The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-27
Butte Miner Puts Up PitifuI Ex-
hibitiOn Before Immense
Crowd at San Francisco
BLOOD GUSHES FROM THE
MINERS MOUTH AND EARS
Result Was Never In Doubt From the
Time the Contestants Stepped
Into the Ring-Jeffries
Makes Statement.

San Francisco, August 26-Like the
veriest amateur In the prize ring JACK
AIunroe, of Butte. went down and OUT
before Champion James j. Jeffries In the
second round tonight. The man from the
mining district made such an extremely
sorry showing that the great throng In
Mechanics pavilion roundy hooted him
as he protested to Referee Graney against
the decision that had been given 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. Jeffres in the first round
knocked him down twice.
Jeffries went back to his corner after
the opening round with sneer and
laugh on his swarthy face, Whlle MIL
roe's seconds busted themselves with
smelling restoratives. When the two came
together for the second round the laIgh
on the champions visage changed to a
look of determination that boded Ill to
the miner
Bloody, Bruised Mass of Humanity.
Forty-hve seconds after the gong
sounded Munroe was lying on the moor
a bloody, bruised mass of humanity,
with JeffIies standing over him ready, II
necessary, to put the qmetus on the
championship ambitions of his adversary.
The miner was too dazed to rise to MS
foot and the time keepers counted him
out, but the husky man from southern
California did not understand that the
victory was already his, nor did A4unroe
realize that his pugilistic star mad SO
early set and the two men In moment
or two were facing one another ana Jei-
fries landed a terrific blow on the ia"
of his staggering opponent
~ Vas at this time that Graney came
forward and ordered Jefferies away, tell
ing hin. that the fight was ended IN ms
favor Munroe tottered to his corner with
blood streaming from his face and 1eii
Into his. chair dazed and helF ss HIS
seconds Immediately began working on
hin, n freshen HIM and when he came to
realization that the fight had gone
against him he arose and going over to
Referee Graney began to protest
Munroe Is Jeered.
The huge crowd understood from his
nrotesting gesticulations the purport or
his talk to Graney and a mighty volume
or ieering and kissing evidenced the SEN
timent of the spectators, many OF whoh
had nlaced money on the miner that ne
would stay at least double the NUMBER
of rounds before the champion.
From the time the bell rang Tor the
commencement of the battle to the time
that the count had been uttered against
Munroe only four minutes and forty-hVe
seconds had elapsed. The fight demon
strated If nothing else that the world
has vet to- produce a pugilist VINO VIII
displace James ]. Jeffries as champion
of the world.
IN contest,
E,stimates of the number in attendance
Ranging from 1000 to 5000 and 1t is believ-
ed that the gate receipts will approxi-
mate $35,000
The miners showing was disappoint-
mont TO those who had the commences
that he would at least repeat IN some
degree his performance in Butte when
Teffriea failed to put him out in four
rounds In the first few moments OF the
oneninp round he made some show or
aggressiveness but that he was thor
ouphlv scared was evident from the
manner In which he broke ground ana
awkwardlyl endeavored to guard nim-
self when Jeffries advanced to"aiu ni'i'
Did Not Exert Himself.
Jeffrjes did not exert himself at any
time of the short contest nor olo no
deliver a blow that required the iuii
strength of his powerful arm. Inc snots
short arm variety that found easy ious-
ment on the Jaw of the man from Butte,
but there must have been terrific impact
behind them, which was SHOWN os INC
way the 200 pounds Of flesh went DOWN
with thud.
When the men had retired TO tnelr
dressing rooms Jeffres was surrounded
by his friends and admirers who congrat-
ulated him on the speedy outcome OF ms
meeting with Munroe Jeffries accepted
the victory as a matter of course ana
said:
JeffrIes Makes Statement.
"All that l can say is that l am sur
prised at the speedy victory 1t was that
left hook to the jaw in the first round that
did the work. l guess he felt few Of
those body blows also. This fellow is not
in Corbett's or Fitsimmons class. 1
wanted to give him good waloping,
maybe / give him few. l am only
sorry | had not the chance to give a
few more harder knocks than l was able
to do l admit that l have some bitter
ness against Munro for IL was through
his friends and from his camp that ]
have been called a cur. Why I have
trained as II l was going to meet Corbett
of Fitzsimmons. There was nothing to
this fight"
Begged to Be Taken Away.
SO crest fallen was Munroe that he beg
ged to be hurriedly taken away from his
dressing room and he was hurriedly taken
away. When asked for a statement con-
cerning the fight he refused to be inter-
viewed. saying that he had nothing to
say.
Referee Graney stated after the fight:
Jeff is the greatest fighter that ever
entered the ring and tonight he put up
the best fight that / have ever seen.
don't know where they are going to find
a man to beat him.
Graney was asked about the incident in
the right following the decision, and said:
..Munroe came to me in rather threat
ening manner and asked why / had
calkd of the fight. His question was SO
absurd that 1 could not prevent myself
from laughing at the man and told him
) that there was no calling on Of the fight.
You are put out that is all there was
to it."
BILLY Delaney. chief trainer of Jeffries.