The San Francisco call., 1904-02-28
MUNROE WHIPS
TOM SHARKEY
Has the ROugh-HOuse Sailor
Groggy at Close of Six
Round Go in Philadelphia
MINER IS NOT DAMAGED
Butte Man Goes to Floor in
First, but Keeps a Strong
Lead During Last Five


PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 27-Jack
Munroe outfought Tom Sharkey in
their six-round bout at the Second
Regiment Armory IN this city tonight.
Munroe stepped from the ring without
mark, while both Of Sharkey's eyes
we're badly swollen from vicious right
and left swings of the Butte miner. In
have any advantage over Munroe.
After this the battle was almost wholly
in Munroe's favor. When Munroe be-
gan TO find the sailors stomach
Sharkey became wild. and nearly all
OF his leads went around Munroe's
neck In the fifth round Munroe had
his antagonist in trouble. and again in
the sixth round Sharkey was in dis
tress. The blows Munroe landed on
Sharkeys stomach went straight from
the shoulder and were hard enough to
have knocked out almost any fighter
The general opinion seems to be that
Jeffrtes will now be called upon to de-
fend the championship against Munroe.
Sharkey entered the ring at 10 o'clock
He was given a tremendous cheer by
the great crowd present Munroe ap-
peared ten minutes later. He was well
received. The fight was Marquis Of
Queensberry rules, six rounds, IS per
cent Of the gross receipts 10 be divided
between the two men. 70 per cent to the
winner and 25 per cent TO the loser. No
decision was to be given Both men
were IN frst-class condition
MUNROE GOES DOWN.
Round 1-Sharkey led and missed
Munroe landed left blow on Sharkeys
ribs and the latter fell through the
ropes, but did not land on the floor.
Sharkey landed right on stomach, and
Munroe a left 10 Sharkey's wind
Sharkey missed q left and then the men
clinched. They spared for an opening
and in a rush Munroe slipped and fell
to the floor. Sharkey missed left
swing and Munroe missed a right.
Munroe drove left TO Sharkey's nose
and right 70 stomach and got away
without return. Sharkey missed left
swing and then landed right on Mum
roe's jaw. sending him TO the floor
When they came up Munroe clinched
10 save himself Sharkey landed an
other left to the Jaw, which bewildered
Munroe. The men were clinched at the
bell. This was Sharkey's round.
Round 2-Sharkey landed a vicious
blow over Munroe's stomach. They
spared a moment and then Sharkey
landed right on Munroe's stomach
again Munroe tried right for Sharkeys
head, but missed Sharkey landed
light left on Munroes stomach and then
slipped TO the floor. Munroe tried
left, but Sharkey stepped inside and
landed a light left to the stomach. The
men rushed TO a clinch without dam
age. Munroe landed a hard right on
Sharkey's stomach, and moment later
repeated 1t.
Round 3-Sharkey led with swing
with the left and missed. Munroe
landed hard right on stomach The
men rushed to a cIinch and Munroe
landed 4 left on Sharkey's stomach.
The men spared a second and then
Sharkey landed lightly on Munroe's
wind. Sharkey rushed, but MunrQe
met him with hard right on the wind
Sharkey was short with right and
Muuroe countered with right TO the
wind. Munroe staggered Sharkey
with straight left to the chin. Sharkey
rushed in, but Munroe met him with
right to wind. Sharkey was wild
Muuroe missed left for head but land
ed right to the wind
Round 4-Munroe landed right to
Sharkey's wind and the latter clinched.
They spared for a moment and then
rushed into another clinch- Sharkey
missed a right and Munroe landed
right on Sharkey's wind Sharkey
missed right to stomach and Munroe
drove left TO the sailors wind. Shar-
KEY landed q right on Munroe's stom-
ach and the men clinched. Munroe
landed light left on Sharkey's face and
right to stomach. Sharkey's right
went around Munroe's neck without
damage. Munroe pushed his left to
Sharkey's nose, getting away without
a return. Munroe landed another left
on Sharkey's face and the latter
sIipped to the floor. Munroe landed
hard right on Sharkey's stomach and
the latter looked panied. There was a
sickening expression on his face.
They were clinched at the bell
sHARKEY Is GROGGY.
Round 5-Sharkey missed a right
swing and the men cIinched. Munroe
landed light left and they clinched.
When they broke away Sharkey tried
a left for the head, but was short.
They came together and Munroe land
ed left on Sharkey's wind He missed
right for the same point a moment
later. The men rushed together, each
landing a hard right on the stomach
Munroe landed vicious right on
Sharkey's eye, drawing the blood A
moment later Munroe landed a hard
left on the stomach, forcing Sharkey
TO clinch. Sharkey tried right for the
-+,,,..,I, hut missed and Muuroe miss