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

down to stay had not the ben saved
Crowd for AElmsr
when the naen came up for the
fourth round, the crowd was w1ld with
excitement. Prom all sides came cries
Of Stick 10 him. Jack and jack was
sticking. He never once faltered or
showed signs OF yellow Had he not
been SO tired, ne might have hurt
Jeffries, but his blows lacked steam.
jeff was going 1t desperately. taking
advice from Fitzsimmons who was In
his corner. MunFOe would a. down
from a punch, take count, and come
back ready for more. Once, the cham
pion went TO the floor, but waa ND at
once. When the bout ended. MunrOe
was all in, but he was hero 70 the
crowd, deserving the tunultu0sls ap-
plause which greeted him"
Nose La Fontise knocked out doc"
Flynn, then of California, IN the Sec
ond round Of their go. The bout was
scheduled to go 10 rounds. Nose was
champion Welterweight Of Montana
went In to finish his man right away.
There was a difference of eight pounds
in the weight Of the boxers. Those
who thought that Flynn might take
the Butte Lad were disappointed. Nose
pounded Flynn at viii.
Challenged by Fftx
Fitzsimmons challenged Manroe for
an engagement, a week hence. Fitz
agreed to give Munroe $500 If he
could not put Jack away IN four
rounds. Jack wasn't listening. he saw
visions of bigger dough.
In a recent issue of the Saturday
Evening Post, Jeffries said that for
three rounds he clowned and boxed
with Munroe; and, because the crowd
paid 50, So and S., he permitted the
Butte man to stay, intending to knock
him out in the fourth round Mum
roe, according to Jeff, ran and fell
throughout the round to prevent pun
ishment and the ultimate kay0. In the
article, Jeff states that he paid Mum
roe 500. The Standard reported the
sum paid at $500, and string along
with the Standards version.
In regard to the disputed knockout
or fall, whichever it was, it did cause
much comment at the time. Jeffries |
always insisted that he slipped and
fell In the fourth round. He states |
that Munroe was several feet away
and that Jacks back was turned when
he fell. Anyway, the report was broad |
cast over the wires that Jeffries was
knocked down. Jeffries was at Helena
the day following the Munroe fight, |
and was he sore when he read the |
report? He sent Clark Ball to Butte
to get a statement from local fans |
that the reported Touchdown was |
lie. Balls visit ended by his signing
Ml1nroe to a contract. Ball billed Mum
roe as the "only man that had knocked
down James j. JeffrieS." OF course,
the champion did not like that He
was issuing denials wherever he went.
Meanwhile, Munroe was raking in
the coin on the stage. Eleven months
after the JeffrieS exhibition here, he
moved down old Peter Maher in the
fourth round, at Philadelphia He also
put the skids under Al Limerick at
Boston, the kayo coming In the foIWth.
Later he fought Tom Sharkey at PHIL
adelphia, in q six-rOund no-decision
bout. Six months after his bout with
Sailor Tom, he was facing Jeffries for
the second time.
It was q different story when JEFF
fries and Munroe met again. This time
the bout was billed as 20-round
championship match. It was held ct
San Francisco on Aug. rs, 1904. JET
lries put Munroe away in the second
round
Munroe was like a babe in the
hands of jeff. The Butte man entered
he ring scared and awkward. His
showing was a terrible disappointment
70 fans everywhere. In Butte much in
crest was manifest on the outcome.
The report Of the fight was received
here with "Oh's" and "Ah's"
In the first round M1nroe did not
and a single blow. He hit the mat
vice In this round and was almost
,ut at the bell. Just As seconds after
he second canta started Jack was on
he floor for keeps. Eddie Graney, the
eferee, did not attempt to count. He