The Washington times., 1904-02-23
TAR AND MINER
SOON TO FIGHT
viii Meet in Philadelphia
on Saturday Night,
SHARKEY A TRIAL HORSE
Sailor Has Deteriorated, and Munroe
Has Yet to Show Some
thing.
SHARKEY A TRIAL HORSE

One Is unable to pick una New York
paper nowadays without seeing a few
hfe-siZe photographs OF Tom Sharkey
or Jack Munroe blowing through ten
foot snow drifts or throwing heavy
weights around their gymnasiums in
their efforts To get into condition for
their six-romd bout at PHILADELPHIA on
SATURDAY. night. And as one reads one
wonders what will be the outcome OF
all this advertising the sailor and this
miner seem TO be getting. Is either one
OF them worth walking across the street
20 see. or are they both "dubs?'
Time was, Of course. when Tom Shar-
key was a topnotcher. but in the long
aforementioned battle that he and
Jim Jeffries fought on Coney Island IN
1899, The champion caved Sharkey's ribs
in so thoroughly that the sailor has
been lacking in stamina ever since. He
fell a victim TO the punchings of both
Fitzsimmons and Rubin during the fol-
lowing year and since then he has
fought only one big fight. that with
Rubin n London a year or more ago. in
which the Akronite knocked him out
again.
Sharkey a Trial Horse.
Now sharkey comes forward as a trial
horse for Jack Munroe. who Is suppos-
ed to have knocked Jeff down in Butte
more than a year ago Munroe may be
able TO fight. but there are those. and
they are many, by the way. who doubt
IL. Munroe was in Washington shortly
after he started on his tour OF the coun-
try, subsequent 70 the mix-up with JEFF
at Butte, and, although he could not
give a boxing exhibition in the theater
In which he appeared. on account Of the
stringent regulations Of the District OF
Columbia, there were those of US who
saw the miner put on the gloves with
his sparring partner. At that time
Munroe not only couldn't box, but. he
hadn't even the first idea OF how TO
hold his hands. He was awkward and
fiat-footed, and most unpromising
withal.
Since then. however, he has been wan
dering around picking Up little here
and there and getting a good deal OF
advertising he did wallop Peter Mahel
in a six-round 60 IN Philadelphia put
ting the evergreen Irishman out with
straight right 20 the Jaw. Later he met
a protege Of Tom O'Rourke Up in Bos-
ton and got a decision. The Boston
papers roasted" the match terribly.
and said it was the greatest burIesque
ever seen
Why MunrOe Is Tolerated.
There you have Munroe When one
looks around 10 see what he has done
before attempting TO make an estimate
OF his ability, one finds nothing 20 go
on. The whole truth OF the matter is
that If il were not for the fact that
there is no one on the pugilistic horizon
ht 10 go into the ring with Jeffrfes,
Munroe would have been dropped long
ego Whether he has anything at all
n him, or whether he is being .'joIlied
along by some astute manager for the
sake OF the money that can be made
out of the losers end Of the purse hung
up for him and Jef. remains To be seen.
And, speaking OF JeGries. when was
there a man who stood so far ahead of
all the rest Of the fghters2 The middle
weights, the light heavyweights. the
lightweights and the featherweights are
ali talking about which one is champion.
II is pointed out that Joe Cans couldf't
fight AT l3S pounds 10 save his life, and
that nothing short or typhoid fever could
bring Young Corbett 20 the true feather
weight limit. But Of Jen there is no
question.
All Jen says is that any white man
for whom reputable club viii hang up
a 9urse can walk up and get his lid
knocked of for the entertainment Of tho
assembled mutitudes and the few
shelzels in the losers end Of the purse.
That's champion. No haggling over
the weight question. Come on and
fight" is Jef's slogan IF the club
VIII stand FOR you. / will d"
Licked Them Twice.
Jem has licked more good men than
any other fighter who ever sterr,e5 into
the rOped square. and. truth 20 tell. he
has licked most OF them twice. 70 show
there was no iuke about the first time
up. Corbett, Fitz. Rubin. and Sharkey
have all been in the ring with him, 20
their sorrow He has draw and "A de-
clsion with Sharkey. ana the sailor was
, about the toughest proposition the
champion ever faced. Jen would prob
ably be glad 90 see Sharkcy beat Nun
roe 60 a pulp for the sake of having a
chance TO knock the able seaman ont
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