The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-21
JACK MUNROE
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By ROGER FERRT.


 ! IEUT. Jack Lunroe, the veteran L heavyweight, who will come here Sunday for a four days engagement at the Park with Abe Feinbere,s Overseas Revue" opening Sunday and closing Wednesday night. will be remembered by the older boxing fans of idgepOrt. Munroe was for years one of the best known characters in the squared arena. He was perhaps also one of the best liked of the heavier boys who have donned the padded n1itts.
 When his ring days were over Jack began to roam. but finally made his way to eastern Canada At that time there was gold boom on in Cobalt, Canada, and the pug settled there for a, while. Fortune smiled on him there and he soon found himself a man. with more money than dreamed of ever having. But Jack was a good sport and always willing to help the chap who was not blessed with as much good luck, so his money began TO diminish. But he had enough to keep him living right and comfort ably.
 Canada liked Monroe as much as Jack liked Canada and when he was elected mayor of Elk City, Ontario, no one was surprised in the States where he has more friends. Munroe held this position down admirably and made a popular executive, but the war soon broke out and NIunroe felt the call and enlisted with the famous Princess Pat Regiment that then or ganized in Canada He enlisted as a private, although he had previously been offered a commission.
 Munroe went lover there' with the first contingent of Canadian soldiers and soon won 2. commission. Previous to leaving he had been instrumental in securing hundreds of soldiers for the regiment. He fought in the bloodiest battles during the first two years of the war and was twice wounded. But he never quit, for he knows not what the meaning is of that word. Each time he went back stronger until he finally had to retire with an arm wound.
 From everywhere came stories of the bravery of the heavyweight. All agreed that he conducted himself as a hero in those terrific battles of the first years of the world war He spared nothing-not even himself. He many times plunged onto a shell bat tered field and rescued his pals. For these brave feats he was soon decor
 
 possession.
 When a bullet deprived him of his arm and he was no longer able to fight the Hun as he wanted to, Nun roe came back to America. But while he was not able to shoulder a musket he did not cease to ''do his bit'' to win the war. Instead he talk ed for the United States government in the bond drives
 As a pugiIist Munroe is best known to Americans. He was one of the best in his day. It will be recalled by those who followed boxing in the days of Jim Jeffries. Jim Corbett, Tom Sharkey, Bcb Fftzsimmons and others that Munroe was the only man that knocked Jeffries down-prior to the Los Angeles mans battle with Jack Johnson. That was a bloody battle and them est important in Munroe's | career. The two fought with every inch of stregth in them, but Munroe was too much for the Westerner and he almost knocked him out in that 1 memorable bout at Butte City, Mont.
 Speaking of Munroe a French gen eral once said early in the war: If we had a thousand men like Jack 1 Munroe the world would never have to fear warq- Here Is a. man who Is not afraid. He is engaged in warfare not because he believes it right but because he knows that 1t Is the only weapon humanity now has to rid it. self of a menace. And it's men like Munroe who will win it for the AL l Iies.''
 And he was right for it took thou | sands of American athletes less than | year to force the Huns into subnis- | sion.