The Saint Paul globe., 1904-08-26

Special to The Globe
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. Aug. 25-With
the Jeffries- -Munroe fight less than TWEEN
ty-four hours distant. there is hardly a
ripple in San Francisco sporting circles
and the betting is the lghtest in the his
tory of the heavyweight battles for the
championship Everybody appears to be
certain that JeffrieS will win. but there
are many who can see him working hard
TO achieve this outcome and there are
not a few who would not be at all aston
lSfIed if the miner should go to a draw
or even better
The whole affair has an air of unreality
about it that is disconcerting to the aver
age bettor. and many widely divergent
stories have leaked out from the differ
ent training camps that the sporting pub
lie has made UP its mind to wait and
see before coming to any conclusions.
TO all appearances both men are in the
best of condition. Jeffries will be in good
trim at 225 pounds and Munroe is looming
up big and strong. The Butte digger is
different looking man from what he was
when he met Jeffries in the much talked
of bout in the Montana city. He has
grown broad and burly and yet does not
appear to be carrying an ounce of super
firlouS flesh.
There is one thing certain, and that is
that while the fight lasts it will be a
gruelling affair, as there will be no clean
breaks in the clinches and each will have
factor in the already tangled situation
Heretofore the big fellows have broken
clean from elfnches, or hit with one arm
free, but in tomorrow nights mill they
can hammer each other at will. A blow
in a breakaway has more of the element
of chance than almost any other, and this
situation might give Munroe the lucky
opportunity of handing the champion one
that will do the business.
Referee Graney and the representative
of both fighters held a conference today
and it was decided that the fight should be
according to Queensberry rules. with the
care for themselves in the clinches and
breakaways. This is the style of fight
ing the little fellows have been doing on
the coast and it is in great favor here.
Neither JeffTies nor Munroe will take
any more exercise before the meeting to-
morrow night. The articles permit the
use of soft bandages. which must be put
on in the dressing rooms and must be
approved by the referee. They will be
permitted to protect themselves in the
clinches and breakaways. Jeffries will
fight with gloves provided by the club,
but Munroe is having special pair made.
Referee Graney will not recognize any
towel or sponge thrown into the ring. ex-
cept by Delaney or Mccoy. the authorized
down the referee will count the seconds
in unison with the official timekeeper.
Betting seems light. with odds unchanged.
The betting loosened up some tonight.
the Munroe money The oadS remained
in the neighborhood of 100 to 3d. There
| was considerable wagering on the number
of rounds. The betting that Jeffries
would win inside of ten rounds was at
even money Jeffries made the following
statement: mo plays for the grand
stand this time. / will be satisfied with
decision as well as with knockout. 1t
is all poppycock to say that this other
| fellow is pudding. He is big and strong
and none can tell what will happen when
he gets into the ring. L expect to win. |
feel that it is in me. but am not going
to take any chances
Monroe said: Il am glad the hard work
is over. l am in as good shape as 1t is
possible for me to be- / am confident of
winning. Notwithstanding the odds and
the way the public looks at it."