The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-08-30

San Francisco, August 26.-Like the
veriest amateur prize ring, Jack Num-
roe. of Butte, Montana, went down and
out before Champion James Jeffrles to-
night in the second round. The man
from the mining district made such an
extremely sorry showing that the great
throng in Merchants pavilion roundly
hooted him as he protested to Referee
Graney against the decision that ne
had been given in favor of J~effries.
The two giants had not been in the
ring two minutes when it was foreseen
that the aspirations of Munroe would
be quickly disposed Of. The miner was
scared and awkward and Jeffries in the
first round haad him twice o. the. can
vass, taking the count. Jeffries direct
ed his bombardment against the stom-
ach Of his opponent, and each shot was
followed by a blow on the jaw that
sent Munroe to his knees. Jeffries went
back to his corne after the opening
round with a laugh on his swarthy face.
F~orty-five seconds after the gong
sounded for the second round Munroe
was lying on the floor, a bloody, bruis-
ed mass of humanity, with Jeffries
standing over him, ready if necessary,
to put the quietus on the champion
ship ambitions of his adversary.
The miner was too dazed to rise to
his feet and the time keepers ounte
him out, but the husky man from
Southern California did not understand
that the victory was already his, nor
could Munroe realize that his pugilistic
star had so early set and the two men,
in a moment or two were sparring one
another and Jeffries landed a terrific
blow on the jaw of his staggering op-
ponent.
1T was at his time that Graney came
Onward and ordered Jeffries away, tel
ling him that the fight was ended in his
favor.
Munroe turned to his corner with
blood streaming from his face and fell
into his chair. dazed and helpless.
His seconds Immediately began work
ing on him to freshen him and when ne
came to a realization that the fight a
gone against him he arose and going
over to Referee Graney began to pro-
test. The huge crowd Kissed at him.
From the time the bang for the com-
mencement of the battle, to the time
that the count of ten had been called
against Munroe only four minutes and
45 seconds had elapsed. The fight dem
onstrated, if nothing else, that the
world has yet to produce a pugilist who
will displace James Jeffries as cham
pion OF the world.
4 large crowd witnessed the Jeffries-
Munroe fight. but the throng was not
up to the San Francisco The
a Francisco sporting fraternity seem
ed to be imbued with the idea that the
outcome was a foregone conclusion Not
so with the o sporting crowd. The
great majority of these people looked
with favor on Munroe. In fact this
element made up almost two-thirdS Of
the house
In the afternoon the betting was 100
to 50 that Jeffries would win. Toward
evening the odds dropped to 100 to 80
and at that odds more Munroe money
was in evidence. Most of the bets, how
ever. were small. The great bulk of
the money wagered was on the point
as TO how long Mundo would last.
Shortly after Z o'clock, the doors of
the club were opened and the waiting
throngs which had been admirably
handled by the mounted police n a
squad of patrolmen poured in at the
doors. The galleries were quickly fill
ed and the conservatives among the
sporting men soon occupied most of
the high priced seats.
9:15 p. m.-Munroe was the first to
jump into the ring. He was followed
by Jeffries. The seconds, as %announc-
ed by Referee Graney are: J~effries,
Billy Delaney. Jim Britt, ack Jeffries
n Joe Kennedy; Munroe, Kid Mccoy,
Harry Foley, Tim McGrath, Twin
Sullivan and Frank McGrowald.
Jeffries was then presented as the
champion of the world. Both men re-
ceived a hearty round of applause. Kid
Mccoy was next presented as the Beau
Brummel of the prize ring" Mccoy
expressed himself as willing to box any
man in the world, barring Jeffries.
Jeffries Immediately went to his
corner. His face bore a smile of conf
dence. His condition was superb. He
was clad in black trunks, entwined
with national colors.
Munroe wore green tights and "
also surrounded with the national col
ors- AS the miner discarded his over
coat it was seen that his condition was
perfect.
AT 1908, time was called.
Round 1. Both advanced slowly to the
center of the ring and INDUCED in light
sparring. Munroe was the first to
lead with a left, that was short. JEFF
fries danced around his opponent, drew
him into a clinch and missed a right
for the body. Jeffries was chewing
gum and smiling. -Jeffries sent Munroe
TO the floor with a left hook Il The jaw.
Munroe was up quickly, but the cham
pioa drove a straight right to n Jaw.
Jeffries followed his advantage, driving