The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-03
WAS FOUGHT TO A DRAW
Maher Thought He Had an Easy
Thing of 1t.
THE FRESHMAN WAS GAME
Twenty Warm Rounds Failed to De.
velop Decision - Maher Forced
the Pace but Rubin Stood
Off His BUSHES.

New York, May 2.-Peter Maher and
Gus Rubin. 1.-The Iron Giant" fought
Athletic club tonight.
Makers was nine pounds the lighter
of the two. Maher was the odds-on
favorite at 100 to so. Six thousand peo-
pie saw the fight. Maher weighed 1871
pounds and Rubin 1870. AS soon as the
referee called them together for in
structions, Maher sized up his oppo-
nent, and as he retired to his corner,
he said: I've got an easy task
The moment the men shook hands in
the opening round, Rubin went right
to his man and landed a right smash
on Maher, which almost closed the
right eye. A hard right on the body
sent Rubin to the floor and he took
the limit to get up. Peter smashed a
hard right to the right eye, bleeding it.,
and each slugged till the bell rang.
In the second round Rubin had all
the better of the argument, sending
straight lefts to the face, while Peter
played for the BODY.
The three succeeding rounds were Of
a give and take order, but Maher out
pointed his man on leads and sent in
some very damaging blows on the wind
and head.
Maher forced the fighting in the sixth
face and neck. 1t looked for a moment
hot "o1 to L lo1t
into the land of dreams, but Rubin
woke up Unexpectedly and fought back
so cleverly that it was anybody's fight
at the sound of the gong.
Both of Makers eyes were well
bunged up when he toed the mark for
the seventh round. during which he
| failed to make any visible impression
on Ruhlin's countenance.
In the eighth, after long spell of
spaTring. Rubin sent his right up I'M
! der Mahers chin, but there was not
| sufficient force in tho blow to count.
Toward the end of this round Rubin
sent hard left to Makers eye, draw
| ing the blood. and the Irishman went
back with both hands swinging on neck
and body. Maher was the stronger
when the bell rang.
A straight to the jaw from Rubin in
the ninth round staggered Maher.
Ruhlin's eyes were in mourning when
| he came up for the 10th round, and
| Peter sent lefts and rights to the OPP
| tics i'm quick succession Gus was
equally ambitious and went all over
his man, landing on body and head
very effectively. Rubin. led off will
straight left jab to the face in the
! 18th round and sent another to the
mouth, making Maher stagger.
Makers strength seemed to give out
while Rubin held his own, and when
the bell rang Rubin had the call or
points and endurance.
Rubin forced the fighting In the 10th
round, landing both hands on face anG
chest with vigor, while Maher played
continually for the body, with a look.
| out for possible cross on the jaw.
At the beginning Of the next rounC
Rubin was by far the stronger. but he
| was very careful. He was fooled by 6
feint for the jaw and ducked into 6
clean left uppercut on the chin. but
Makers blow lacked force. Maher haG
the call at the bell.
A right swing on the face at the be
ginning of the 14th round from Ruhlir
almost put Maher through the ropes
| but the Irishman was game and came
back without falter. Maher forced
the pace, sending his right to the body
and an occasional left to the neck ant
| wind, but Rubin was also very much
| alive and gave an account OF nlmSeH
A rapid exchange of rights on the
| head opened the 18th round and Maize
| hooked his left three times on the face
and sent his right hand to the kidneys
Maher had all the better of this round
| In the 18th the pace which both hat
maintained up to this time was evi
IDENTIFY having a serious effect on eacl
of the fighters, and Maher, contrary t.
| all predictions as to his staying quail
ties, came out Of the mill at the clos
of the round by far the fresher of thu
| two.
Rubin was by far too slow when thu
| men met in the 18th round and Maize
sent the blood flying from nose ant
mouth with lefts and rights. At tn
close of the round Maher was still OF
the aggressive and had Rubin in ;
neutral corner. Beginning the 19tf
round, Rubin jumped out of his corne
| like kangaroo, but Maher evaded hi
rush Rubin then ducked into left
| hand hook, which bled his right eye.
| Round 20--Maher led but failed t,
land. Rubin landed a right on tn
head and Maher countered on the stom
ach. Rubin tried left hand for thu
head, but missed and Maher got under
| countering on the wind He was will
ing to rush matters, but Rubin stoot
off his rushes and referee declared thu
| bout a draw.
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