The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-08-27

James J. Jefries. the Goliath Of the
prizerng and the undisputed cham
pion IF all champions. disposed Of Jack
Murroe-s pretensions last night IL Ne
chanics' Pavilion with ridiculous ease.
The end came with swift and terrible
action. after forty-hve seconds Of
lighting in the second round.
Aunroe had been knocked down re-
peatedly ana ten seconds had been
toned ce by Timekeeper George Hart
ing. which meant the end Of the fight.
Neither the boxers nor Referee Crsney
heard this in the tumult about The
rims Nunroe was helpless. and the
referee appealed 10 his seconds 10 toss
q sponge into The ring. signaling de-
les- just then Jefries drew back his
right hand 10 land the decisive blow.
Referee Graney anticipated his action
and. stepplng betH cen the rival boxers,
stopped ths proceedings.
Had JeTlies landed on Munroe in
The latter's helpless condition IL is
possible anothel tragedy would have
been recorded Up 10 this time Jeffries'
blows had al been Of the short. jOlty
order and they punished Munr0e ter
ribly. What would have happened had
Jerries put al the torce Of his power
fuI muscles behind a blow IS easy 10
conjecture The recipient would not
have been able 70 discuss subsequent
events
MunrOe was defeated man when he
stepped INTO the ring. He had lost all
thc b0yish buOyancy which he dis
played during the months he has been
IN training here and looked white and
haggard- he Deered furtiveIy at JEFF
fries, who was partly screened from
MS view By the seconds in the ring.
What he saw did not relieve mis- anx-
iely-
JEFFRIEs' GRAND FORM.
Jeffries was the most perfect type Of
fighter that ever stepped into the ring.
de seemed unusually amiable. fairly
beaming on the men whom he recog-
nized 81 the ringside. lie weighed 225
pounds, the most Of which seemed
taken up by MS immense sloping
shoulders and arms. From the waist
down ne had The weiI-turned muscu-
lsf legs II q Splinter. stout enough To
carry him any distance. but with no
skin was tanned 10 a deep ma hogany
After the fight Jefries said he never
felt IN all mis- ring career such conf
dence in his punching ability. He was
just warming up 10 his work when pro-
ceeolngs were stopped.
Munro presented al entirely differ
ent type Of athlete to Jeffries. While
Ne weighed but ten pounds less q casual
=
was difference Of fully fifty pounds.
While the bulk Of Jefries' weight was
above the waist and all fighting mate
rial, that Of MUnrOe seemed below the
waist and in the legs
Whether from STAGE fright ar tf,,,id
ny Aunroe did not strike one effective
blyw during the short and one-sided
battle To, the Spectators the blow
which took all the fight out Of him
vas left uppercut To the body. much
the same blow which took al the fight
out II Rubin In discussing the AFFAIR
10 ms ofessing-roon Jeftries said it
vas left 70 the jaw which started
Munroe on the downward path.
v hen the cong sent the two men to-
Aetner Jehries went right after his
nan ne crouched but slightly. keep
49, DAA- AFTER = couple OF
TENTS he landed left to the head.
which shook ID Munroe. He followed
TINS with a hard uppercut and thei,
sent right u the body. Munroe
seemed 70 shrink u the size Of a middle
weight Ieffries was smiling as if sur
prlsed al the easy game Munroe was
proving for him. Jeffries sent a short
left hook 70 the ear and NIunroe
cropped 70 his knees. He was up in 2
Few seconds, only TO get a left TO the
BODY Jefries then crossed his right
over n the head. staggering Munroe.
he followed this with a left uppercut
10 the body and then sent left TO the
head and body like a fash Another
night and left staggered Munroe. JEFF
fries outfeinted him easily and sent
him down again with left and right
u the body. Munroe stood up and
Jeffries was about TO lead again. when
the bel sounded the end Of the round
Munroe staggered toward his corner
and when he sat down spectators could
see his face vas terribly puffed wher-
ever Jehries' gloves had come in con
tact with him. His left eye was nearly
closed and the other was badly black
ened
MUNROE A TIRED BOXER.
NDnroe came UP for the second round
q tir-d boxer. Jeftries went AT hir1 AT
once. sending a left 10 the body and