The San Francisco call., 1904-06-07
FORM FAVORS
THE CHAMPION
Retrospective View of At
fairs Places Jefries in
Light of Easy Winner
HARD TASK FOR MUNROE
BOilermaker Is Already Fit
for the Battle and Is
Doing Only Light Work
BrF. e. NIuIholland.

HARBIN SPRINGS, June 5.-All
hostilities were suspended and Sunday
was a day Of peace and quiet in the
Jeffries camp. The champion took
run on the road after breakfast and
this marked the extent Of his exer-
tions in the training line. The big fel-
low can afford to take matters quietly
for his condition is, or will be, perfec-
ton itself on the evening of the big
battle.
When Jack Munroe was introduced
to the crowd at Woodward's Pavilion
ON the night of the CanOle-NelsOn
scrap. he said, during the course Of his
short speech, that he had tOurneyed
west to fight Jeffries and would not run
away If the miner keeps his promise
and will test his strength and punches
against the boilermaker's fortitcations
and battery, carriages may be ordered
for a very short struggle. When Gus
Rubin, the big dub from Akron, ONO,
faced jeff at Mechanics Pavilion ne
stopped one just north Of the equator
in the fourth round, and Madden, TO
save his man from farther punishment,
so he said, threw I'D the sponge. With
out belittIing the power Of Jefts nit
ting proclivities and tipping the 'bea-
ver' out of respect for the
humaneness of Madden, this listens
good and such acts may tend to ele-
vate the fistfc art. But if Madden viii
turn to page 90. third line from the bot
tom. he will read from the philosophy
of "One- Eyed" Connolly: There IS
a sucker born every minute, but lack
of rain in some countries during the
juicy months has a tendency to keep
them Stunted-"
Admitting that NIadden's intentions
were for the good of the game and
that he never gazed on the pari-mu-
tueI board where betting on the rounds
attracted spectators and cOnceding
that Rubin did not purchase all OF the
malt goods down at Blankens SIX
Mile House a few days prior to the
contest, Gus made a showing In mont
of Jeffries that seems now like sum-
mer's dream. No wonder one Billy
Milton hung his hat on the kinetOscOpe
machine and ruined the pictures.
AS Jeff stalked to his corner on the
evening of his encounter with the
speckled beauty, Bob F'itzsimmons, he
sat down sulking and surly. and his
friends were at a loss for the reason.
The flooring of the ring had been inn
properly constructed. so il transpired
afterward Light boards had been used
under the ring padding and with frail
supports beneath the footing was
springy when the weight Of the huge
champion Was pldCeQ upon II. II 46itlAA5
under such fearful disadvantage, F1tZ-
simmons while he pummeled the cham
pion some with stinging lefts, was ut
terly<Outclassed. and a couple of hard
raps and eight rounds sufhced-
The irrepressible James j. Corbett,
after imbibing of the fountain of youth
somewhere down in the everglades OF
Florida or the meshes Of Mott street.
New York, ina gined he was good again
and entitled to another chance. Cor
bett in all seriousness told his admirers
he could not lose. jeff gave COrbett
the opportunity to demonstrate what
Professor Tommy Dare's treatment
would do and the result is we'll known
Enjoying his work with the keen relish
of the fish pond man disposing Of num-
Der cards to Reuben Glue and his fol-
lowing at a country fair. JEFF rag
timed along for ten rounds. when it
was curtains for the conquerer Of John
L. Sullivan.
None of these fighters mentioned got
into close quarters and mixed it with
the iron framed bOilermaker. And nows
with the vast strides toward improve
ment shown by Jeffries during the past
year, Jack MunrOe does take the bit
between his teeth and wade in, every
body will be at home and to the hay
early If Jack lasts four rounds then
he is a pig for punishment