Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-09-01
LIKE AN AMATEUR.
Munroe Made a Sorry Spectacle in
His Fight with Jefries.
KNOCKED OUT IN SECOND ROUND.
The Man from Butte Seemed Scared
and Did Not Try to Land
Blow, Though Repeatedly
Knocked Down.

| OdH rTduClbCO, aug. li.-Llhc tue
veriest amateur in the prize ring Jack
Munroe, of Butte, Mont, went down
and out before Champion James ].
Jeffries In the second round The man
from the mining district made such an
extremely sorry showing that the
great throng in Mechanics pavilion
roundly hooted him as he protested to
Referee Graney against the decision
that had been given in favor of JEFF
fries.
The two giants had not been In the
ring two minutes when 1t was foreseen
that the aspirations of Munroe would
be quickly disposed Of The miner
was scared and awkward and JEFF
fries In the first round had him twice
on the canvas taking the count. JEFF
fries directed his bombardment against
the stomach of his opponent and each
shot was followed by blow on the
jaw that sent Munroe to his knees.
Jeffries went back to his corner after
the opening round with sneer and a
laugh on his swarthy face, while Nun
roe's seconds busted themselves with
smelling salts and restoratives. When
the two came together for the second
round the laugh on the champions
visage changed to look Of determine
ton that BODIED i'll to the miner.
Forty-fve seconds after the gong
sounded Munroe was lying on the floor |
bloody, bruised mass of humanity |
with Jeffries standing over him ready,
II necessary, TO put the quietus on
the championship ambitions of his ad-
versary The miner was too dazed to
rise to his feet and the timekeepers /
counted him out, but the husky man
from southern California did not un-
derstand that the victory was already
his, nor could Munroe realize that his
pugilistic star had so early set and the
two men in moment or two were
q terrific blow on the jaw of his stag
sering opponent. |
1t was at this time that Graney
,ame forwarded and ordered Jeffries
lway, telling him that the fight was
'nded In his favor. Munroe tottered
o his corner with blood streaming
rom his face and fell into his chair
LACED and helpless His seconds i'm
nediately began working on him to
resben him and when he came to a
ealization that the fight had gone
gainst him he arose and, going over to
referee Graney, began to protest
he huge crowd understood that from
Is protesting, gesticulations, ETC., the
urport of his talk to Graney and a >
lightly volume of jeering and kissing =
the sentiment of the specta- =
,rs, many of whom had placed .
loney on the miner that he would stay 4
least ten rounds before the cham G
on. From the time the bell rang to =,
le time that the count of ten had ~
zen uttered against Munroe only four
inutes and As seconds had elapsed.
he fight demonstrated If nothing else
at 'ho Woiiu Lap yCI W pIOuuC6 d
lgilist who will displace James ]. cl
fries as champion Of the world n
A $4,000 crowd witnessed the fight, Il,
It the thong was not up to the San n
'ancisco standard. The spectacle of co
1g lines of eager applicants standing m
r hours block deep In anticipation 90
the opening of the box Office was
{ witnessed. The San Francisco
orting fraternity seemed to be i'm
ed with the idea that the outcome
q foregone conclusion. Not SO
tn the out-of-town delegations, how
Or, who came into the city on every
in. The great majority of these
'ple looked with favor on Munroe.
fact, this element made up almost
o-thirds of the house. They came
m the various small towns and the
les Of California, but nearly every
'iic and western plateau state was
resented. Few sporting men east
the Rockies journeyed across the
tinent to see the fight It was es-
ated by the promoters that perhaps
would be an outside number for such
these. .l