The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-21
CORBETT'S IDEA.
Jumped Into the Ring to Chal-
1enge Mccoy
After the "Kid" Whipped Gus
Rubin in Twenty Rounds.
GODDARD AFTER HIM.
5000 People Saw the Syracuse
Fight.
Rubin Debut Surprises the
Sports.
GODDARD AFTER HIM

Syracuse, N. Y, May 21.-The fight
between Kid Mccoy and Gus Ruhlln'
the latter of Cleveland, resulted IN
victory for Mccoy after 20 rounds
Three thousand persons were in the
hall to see the fight. There was lit
tie betting on the result and the show
ing made by Rubin was a surprise.
Mccoy says that he will now meet God
dard and then Choynsk. There was
great difference in the weight of the
men. Mccoy, according to his state
ment, weighing 157 pounds and Rubin,
according to Billy Madden, his mana
ger tipping the scales at $50 pounds.
George SiSler, of Chicago, aced as
referee. When he rendered his dec1s-
ion, Jim Corbett leaped into the ring
and asked Mccoy to fight him, but the
latter declined to consider the matter
and refused to make any arrangements.
Mccoy entered the ring at 1880. The
gong sounded at 1915.
Round There was much fdddng
and the Kid swung right to head. They
cIinched and Rubin lifted his man from
the floor. Rubin tented a left, but
failed to land and they clinched. RUN
lin got left in on body and head after
Mccoy chased him around the ring.
Gus sent left lightly to body, and Nc
Coy then put left to Ruhlin's eye. The
Kid jabbed left to body and then to
jaw. Rubin rushed as the gong sound
ed and Mccoy put right to body in
cLnch
Round 2-Ruhlin missed a left but got
the fiat of McCOy's glove in the face.
Gus rushed again and put right to face.
Kid landed hard left to jaw and they
mixed up in McCOy's favor. Gus put
left to jaw twice, sending the Kid back.
Kid put right and left to face. Mccoy
put right to jaw. Kid missed a left
swing and Rubin chased him around
the ring, sending left and right to neck
and putting right to face as the gong
sounded.
Round 3-Gus put right to face and
rushed his man. Kid got back with
right swing on jaw. Kid poked left to
wind and then to jaw Rubin jabbed
mouth was bleeding badly. Rubin
was covered with blood.
Round 4-Gus landed a bad left on
face and Kid ,jabbed right to eye and
body. Kid jabbed right to wind and
then swung left to head. Rubin rush
ed but Kid clinched without sustaining
any damage. Kid put right and left
Inns eye was bleeding again.
Round 5-McCoy stopped left to neck
and then poked right to face, getting
nicely from Ruhlin's rush. Rubin lab
bed right to face and the KIDS lip was
bleeding. Gus was stronger and was
rushing, but bleeding from blows The
Kid swung his left to jaw and ducked
two right jabs. The Kid sent his left
to wind.
Round 6-The Kid swung his right
and received left on jaw. They ex-
changed lefts on face: Rubin put his
left to heart The Kid swung left to
jaw. fighting very slow in this round,
neither man being aggressive.
found Gus rushed, sending left to
the corner. Mccoy planted right to
head. The Kid hooked right to Jaw
and got left on wind. The Kid poked
LETT to body and when Rubin rushed
n o1iy
Rubin used his left on ribs. Kid put
left to ribs and then jabbed right to
heart.
Round Skid rushed, they clinched,
and Gus used his right on ribs Siler
cautioned Mccoy for using his elbow
in clinches. Kid poked left to wind
and right to face Gus put a light left
1ab to face. Mccoy countered on Rub
Inns bleeding eye. Gus poked left to
face hard. Mccoy jabbed right to face
and got right under the heart in re-
turn. He rushed right to face and got
right under the heart in return. He
rushed Gus against the post and the
big man nearly fell. They clinched as
the gong sounded.
Round 9-Ruhlin's eve was badly c11t
and his seconds endeavored to stop it's
bleeding. The men fiddled for nearly
half a minute when Mccoy rushed but
was blocked. Gus chased the Kid
around the ring but failed to land. Kid
poked left to wind. Rubin rushed put
ting straight left to face. Mccoy swung
IISnI 10 Jaw, then left on ear. Rubin
5abbed left to face in a rush. He was
badly handicapped by his eye which it
made it difficult for him to see
Round 1O-They exchanged left
swings on head. Mccoy chased Rubin
around the ring. The Kid poked light
ieft to Ruhlin's stomach, then swung
left to head Mccoy uppercut with left
SWING. The Kid was doing little lead
ing and seemed waiting to land a de-
Cisive blow.
Round 11-Ruhlin rushed, but failed
to land. Mccoy jabbed left to wind
and Gus swung a wild right to the
head They exchanged rights on face.
Then Mccoy sent left to body Rubin
got his man to the ropes, but missed a
great opportunity. McCoys left labs
set Ruhlin's eye bleeding once more
and he was covered with blood GINS
sent right to face and got a bad I'M
per cut on face. Rubin was landing
about one in ten of his leads
Round 12-The Kid rushed and iahhed
left to face. He rushed again and put