-time spirit. He rushed
Munro. his face transformed by fiendish
Jury, his arms few like the wings of a
windmill and every iota of his strength
was employed to conquer his pponent.
Even In that moment of hurricane blows
Munro guarded the vital points in his
the sailor with precision and care. Shar-
key went to his knees in the fifth round
and In the Sixth Munro might have lost
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sent him down. He was up in a moment,
still smiling and fighting in the same brill
liant manner
sHARKEY ALMOST OUT.
In the sixth round, while the rafters
were being fairly shattered by cheers,
sharkey was all but out. Game to the
last he stood. Both eyes bleeding. his nose
bruised: his muscles all but failing to per
punishment and welcomed the bell. He
looked a victor at no point in the contest,
and left the ring a battered n disap-
pointed pugilist.
Tom Sharkey entered the ring at 10
O'Clock. the New York element greeting
the battle-scarred pugilist with a mighty
cheer. sharkey wore bandaees around the
Spike Sullivan Tom Carey. Tom Riley,
Jim Buckley and Pat Rooney.
Jack Munro was received as enthusiast
tically, a few minutes later. In his cor
sawtelle and I'D McAvoy Of Boston.
sharkey had the appearance. of having
nrm as steel. His air was serious as he
scrutinized his weighty opponent long and
carefully as Munro climbed through the
ropes. n not without rome concern.
There was no mistaking the condition
Of Munro. With the chance of meeting
Jeffries for the championship crown he
had lost no chance to prepare himself.
He was easy Of manner and looked con-
ndent.
There was some question ovsr the
bandages used by Sharkey. but there was
no great protest, n the hand supports
were allowed to remain.
Gus Rubin was introduced by Referee
Crowhurst az willing to meet Champion
Jefries or the winner Of the battle, JEFF
ries leaned back in his chair and smiled.
Among the sporting mt theatrical men
st the ringside were: Charlie White. jim
Jeffries, Tim Hurst, Sam Harris. Paddy
Sullivan George Brosdhurst. Kirke La
ford. Frank Mckee. 6. Tyler. VI. F. Con-
nors, Eddie Bald. Joe vendig; In fact, the