Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-11-30

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months after. Wherever jeff docked,
| the Munroe episode was thrown 81
him. Meanwhile MunrOe was touted as
q possible champion.
The triumph of MunrOe occurred Ia
Butte. Fifteen hundred people, includ-
ing five women, checked In at the
Broadway theater to see the boxing
card, that offered an exhibition
bout between Bob FitZlmm0ns and JEFF
fries as the principal bait. The four
round exhibition With Munroe, stole
the show.
The crowd went wild with delight
as MlInroe was declared the winner Of
the 5000 and the match.
Title Not At Stake
Jeffries and FitZsimmons were max
ing transforming trip. Montana stops
included Butte, Anaconda, AASsoula,
Helena, Great Fails and Billings.
Packed houses greeted the champion
and ex-champion. At all stops, JEFF
fries would agree to box some local
man. II he failed TO knock him out in
four rounds, he would pay off In gold
Mllnr0e, q miner, an imposing giant,
a great rough-and- tumble fighter, and
an all round athlete of note, was
urged to put on the gloves with the
champion The title was not at stake,
town boys were billed as exhibitions.
At every city, night after night, JEFF
fries would stow away the boys who
Ventured into the ring with him. But
at Butte, he struck tartar. With the
home crowd cheering for him, Munroe
not only kept out Of harms way, but
muSSed up the champions hair and
disposition, even going so far as to-
knock him down and thereby remov-
ole frsr.Trn a Tnffrfnc
mantle That knockdown or fall down
on the part Of the champion was cap
italized on by Munroe until they met
the second time.
From the Anaconda Standard, the
following paragraphs tell the story Of
the rise Of Munroe and the hemloek Of
disappointment that was slipped by the
champion:
Decision to Jack
Jack Munroe, a miner at the Ana
conda mine, who claims the title Of
amateur champion heavyweight of the
Pacific coast, was given the decision
over James j. Jeffries, champion Of
the world, in four rounds at the Broad
way theater last night The decision
was well earned. Jeffries had declared
that If he could not stop Munroe he
would pay him 5000. He failed to stop
the local man and Referee Dune Mac
Donald gave the decision to Munroe.
When the gong sounded calling the
Macdonald had time to announce that
Munroe was the winner, the 1900
spectators, including five women, we're
on their feet shouting like wild. Men
waved their hats and jumped up and
down for Joy. The women not only
applauded literally but forgot their
feminine dignity and shouted. The wall
Of the theater never before resounded |
with such unsIinted enthusiasm and
vociferous commendation Of any man
as last night.
1.-THE victory Of Munroe over Jeffries
was brought about in the third number
OF the athletic program which the |
champion of the world and Robert Fitz- |
simmons are giving from city to city
on their tour under the management |
Of Clark Ball and Bill Delaney The |
program included q bout between Nose
La Fontise and Doc Flynn as a first
a farce between FitzSimmons
and Jack Stewart as q second number,
the rafting good bout between Jeffries
and Munroe as the third number and
q tame exhibition between Jeffrie5 and
Fitzsimmons as the concluding act.
Off TO Good Start
'Munroe started the proceedings by
pushing Jeffries' head back with a
55uI rlgnb laD 70 the nose. Jeffr1eS
In Munroe q worthy oppon-
snt and waded in to finish him. Mum
roe delighted the crowd by cleverIy
blocking the vicious swings the cham
lion threw at him.
''Munroe outpointed Jeffries all dur
ng the first round In the second,
Munroe landed three hard blows TO
Teff's jaw in rapid succession. jeff
showed he was not In the best of
condition and puffed constantly. jeff
rot mad and knocked Munroe to the
1oor but Jack jumped to his feet at
,nce.
"In the third, jeff set out to get
lis man, sending Munroe to the floor
gain. He put out some hard rights to
he jaw. Two more times in the round
dunroe went down. wisely taking
cunt. He was there not to whip JEFF
rieS, but to stay four rounds. Some
lines the Butte man would clinch to
rotect himself, but he invariably got
he worst Of the clinches. After one
the clinches, jeff got In a right
wing to the stomach, and Munroe went