The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-25
he BATTERED HIM DOWN
A Lot of Smuggling in the First
Four Rounds. .
JEFFORDS KNOCKED OUT
Rubin Floored Him Three Times in tn
Fourth Round and Put Him Out
With Left in the
Next One.

New York. Oct. 24.-Jim Jeffords, the
young California pugilist. made his
debut at the New Broadway Athletic
club tonight and was knocked out in
the fifth round by Gus Rubin, tae
Akron, Ohio, giant There was a lot
OF smuggling in the first four rounds, and
If Jeffords had not mixed things up s.,
freely he might have stalled off RuhIi1s
rushes. The latter simply battered tsm
down after Jeffords had gained very
decided advantage. Rubin f1oored him
three times in the fourth round and
put him out with straight left early
in the next round. Rubin was a big
favorite in the betting, 2 to / being free
ly laid on him.
In the preliminary bout Kid Thomas
of New York won from Jim Hayward
tcolored of Chicago, in the fourth
round. This was Hayward's first defeat
since coming east.
Gus Rubin was the first of the big
Fellows to enter the ring. He was ac-
mompanied by his manager and trai Ter
Billy Madden, and Cockey Boyle, Char
ley Golf and Joe Hurst, who acted as
his seconds.
Ten minutes later Jim Jeffords az
peared. He had as his seconds Mysteri-
Gus Billy Smith, Billy Needham, Char
ley O'Brien and Harry TuthilI. Jeffor1s
said ne weighed 1872 pounds and Rubin
owned up to 1870. They were announced
to go 20 rounds
First round-Gus rushed and Jeffords
sent his left to the body. They clinch-
ed Jeffords sent his right to Ruhlins
ear and then to the body. Rubin clinch-
ed and in the breakaway sent his right
to the body
Second round-Jeffords rushed. trying
left and right swings for the head,
which We're blocked. Jim iabbed left to
the body and face. and then shot his
right to the jaw. Gus jabbed his left
to the face. Both began slugging, with
Jeffords having the call to the bell.
Third round-J Chords rushed and Gus
swung wildly. They exchanged lefts en-
the face and then Gus whipped eight
and left to the lead and mashed a hard
right on Jefford's nose, which began to
bleed. Jeffords staggered from this
blow and Rubin slugged him. The
Californian looked to be beaten but he
suddenly braced up and sent couple of
right uppercuts under Ruhlin's chin,
which changed the tide in the Califor-
MANS favor. Rubin was very much
used up at the close of the round
Fourth round-They got to close quar-
tiers three times in succession. Jeffords
was the aggressor. Hard exchanges fol-
lowed, among them being right upper
cut from Jeffords which sent Gus back
a few feet. Rubin pulled himself to-
gether quickly and sent three straight
lefts to the face and sent JefTords to
the floor with short right arm Jolt on
the jaw. Jeffords took eight seconds
to get up only to be sent down again
with a straight left. Jeffords managed
to get to his feet and Rugged Rubin
when he got up, but Gus showed MIN
off and beat him down with left-hand
chops. Jeffords was f1oored for the
third time and was practically out when
the gong rang.
Fifth round-Ruhlin now had it all his
own way and went right at his man. He
sent a straight left to the face which
staggered Jeffords to the ropes. Then
he sent both hands to the head. and as
Jeffor6ls staggered Gus stepped ha tx,
and putting all the force in his big
frame behind a straight left. he landed
it fairly on the mark and'Jeffords fell as
if shot. He lay prone on the floor IF
the ring until Referee Johnny White
counted him out.