The record-union., 1897-07-17

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| seems to be the correct estimate or
| the pugilists ability to attract follow
ers of the ring, and as the Columbian
| Athletic Association brought together
| the two biggest men in the puglllstlc
| world as the star attraction in to-
nights boxing carnival, the attendance
was large. About 5000 people poured
| into the arena of Mechanics Pavilion,
| the scene Of the recent Christian En-
deavor exercises, to witness the battle
| of the giants.
| Jim Jeffries of California and Gus
Rubin of Ohio were the giant boxers
contending for honors, and gold. Both
men are remarkable for their size and
muscular development. Jeffries is
man - years of age, six feet one and
| one-half inches in hight, and is in
fine condition at 212 pounds. He has
powerful shoulders, jutting out square
| ly from a neck remarkable for size and
| strength. The only fault in Jeffries
| constitution is in his lower limbs, which
are much too large for quick foot work.
| Rubin, the Ohio giant, tops the Cali
| fornian just one inch, and weighs in
| condition 200 pounds. He is more
| symmetrical in build than his oppo-
nent, and has much longer reach, but
not such tremendous driving powers as
/ Jeffres. Both men were in first-clasS
| condition.
| 1t was 1915 o'lock before the event
of the evening was announced, and the
| big fellows entered the ring. Rubin,
| who was the first to make his appear
ance was not accorded a very warm
reception, but Jeffries was greeted en-
| Enthusiastically when Master of Ceremon-
les Jordan introduced him to the crowd.
| A long delay was occasioned by the
| fact that Jeffries' hands were several
sizes larger than the gloves provided
for him, and another pair had to be
secured. Referee Wand admonished
! the pair, and without any further waste
| of time the men proceeded to business.
The pace was terrific from the start.
| Rubin opened the ball with a left
hook, which missed it's mark, and after
a clinch rushed and swung his right,
but again missed Jeffries, who got in
two hot lefts in the face, and landed
| twice on the wind.
In the second round Jeffries landed
| a straight on the jaw, but the latter
| retaliated with a straight left in the
| wind. The Ohioan assumed the aggres-
sive, but was cleverly stopped with
straight left in the neck.
The fourth round was the hottest of
the fight for Jeffries opened up with
right and left swings on the jaw, and
the Ohioan lost his head temporarily.
He cooled down, however, and jabbed
the southern giant in the nose, draw
| ing first blood but was Immediately
| sent to his knee by a right swing on
the back of the head and remained
down nine seconds. Rubin smashed
Jeffries in the throat just as the round
closed and staggered him.
Jeffries was the aggressor when they
came up for the eighteenth ,and rushed
the Ohioan to the ropes. He landed
several times over Ruhlin's heart, and
the latter only landed a right swing
on the neck in return. At the close
of the round Jeffries swung his right
on the OhiOan's jaw, staggering him.
In the nineteenth Jeffries assumed
the aggressive, and repeatedly planted
his right over the Ohioans heart, until
the latter perceptibly weakened.
In the last round Rubin was sent
down and almost out by a terrific right
swing on the jaw, ana only the call of
time saved him.
The referee, however, declared the
fight a draw, a decision which was re-
ceived with mingled cheers and Kisses.
The finish was most exciting. JEFF
fries was fighting to gain time as much
as the big man from Ohio.
At the opening of the last round JEFF
fries went after Rubin in earnest
With a well-directed swing with his
left and a couple of right punches
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and penned him in a corner, and with
a wide right swing he put Rubin to
the floor with a clear knock down.
Rubin took nine seconds, and arose in
a dazed and almost helpless cond-
ton. In his haste to end the fight,
Jeffries fell short in left swing for the
jaw. In the meanwhile Ruhin was
lying against the ropes almost helpless,
with hands half in position. One more
blow would have ended the fight in
Jeffries favor, but just as the big
Californian prepared to deliver the
: blow, just as the whole house was on
: its feet, wildly excited, the bell changed
with a dscordant and unwelcome
sound, and the fight ended.
Jeffries several times staggered Rub
lin with his left swings on the neck
and jaw. Ruhlin's blows were mostly
of the jabbing kind-the kind that
bring blood, but do not produce un-
consciousness. However, his right is
sufficiently stiff to end a contest
Billy Madden, a veteran at the game
of fisticuffs. and Billy Delaney, who
has acquired fame as the trainer of
pugilists. We're behind Rubin and JEFF
fries, respectively, and did almost as
conducting the fight. The intermis-
sion between the rounds was devoted
entirely by the trainers in coaching the
men. Delaney kept Jeffries away from
Rubin, instructing him to resort to
ducking, and finally to devote his at
1t is the general opinion that had JEFF
fries mixed matters in the early stages
of the fight Rubin would have
succumbed to the Californians swings
and punches before ten rounds had
gone. Madden, too instructed his man
to be very cautious. Rubin had not
the generalship of his opponent. He
followed instructions. however, and to
the surprise of his seconds stayed out
the twenty rounds.
In the preliminaries Goff defeated
OMAHA in three rounds, and Reno got
the decision over Mclaughlin in ten
rounds.