The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-28
THE BUTTE MINER
DEFEATS SAILOR
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In a Six Round Bout Last Night
at Philadelphia
JEFFRIES WILL DEFEND
HIS TITLE OF CHAMPION SINCE
4 MuNRoE HAS PROVEN CON
cLusiVELy THAT liz
CAN FIGHT.

BY Associated Press.
Philadelphia, Feb. 27At the Sec.
ond Regiment armory tonight Jack
Munro. the Butte miner met Tom
Shafkey, the sailor, in six round
bout to settle the question rs to who
was entitled TO meet the present
champion. James ] Jeiflies In a bat
tie in May or June.
When the fight had been concluded
Munroe stepped from the ring with
out mark on his person 70 show
that he had been in an encounter
with such a formidable opponent as
Tom sharkey has proved himself 10
be on frequent occasions IN the past.
while the sailors eyes we're badly
swollen from the yielons right and
left swing of The Montana man
In enly one round did Sharkcy ex.
hibit any superiority over his antag
onist The first was 10 his credit,
but during the remaining five the
miner had 1t all his own way, finding
the sailors stomach whenever b.
pleased, driving sharkey Wild and
causing him 10 send all bis leads
around Munrpes neck. The blows
which Mnnroe landed on Sharkoys
stomach vent straight from shoulder
ana wre hard enough To have knock
ed out almost any fighter The gen
eral opinion seems to be Jeffrics VIII
now be called upon 10 defend Tho
championship against Munroe.
The fight By rounds
First Round -Sharkey led and mis-.
sea. Monroe landed left blow on Shat
keys ribs and the latter fell througi
| the ropes but did not land en- tic
| floor They exchanged rights and
I lafts and rttsind tu d klineh. III tin
rush tog ther Monroe slipped and fel
lto the floor, Monroe drove hts left Il
Sharkeys nose, the right to the stonl
ach and got away without return.
Sharkcy landed his right on Monroe
Jaw, sending him to The door Mon
roe clinched 10 save himself Shar
Keys left to Jaw bewlldered Monroe
Both msn clincted when bell rang
This was Sharkey's round
Second Round Sharkey landed on
Monroe three times in the early par
Of this round, h,t towards the clos,
Monroe landed hard right IN Shar
keys stomach and repeated il mo-
mcnt later.
Third Rcund.-They cxchlrgaC
blows freely at opening. Monroe
staggered sharkey with stfaigh
loft to chin. Sharkey rushed in, but
Monroe met him with q right 10 the
wind Sharkey was wild Monroe
missed a left for The head but landed
/ hard right to The wind.
4 Fourth Round.--Ciinches and G.
free exchange of blows characterized
the beginning of this round. Towarc
the clese Monroe landed hard righ
on Sharbey's stomach and The latter
looked panied There was sicken
4 ing expression on his face. The mef
were clinehed when the gong sound
ed.
F,fth Round.-Monroe landed otter
Sharkey once giving him q hard righ
on the stomach. Monroe then landed
vicious right on Sharkeys eye
drawing blood A momont later Nor
roe landed hard left on the stomact
forcing Sharkey to a clinch Boil
were sparring when the gong soundef
Sixth Round Monroe's ability t.
land frequently was again shown II
this round sharkey landing bu.
lthcs. once to Monroe's wind This
was followed by a vicious left whici
opened sharkey's eye He was gfog
~ then and held on 10 save himself
Monroe landed on Sharksy's wind
the round closing with both men spar
/ ring
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