Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-09-01
BUTTE MINER NO MATCH FOR
THE BIG FIGHTER.
LESS THAN TWO ROUNDS
Challenger Does not Land a Single
Blow on His Superior Antagonist
and the Battle Lasts Less Than
Five Minutes Before a $4,000
Crowd at San Francisco.

San Francisco, Aug. 27.-Like the
veriest amateur in the prize ring, Jack
Munroe of Butte, Montana, went down
and out before Champion James JET
fries last night in the second round.
The man from the mining district
made such an extremely sorry shbwina
that the great throng roundly hooted
him as he protested to Referee Graney
against the decision that had been Civ
en- in favor of Jeffries.
The two giants had not been in the
ring two minutes when it was foreseen
that the aspirations of Munroe would
be quickly disposed of. The miner
was scared and awkward and Jeffries
in the first round had him twice on
the canvas taking the count.
Jeffries directed his bombardment
against his opponents stomach and
each shot was followed by a blow on
the jaw that sent Munroe to his knees.
Jeffries went back to his corner after
the opening round, with a sneer and a
laugh on his swarthy face, while Mum
roe's seconds busted themselves with
smelling salts and restoratives. When
the two came together for the second
round the laugh on the champions Wis,
age changed to a look of determine.
tion that BODIED i'll to the miner.
Forty-five seconds after the gong
sounded Munroe was lying on the floor.
a bloody, bruised mass of humanity
with Jeffries standing over him, ready,
If necessary to put a quietus on cham.
pionship ambitions of his adversary
The miner was too dazed to rise and
the timekeepers counted him out, but
the husky man from southern Cali
fornia did not understand that the vic.
tory was already his, nor could Munroe
realize that his pugilistic star had So
early set and the two men, in a mo,
ment or two, were facing one another
and Jeffries landed terrific blow OIL
the jaw, staggering his opponent. II
was at this time that Graney came for
ward and ordered Jeffries away, TELLING
him the fight was ended in his favor
Munroe tottered to his corner with
blood streaming from his face and fell
into his chair dazed and helpless. His
seconds Immediately began working
on him to freshen him and when he
came to realization that the fight had
gone against him he arose and going
over to Graney began to protest. The
crowd understood from his protesting
and gesticulations the purport of his
talk to Graney and a mighty volume OF
jeering and kissing evidenced the SEN
timent of the spectators, many of whom
had placed money on the miner that
he would stay at least double the mum.
Der of rounds before the champion.
From the time the bell rang for the
commencement of the battle to the
time the count of ten had been uttered
against Munroe, only four minutes and
As seconds elapsed. The fight demon.
strated, if nothing else, that the world
has yet to produce a pugilist who will
displace Jeffries as champion.
Crowd Not Up to Standard.
A $4,000 crowd witnessed the fight,
but the throng was not up to the San
Francisco standard. The San Francis
co sporting fraternity seemed to be
imbued with the idea that the outcome
was foregone conclusion. Not SO
with the out of town delegations, how
ever, who came on every train. The
great majority of these people looked
with favor on Munroe. In fact, this
element made up almost two-thirds of
the house.
In the afternoon the betting was 100
to 35 that Jeffries would win and even
money that the champion would knock
out Munroe in less than ten rounds.
There was an abundance of Jeffries
money in sight, but few takers were
found in the Munroe camp. They
were holding for better proposition.
Toward evening the odds dropped to
10 to 3 and more Munroe money was
in evidence. The great bulk OF the
money wagered was on the proposition
of how long Munroe would last.
Shortly after o'clock the doors OF
the pavilion were opened and the
throng poured in. Munroe was the
first to jump into the ring. He was
followed Immediately by Jeffries. The
seconds, as announced by Referee Ora
ney, were, for Jeffries, Billy Delaney,
Jimmy Britt. Jack Jeffries and Joe
Kennedy; for Munroe, kid" Mccoy,
Harry Foley, Tim McGrath, Twin"
Sullivan and Frank Mcdonald.
Both Jeffries and Munroe were ap-
plauded as they appeared. Jeffries
Immediately went to his corner after
greeting his friends, stalked to Mum
roe's corner and grasped the miners
hands. Munroe's face bore serious
expression and was almost white.