The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-11

ton OF Johnson's name the retired
champion blazed up sayagely.
They might az we'll quit talking
about H." said he wrathfully. Il won't
fight johnson In Nevada OF anywhere
else. and don't care how much money
they ofIer."
"Why?"
We'll. in the FIRST place. wouldn't
give that fellow a chance TO make
dollar through me. In tho second
place, he is as crooked as cork
screw"
Jen would not admit that he be-
lleved Johnson 10 have chance with
him in the ring. He laughed at the
idea
Later. when he arrived In New
York after mis- trip 20 Europe. jim
once moro opened up on the subject OF
the negro fighter.
Take 1t from me-" said he. they'd
better have an ambulance waiting out
side for Johnson. I'm going to lick
him so bad that they'll have TO take
him To hospital 10 patch him up
Was Sore at Jack Munroe.
So far as | know. thar is the first
time that JEFF ever made any such
bloodthirsty predictions about a battle
in which he was to engage. In all his
battles. as conner and as a champion,
there was only one man against whom
he entertained grudgc, and that was
Jack Munroe.
The trouble began in Butte, Mont.
1t will be remembered that JEFF. after
beating F1tzsimmons the second time
In San Francisco, went on the road
with an athletic show. In several
towns he met local men In four-round
bouts. In Butte he picked up the eX-
football player, Jack Munroe, and the
sport fans of the country were amazed
to read In the papers that Munroe had
floored the champion OF the world with
a punch. II had always been matter
OF pride with JeIries that no man
had ever been able TO hit him hard
enough TO drop him TO the floor or
even send him TO one knee Conse-
quontly, the AIunroe story made tre-
mendous sensation. 1t afterwards led
up to a battle. but there was no pre-
arrangement so far as Jef was con.
ceTned.
The fact that the story about the
lnockdown was not true made Jeff all
tho sorer. Munroe told afterward that
ho had not knocked JefGrles down in
the ring The men were scuinlng
along the ropes and JEFF slipped on
the canvas and came down on one
knee. No blow was struck. The story
was sent out from the ringsIde, by a
man who was a friend OF Munroe's,
and at the time he had no idea except
that such a statement would boost
Munroe and get his name In the pa
pers.
THE fellow didn't mean anything"
said Munroc. "He thought it was do
ing me favor
But JEFF did not forgive it At the
time the last OF the heavyweight tim
Der was neatly sawed up and stacked
in the JefTries woodshed. There wasn't
an available man In sight and the pro
moters pitched on Munroe.
Tho true story OF Munroe's training
has never been told. He was the most
hopeless proposition that an expert
trainer ever worried over.
A few days before the fight Tim
McGrath, who acted as chief trainer
for Munroe, took the Butte miner to
a doctors Office and asked that Mum
roe'S heart be examined
Would Have Been Shocked.
Nothing wrong here" said the ply
slcian after the tests.
Sound my pumps. doctor" said Nc
Grath. "See II | can stand an awful
jolt, Will you?"
Whats that for, Tim?" asked Nun
roe innocently.
you might win. you know" an
swcred Tim earnestly. 81 want to
know II | could stand the shock"
On the night OF the fight several Of
JeG's friends called upon him at the
Gas Kitchen in Oakland. where he
always stopped before fight in San
Francisco.
Mrs. Jenries received the visitors.
most Of whom were known to her.
jim was taking a rundown and was
not visible.
you boys bad better have a bet
that lin viii win inside Of five
rounds" said Mrs. JefIries.
When pressed for her reason she
answered:
"He has never been mad at a man
before, but he is mad at this one.
You'd better have bet that he will
win quick