The evening world., 1918-05-10
Jack Munroe Says Government
Should Commander Services
OF Willard and Fulton.
CopJfEht 1918. ~ The prrss pibishins %
THE New York EveniuE World
IDUT JACK MUNROE says that

l. the United States Government
should commander the services
~ Jess Willard and Fred Fulton and
,rder them 70 box and turn the gate
money over 10 the Red Cross o. other
war funds.
Naturally. Munroe compares Will
lard and Fulton with himself. Jack
Munroe was a pretty good heavy
weight fighter FOR a couple OF years
until he met Jeffries a second time.
Then he became a prospector and a
wealthy mining man up in Canada.
tie was forty-one years OF age when
me wal broke out. Half an hour
after hearing the news he started for
ottawa TO enlist. He went 10 FIan-
fers with tho famous Princess Pats
and fought with Canadn's proudest
regiment until It was practically ex-
terminated. A few weeks after the
great fight that turned the Germans
hack from Ypres IN 1si5-the tight
nat cat the regiment down to 1873
men and one officer In one desperate
aay-Munroe vas shot by a German
aniper. He spent n year and n halt
o. an English hospital. was finally
sent back 10 Canada with a useless
right arm, promoted 10 a Lleutenapcy
because OF his heroic work on the
battle line, and now. continues doing
his bit" by recruiting moro CanadI5ns
10 continue the work he helped start.
NO wonder Muuroe isn't wildly en-
'husiastic over the modern heavy
weights who AL the place In the ring
ne once fought for. Munroe at forty
one went TO the war. Willard al
ihirty-one and Fulton at twenty
seven (the c are taken <gom their
published records) not only stay
peacefully at home. but display a
strong desire 10 go right along ac-
rumulatins the coin for their own
bdnkrolls and dodge all lnyitatIons %
light for the soldiers
Jack Munroe never had wIllard's
ght hand punch. or Fulton's batter
ing left hook.
But when II m TO comparing
him with Champion Jess and mis-
nearest rivals off to-day-weI-I
guess about a hundred million peo-
pie IN America would know who 10
pin the medals on.
Old Jack Munroc crept doipn ,ron
The ring.
A broken. and battered and
beaten thing,
hhd me crotcd that ch-errd the
Ctctor so.
Hdd only a jcer for Jack Munroe.
IhcD called him "DeHotp;" then
cursed his name:
IhcU talked OF men tpRo ,rere
'dOO-OOucd game"
Aud then thcv sncercd, for they'i
lost their dough
PuftiHO a bet OTJqck MUaroc.
Years passed. and a breed o,
giants dne
Who put ncC Nfe In the GOOD
old game"
hey tcsro bralcny. aud b'cfy. aud
clustering. so
The icorld forgot about yqcls
MuHroe.
But trar came on, t0tth death In
tram.
And the hand Of the Booze trds
the hand Of Cain.
A"d has coHHtry called for men TO
90.
You must take me-" said jack
MuHroc.
And the "Brccd Of Giants" ,rih
hearts that sank.
signed IN haste an exemption
blank.
IhcU ucre Sure tbey could not
afford 10 o."
SO thCy iett the fighting 10 JdcS
MuHrOc,
THE Giants have started West
with eighteen victories and
one defeat on their record list.
Shucks! Pure carelessncss! with
"a little more attention to details they
might have made the season seventy
seven straight.
A ND now tie Governor OF Utah
~ has been heard from. The
Governor OF Utah plants mis-
number lis down flat on the earth
and says the proposed Willard-Ful-
ton match viii not be held IN Utah.
KIOSSlR' II Fulton ~ willard
IN come out there and set foot
across the border line. with
re-. design TO commit prize fighting.
Utah viii rise in it's wrath and chase
said brace of pestiferous pugilists all
over the alkali plains and the salt
RATS.
And what has col. Miller to say to
that?
FHANELY, II We were the Cover
uOr Of Utah we wouldn't let the
fight be held IN Utah either.
The Inhabitants OF Utah would prob
ably be tempted to commit suicide,
and a guy can dive into salt Lake
only up TO his ankles.
T NTRI' ENtry. We have just
l. heard Of a place where willard
and Fulton can fight! Gen.
PersnluE offers 90 let them have 10
out 10 40 mans land
Hassbali Io-dHY, o 40 r N. ~. y Yankees
70 u.N. IH.H aHIuals. Adm. X. -