Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-24
CONDITION OF
JEFF AND MUNR0E
Both Are Training Hard for Their
Championship Battle Fri
day Night
THE MINER AND KID MCCOY.
Butte Fighter Makes 1t Interesting for
The Hoosier Boxer Champion
viii Weigh About 40.

VII Nelgu hOOul S1O'
a dispatch from San Francisco gives
the following timely gossip concerning
Jeftrles and Munroe Champion JEFF
fries, after training according to She
dictates Of his own sweet will, seems to
have reached the perfection of condition.
according 10 the latest reports from his
retreat In tho Lake county mountains
Despite the amount OF outdoor work
he has done, he Is still on the big side
and 1t seems assured he will enter the
ring weighing $40 pounds or more. This
will be all muscle 80 he will easily be
the worlds greatest athlete when he
enters the ring at Mechanics Pavilion
next Friday night Persons who
have seen his WORK recently say he Is
| a marvel Of agility as well as OF strength
Munroc stock seems In the ascendeney
| IN the east. Plunger Joe Yeager VINO
| has made a fortune on the race tracks
| IN the last two years, wired a betung
| commissioner here yesterday asking at
| what price he can get so,OW or slO'WO on
| Munroc, In what little betting mas been
| done JeffrIes has been at 10 10 choice
| II Is expected these will remain the pre-
George Siler the famous eastern eX-
| pert ON boxing, does not think much OF
MunrOe's chances, lie has said so ~
print Harry Pollok replies to him and
! incidentally takes another slap at Eddie
| Graney Ito says;
George siler's latest takes swing at
| Munroe = chances with Joftries. and the
miner does not fall In line for any OF
| the flowers, Curtains for Mr.. Siler. ne
| knows as much about Munroe's lgntng
| ability as a deep sea sailor Knows about
| steering a twenty.four knot jag ON dry
| land. Silcr was never within Thousand
| miles OF Munroo when the miner had a
| fight He never saw him put up his
hands. / have the deepest respect Tor
| Mr. Scr as ilstiC expert referee ana
| man, but please let him pcddle NIUE
| 'dop' on something he knows what
| he's writing about and stop shooting at
"siief also comments upon the fact that
| Graney is TO referee the Tight and won
| ders at my accepting him.
81 would like to set that matter straight
once for AL Grancy Is not my choice.
| ! would rather have Billy Delaney ref.
| cree than Graney. lie has been FORCED
| ON me. We're / the only one concerned
| he would not ofhciatc-even II | had to
| can The aght of / have Munroe to con-
| slider, however. / know that Munroe can
| beat Jeffrics and II would be most UNI
fair TO him TO deprive him OF the oppor-
| tunity to win the world championship.
| y
| best little fellows that ever breathed of
| hardeamed title. | refer TO Young
| Corbett He was my friend, and his
| injury was mine. There are other rea.
sons why | don't want Graney but III
| let IL go at that
MUNRoE AND KID MCCOY.
flush! Don't make any noise, The big
| fellow is sleeping" The speaker was
| standing in front OF Jack Munroes cabin
Ala.NtnN aaNN All
| yesterday ana trying 10 preserve order
| among hundred enthusiastic fight fans
anxious to push into the rom where Jacf
| does his afternoons WORK. I'VE are having
Jack sleep between and o'clock every
I day. continued the speaker who, hap,
pened TO be Harry Pollok. land II Is not
| quite 3 O'clock yet. Al soon as II Is We
| vii awake him and set him TO work
You see he IS working very nara, and q
| short nap IN the afternoon IS good fol-
| him. II freshens him up for his boXins
and keeps him feeling good
At the proper time a rap was heard
on the door of Jacks bedroom. hts
O'Clock big fellow; get up
"A-l- right said Munroe, rolling over
on his back and rubbing his eyes. III
be out In few minutes
| And there was a calm until Munroe ap
peared, dressed In his heavy gymnasium
| suit, which would go well in the Arcti'
region, In this training Munroe is thu
| be6t-natured fellow that ever put on
glove or punched bag. The average
| nghter Is peevish and cross when WORK
ing under nigh pressure, and Is liable Z
| say things to his best friend that woul,
not enter his mind in his normal condl
| tlon. But Munroe Is not Of that sort
He is the same good natured, klnd-heart
ed fellow IN training that he is out NJ
matter how tired he may be, you VIII al
ways get a civil answer.
IL was 1920 when Munroe, followed b!
Mccoy, pushed his way 70 the punching
bag aud commenced operations. m 'Sthn'
back and give Jack room sang out Nc
Grath, as the crowd showed an inclna
ton to impede his work He went to tn
big. heavy sandbag, large as Jeifrles,
ana hammered II Tor round. Then h
| alternated with the little punching bal
few times until be worked up copi
Gus sweat When the beads Of molstur
stood on his forehead he was ready 70
the gloves, and kld Mccoy took III
| medicine first for three rounds, Jacl
was les coy about testing MS partner
abilities yesterday than he was the ia,
before, and he went straight TO his work
| he went straight after the kid, who wa
kept jumping TO avoid his PUSHES Nun
roe maintained his crouch throughou
and banked away at McCoy's body a
That's right; deep digging in" Wills
| pcrod Mccoy 10 his puplt, whlle breath
ing for the second round. Don't sta
SET on your feet waiting for me TO com
| ~ anu siub' wv NeF " eN''e' f ~
With these few kind words Munro
made the second round more interestin
for Mccoy than the FIRST which wa
gratifying TO McGrath and the spec
iators, who contributed 50 cents each I
see the sport While Jack was strong o
aggresslyeness at the same time he wa
| cautious about leaving openings throug
which Mr. Foxy Quller Mccoy coul
slip In and hand him few stingeri
Noisy were the onlokers when the bot
was concluded, for II was the best wor
Munroe had done with the gloves sine
he started but he did not stop herr
Twin sullivan, Andy Gallagher and Chez
ter took their turns In two-round bout
Mccoy sat In one corner and direCte
Munroe keep after him" was III
usual order. Don't let him get set,
was another. Don't stop hitting" M'
| Gallagher on the ropes and was incline
| 10 be merciful, II IL very clear that Nj,
| Coy intends to send the miner straigl
after Jeftriea and make slugging batli
| There will be no sparring or fancy worI
| IL will be straight hitting, and plenty
H. In the last three rounds Sulliva
gave Munroe the hardest game. III
| Twin was regular demon and he set
pace that was king belng tester, !
sent In punch after punch on Munroe
face and body but none staggered hin
| sullivan convinced the sports that DaN
Barry has a tough contract on his han'
at Los Angeles.
Don't you think Jack worked muc
better today said Mccoy, as the min,
left the ring. 81 think so. lie works
| suit me-"
Then Mccoy remarked that he pr,
J posed 10 have his charge do more rop
splkking and SOME shpdow boxing, while
Improves the footwofk
Munroe did not swim IN the cold su
after his work Mccoy thought he la
worked too hard for such strenuous e.
| erCise.
Munroe did his usual run on the roa
this morning.