The evening world., 1914-02-25

lPiving Ia another - he fell. just 70
After that there wasn't . man ON
earth who wanted to fight Jeffrlcs.
q who would have had any chance
- beat him.
% Il startled the whole country
whop, four months after Jeffries had
whipped corbstt, nsws flashed over
The wires that an unknown miner In
Butte had knocksd JefRriAs down aud
bad received the decision" In . four
round bout.
Jack Munros was the niner's name.
Who knew anything about Jack Mum.
resf
I did, for ono. It Just happened
that j had played football with \
Jack Munroe on tho Olympic A. G.
football team. In San Francisco. and
against him with the Reliance on one
famous occasion when Munfoe came
down with lineup OF gianta from
She Northwest. knew that Aunroe
Had gone on prospecting for copper
IN Idaho, and that he was NO longer
playing football. Then over the wire
came word that the Jack MunrOe.
Who had fought Jsffreis. was for.
q the Pacific coast. That nxed It.
SaA seen Jack Munroc win the cham
11onahip In the Olympic Club. He
Vos q whale among amateurs. Pos
Uobly, by some chance. he had even
k0ocked Jeffries down. And from
- toughness on the football nel6 ]
11An't doubt that he would % =
UAghty hard man for even Jsnries Ia
0ock out In four-rOund bout.
remembered very we'll one occa.
elen whom Munrcs. playing on tn
0osm, the Unlvsrsity Of California!
"a carried the bali down the Aeld
1lnety yards In short rushss. Tha!
~ Il seemed soothing On earth could
~ TIE Butte miner. He had tire.
00ndously powerful hips ana legs
m when tackled he kept 9oing fo'
~ ~ ten yards every time. And NJ
Nas eiways grannins. Nothing evs'
61Ft him.
Clark Ball. who diA the talking. BAL
~ been With Vtt1Dlmmons and JET
6loo, but had seem q chance 60 ''gral
q stake with the miner. and ha<
lnmood out with him. And Ball toll
6oautiful ciscumstantial story o
- affair In Butte. describing Jus
~ Nunroe drove in q terrible RICH
0nAor the heart and cent the gian
6oeeeSlng 70 his haunches.
IAAAg-yeass latsr-Jaok htmsel
ia me- the rock bottom truth.
hoUNRoe PLAYED FOOTBALL u
THE cliNcHgo.
"Yeu ses," sAid Jack. II was hos
= the sang On the fourth level. an
1vas playing some football. hadn'
dane any fighting, but ] was In 500
GNspo. I waO working 10 Get q stalk
e open up . copper had I'd foun
.Whsn Jsefrsss eams . along and
hard of that offer OF $500 to any on
Who could stay four rounds with his
I made up my mind 70 got the monel
90 ! started training little and lai
:Jeff and Yits had been knockin
ont al comsgS without any tFUubl,
TAsy were With Q bur>ssqus shov
o0d guaas there was . sort Of
1ardi dras Al1 along the line. Js,
0oveP thought Of such . thing Z
kooping In shape or finding any on
/ - couldn't put out. The night
4 ut me he came into the ring wipin
< 81 his chin from the last bottl0
: Wins ND 3ust drunk in hts dreaseu
gee0. He was pretty Wal lit up. a
- seemed 70 thiak h was al . JON
He was 0rinning at me and kiddin
Win his friends. When The ftGl
STARTED b. walked over and ! waita
~, him. When he GOT 70 ny corn,
! gussD ~ thought was soarOd I
& A1sth, for b didn't svsa Dut - b
- 1nss. lit hin 60 ths jsw With
V1Ght hand wall0p end then played
ue4lo football IN clinch. He gruntl
N VA that pench. but didn't ssssa
uond Z mneA. He Iust stalled alor
IS - ASdn't DO much punehin0 sxosl
nDUMNoe AoMlTrGo HI Mgvg
Z u yoco0Qo, ssooc kootvM.
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