The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-08-27

1 h4cS IS Jtan was able to do I VIII
I sVIillt mat / have some bitterness against
/ Munr0e for it was through his friends
ana from his camp that j have been
G2lied cur. Why have trained as #
We're going TO meet Corbett or Fftz-
| this fight
Jack Refuses to Talk.
Sc utterly crestfalien was aIunroe over
ms crushing defeat that he had beered
| 70 be huFriedIy taken away from hts
| On essihg room. and he was quickly out
OF the building When asked for a state
Iiie ut concerning the fight nc refused 10
o. o. lIlterFieWed, saying that he had nothing
Referee Graney stated after the fight.
Jeiirles is the greatest fighter that ever
entered the ring and tonight he uut III, The
pest fight that I have even seen 7 don't
~ NJ" " mere tley are going ton lid q
Graney was asked about the incident
IN the ring following his decision and
said:
Graney Thinks it Joke.
Munroe came to me N rather a
threatening manner and asked why
was so cbsurd that ] could not prevent
myself from laughing at the man and
told him that there was no calling off the
ught. You are put out That Is al there
Silly Delaney. chief trainer of Jeffries.
was highly pleased at the showing made
by the champion de said:
OF course I Was greatly surprised. L
expected the fellow to put uD a better
fight The only question now is Who
heXtg So far as am concerned I would
be pleased If Jeffries would step out OF
the ring for good tonight. Before they
can bring up another man TO fight him
who will be capable Of making some kind
OF q showing before him. two or more
years may pass Now two years OF idle
ness will spoil any man and-in the event
that Jeffries has TO wait that long I
shall advise him never To fight again
II he can get fight BY next winter, as
far as 1 am concerned 7 shall be pleased
10 have him take il u"
The Fight by Rounds.
Round Both advanced slowly to the
AIunroe was the first IN lead with = left
that was short Jeffries danced around
his opponent. drew him into a ciinch and
missed A right for the body Muuroe IN
cliuch missed right for the body.
Jeffries WAS chewing gum and smiling.
Jeffries sent Munroe to the floor with
lett hook TO the jaw MuHroe was I'D
Quit XIV. but the champion drove in 4
straight right to the head and followed
il with a left swing to the stomach. JET
Muuroe 20 the ropes with right and left
tu the body. a well directed left - the
jaw sent Munroe 70 the ropes for eight
seconds lie arose but again was ficored
with a similar blow. Jeffries started a
vicious right for the jaw. but the bell
rang and the champion stayed its prog
ress MuHroc did not land q blow and
looked nearly out as his seconds showed
him TO his corner
Jefries Declared Winner.
Round They went to a cIiuch Mum
roe received 4 left swing to the mouth
that made him spit blood He bore IN
him all over the body with left and right.
and foored the miner. smashing him with
Iefts TO the face and body Blood flowed
from ,Nurroe's face and mouth An
1ar Ct ofcr7f
rendered the miner HELPLESS. he sank
slowly to the floor and attempted 10 rise
fore the champion could land-oD MS neip-
less victim Referee Grauey grabbed him
and declared Jeffries the winner.
Thousands at Herald.
Somewhere between 200 and 800 salt
Lakers damned Main street tn front OF
The Herald last night to hear returns
from the big brawl. and il Is safe 10 say
that they were whole Tot better salts
fled than the men who sat at The ring
side. The crowds began gathering aS
early as O'Clock IN hour before the Big
men entered the ring
At 10 O'Clock il took street cars to break
the blockade from curb 70 curb As Tar
as attempting 70 wade through the mas
culine mass on the sidewalk, that was a
feat that few attempted and none
achieved They were there TO hear the
ring returns megaphoned by the a1d OF
willard Beans heavyweight voice, ana
the ma jOTfty Of them meant to stick with
the game from a to lizard. The HeraId's
bulletins were given to salt Lake by
means Of megapI1one earlier than were
those of any other service
Possibly because Of the fact that those
of betting inclinati0ns in the crowd had
taken no chance flyers on the miner their
disgust at MunToe's poor showing
Through the courtesy of the ROCKY
Mountain Bell Telephone company The
Herald WAS able TO keep the maternal
guard encamprnent posted on the fight,
and also Mercur and other sport-loTins
centers Of the state