Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-29
MUNROE BESTS SH ARKEY.
lie VIII Now Have Another Chance al
Jeffries' Title WIN lie Get Ip

Philadelphia, Feb. 21.-Jack Munroe out
fought Tom Sharkey In their siX-round
bout at the Second Regiment armory In
this city tonight Munroe stepped from
the ring without a mark, while both of
hharkey's eyes were badly swollen from
the vicious right and left swings of the
Butte miner In only one round, the first,
did Sharkey have any advantage over
MunrOe. After this battle was almost
wholly in Munroe's favor
When Munroe began 10 ind the sailors
stomach Sharkey became Wild and near
~ all of his leads went around Munroe's
neck, In the nth round MunrOe had his
antagonist In trouble and again In the
sixth round Sharkey was in great dis
tIess The blows which Munroe landed
on Sharkey's stomach went straight from
the shoulder and were hard enough to
have knocked out almost any fighter. The
general opinion seems to be that Jeffres
viii now be called upon to defend the
championship against Munroe.
Round l-Sharkey led and missed Mum
roe landed left blow on Sharkeys ribs
and the latter fell through the ropes but
did not land on the floor. Sharkey landed
right on the stomach and Munroe left
10 Sharkey's wind, Sharkey missed o left
and the men clinched They spared for
an opening and In a rush together Mum
roe slipped and fell TO the floor, Sharkey
missed a left swing and Munroo missed a
right, Munr0e drove his left to Sharkey's
nose and right 10 the stomach and got
away without return. Sharkey missed
q left swing and then landed right TO
Munroes Jaw. sending him to the floor.
When they came up Munroe clinched to
save himself. Sharkey landed another
left to the jaw, which bewildered Munroe.
The men were clinched at the bell This
was Sharkey's round
Round 2-Sharkey landed a Vicious blow
over Munroe's stomach and the men came
together. They spared moment and
then Sharkey landed a right on Munroe's
stomach. Munroe tried a right for Shar-
keys head. but missed. Sharkey landed
q light left on MunrOe's stomach and then
slipped 10 the floor, Munroc tried a left,
but Sharkey stepped inside ana landed
light left on the stomach. The men
rushed TO a clinch without damage. Nun
roe landed a hard right on Sharkey's
st0nachc and a moment later repeated IT,
Round 3-Sharkey led with a swing with
his left and missed, Munroe landed a
hard right on the stomach. The men
rushed 10 a cinch and Munroe landed
left on Sharkcys stomach, The men
spared second and then Sharkey landed
lightly on MunrOe's wind. Sharkey
rushed, but Munroe met him with hard
right to the wind Sharkey was short
with his right and Munr9c countered with
q right 60 the wind. Munroe staggered
Sharkey with straight left to the chin.
Sharkey rushed In but Munroe met him
with a right to the wind Sharkey was
Wild; Munroe missed left for the head,
but landed right TO the wind.
Round i-Munroe landed a right to
Sharkey's wind and the latter clnched.
They SPARED for a moment aud then
rushed for another cllnch. Sharkey missed
right and Munroe landed right on
sharkey's wind sharkey missed Il right
TO the stoamch and Munroe drove left
to the sailors wind. Sharkey landed
clinched Munroe landed light right on
sharkey's face and right to the stom-
ach. Sharkey's right went around Mum
rOes necks without damage. Munroe
pushed his left 10 Sharkey's nose. getting
away without q return. Munroe landed
another left ON Sharkey's face and the
latter slipped 20 the floor Munroe landed
a hard right on Sharkeys stomach and
the latter looked panied, There was a
siCkening expression on his face. They
were clinched at the bell,
Round 5-Sharkey missed a right swing
ard the men cllnched. Munroe landed a
light LETT and they clinched. when they
lroke away Sharkey tried n left for the
head, but was short. They came together
and Munroe landed left on Sharkcy's
wind lie missed n right for tho same
point a moment later. The men rushed
together, each landing hard right on
the stomach. Munroe landed q Vicious
right on Sharkcy's eye drawing the blood.
a moment later Munroo landed hard
left ON the stomach. forcing Sharkey TO
cllnch, Sharkcy tried right for the
stomach but missed and Munroe missed
Il left for the same point, The men were
sparrlng when the gong sounded.
Round 6-The men rushed 10 q clluch
Munroe landed a right on Sharktys
stomach and Sharkey's left went round
Munroe's neck, Munroe drove a hard
right 10 Sharkey's wind and pushed his
head back with a left, Sharkey landed
left ON Munroe's head, but missed a right
for the same place moment later. Nun.
roe landed Il hard left on Sharkey's Jaw
aud the latter looked worried Sharkoy
landed Il right on Munroe's wind, and the
latter opened Sharkey's eye with vicious
left Sharkey was holding on. lie was
gtoggy and held on to save himself. Nun.
roe landed hard right on Sharkeys
stomach and the latter landed n light left
on Munroe's head. The latter slipped 10
tho floor Sharkey led but missed, and
Munroo landed hard left on Sharkoys
wind Tho men were sparring rs the gong
sounded.