Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-10-26
Nipped Jeffords Ambition
In the Bud.
RuhIin's Victory From a New
York Standpoint.
OberIin and Akron Elevens to Play
Sporting News.

SpUiti'y NSWS.
Art Simms' victory over JOHNNY
Dennison at Cleveland Monday night
has given him a great boost in the
pugilistic world.
He is receiving challenges from
fightweights all over the state.
Sinlms will not rest any length of
time. He has already made another
match. His next battle will be with
Harry (Kid) Lloyd. The men will
meet under the auspices of the West
Side Athletic club of Massillon in
three weeks.
Lloyd met Loudon Campbell some
time ago and was knocked out In less
than a round. Simms' friends be-
lieve Lloyd will prove an easy mark
for the Akron fighter, who will un-
doubtedly be prime favorite in the
betting.
Nipped His Ambition.
The New York Journal gives the
following account of the Ruhlin-Jef-
fords fight:
"Jim Jeffords, tall youth from
California, who has the enviable dis
tinction of obtaining decision over
Champion Jim Jeffries, did his best
to add to his fistic reputation at the
Broadway A. G. last night when he
met Gus Rubin in 20-round argu-
ment.
"Ruhlin nipped his ambition In the
bud in short order. He put the Cali
fornian out in the fifth round with a
pair of choice right-hand jabs on the
orthodox spot.
"It was warm work while it lasted.
Jeffords did most of the fighting in
the first three rounds, and it looked
as though a new pugilistic star had
arisen.
'Ruhlin stood the gaff-it wasn't
very sharp-like q red bOckle, and
when the gong announced the begin
ming of the fourth round the Akron
giant sailed in to finish his man in
jig time.
He knew that he hadn't been liv-
ing up to expectations, and opened
the ball with a hard right on JEFF
ford's jaw that Immediately had the
Californian guessing.
'Ruhlin didn't give him time for
guess, but put the right on
the spot again, and Jeffords sat
down with a suddenness that Jared
the nerves in his chin.
Referee John White began to
count the eventful seconds, but be-
fore he reached the ultimate ten
Jeffords scrambled to his pins in
time to be sent down again by
Ruhlin's ever ready right.
"Jetfords wobbled bit on the
floor and 1t looked as though it was
Ill over.
1.-THE Californian managed to get |
Up again, however, and made
eeble rush at Rubin. The Akron
nan met him coming in with a left
lush in the face, and then sent the
light across on his jaw.
"Jeffords was fiattened out again,
md he didn't look like riser when
he gong saved him.
"In the final fifth Rubin knew his
BUSINESS, and after a stiff uppercut
lad set JeSords thinking of other
hings, Rubin sent his right over
nd the man who got decision over
effries forgot all about it.
"White counted him out, and Rub
in was declared the winner.
Akron Chess Club. II
Though but three weeks have
assed since a number of chess en- I
husiasts congregated for the pur- 7
ose of starting a chess club in this G
ity much has already been achieved. t
he Akron Chess club is now COM
letely organized and in full Oper- O
tion. Akron can now boast of a t
chess club, that will c
pubtless command an honorable a
osition among the prominent
inbred organizations of the country. c
he promoters themselves were most \