Show CLOSE GAll I fOR i JEFF Worlds Champion Finds t Fierce Fight in j Munroe BIG FELLOW WENT DOWN Heavy Men Met and Munroe Stayed for Four Rou dst ds-t 0 Wild Burst of Applause for Monroe Followed and the Champion Looked Disappointed I L Butte Mont Dec Champion James J Jeffries tonight lost l u decision In a fourround conical with Jack Munroo I after four rounds of ino fiercest fighting ttutte lies 1 noon for soino time At onetime one-time the champion wont to his Unceu and u knockout looked possible JcfTrlcaB manugir liul posted a forfoll of fM I for nny one K > stand against Jeffries for four rounds nml Munroe acccplcd the chul lencc U tho end of the fourth Munroe I was sll ciuly to light Ikzslnimons hus postcc 1 ncfelt of JWJ to put Munroe out in folii unniTa I Scldi 101 such a scene of enthusiasm followe 4 Thu balcony and gallery were Jammed and men rose In their seals and uhcorccl lor Munroc 1 The champion was disappointed over his failure to pat Munroo out He did his very Siifit to deliver a knockout blow but the BuLl man was not lo be co dl3pO doC d-oC 11 < W83 game to iho core and aruued every Inch with Jeffilui Munroe repeatedly I repeat-edly sent his = strajrht left to the champions cham-pions face ami Jarred Jeff considerably I iMunroe blocked many vicious uppercuts jho Buitu man displaced unexpected cleverness clev-erness and althou ho went down several sev-eral limes It was moro through Jcffrlesa great weight than the punishment In illclcd in the mlxups Jeffrie did nol overlocd1an opportunity to roash It I but before the third round was reached the smile had disappeared from Jeffrloss face and ho went In with a determination to do his man up Each time Munroe went to his knees he look the count and met nil of the big fellows rushes It was a line exhibition and tho crowd wan well pleased A little blood was spilled from ilunroc3 nose while Jeffries was puffIng puff-Ing freely < Monroe la i a miner and has lived hero two years Tie holds the amateur ama-teur championship of California |