Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-08-26

MunrOe together in Mechanics Pavil-
lion tonight to battle for the heavy
weight championship OF the world.
While the advance sale OF seats does
not augur a record breaking house,
the two burly gladiators will pull down
enough money to more than keep them
In cigarette papers for year at least.
When the fight was postponed last
June on account of Jeffries bad knee
the prediction was freely made that
when the men did meet they would not |
draw enough to pay for the advertis-
Ing, but the promoter, the fighter and
his manager have become acutely wise
In their generation and know a trick |
or two worth any fight fans money. |
There is no Disgusting the fact that |
Jeffries Is an intensely unpopular |
champion, the most unpopular, prob |
ably in the history Of the ring. He did |
not add one jot or title to his pop |
ularity when he sprung his bad knee" |
gag, which was taken with more than |
one grain Of salt, the fact that he had |
been going at an exceeding lively lip |
having been too well known. But the i,
bad knee was not without its benefi- |
cial effects and the advantage 1t gave
was not overlooked. When. the public |
lirst heard OF the bad knee it smiled |
knowingly and quietly handed out the |
opinion that Jefrries didn't want to
meet the husky from Butte. The more |
courageous said it was a case of quit. |
Talk along this line had grown to very
respectable proportions when the club
promoters and fighters managers met
- set another date. From the public
they took their tip and the heavy play
was on the word "quit." Harry Pol
lOk. Munroe's manager. a slender. pale
faced youth, accused the mammoth
Jeffries to his face that he was afraid
70 meet Munroe. Jeffries. apparently.
took the charge to heart. but whether
he did or not. all the capital possible
has been worked out of the incident.
In nutshell, the word has gone forth
that tonights affair Of the gloves Is to
" "grudge fight" In other words. not
0aly q battle for the championship and
the money that goes with 1t, but a scrap
Tor '-satisfaction.'
And 20 1t has come to pass that the
spectators tonight expect to witness a
Aght for blood. one that will be wicked
ana vicious, full OF ponderous and
damaging punches. with one Of the two
wianto knocked etif1 for the full count.
820WSV0E 9u0Cn liz OOA VtblC0 CIVW0
my have traded on the grudge feature.
there IL no doubt that Jeffries has Civ
n IL some thought, much to the regret
= ~ his trainers. The big fellow. an us
uAl. was slow In beginning to condition
himself for the fight, but was quickly
aeung Into activity by a renewal Of the
quitting talk and went to work with
spirit that boSled III for his prospec-
no kc1nP ,a1
oyu 0f Rilly Delaney the champion pre-
pared himself with unusual zeal. He
developed q tremendous appetite for
worN playing no favorites as between
- road a. the gymnasium. His spar
4 ring partners. Joe Kennedy and Jack
4 JoGEries. were rendered unfit more than
once during the training period by the
holler-maker's mighty whacks. The
/ 1oe-pound bag was tussled with and
e0assd about N though It were a-foot-
4 til. the punching bag was hammered
4 With = vim that threatened its useful
naoe and the other gymnasium apparati
"a NOT eecape unscathed. Not since he
ven the championship has JefYries pre-
4 1ared himself with such care and en-
ergy. He did not overlook the fact that
- easy lt1e he had led since he
whipped Corbett made hard work nee
EeeoAry ANA he waA spurred to further
e40rt BY the reports from Munroe's
camp Of the Butte mans wonderful Inn
provsment. Nor did he forget that four
round efAir 9Th Munroe In Butte or
- reflection on his courage cast by
1gunros,s manager.
A. : result Of his hard work JeiTries
has stripped the vagrant ilesh on his
u1gantic frame and has brought his
speed and strength ny 10 the proper
notch. The never In finer condition
in-my-life statement u to b expected.
but II can not be made with any de-
0ree OF truthfulness. Jefries II close
- the 30-mark and can never hope to
~ - good an he was four or even
three years ago. He has not taken the
best care of himself. takes on flesh with
alarming rapidity and finds each spell
0f training harder than the predecessor.
Jeffries today In a foeman worthy OF
any mans steel and IL ut to put up
another OF his remarkable battles. but
he II not bit better than at any stage
Of his career.
4unroe must be considered an uncer-
tain quantity. Physically his condition
could not be improved. Trainer Tim
1c0rath. than whom there II none
better. has worked his charge into
gxAnd shape. but II II not unreasonable
g doubt that he has made the great
aghter OF him that he must be to with
Sand the onslaughts Of his bear-lik
antAgonist. Aunroe has tremendous
stzsngth and unlimited gameness. not
- mention soaring ambition, to rec
-nmead him. bot closs students oe eane
Uane 1grre that lets him eat. He =