Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-15
THE pUGlLISTS.
.JIM .JEFFRIES
 GIVEN TIME
Munroe Says he Does Not Want to Take Advantage of a Cripple-Other Fight News.


 June 15.-Jeffries and Munroe will go to the center of the arena on June 30.
 Coffroth has written Jeff asking him to leave Harbin Springs and finish his training at the Reliance club Oakland. The object of this is to have Jeff with in easy reach in order that the club may keep run of his condition. It is the present intention of Jeff to stay at Harbin Springs for ten days. but Coffroth's letter may cause him to change his mind.
 Manager Coffroth, in putting off the combat still another week, said yes terday:
 II propose setting the date back until the Both for three reasons. In the first place, neither Delaney nor anyone else is cock sure that Jeff's knee will be right in a weeks time. Suppose we did give him another week and then his knee got bad again. At that rate, we might as well call the fight off. Then there is much uncertainty as re- gards the date now, and people who have vacations, or who are here, do not really know when 1t will come off, so the new date makes it right for all And again from a business stand point, the 24th is very bad date. |, l fight to draw well should be in the first week of a month or during the last | No one can change the date now: Ii they do HI claim the forfeits. You know all I have to do is to pull that fight off on the 17th, that's all 1 have 1 to do with it. Of course, I'm sorry the big fellow is having so much trouble with his knee, but don't know as it will hurt the attendance much. You see we put the seats on sale Monday, and 1 4hn4 ho arI1 the good.'
 The big fellow did little gym nasium work yesterday, but was very chary of the injured member.
 Munroe will work mostly with the l gloves from this out. He said last night: I'm glad that they have giyer him the postponement. Should I wir from him the way he is guess peep would say, Well. he licked Jeff Wher ] he was sick Not for mine. I wan to win, and do it on the level. l was right on edge i'll my training, but don't think, it will put me back much I intended to stop boxing tomorrow and rest up. "Well, I guess will have to take i easy from now on. I will go out or the, road for the next few days ane then go back to gymnasium work. l asked of the miner
 "Well. I don't think we will: wt might ask for expenses here, but aside from that guess the thing will be al right.''
 One effect of the postponement has been to shatter opinions which had al most crystallized in certain sections II regard to Jeff's estimate of Munroe l Quite number of the champions ad mirers were inclined to argue that : little matter of a sore knee would no deter Jeffries from entering the ring al the appointed time. Jeff, however feels that he will need to be thorough ly sound in wind and limb when h, l tackles the stalwart novice. Hence hls application for postponement.
 YANGER LOSES TO HERRERA.
 Butte Mont. June 15.--Aurelio Her rera knocked out Benny Yanger in th' ] eighth round here Monday night. Tan X ger was carried senseless to his corner
 Toward the last of the eighth ant while close to the ropes. Herrera land l ed hard right swing on Rangers JaV during a fierce mix-up. Crossing Wit ] his left to the same point, ne dazet Yanger. and before Yanger could re cover two more fierce right-arm swings found the jaw, and Yanger went down
 At the count of nine Yanger startef to rise, when Herrera again tapped hin on the jaw, sending him down fol good. Herrera only used his crouc- I once or twice when the mixing got tot warm
 I It was Yangers first knockout, ant it has lost him the right to claim a figh with the winner of the Britt-Corbet battle, scheduled for December. I BRIGGS WHIPPED DAVENPORT.
 Bath. Me, June 15.-Jimmy Daven port never had a look-in with Jimm. Briggs here Monday night and wa disqualified in the sixth round of thei scheduled ten-round bout for repeated hitting i'll clinches. After going to tn mat from a hard swing to the jaw il the first round, davenport appeared t, be doing his best during the rest Of tn fight to lose on fouling, and finally sue ceeded.
 CANS STOPS SMITH.