Arizona republican., 1904-02-28
MunrOe Qualified For a
 Championship Contest
HE OUTPOINTED SHARKEY
From the Outset the Miner Had the
 Better of the Sailor and At the Close Had Long Lead-Few Other Men
 Could Have Stood the Punishment.

Philadelphia, Pa, Feb 27.-Jack Munroe outpointed Tom Sharkey in their six round bout at the Second Regiment Armory tonight. Monroe stepped from the ring without a mark, while both of Sharkeys eyes were badly swollen from the vicious right and left swings of the Butte miner. In only the first round did Sharkey have any advantage over Munroe. After this the battle was almost wholly in Munroe's favor.
 When Munroe began to find the sail or's stomach, Sharkey became wild and nearly all his leads went around Munroe's neck. In the fifth round Munroe had his antagonist in trouble and again in the sixth Sharkey was in great distress. The blows which Munroe landed on Sharkey's stomach went straight from the shoulder and were hard enough to have knocked out almost any fighter.
 The general opinion seems to be that Jeffries will now be called upon to de- fend the championship against Nun roe.
 Round 1-Sharkey led and missed. Munroe landed a left blow on Shark ey's ribs. The latter fell through the ropes, but did not land on the floor Sharkey landed right on stomach and Munroe left to Sharkey's wind. Sharkey missed a left and then clinch- ed They spared fer opening and rushed together. Munroe slipped and fell to the floor. Sharkey missed a left Munroe drove a left to Sharkey's nose and a right to the stomach and got away without return. Sharkey missed left swing. then landed a right to Munrce's jaw, sending him to the floor. When they came up, Munroe elinched to save himself. Sharkey | landed another left to the jaw, which | bewildered Munroe. The men clinched at the bell. It was sharkey's round. Round 2-Sharkey landed vicious blow over the stomach and the men came together. They spared a mo- ment, then Sharkey landed a right on Munroe's stomach. Munroe tried a right for the head, but missed. Sharkey ! landed a light left on Munroe's stom- ach, then slipped to the floor. Munroe tried left, but Sharkey stepped in side and landed a light left on the stomach. The men then clinched without any damage. Munroe landed a hard right on Sharkey's stomach and a rroment later repeated it.
 Round 3-Sharkey lead with a swing
 to the head and missed. Munroe land
 ed a hart right to the stomach. The | men rushed to a clinch and Munroe ! landed a left on Sharkey's stomach The men spared a second, and ther Sharkey landed a light on Munroe' wind Sharkey rushed but Munroe met him with a hard right on the wind | Sharkey was short with a right, Nun
 roe countered with a right to the wind
 Munroe staggered Sharkey with g straight left to the chin. Sharkey
 rushed in, but Munroe met him with g right to the wind. Sharkey was wild
 Round 4-Munroe landed a right tC Sharkey's wind and the latter clinched They spared for moment and ther
 rushed for another clinch. Sharkey missed a right and Munroe landed q right on Sharkey's wind. Sharkey missed right and Munroe drove g left to the sailors wind. Sharkey
 landed a right on Munroe's stomach and the men clinched. Munroe land
 ed a light left on Sharkey's face and a right on the sailors wind. Shark. | ey's right went around Munroe's neck
 without any damage. Munroe pushed l a left to Sharkey's nose, getting away l without a return. Munroe landed an other left on Sharkey's face and tn,
 latter slipped to the floor. Munrot