Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-09-02
DUNR0t WAS EASY
SCRAP With JEFFRIES
WAS HARDLY A FIGHT
BUTTE MINER APPEARED SCARED
WHEN HE STARTED iN-pRAc.
TichLLY DONE FOR IN
FIRST ROUND.

who seemed to have a chance against |
him. Calmly, dispassionately with
scarcely any more excitement than no
would show as he unfolded his nap.
kin at dinler, the hairy California
Eian, cut the miner into slices and
smacked his lips. Merciful Eddie
Graney. who was present at the func.
ton In q new Tuxedo, motioned him
away at this point and stopped muir
der.
Just one round and forty.ive sec.
onds after the two heavy.welghts
stepped into the center of the ring the
miner was on the mat for the fifth aud
last time, bleeding at nose and ear. his
left eye puiied out like a protuberance
on u potato. and bis whole frame caved
In. With scarcely enough strength to
move, he crawled to his feet Jeit
soaked him twice with his left aud
pushed him away for "a finiship walIop.
Graney looked appeaiingly at Mccoy
Tor q sign OF defeat. and then motioned
the champion away. The fight was
over.
!
' J. m, and ten minutes later the gong
sounded for the first round
| Round The men advanced to the
center Of the ring and moved slowly
around each other fddling for an open
| ing. AlunrOC neryously rushed JET
fries. who smilingly pushed him away:
Munroe again rushed the champion.
bat Jef merely clinched the miner and
held him for n moment In his great
arms. Munroe suddenly led lightly
with his len for the champions face
ana the blow touched Jeffs cheek. The
Butte aspirant appeared nervous. and
u candid man would have said he was
scared. Jearies suddenly rushed Mum.
roe and the latter's glove found his
body lightly: the champion followed
the miner around the ring. and the two
Clinched without blow being struc,U
Coming out Of the ClinCh Nlunroe sent
his right lightly to Jen's stomach. Jim
smiled and hooked Munroe on the jaw
with his left; he repeated the blow and
Munroe went to his knees. He was up
In an Instant aud neryously rushed the
: champion into clinch. Munroe
swung his right hard into Jeffries
stomach ana landed his left lightly OH
Jim's face. Then the champion woke
up: he hooked the miner on the jaw
with his left. smashed in terrific right
. to the body. and followed IL with two
more hard left hooks TO the jaw. lie
rushed Munroc. and landed a right ~
the body 40 hard that /, took all the
steam out of the miner, and nc stag
Gorcd TO the ropes; they clinchcd. and
coming out Of the embrace Jer sent
two straight left jabs to Nunroea Jaw,
and the miner fell again on the ropes.
sitting on the lower rope like a man
In dHZc. Jcfiries smashed him on
the nose with his right and he topplea
10 the floor. The Butte candidate arose
to his feet at the count of nine. bul
lac was weak. The champion hooked
hun again with his left, and Munros
, again went down for the count. \
second after he got up the gong sound
cd and he vas saved. JEFF had, how.
ever. started lightning fast left 10.
fore the belt. and It caught Munroe
full IN the fare as the gong rang Nun.
roe was already all in, and there was
nothing TO The fight.
| Round g. Jcffries came up AZ indo.
lontly as IL he were about TO spar with
| u boy; he missed a left swing however,
anu Munr0c rushed him into clinch.
] Jeffries tore him loose with his right
hand, while with his left he sent In a
smashing left hook to the miners al.
ready bleeding mouth; the champion
followed him around the ring and
hooked his left again to the face, fol
lowed II with right to the body and
another vicious left hook TO the jaw
All the fight was apparently taken out
OF Munroe and he tried to clinch Ia
save himself but the champion pushed
him away with his right hand as ht
smashed him again with his left In
the face. Munroc held for moment
and then the champion gave him foui
successive snashes with the terribl,
left on the jaw and the miner went
q llown. He stayed while the tlmckeepei
>. tsounted nine. aud had barely straight
ened out AT the count OF ten; the time
keeper said ''out." but Graney would
not allow II, aud motioned the cham
pion to continue the slaughter; h,
stepped into Munroe and sent him help
less and staggering with several left
books to the law. Munroe was almost
insensible, though still wobbling on his
feet when Graney motioned Jeffries tc
desist and ended the fight.
AZ quickly al Jeff left the ring q
number OF his friends darted toward
his dressing.room. and as the victor
had to stop and shake hands with
scores OF those who pressed about hin
he found number waiting for hin
when he reached the room.
As the undefeated champion entered