The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-08-28
Champion Declares He Feels
Ashamed for Having Beaten
Up the Butte Miner.
EASIEST MONEY | EVER GOT"
Boilermaker Tells Friends He
Did Not Get Action Enough
Out of Fight to Get
Up Il Sweat.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
San Francisco. Cal. Aug. l.-Instead
OF gloating OF mis- victory in the ring with
Jack Munroc last night. Jim JeYries. to
use his own words. is feeling foolish"
When he arose to-day feeling as If he
had taken some light exercise instead Of
having fought a championship battle, sew
ersl friends were on hand to congratulate
him.
| ut makes me ashamed 10 think hit
! him" lie said. land when I think of ali
the hard work / did for this fight feel
ridiculous. As Il man. Munroe may be n
good fellow; as a figter. he IL a NUT
There is no other word to describe him.
He doesn't know anything about the
game. and he Is without courage. Why,
he was afraid of me from the start. I
could sec it in his eye. in the way he
shifted about. In the way he tried to hand
me punches from long range, which could
not have hurt mo II l got them fun force.
EASY MONEY.
1T was the easiest money I every
COPIED off. / never got a blow as hard
as tho Kind ] have AIKEN fifty OF a day
from my sparrinG partners. and I could not
d. W. 'liDuSn OUT OF MN 10 raise a
sweat am sorry for Munroe. for he IS
cream out of the game now. He had a lit
tie reputation before last night. but one
G.rs blew him Up; I'd back Terry Nc
,ro.ern against him, and as for Joe Wal
miner. ' "'
Why In the world a big. ~strapping fcI-
low like Muuroe. trained by some of the
pest men in the business and able 10 punch
ahd 10 take a punching. should have made
such an exhibition of himself / don't
was afraid. I'm afraid Jack has - vellow
streak in him. Anyway I feel io-day
IKE a fellow who had been caught doing
sonietninS mean, Ike a man that gets mad
and thinks II over.
y hope the next fellow T take on will
asbe nerve enough TO fight. ID rather
roe any day. Win or lose. | could have
some respect for him afterward For
Munroe nave none. He's been travelling
ne knew he vas a shine all the time. why
In the world he ever gave himself away
know" N"
FOUGHT LIKE AN AMATEUR.
The miner who aspired to championship
honors showed himself TO be a second
rater at best. Munroe never showed a
trace OF championship form. He fought
x the s%orriest amateur that ever en-
pst6N iHS
While sitting In his corner before the
beginning. Of the skirmish he looked pale
INC Morried His seconds. gid Mccoy
TO take his attention. but he sat staring
across the ring at his gigantic opponent
as a hypnotiZed sparrow might stare al
a rattiesnake.
Jenries: leaning over the ropes. talked
and laughed with Billy Delaney. his mana
ger and chief second. 1t was evident ~
.ns spectators that ne regarded the whole
dnAlT tx "a nfnnl1
Both came to midring with a bound.
Siunroe wore a serious expression, and
danced ~nervously about. Jenries looked at
him for a moment. then moved In. Mum
roe tented in An aimiess manner and icd
with his left hand. Jeffries laughed as the
blow fell a foot short.
The giant footed it nimbiy about Munroe. |
who pivoted slowly to meet the attack
that Was 10 come. The champion missed
a savage right-hand smash for the body. |
Munroe blocking with crossed arms. He
unwrapped himself and ciinched for his
life. Drawing his right arm back. Mum |
roe tried to plunge his fist into the cham
pion's stomach. but Jefries stopped the |
blow by catching Jacks elbow with his |
left hand.
JEFF CHEW-ED GUM. |
Jeffries was chewing gum. and the ex- |
on his face was that OF the bor- |
rowed lookout at a faro bank. He broke !
the clinch. stepped back q foot. and surged |
In again with a sudden left hook for the
Nunroe dropped to his hams with a
crash thai Jared the platform. He rose
with a dazed expression on his
face. Jeffrfes was on top OF him In an In
slant. Before Munroe could find his bal
ance. jim punched him straight on the
mouth with his right, drove him backward
for a single step and swung his left fist
into the miners ribs.
Munroe gasped and doubled up Jefries
his advantage instantly. He drove
the miner Tceling to the ropes. punching
him again and again in the body. Nunroe
t Mss too TO- si sISw TO S fe / asa sma alaesq I'm f se
the floor with a left hook on the chin.
MunIsc stayed down for eight seconds
md then rose slowly, His eyes were blank
down again with another left hook.
Hunroe staggered to his feet. Jeffries
a vicious right-hand smash for
'rossed. and turned, laughing to his cor
Ter. Munroe did not land a single blow
= this FIRST round; As he waooled toward
ing. seized him by the shoulders and
lhoved him into the chair.
THE KNOCKOUT. /
The second round started with a ciinch.
broke away ana tried a swing for
'effries's head, but got a counter on the
Mouth that made him SPIT blood. He put
tously at Jeffries's stomach, but the
smashed him relentiessly about
he body with both hands. fighting him
way.
A hard right In the pit Of the stomach
the miner. He rose with blood flow
ng from his mouth n ears. Jeffries
'losed In. A fearful ieftnond swing on the
ace rendered the man from Butte helpless
md all but unconscious. He crumpled up
nd sank slowly to the floor.
At the side Of the ring. the timekceper.
In hand. counted of the fatal ten
econds. Munroe tried gamcly TO rise, but
not. Jenries stood waiting, sheer
ng at his beaten rival.
MunrOe finally struggled to his feet,
rhere he stood unsteadily. .Jeffries. not !
that the count was over. started
swing, but Graney interfered and
the victor to his corner.
The gross receipts of the fight were S21.-
70, of which Jeffnes received s.. 1J5, and =
iunroe SS.l04. the remainder going TO the
Of the contest.