The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-01-12


,lght say that he will become known az
a knocllerout ere long.
Munroe's most effective blows. ac-
c0rdins 10 eastern men who have seen
his work, are hooks delivered with a
bent arm. with the forearm in line with
The direction Of the punch. With these
he did great execution against LINER
icl<. NUnrOe also has stiff. straight
punch with the left hand, and q good
straight right drive into the body. He
shows great skill in getting inside his
opponents leads, landing his own
blow first and making the other man
miss.
According to Robert Edgren, the
noted cartoonist and fight critic. Nun
roe puts up much better fight than
,jeffries cid when the latter was q
beginner. Je:flies was formerly a very
cautious fighter. lie contented himself
with letting his opponen wear himself
out by rushing, and then went in slow
y aud finished him. This cautious, APP
Darentlv tinlid, style made Jeffries q
most unpopular champion for a time.
His Victories We're regarded by many
as lucky fiukes or fakes. Jeffries has
changed Ms tactics since then. He has
learned that he has little to fear from
an opponents blows, and also that his
own rushes are almost impossible to
withstand. He showed himself willing
to mix it With Cor6ett III his last fight
with the for'ne" champion, and at the
present time he would be much more
than q match for Nunroe on account
Of mis- greater experience. Munroe is
quick to learn. however, and Of all the
men in TIE ring today, he gives most
promise Of some day defeating the
champion.
Munrce should put up a good fight
against Sharlley, and has a very good
chance of beating the sailor. The lat
ter has not been the same man since
he took that terrific beating from
Jeffries some three years ago. Just
how much Of his old rugged strength
and endurance he has lost is hard
to tell, but it is pretty safe to say
that the younger man will show more
strength and vitality than the vet
cram. AS Sharkey never WAS noted for
his science it is probable that Man-
roe will not be far behind him in this
rnsDnct. In fact. the chances are eX-
cellent for the miner 10 pull himself
up another rung on the ladder at Shar-
keys expense.
After Sharkey the only men JEFF
fries can ask Munroe to meet are
Rubin. Corbett and Fitzsimmons. The
latter two, having everything to lose
and nothing to gain, are not likely 10
take on NIunroe Both have been
champions, and neither has the shSht-
est chance OF regaining the title. Kun
lin undoubtedly would give the miner
a fight if a good purse was offered, ana
by that time Munroe is quite likely
to have acquired enough science 10
beat the Akron giant.
Nunroe' ability to beat the champion
even in the far distant future, is
much more doubtful than his ability
to beat Sharkey or even Ruhlln TO-DAY
Jeffries has fought every man IN the
ring of any prominence, except one "
two Of the colOred contingent IL mas
taken him a long time to win some %
his fights, and in Sharkey's case, many
Thought the champions victory far
from decisive. But this point should De
remembered-in none OF his fights, save
possibly, the last one with FltZslih-
mons. has Jeffries been Inconvenience
in the slightest by the punches OF MS
aonnnents. In the one exception noted
refr,ios was bothered considerably by
l,1ood from his damaged nose. inns
blood interfered with his breathlliS
annaratus, but none of Fits bioNS
dazed him or weakened his stamina
In the last year Jeffries las lmproN-
al wonderfully in offensive FhghtlhS'
u-:+,si.,,rons claims the credit for TINS
and i &c fair to assume that he IS COZ
rac{ since the Improvement noteu was
acouired after the champion secoii"
fight with Fitz and while ne WAS uiiue
the coaching of the old man VI 'he
r;no Instead of waiting for ms oppo-
mont RI come to him, Jeff now WALKS
steadily into the other fellow careies'
of what punches he may receive MN
self. swiftly and steadily wearing lis
man down by his terrific bodv puiiohe9
and giving him no time to rest oi
cuperate. The force of his own oio"''
and his ability to endure punlsnilieii.
make him practically invinclole' anu
inyincible he will remain until soiile
man appears who can hit harder ana
and,re more punishment than he-ailu
+,,,+ ,,,.n will be a freak indeed-or
the champion is weakened by age VI
dissipation.