The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-27
LOCAL SPORTS
ARE DIVIDED.
DIFFERENCE OF OPINION <ABOJyu
sHARKEY-MUNRoE BATTLE

DIFFERENCE OF OPINION ABOUT
sHARKEY-MUNR0 BATTLE
G. Il. Townsend Picks Sharkey on
Account of His Greater Experience
Oscar Gardner Says the Sailor III
Has-Been and Munroe Has Better
Chance.
Minneapolis fight fans are divided
in opinion in regard to the outcome
of the Munroe-Sharkey fight Satur-
day night. Some of them pick the
perience and his good showing against
Jeffries, Ftzstmmons, Corbett and
others, while goodly number look to
see Munroe pull down the money IL
there Is q Knockout. Nearly all,
however, expect the battle to go the
limit. in which; case no decision can
be rendered. Those who pick Mum
roe do SO in consequence OF his res
ing the year, and the poor work @of
Sharkey in his fights since the meet
Ing with Jeffries at Coney Island.
The opinions Of some Of the leading
followers Of pugilism in the city
follow:
q. Z. Townsend sharkey should
win If there is a Knockout, but I ex-
pect the bout to go the limit. When
sharkey fought Jeffries at Coney
Island, / thought, as nearly every fair
minded man in the hall thought that
he should have had the decision.
lsSharkey is quite clever. In an aWk-
ward way, and he has a punch thai
1 will -hri1,O him the If ~
in the right spot. He is also great
mixer" and "rough-house'' fghter3
indeed, do not think that four years
! ago there was man living who could
have beaten Sharkey at London prize
ring rules. The beating .Jeffries gave
but he has done little fighting since,
and should be in hrst-rate condition.
as he is g. man who takes care Of
| himself. 7 think his experience.
speed and strength would be too much
| for Munroe in long bout. but it is
| doubtful whether there will be any
| this time.
| Sharkey Has-Been.
Oscar Gardner, the Omaha KIDS
IT should pick Munroe if the fight
| were fifteen rounds or longer. I do
not think Sharkey has been any good
since Jeffries put him to the bad at
Coney Island about four years ago.
Munroe is said to have picked up con-
siderable science since he went east.
and he has certainly been training
under a good man. He may not be
able to put Sharkey out in six rounds,
but In a long fight I think he could
turn the trick "a 49, - -
| Hughey gMcMahon-I think Munroe
would win In a long fight, and he may
turn the trick this time. In Phila-
lSo1nhin% a has kaan f1phtin er
all the time or the crowd and the ref
cree both will get right after him.
So LIDO not look to see much stalllng
around, and as both men are hard, hit
tiers a knockout before the end of the
sixth round would not surprise me.
Munroe is a good strong young fellow
= and q conner, while Sharkey has gone
back in the last few years.
+ Eddie Gardner-Munroe will win If
there is a knockout He has a good
" straight left; and the only way
Sharkey can stop that blow is with his
face. In a long fight Munroe, I think,
would wear him down and finally put
him away. Munroe has a good right
hand body blow, too, and he will play
on Sharkey's bad ribs with it. The
sailor has gone back in the last five
years, while Munroe has the strength.
and has been coached by Kid Mccoy.
one Of the cleverest men in the ring.
Yves Velie-In a six-round bout.
with no decision if both men are on
their feet, we shall simply have to
take the press accounts to lind which
man had the better Of it. I do not
expect either man to get a Knockout,
tho should not be surprised to see
one, as both are sluggers. In longer
bout I think Sharkey would take the
, money.
C. J. Minor-What do think about
pugilists? T guess the best thing
those men could do would be TO go N N
the earth so that they never would
again be heard of.
w. E. (Billy) Edwards-How Is any
one in position to form any Judgment
as to Sharkey and Munroe? They
are a pair of rough-and-tumble fight
ers and either may win. In a saloon
row with nothing barred they ought
to make an interesting fight, but In
six-round go under Philadelphia rules
9 I don't see how any one is going to
k pick winner.
Gallagher Expects Knockout.
3 Detective Thomas Gallegher-The
: fight between Munroe and Sharke3
bids fair to be one of the fercest rims
It battles that has been fought for many
years. and it would be hard for IN! me o1 {
guess how many rounds they will go
T. If the fight is on the square, there Is
i likely to be knockout and it may oc-
7 cur at any minute, probably in the
e second or third round and possibly no.
ii until the sixth. Both men are fas
t. fighters and it will be a great battle
Which one do I pick to win? Why
e it looks to me as tho the advantage i:
e with Sharkey. Munroe may put up
% hard battle but he has not yet beer
Is fully tried. His contest with Jeffrie
;. was not fair test, as the champion
70 was out of form, and the miner wal
m able to stay till time was called at thu
IS end of the four rounds. But no ont
~ thought that Munroe was in Jeffries
class because of that showing, and
do not think that it was as good ;
showing as Sharkey could have mad'
a at the same time.
% Yes, pick sharkey to win, but as
: said, it may take him the whole si'
: rounds to finish the work, altho real
n ly expect the matter to be settled be
}. fore the gong sounds at the end Of tn
V. third round.