Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-24
THE PUGILISTS.
NEARING THE
 RINGSIDE
.JeGfries and Munroe Putt ting on the Finishing
 Touches - Tom Sharkey Says .TeffrieS Has a Cinch.

San Francisco, Aug 24.-Munroe has made his last public appearance until he faces Jeffries next Friday night. He had the gloves on yesterday for several fast rounds and was put though a course of signal work by Mccoy. This was followed by timber ing up on the road. Munroe will here after be- schooled in private by Me Coy.
 Jeffries inclined toward the anti breakfast cult yesterday morning, talk ing only a sherry and egg. After a short sprint on the road, he put i'll and wrestling, concluding the day with run on the road. He will work up to the day of the fight.
 It was expected that there would be trouble in selecting the referee for the coming championship battle be-, tween Jeffries and Munroe, bui peacs has been declared and Eddie ssraney will officiate Graney Is not at all popular with the men who are hehind Munroe and before agreeing on him they put up stiff argument in opposi- tion
 Those who have talked with Jeff fries since Sunday believe that he will exert every effort to knock out Nun roe within ten rounds. Jeffries has every inducement to make the fight short and decisive. The champion IS particularly anxious to prove that the little affair in Butte with Munroe was nothing but a fuke.
 There are few who believe that lief fries is due for a reverse. To win Munroe will have to exhibit greater defensive ability than he has ever shown before. In his fight with Shar- key he had a narrow escape in the first round, being caught with right hand lead which he could neither par " nor block. Jeffries is much faster than Sharkey, and if the latter could land with ease on Munroe, surely the champion can.
 In his fight with Sharkey Munroe had an advantage of three inches i'll height and more than two inches in reach. Then, too, Sharkey was not in the shape he was when he fought his memorable battle with the champion at Coney Island.
 Jeffrfes is one inch taller than Mum roe and has two inches more reach, advantages that must be taken Into account. The only points to offset these in Munroe's favor are the miners youth and the heavy weight that Jeffries will carry when he enters the ring.
 Tn the bouts with Sharkey and Maher, the only contests which per- init line to be drawn on Munroe's ability, he exhibited absolutely no de fensive work. Neither Maher nor Sharkey can be rated as skillful box CTS, yet they were able to reach Mun- roe time and time again without any special effort
 Here is what Sharkey says of the battle:
 Why, there is nothing to it but lief, fries. Munroe is the worst ever. This ! may be making myself pretty bad, | but, honestly. I should be kicked for my showing with Munroe fin Philadel- phia. was very bad. Fact is, I was over trained. did eleven weeks work, mostly on the road and went down from 211 to TIT. Yes, I fought Nun roe at TIT pounds. I simply wore my self out training.
 1T had him out in the first round, and couldn't finish him, I was. So weak. 1T feel sore over that bout. "Jeffries should win over Munroe easily, but not Tn such short order as some figure. Jeffries IS no quick k1locker-out He does not like to take chances. figure that 1t will take him about ten rounds to settle the miner. q think, in spite of all the talk over the bout. that Munroe will not go | after Jeffries from the start. He will hold back. He does not know how to force a fight He has no initiative.
 'tHe does not know how to hit and land properly. He is poor on time and distance.
 "Mlnroe should be easy for Jeffries but Jeff is so slow in ptlnishing ex- pect the miner to go at least five rounds. but not more than ten; no, not more than ten."