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CHAMPIO TOYS WITH JACK “That First Punch Settled TURDAY, AUGUST o= -ty 1904 N JAMES J. JEFFRIES, THE GOLIATH OF THE PRIZE RING, UNROE, WINNING CLEVERLY IN THE SECOND ROUND Munroe,” Says the Champion FLL, fellows, I i as he othey £f shified fel chance. st me a selves a= to what he did at Bu did the tric 1 caught him a aticr that he was in. think his handlers treated me storics about me But we what I can do and now I hope t i » inteation of 23t 1 s ed myself. Win and I simply sailel play for any particular fought Corbeii and Fitz pst like panci I fch weig i which 1 to the fr 1 weight 2 another I have nothing to say unfair wili Icg all that go now. e pounds when ven et wormed up.” said Jeffries m one side of his mouth: to the ng to-night, but he did not | - can judge for them- | first punch on the ‘puss’ little hock in the first round and 1t Munroe. but I spread ail those | The people saw i. I went into i 1 could and I hit him that f lout 1 knew in and landed wherever I could. | place, but did the best I could. sialled for a few rounds, but not 4 1 think I ianded a few that | I entered the ring. the Now if they can ve him a trial. when they he <atisfi im as quick ting 1 1 hgf:eree Graney Prevents Pos - sible Tragedy by Stop- ping Fight. JEFFRIES GRAND timid- trike one effective and one-sided the out blow of him much all the fight C €ing the affair Jeffries =aid it | * Jaw which started on the downward path. the 2ong sent the two men to- Jefrries dy went right after his man. He crouched but slightly, keep- ing his left well out feints he landed z left to the head, which shook up Munroe. He foilowed this 2 hard uppercut and theu ght to- the body. Munroe shrink to the size of a middle- Jefiries as smiling as if sur- easy game Munroe was ng for him. Jeffries sent a short ft hook the ear and Munroe dropped to his knees. He was up in a | few geconds, only to get a left to the | body | | | | | After a couple or‘[ | i jeft Jeffries then crossed his right | over to the head, staggering Munroe. | He fillowed this with a left uppercut to the be and then sent left to the | head and body like a flash. Another right and left staggered Munroe. Jef- fries outfeinted him easily and sent him down again with a left and right | to the body. unroe stood up and | Jeffries was out to lead again, when the bell sounded the end of the round. | Munroe sisggered toward his corner &nd when he sat down spectators could see his face was terribly puffed wher- ever Jeffries' gioves had come in con- tact with him. His left eye was nearly losed and the other was badly black- MUNROE A TIRED BOXER. | Munroe came up for the second round @ tir-d boxer. Jefiries went sending a left to the @ ieft to the head twice without return. His Jeft was working like a piston rod on Munroe's jaw and the unfortunate man from Butte could i defend himself. Jefiries landed a®. nateiy on head and body ard Mun finally went down from left to the The house was in a tumult whiie keeper Harting was ing off the fate- ful ten =econds. Neithcr the fighiers | nor Referee Graney knew that the time ' a | | tect themselves in the clinches. | aspirants for the championship. was preparing to th: blo wher betwee: T the m FIGHTERS ARE INTRODUCED. Jeff wore h L e black trunks and around his was the Amer flag belt t had seen rvice in his battles unroe wore. green and an elastic band of blue of width. His belt consisted of and blue ribbon. Munroe's ased in bandages and Jefieies had no bandages ands, as he has confidence in s ability to hit hard and in the hion. Jeff stood up while | a azed in open-eyed e opponent. Me- r and shook hands I nd B crowd. He wounced him a > miners' pride, f Butt Montana.” Jeffries was the next to be presented, and again the ncement wa drowned by the 1d comments. Jordan yelled idie Graney, the “hon- -shoer,” was too modest to be duced if in a ballroom. He was attired in an immaculate Tuxedo. “Kid” Mc-| Coy was introduced as ‘“‘the Beau 3rummel of the prize ring, who was| open to fight any man in the world, save Jeffries. Jeffries showed some interest in his opponent while waiting for the cam-! era men to fix their machines. He said to Delaney “Take a look at his hands,” and the trainer replied: e 4 did: they're ail right.” Jeffries went | to Munroe's corner and examined the | bandages. JEFFRIES INSPECTS GLOVES. Jeff made a close Inspection of the gloves that were handed to him, as he did not care to have them break, as one did when he fought Corbett. He then got up and tried the floor of the ring and Munroe's eyes opened wider. Jeff then toid Jimmy Britt to go over and look at Munroe put on the gloves. James Edward tripped across the can- vag and “rubbered.” Manager Harry | Pollok performed the same office for Munroe. He watched Delaney and | Brother Jack as they put the gloves on the champion. A small fight among the spectators for possession of a*chair interested the fighters for half a minute. When Jeff and Munroe stood up to be photo- graphed Munroe kept his eyes away from Jeff. The champion grasped the miner by the hand and posed. THe | ring was cleared and the referee called the men for final instructions. Billy Jordan then announced that the men had agreed to fight straight Marquis of Queensberry rules and pro- With the final and familiar cry, “Let ’er £0.” the bell clanged and the short fight was on. As there are no more men for Jef- fries to meet, he seems destined to fill the place of strong man in the circus. In the' condition he showed last night he could defeat a whole ring full of Jack Johnson had announced his intention of | challenging the winner, but one glance at Jeffries caused him to change his mind. He maintained a discreet si- lence. IR e SAGINAW KID BEATS BURNS. Jack Means Takes Sullivan's Measure in Fouar Rounds. “The Saginaw Kid,” private secre- tary to Jack Munroe, opened up the night’s sport with a well-earned vic- M funroe was first to be introduced | y Jordan, whose splendid voice 1eard amid the tumult and the the only champion | He moved around the ring | S W/?J Y o aTTBIES B i A < 5 THE CHAMPIO} OF CHAMPIONS AND MOST FORMIDABLE FIGHTER IN HISTORY OF RING. STOPPED the fight because | 66 l Coy to ihrow up the spong knew he was helpless and I He improves in each fight. Nature for any man. Jeffries landed the fi 1 feared Munroe might be killed. He for life, and 1 am sure all fair minded persons will agree that I acted humanely. e, but he motioned a refusal. prevented a ring fatality. has been kind to the champion. rst punch and it was a lucky one. Jeffries i He Afte — + | Referee Graney Says He Prevented a Ring Tragedy. | is too game a man to be injured | I appealed to Mc- When Munroe arose in the second round 1 € 100 strong and hits too hard landed bigger, faster and better than ever. | 1t | Munroe was at sea and was at the mercy of Jefiries. Jeffries had an casy victory because he was up against a man who was 100 slow champions a ungainly. Munroe should not take his defeat to heart, as he was beaten by a champion of | —Eddie M. Graney, referee, in an interview. . “Jeff May Retire ! From Prize Ring,” Says His Trainer | “This may be Jeff's last fighi.” | said Bflly Delaney. *“He has met and beaten them ail, and | | now I do not see whom they | | | can bring to the front. As far | as I.am concerned, I would like him to retire on his laurels. If he has to walit for a couple of | years he may not be in such i | good form. About the fight? | Well, I was disappointed. Mun- | | roe was hopelessly outclassed. I Lknew that when I saw him | | make the first pass. I know | that Jeff hit harder to-night | than he ever did before in his life and Munroe received some ! punches that were something terrible. No, we have no plans for the future.” 5 | tory over Louis Burns. The boys went | four rounds, and the bout abounded in | a lot of willingness, even though the | real science of the game was lacking. | Saginaw was game, and that was what | { got him the purse. He started off like | | a quarter horse in the first round, but | fared rather badiy for two rounds. He | | finally began to wear his man down, | | and floored him several times in the | |last two rounds, winning the fight by | | an ample margin. | Jack Means and Billy Sulllvan, two | 130-pounders, mixed it in the second | preliminary. Means showed great form | in the close places and was cool and | collected throughout. He was a little to the bad in the game of lead, and it was here that Sullivan had the better of the go and also had his man in dan- ger a couple of times. Means did his best work in the first | two rounds. Every time Sullivan came at him he sent in’rights and lefts in quick succession and had Sullivan | wabbly on several occasions. The last round was about even up, but as Sul- |livan had done all the effective work Referee Frank Corillo gave him the deciston. —_———— Boy Misses His Father. Parker Cahney, a nine-year-old lad, was taken to the City Prison last night and given in charge of the matron. ; Cahney was found wandering along the water front by a policeman. He sald that he came from Santa Rosa yester- day morning and was to have met his father at the ferry. The elder Cahney failed to put in an appearance and the boy will be held by the police until some one eails for him. Hhis father is a horse trainer of Santa Rosa and his mother lives in Eureka. ———— Engineers are alarmed at the inroads that crawfish and muskrats aré making in the levees along the Mississipi\i River. The crawfish burrow into th levy and the muskrats follow to catch and eat them. Then the muskrats bur- row right through the bank and make €0 many holes of this kind that in time of flood a break is likely to occur, | was chewing gum and smiling. | quickly, but the lit with a left { his helpless Jeffries Punches) | His Opponent at Will. Following is the report of the fight by rounds: Round 1—Both advanced slowly to the center and indulged in light spar- ring. Munroe was the first to lead, | this with a left that was short. Jeff- ries danced around his opponent, drew him into a clinch and missed a right for the body. Munroe, in a clinch, missed a right for the body. Jeffries Jeft- | ries sent Munroe to the floer with a | left hook to the jaw. Munroe was up | champion drove a ! straight right to the head and followed swing to the stomach. Jeffries followed his advantage, driv- ing Munroe to the ropes with right and left tc the body. A well directed left to the jaw sent Munroe to the floor for eight seconds. He arose, but again was floored with a similar blow. Jeff- ries started a vicious right for the jaw, but the bell rang and the champion stayed its progrese. Munroe did not land a blow and locked nearly out as his seconds shoved him to his corner. Round 2—They went to a clinch. Munroe received a left swing to the | mouth that made him spit blood. He bored in, but Jeffries was unrelenting, gmashing him all over the body with left and right: He floored the miner. Blood flowed from Munroe's face and | mouth. Another terrific right to the face rendered the miner helpless. He | sank slowly to the floor and attempted | to rise. Jeffries was waiting for him, | but before the champion could land on | victim Rereree Graney | grabbed him and declared Jeffries the | winner. (RAR=EE T T ST, SIX-YEAR-OLD BOY IS RUN OVER BY TRUCK AND KILLED Little Stephen Barbica Attempts to | Pass in Front of Vehicle and Loses His Life. Little Stephen Barbica, the six-year- old son of Paul Barbica of 168 South Park avenue, was run over and killed by a heavy truck last night shortly after 7 o'clock. The accident occurred on Third street, near the corner’ of Bryant. The driver of the team, John J. Ballinger, did not know that his wagon had run over the child until he was arrested at his house on Mec- Allister street. The boy was crossing the street with his sister and two other children. He ran in front of the wagon and was run over. Witnesses of the accident: were astonished to see the driver continue on his way, and say that they do not see how he could have failed to see the child. Ballinger was booked at the City Prison on a charge of man- slaughter and subsequently released on bail. | room force is largely reduced. —_——— Cultivating sympathy with ourselves never makes us tender to others. McCoy Believes [ Butte Miner Was | Fairly Subdued o, I have no excuses to of- fe said Wid MeCoy after the battle. “Munroe might have | made a better showing had he gone after the champion in the first round. As it was, that first punch in the stomach started him goinz. We tried to revive him at the end of the round, but it was usele: I did not | threw np the sponge, for I thought - Munroe might still | make a stand. If he had suc- ceeded in hitting the big fellow a few thmes he surely would have showed the public that he | is capable of fighting. Munroe is not injured to any extent. for splendid physical con- SUCCESS OF THE TURBINA PLEASES NAVAL ENGINEERS Experimental Craft Is Regerded as Highly Satisfactory in Zvers Way WASHINGTON, Aug. 26.—A board of naval engineering exverts has just completed a thorough examination of the Turbina, one of the latest devel- - <= | Defeated Boxer Has Little to Say About Brief Battle He realized that the great cham- and =4 UNROE had little to say. pion was his master and that he was beaten fairly S by a better man. qux“;‘:- )(hal first on¢ fixed me,” said Munroe. “T might | have done better had 1 got right in and carried the fight to him. I did not know that T had been counted out, but I guess I was. 1 was in the best of condition and have no complaint to offer on I did my best and lost. I am sorry if my friends bet any money on me. I thought I could win, but I guess I underrated Jeffries. He is a great fighter and can beat any of them. I did not want my seconds to throw up the sponge. I am never out till they | have counted off ten seconds on me. I have no plans for the futare, but I may fight again. 1 thought I could last for ten rounds any- way. and [ might have done so had 1 gone right in. “‘Munroe has a badly blackened eye and was spitting blood after he left the ring. He appeared rather nervous and seemed to take his defeat keenly. After dressing he immediately left the pavilion and was driven out to the Beach Tavern, where he spent the night with his trainers. As he left the building the miner pugilist was heartily cheered by a large gathering of his admirers. that score. housands Throng Pavilion to See Gladiators Do Battle. It was a gala night at the Pavilion. | way from Omaka to see the contest anq vas fille was rewarded by Billy Delaney, who The great structure was fill Z“m‘l:a:: { allowed him to hold the “bottle.” Mike excited crowd that came 1o 866 COAW | oo pan gazed at Munros and won pion James J. Jeffries do battle with dired If his porterhouse seaks had Jack Munroe, aspirant for heavy- Jack sufficient strength to stand weight honofs. The crowd was expect- ant and anticlpated a hot battle, but TATORS AMBITIOUS. it was sadly disappointed. The throng i S | departed with jeers for the vanquished | "= S 50 onille | and praise for the boilermaker. { e vk s rousing 4 Many had traveled thousands of! for Rge Gunpst was also miles to see a “championship battle,” | among Dr. D. F. Raga and the visitors wili return to their | Health the | homes and tell what a “dub” Munroe | was in is and of his consummate nerve in| of the £t W even fancying he had a chance to wrest | puffed arour Dr. Druc r the championship from the mighty | on a cane-botte d chair and thought Jeffries, it was as e as pulling teeth. Joe | It was a banner attendance, and Morrisey ar when the gate receipts had been mana counted it was noted that $21,800 had n paid in by people anxious to see the men perform. Of this sum the fightcrs received 6 amounting to $13,080. Jeffries and Munroe beating. The Y share was $8100. Captain Mooney and Lieutenant fight Kelly handled the spectators in good | the t fashion. The: [ got judicia s and was ready no one was injured. Ti | render a 4 in favor of Jeffries their seats witho fighting at the end of the fi 1 them, and this reflected great credit on, Al the 1 seen at tha club and management. pugilistic en ers were notec around As carly as 3 o'cle here was a long | the rin, a typical fi crowd line of men and boys camped along and easily There was no the Grove-street side of the Pavilion. disorder and everything passed off in They waited patiently until the doors | Sunday school fashion. The unequal -re thrown open. Each hour brought | contest was over at 10 o'clock and the more waiters, and by 6:30 p. m. the club | disappointed devotees of the fistic game was assured of a big attendance in the | glowly wended their way out of the gall A line of rese. ved-ses Pavilion and homeward. Many blame gathered in front of Mechanics’ Jeffries for not knocking unroe out ion, awaiting the opening of the main | in Butte, Mont., and thus saving them . Promptly at 7:30 p. m. the| from being enticed to the a holders were allowed to enter,| Should Munroe ever fi ing down two passage-ways without crowcing. The crowd was slow to ar-| corporal's guard would not see him. The question that remains to rive, but by the time the main event | pe answered is, “Who is capable of | was announced the structure was/| giving Jeffries a warming up?” | erowded with spectators. The Pavilion S il presented a gala appearance, due to BETTORS FAVOR JEFFRIES. | Knights Templar. | | | | opments in the use of the steam tur- | bine, as applied to vessels. The results of the inspection will be made known in detail in a report on the subject of turbine power which the board will pre- pare, but it may be said the perform- ance of tHe Turbina was regarded as highly satisfactory in the complete absence of vibration and in the com- fort of the crew. Furthermore, almost no more repairs are necessarv to the engine, there be- ing no friction except in a few bear- ings. There is no pounding and thud- ding of engines—nothing but a soft rush of steam through the pipes so that | noise is suppressed—a valuable consid- eration in naval combats. The engine- Aadi- tional coal carrying capacity is gainéd by the reduction of weight of the en- gines and the center of gravity is low- ered through the motors béing placed just above the keel. Now that a_practical reversing de- vice has been found and installed in this boat the naval engineers are pre- pared to press forward the completion of their plans for the installation of turbines on the new warships. ————— Will Hear Dr. Matthews. The Rev. Dr. M. A. Matthews, pas- tor of the First Presbyterian Church of Seattle, who is visiting San Fran- cisco, will give an address at the mass meeting for men at the Young Men's Christian Association auditorium to- morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock. Dr. Matthews is said to be one of the strongest pulpit orators on the Pacific Coast. He will speak on a special theme to young men to-morrow. | being placed in the rafters forthcoming visit of the the Make Him a Strong Choice Through- out All the Wagering. Jeffries ruled a strong favorite from first to last the wagering on the fight. The first tickets written showed Jeffries a 3% to 10 choice. This was the prevailing price up to yvesterday, when the pressure of Jef- | fries money sent the price down te 3 to 10. Jeffries’ admirers were all in the heavy-weight class, sending in their checks for thousands. To offset this flood of momey the | men who figured Munroe to have & chance sent in their commissions in fives and tens and it was slow work to | absorb the Jeffries money. The liveliest betting was om the probable number of rounds the come test would last. Jeffries’ adherents were confident he would win inside of ten rounds and freely offered even money on the proposition. One lune woman braved the eyes of fightgoers and sat in the gallery with her escort. She took as deep an inter- est in the goes as any one present, and her voice joined the mighty shouts that greested Jeffries on achieving his easy victory. PROMINENT MEN THERE. Seated close to the ring were men prominent in professional and business life. Lawyers and doctors brushed elbows with men who toil with their hands. Flasks of “inspiration” were passed around in good fellowship. The curling smoke from cigars mingled with the “coffin-nail” puffed by the youths in the gallery. While waiting for the t of the evening” to come off, the v or from the country ex- anged views with hig city friend. In- troductions were unnecessary and un- in sought. the ringside, but these bets were made P money. The total sum for which tickets were written was reminiscent | of the palmy days when every man | had at least a small bet down on his favorite fighter. —_—— FRAUD CHARGED IN SUIT AGAINST A PROMOTER International Mercantile Agency Sues on the theory that Jeffr: would or would not win in legs than ten rounds. Lieutenant Kelly of the Police De- partment sat close to the ring, await- ing developments. He also practiced peering beneath the new military head- gear that has been introduced in police eircles. The peak of the cap had Kelly blinded, but he did not fail to see that Jeffries was hammering Munroe to pieces and had not Referee Graney | to Recover Stock Voted to | interfered would have rtopped the | Former President., unequal fight. Beside the officer sat | NEW YORK, Aug. 26.—Assistant District Attorney Garvin to-day began o et peai ey G oy B | an investigation into certain allegations ionaire v of 3 'y - | made in the complaint of the Interna- Harlowe J;::::fi;;ihf‘;nn;g:'ew”‘ig'f:o:o | tional Mercantile Agency in a suit in see e cl S | equity just filed in the United States not think he was repaid for the 1°“K}Courl here against Thomas H. McCau- trip. ley, a former president of the concern. HORSES AND CARTS THERE. The complaint alleges In substance The “Horses and Carts” and ,he‘thal MecCauley was voted $1,200,000 of “Morgue Club” forgot all about De- | the capital stock of the company on mocracy in their eagerness to see the | Worthless assets furnished by him, and “mill.” The McNab men were of the | that he converted the stock of the con- opinion that the fight was just as easy | cern to his own use unlawfully. as the one they had ‘on the opening| The complaint says the company was night of the late municipal convention, | Ofganized January 5, William P. Harlowe, formerly a lawyer of Sacramento, but who is now a ril- 1902, as the Here and there among the spectators | Sprague Mercantile Agency, with a could be seen statesmen who had | capital stock of $2,000,000. The company twelve hours before made the walls of | Some time later became known as the the convention hall at Santa Cruz echo | International Mercantile Agency, the with their eloquence. | complaint states, because of its hold- Charles M. Shortridge forgot all|ings in Canada. about his defeat for the Coagressional | At a meeting of the board of direc- nomination. Senator Eddie Wolfe for- | tors on January 16, 1902, the complaint got his coming fight. but when it was 2lleges, McCauley was voted $1.200,000 all over he turned to a friend and said, | °f the common stock. “‘grossly in excess “1 hope I win my district as easy as.©Of the value of the Stock put in by Jeff won to-night.” | him.” Senator Savage of Los Angeles| ‘“McCauley lent money to the com- rubbed his glasses and watched the | Pany ostensibly from his private funds. gladiators intently. Judge Fritz could | the complaint says, “but in reality from not keep quiet during the mill. He | the proceeds of the stock sold by him feinted and ducked with every blow | and represented by him to be treasury and whenever he saw an opening he | Stock.” let fly with his elbow and his ste- | nographer suffered. “Dick” Adams and “Cute”” Eddie Hanlon were close to the ring to give Jeff confidence and other things. “Sandy” Griswold came all the —————— A trackless railway .is soon to make its advent in Prussia. It will run over a good roadbed, twenty feet wide, and will obtain its power from overhead ‘wires.