Show I I I I I I I JACK Here Is s James J own OAH I II I story atory about abolt his liGht fight with Munroe lj Ii J this city el elSome CU Some time after our fight tight Fitzsi Fitzsimons I Imons mons and I formed a combination anti and ant I began be nn touring the country with wih a ashow ashow ashow show was a good card cTt because of the groat fight he lie hal given me mo The Tho show was a success everywhere we ve went Around through some of at the western wester states slates I wo met all al comers corners Instead of box boxIng bo boxing Ing together Some FILm FItz took Lok on and I some sonic I took on It I was na In this way war I that tha I happened to t make Jack Jacc Man Mun Munroe Toe roe famous j I This Munroe Wf was a miner minor working 11 I II j I In Butte Mont MeaL He had been a a good football player pa er and amateur cham champion champlon I pion plon boxer of the Pacific coast coast Long before wo we struck Butte Bule an ad advance adI I I vance agent had hind picked him out out I Ij Ii j i know a thing about The house that night was packed and andall andall l all al the people there thero expected to see PO ce sonic some fighting The fellow who hal had I been selected for it know how to fight and ond he made such sucha a n poor exhibition that it knocked him out In n a round to end cail It It hoso La a good little Jt I fighter from Montana who won on a alot alot J lot Jot of 0 fights all al over oer the tho west went wenton I on next and anti knocked his man nina some sore 1 named Foley out In a around around around round too That left heft lef only Munroe and me It I much of or a show to give with witha a n packed house heue out In front front I toM toll I was going to let Mun Mutt Munroe roe roc stay star Sta as a long as 1 I l could and try Er Erto to give the people a 0 run for their money Done Dont you OU bo be a fool said Bob Doh i You get got In thore there and ad finish hint him At ii I quick as a you ou can Cn Youre champion and nd you ou cant afford to fool tool around with wih a dub dubI I thought I knew best so BO I went out and boxed lightly Ight and gave the miner n a chance chanco to make a l showing I was careful not to hurt him Fit Fi was wag road mai Ind as a a hatter hater when I canto cani cami 1 back bock to my m corner comer after tho the first d 1 round He roasted me to a n turn tur and ani W told mo me ro to go o out and end It I In the tho t next round I sparred easily again but butI I hit In the stomach sail and 1 dropped him hint harder than I mean to and I was afraid he lie get getup getup up p But nut ho did In spite of Fit Film who was almost raving rn I let o ostel stick stel until tho the fourth round Then I wont went In to finish him hint but every evor evor time i I feinted for an nn opening or ei stepped In with a punch he lie dropped to lie HIP th floor foor without being hit and took the count count lie 10 lb wa was oa on 01 his knees so I that I dint have a chance chanco to knock him out out That Tha was all al there was nas to the matter mater in Butte Butto That night Clark Ball Bal had hind a falling out with lie JG rushed over oer and signed up tip Munroe and b bp gun gan wiring all al over oer the country tell teti telling tel I ing the tho papers that had ha won wart wona j a decision over mo me In four rounds t and had knocked me mo down FI was waa sore as a bear ber JI H offered to fight tight Munroe and give him If I he stayed two rounds Neither Munroe nor Clark could se SO It It And Munroe fight ro W r another four our rounds for any an amount or of money mone moneo J 0 o In a day da or two Ball Dal and started cast c t keeping tIme the wires hot r ral all al tho the vay wn they thoy the reached Now New York City they tIle were tore received with open orten arras arms antI and the minor trav tra traveled I cled around like n a champion WWI with everybody staring and following him r down the tho street street After I got sot over orar be being b b bin ing in sore soro It was a great gent Joke jolce for me nW ni fight at all al In DulC All Al ho lit could do was as hug and and plump down on his knees i iBack Back Bac In Jn the UH east his managers we e I t wise enough to hold him back until they could teach tench him something H Iii was big bib and strong and did fairly WEl after a n while He Ho beat poor old oh J Maher although Peter nearly nearl knocked his head off In the tho hi first round H He stopped stepped some stevedore named Lim Limerick Lin I erick crick In Boston Doston and after ater a year or orso orso so 50 he fought tough In Philadelphia This was aftem aCo I my mj fight with and I eat Bat at tho ho ringside nearly knocked l out but tho tM minor miner got up and punched on Ott 01 the tho ribs tho old weak spot he got 1 II iii I our Coney Cone Island battle bat for the tho rest re of oC the elx rounds roun H and anti Tom was all ni In 1 at nt the tho tl finish That made Munroe Jun something of or a reputation |