The record-union., 1898-06-30
Knocks Out the Ohio Slant in Two Minutes
and Seventeen Seconds.
The Decisive Blow q Right Swing
Which Reached Ruhlin's Jaw in
the Proper Spot, Sending Him to
the Floor as if Felled by an
AK, Where He Lay Helpless Un-
til Counted Out by the Referee.

NEW YORK, June 29.-Tom Sharkey.
the sailor pugilist of California,
knocked out Gus Rubin, the Ohio
giant, in less than one round tonight
before the Greater New York Athletic
Club at Coney Island. Ruhln's defeat
was accomplished in exactly two min
utes and seventeen seconds, and as
soon as the referee had declared
Sharkey the winner, the sailor ran
across the ring and shook hands with
Rubin, who had been carried to his
corner. Rubin was still in q groggy
condition when Sharkey grasped his
gloved hand and was unable TO reply
to his conQueror's remarks. which We're
uttered in an apologetic tone. Sharkey
then rushed to the ringside and leaning
on the props, shouted: Il am now ready
to meet FitZsimmOns, COrbett, Mccoy
or any other man for the heavyweight
championship of the world"
AS soon as he had delivered this brief
speech Sharkey's seconds took hold Of
him and pulled off his gloves. Mean
while the crowd kept surging towards
the ring, and Sharkey was cheered as
he walked through the mass of people
on his way to his dressing room. Rubin
came to very quickly, and was able TO
walk to his dressing room without as
sistance
The story of the fight, if it can be
called such, is easily told. Rubin was
the first to land, but Sharkey was quick
to reply. His arms, and he can use
both of them ceverly, swung like fails,
and as his gloves landed on Rubin 5
head it was seen at once that Rubin
had no chance on earth. The knock
out blow was hard right swing, which
reached Ruhlin's jaw in the proper
spot. Gus went down as if felled with
an ak, and lay partly on his stomach
and elbow. He tried to get up but
could not, while the referee was count
ing the ten seconds which would end
the encounter.
Ruhlin was beaten after the first
swing landed, and Sharkey stock in the
pugilistic market went soaring as hi''h
as a rocket. The spectators left the
building quite satisfied with the cor
test, which was devoid of any brutality
or foul work.
Sharkey was the favorite, and the
ruling odds We're 100 to 20 on the sailor
Ruhlin's seconds We're Billy Madden,
Jack Everhardt, owen Zeigler, VIII
liam Raine and Charley Goff. Sharl...,
was looked after by Tom O'Rourke.
Steve O'Donnell, Tim McGrath and
Spider Kelly. Alex Brown was referee
Sharkey weighed III and Rubin 100
pounds.
The men shook hands at 1876
o'clock.
THE FIGHT IN DETAIL.
Round 1-Ruhlin opened with a left
swing on the wind. Sharkey sent
back a left swing on the head. Rubin
jabbed left on the wind, and Sharkey
swung his left on the wind and jabbei
his right on Ruhlin's head. Ruhlir.
after a couple of clinches, jabbed his
left on the face, and Sharkey swung n
right and left on the head. Rubin
jabbed a left on the face twice, and
Sharkey swung his right and left on
the head. which staggered Ruhli1,.
Then Sharkey. seeing his advantage,
quickly swung his right across flush
on Ruhlin's jaw, dropping the Ohio
giant to the floor where Rubin lay
helpless While the referee counted ten
seconds, and then declared Sharkey the
winner Time of round, minutes II
seconds.