The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-28
Sharkcys Eyes Badly Swollen
From Vicious Right and. ,..
LcftasSwings. ss#
.MUNROE'S BLOWS
STRAIGHT FROM SHOULDER.
General Opinion Seems TO be-
That Teffries Will Now Now be
Called Upon to Defend the n
Cl,ampionsl1i pMunroc's
Blows Were of Great
est Strength.
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# PHILADELPHIA. PA. FEB. 27.--Jack
HIunroc outfopyht Tom Sharkey In their
six-roond bout = the Second Regiment
s4,rnlory. In this city. Tonight. Mnnroe
stepped from the ring without q mark,
while both OF Sharkey's eyes were badly
swings OF the Butte miner. In only ono
round, the first. did Shirley have any
advantage over 1lunroe. After this tho
battle was almost wholly In Mnnroe'sf
favor. When hMunroc began to find the
sailors stomach. Sharke.s became Wild
and nearly all Of his leads went round
Fatunroc reck In the fifth round Mum
roe had his antagonist IN trouble ana e
again in the sixth round Si,arkey was in
great stress The blows. which Munroe
landed on sharkeys stomach went
straight from the shoulder, and were
hard enough 10 have knocked out almost
any fighter. The general opinion seems
to be that Jeffries will now be called
upon to defend the championship against.
SMunroe. 3.S$} ssa
Fight by Rounds.
III First round Sharkcy led and missed
sa,sl,l,ne l.sd ed aSSleft blow On sharkey's
ribs, ami the latter Eel througf the re pcs.
hut ala not hand tyut tho loor. sts 4 . hey
Squared FOR an opening. and Eoi, n rush
together aInnroe slipped and fell to the;
floor. Sharkey missed a left swing and
Mnnroe missed a right. Munroe drove
left TO Siarkcy's nose and right TO stom-
fach. and got away without a. return.
8shnrkcy missed left swing and then
LANDED right to Munroes jaw, send
ing him to the floor. This was Shar-
keys round. Z
Round 2--Sharkey landed viciousiy
over Munroe's stomach, and the men
came together. Munroe tried right for
Q, ,rLo,. head but r,igSp0. Sharkey
landed q light left on Munroe's stomach
and then slipped to the floor. Monroe
landed hard right on Sharkeyts stomach,
and repeated it moment later.
Round 3--Sharkey led with swing
to the left and missed. Munroe landed
hard right on stomach. Sharkey rushed,
3but Munroc met him with hard right or
the wind. AIunroc staggered {Shnrkey
With straight leftto chin. sharkey
rushed IN but Mnrroe met him with
right 10 wind. Sharkey was. wild. Mun-
roc missed left for head, but landed hard
right to the wind.
Round 4.-Munroe landed right to Shar-
keys wind and latter clinched- Sharkey
missed a right to stomach. and Ml'nroe
drove left to sailors wind. Sharkey
landed il right on Munroe's stomach. and,
the men cInched.g Munroe lardcd n light
left 10 Sllarkey's face and right to stOrn-
ach. AI,inroe landed another left on
HSharkcy's face, and the latter siip'ed 70
floor. Munroe landed hard right on
$Sharkey's stomach and the latter Looked
panied. There was a slckening express
sion on his face The men were clincheda
at the bell
s'fll ROUND FIVE 5
Rourd 5--Sharkey missed a right swing
and the mcn clncled, They came to-
gcther aud N1inroe landed a left on
Sharkey's wind. M.mroc lnrdcd Il vicious
right OH Sharkey's eye, drawing the
blood a moment later Munroe LANDED.
r hard left on stomach, forcing Sharkey.
to clInch. Sharltey tried right on stonl-s
ach, hut missed, and Munroe missed y,
left, aimed at the same roint, inc men
were spurrlnE when the gong sounded.
# Round ti--rThe men rushed to a. cllnch.
NIunroe landed u right ia Sharkey's ston-
such and Sharkcys left went round Mum.
roc's neck. Munroe drove q llard rlght
to Sharkcy's wind and pushed his head
back with n left. Monroe landed hard left
on SlarlSey's law, and the latter looked
worried. Sharkey landed a right on
Murroe's wind and the latter opened
Sharkey's eye with vicious left. Shar-
key was holding OIL HeAwas groggy ard
held on 10 save HIMSELF, Munroe landed
hard right on Shnrkey,s stomach and the
latter landed II light left on Munroo's
head the latter Slipping to the floor
Sharkey led but missed. and Nlunroe
landed n hard left on SharkeN's wind
The meE We're sparrins as the gong
sounded.