The herald., 1898-05-21
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A VICTORY OVER Gus RuHLIN
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Challenge From the Ex-Great
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lin, the latter Of Cleveland, resulted In a
victory for Mccoy after twenty rounds.
Three thousand persons were in the AL
.hambra, where the fight was held. There
was little betting on the result and the
showing made by Rubin was surprise.
He stood a lot Of punishment and was al
ways ready to come back for more. He
was apparently strong at the finish. Nc
Coy says that he will now meet Goddart
and then Choynski. There was great DIFF
according to his statement. weighing 157
pounds, and Ruhlin, according to Billy
Madden, his manager, tipping the scales at
$50 pounds. Sixty per cent of the gate re-
ceipts are to be divided between the men,
Mccoy taking Is per cent and Rubin 25 per
cent In place of $500 purse. George Siler
of Chicago acted as referee. When he rem
dered his decision Jim Corbett leaped into
the ring and asked Mccoy to fight him, bu,
the latter declined to consider the matter
and refused to make any arrangements.
AS curtain raiser, Kid Broad and Jack
Hamilton fought twelve rounds at catch
weights. Broad got the decision.
In the Ring
Mccoy entered the ring at 10:30. Behind
him were Con Reilly, Frank Burns, Homer
Selby, Doc Payne and Frank Zimpher. He
looked in the pink Of condition but showed
a marked sallowness. His hands were In
bandages. When Rubin entered the ring
Mccoy shook .om by the hand. Ruhlin's
seconds were Billy Madden, Tommy Ryan,
Charlie Goff and Tom Cawley.
The announcer read challenges from
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twelve rounds; Peter Maher and "Stock-
ings" Conroy.
Ruhlin loomed up in every way bigger
than his opponent. The gong sounded at
10:45.
The Fight by Rounds
Round There was much f1ddling and
the Kid swung his right to head. They
clinched and Rubin lifted his man from
the floor. Rubin feinted left but failed
to land and they clinched. Rubin got a
left in on the body and head after Mccoy
chased him around the ring. Gus sent left
lightly to body and Mccoy then put left
to Ruhlins eye. The Kid jabbed left to
body and then to jaw. Rubin rushed as
the gong sounded and Mccoy put right to
body in a clinch.
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left but got the fiat of McCoy's glove in
the face. Gus rushed again and put his
right to the face. The Kid landed hard
left on the jaw and they mixed up in Nc
Coy's favor. Gus put left to jaw twice.
sending the Kid back. The Kid put right
and left to face. Mccoy put right to jaw.
The Kid missed left swing and Rubin
chased him around the ring. sending right
and left to neck and putting right to face
as the gong sounded.
Round 3-Cos put right to face and rushed
his man. Kid got back with right swing
on the jaw. Kid poked left to wind and
then to jaw. Rubin jabbed left to face
and then they clinched. Gus mouth was
bleeding. The Kid swung right on body
and then left on eye, which 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. R6hlin rushed, but Kid clinched
without sustaining any damage. Kid put
right and left on jaw and'then hard left
to face. Ruhlin's eye was bleeding again.
Round 5--McCoy put left to neck and then
poked right to face, getting away nicely
from Ruhlin's rushes. Rubin jabbed his
right to face and the Kids lip was bleed
ing. Gus was stronger and was rushing,
but was bleeding from blows. The XII
swung his left to jaw and landed two
right jabs. The Kid sent his left to wind.
Round 6-The Kid swung his right and
received left on the Jaw They exchanged
lefts on face. Rubin put his left to heart.
The Kid swung left to jaw. Fighting very
slow in this round, neither man being ag-
gressive.
Round 7-Gus rushed, sending lift to
body, and then there was mix in the
corner. Mccoy planted right on head. The
Kid hooked right to jaw and got left in
wind. The Kid poked left to body and
when Rubin rushed sent II to face They
clinched and Rubin used his left on ribs.
Kid put left to ribs and then jabbed right
to heart.
Round 8-The Kid rushed, then clinched
and Gus used his right on ribs. Siler eau
toned Mccoy for using his elbows in the
clinches. Kid poked left to wind and right
to face. Gus put slight left jab to face.
Mccoy countered on Ruhlin's bleeding eye,
Gus hooked left to face hard. Mccoy
jabbed 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 eye was badly cut and
his seconds endeavored to stop its bleed
ing. The men fiddled for nearly half a
minute, when Mccoy rushed but was
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