The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-12

Jus Runlln, the PROMISING youhS
heavyweight aspirant for pugilistic
honors, who arrived in Washington yes
terday with his manager, Billy Madden,
began his road training today. He is
matched to fight Wolff Bendorff. OF
England, at 100 pounds, and in order TO
take off several pounds Of superfluous
weight will make a number of road
runs out the Bladensburg pike. The In
itial run, made this morning, was to
Steubener's road house and return, and
was highly satisfactory for the first
run.
The fight with Bendorff will take
place before the Herford's Eureka Ath-
letic Club, at the Academy of Music
concert hail. in Baltimore, on January
"a. for a percentage Of the gate re-
ceipts.
Madden, who has taken Rubin in tow
as a conner has every confidence in
him, and is ready to post forfeit of
81. 500 to bind a match with Corbett,
Maher, Mccoy, FitZsimmOns, Sharkey
or Jeffries.
He has been sparring constantly since
his go with Ryan in New Orleans, and
is in excellent condition. He will not
have To do much training. but Will
make road runs every day until he
leaves for his coming fight with Ben
dorff. His exercise viii be confined
entirely to road work. He is only TWEEN
ty-six years old, and man of powerful
physique. His weight is about 1913
pounds. and other measurements
are as follows: Height, 6 feet
. inches; neck, II inches; reach,
across chest, feet 81 inches;
reach, across back, feet 574
inches: chest, natural. SO inches; chest,
inflated, 4lIz inches; waist, 341a inches:
biceps, right. 14& inches; forearm, 10
inches; wrist, IA inches: thigh, %
inches; calf, 16 inches, and ankle, 10
inches.
His recent fight with Australian
Tut" Ryan has attracted a great deal
of attention and has set the arena
prophets a-guessing.
Ryan came 10 America with Won
derful record and full of aspiration.
He was matched To fight Peter Maher
as a starter and expected to tackle the
top-notchers in regular order. Maher
was not in condition and as he required
about seven months or more to train,
Ryan, who was ready for the ring when
he landed, was matched with Rubin.
was a little timid about the outcome
of the fight. He had thoughts that II
would be a sure victory for the Aus
tralian. but before entering the ring
said: IN do my best TO win" When
the men met on December |. before the
Queen Athletic club. in New Orleans,
the plucky Ohioan bested his opponent
in ten rounds. The defeat was like
cold water TO the aspirations OF Ryan
ing 10 return To the land of the kan
saroos, from which he came. a match
is now on for go between Ryan and
Joe Choynski.
Before Rubin and Ryan entered the
ring in New Orleans an announcement
was read saying that Peter Mdher
would meet the winner. and an effort
is now being made TO bring about
match between him and Rubin. Price.
Of the Hot Springs Athletic Club, offer
ed a purse Of $1,000 for the fight, but
Quinn. who is Makers manager, said
that the amount should be $4,000. The
club was only authorized to give $1,000
and Quinn said he would compromise
on s.. 900 The Hot Springs people are
now trying to secure the extra $1,000,
and if successful, the fight will come
off early in March.
Rubin has only been in the prize
ring about four years. His home is
Akron. Ohio. He was member of the
Akron Gymnasium Association and
was employed with the Werner Print
ing Company In a number of anna
teur bouts he was SO successful that he
was urged by his friends to so into
the ring He did so and since that
time his record, with one exception.
has been one of uninterrupted success.
He defeated Woods, of Cleveland, in
three rounds, and won from Con
Tobin in five rounds at Barberton.
Ohio. He next boxed four rounds with
Peter Maher and got a draw at Akron
He knocked Tony Golden out in two
rounds. and the next man to meet him
was Yank Kenney. of North Baltimore.
in a twenty-round bout. Rubin had
the best of the fight during the first
fifteen innings. Kenney showed up
strong in the sixteenth and took the
honors in that round. The fight was
declared a draw at the beginning of
the seventeenth inning. although no
apparent reason was given for not
permitting the men to continue. Next
came his fight with Dominic Cain, in
Cleveland which was in some respects
a peculiar contest. Rubin bested Cain
in two rounds, but the Cain enthusi-
asts objected TO the decision. 1t was
agreed to fight five additional rounds
and Rubin won easily in one and one
half rounds. Then came the fight in
which Rubin beat "Al' Williams in
six rounds in Akron.
Rubin then met Steve O'Donnell the
Australian, who beat Slavin in five
rounds in a ten-round go at Akron last
June, and defeated him in five rounds.
This fight attracted the attention of
Billy Madden, who discovered that
Rubin had the making of a champion
and he became his manager. Two
months later fight was secured with
Corbett's sparring partner, Jim Jeff
ries the California giant, in a twenty
round draw at San Francisco. Rubin
had the best of the fight during the
first nineteen rounds. but was cooked
by Jeffries in the twentieth. He re-
covered in good time, but the mill was
declared a draw.
was matched to fight Kid Mccoy in
side of four months, is Ruhlin's train
er in these fights.
Billy Smith. champion heavyweight
of Texas, met Rubin in a fifteen round
go at Hot Springs December Z. and was
stopped in one and one-half rounds.
Rubin then went to Louisville, Janu-
airy 5, to meet all Corners and finished
Kentucky Barber in three rounds.
On December 81 he defeated
in one evening at ST. Louis
Owen McGibney, the six-foot spar
ring partner of Denver Ed Smith in
two rounds. and Jack King. another
sx-footer, in three rounds; also Billy
Mahan, of San Francisco. and Prof
Graham. in six rounds, the latter two
being fought simultaneously.
After his coming fight in Baltimore
Rubin will go to Cincinnati to begin a
ten weeks tour with Billy Thompson,