The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-02-28
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MUNR0E Furnishes SHARKEY
IN THEIR Surround BOUT IN PHIL
ADELPHIA.

In Only One Round, the First, Did
the Sailor Have the Advantage.
Munroe Had Things All His own
Way Observation-Disclosures Quit the
Thought to BE Looking for JEFF
fries.
Philadelphia, Feb. 27.-Jack Munroe
outfought Tom Sharkey in their six
Armory in this city tonight.
Munroe stepped from the ring with
out a mark, while both of Sharkey's
eyes were badly. swollen from vicious
right, and left swings of the Butte
miner.
In, only one round, the first. did
Sharlxey have any advantage over
Munroe. After this the battle was
almost wholly in Munroe's favor. When
Munroe began to find the sailors stom-
ach, SharlSey became wild and near
ly all of his leads went round Mum
roe's neck. In the fifth round Mum
roe had his antagonist in trouble and
again in the sixth round Sharkey was
in great distress.
Inc ElOWSs WHICH, N1uilIOC ldllucO VII
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
Jeffries will now be called upon to
defend the championship against Mum
roo.
Round One. Sharkey led and missed.
Monroe landed left blow on Sharkey's
ribs and the latter fell through the
ropes, but did not land on the floor.
They spared for an opening, and on a
rush together Monroe slipped and fell
to the floor. Sharkey missed a left
swing and Monroe missed right. Mon
roe sent left to Sharkey's nose and
right to the stomach, and got away
without a return ShaEkey missed a
left swing and then landed right to
Monroe's jaw, sending him to the floor.
This was Sharkeys round.
Round Two. Sharkey landed vici-
ously over Monroe's stomach and the
men came together, Monroe tried right
for Sharkey's head, but missed. Sharkey
landed light left on Monroe's stomach
and then slipped to the floor. Monroe
landed a hard right on Sharkey's stom-
ach and repeated it a moment later.
Round Three. Sharkey led with left
swing and missed, Monroe landed hard
right on stomach. Sharkey rushed, but
Monroe met him with hard right on the
wind. Monroe staggered Sharkey with
straight left to chin. Sharkey rushed
in, but Monroe met him with right to
wind. Sharkey was wild. Monroe
missed left for head but landed hard
right to the wind.
Round Four. Monroe landed right to
Sharkey's wind and the men then
clinched. ShArkey sent right to stom-
ach and Monroe drove left to the sail
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Monroes stomach, and the men clinch-
ed Monroe landed a light left to
Sharkey's face and left to stomach.
Monroe landed another left on Shark
ey's face, and the latter slipped
to the floor. Monroe landed hard right
on Sharkey's stomach and the latter
looked panied. There was sickening
expression on his face. The men were
clinched to the bell.
Round Five Sharkey missed right
swing and the men clinehed. They
came together and Monroe landed
left on Sharkey's wind. Monroe land
ed a vicious right on Sharkey's eye,
drawing the blood. A moment later
Monroe landed hard left on stom-
ach, forcing Sharkey to clinch. Shar-
key tried right on stomach, but miss
ed, and Monroe missed a left aimed
at the same place. The men were
sparring when the gong sounded.
Round Six. The men rushed to a
clinch. Monroe landed a right to
Sharkey's stomach, and Sharkey's left
went around Monroe's neck. Monroe
sent a hard right to Sharkey's wind
and pushed his head back with a left
Monroe landed hard left on Sharkey's
jaw and the latter looked worried
Sharlkey landed a right on Monroe's
wind and the latter opened Sharkey's
eye with a vicious left. sharkey was
holding on. He was groggy and held
on to save himself. Monroe landed
hard right on Sharkeys stomach
and the latter landed a light left on
Monroe's head. the latter slipping to
the floor. Sharkey led. but missed,
and Monroe landed a hard left on
sharkey's wind. The men were spar
ring as the gong sounded.