The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-25
JEFEORDS is BEATEN
ANOTHER PUGILIsTIC PHENOM WHO
WILL NOT ASPIRE FOR CHAM
PIONSHIP HONORS
GUS RUHLIN's EASY VICTORY

Defeated the Big California Boxer
In Five Rounds of Il Smuggling
Match-JcTOrds Might Have Done
Better Had He Boxed More and
SIuxEs.si Less-RuhIin Was Favor
lite in the Betting.
NEW YORK. Oct. 24.-Jin Jeffords, the
young California pugilist made his Debut
at the new Broadway Athletic club, to-
night, ard was knocked out In the fifth
round by Gus Rubin, the Akron, O.,
giant. There was a lot of smuggling in the
first four rounds. and if Ieftcrds had not
mixed things up so freely he might have
stalled off Ruhlin's rushes. The latter
simply battered him down after Jeffords
had gained q very decided advantage.
Ruhlin floored him three times in the
fourth round. and put him out with
straight left early in the next round.
Ruhlin was d big favorite in the betting,
2 to / being freely laid on him.
In the preliminary bout Kid Jerems, of
New York won from Jay Hayward. color
ed. of Chicago, in the fourth round. This
East. He was knocked down three times
in the fourth round. He took nine sec
onds to get to his feet after the first
two f, Is. but he was unable 10 rise in
time from a left-hander crack on the
Jaw, which felled him a third time as If
he was struck by lightning. Time of
round two minutes.
Gus Rubin was the first of the big
fellows to enter the ring. He locked fit
He was accompanied by his 3larager and
trainer, Billy Madden, and NOckey Boyle,
Charlie Golf and Joe Hurst, who acted
as his seconds. Ten minutes later jim
Jeftords appeared. He had as seconds
Mysterious LILLY Smith, Billy Needbam,
Charlie O'Brien and Harry Tuthill. JEFF
fcrds said he weighed 49, pounds, and
Rubin owned up to 1870. They were an
nounced 10 go twenty rounds under Mar
quis of Queensberry rules.
FIGHT BY ROUNDS.
Round Ore-Gus rushed and Jeffords
sent his left to the body. They clinched,
and after they broke Jeffords tried twice
with his right. but missed. Jetfords sent
his right twice to Ruhlins ear and then
to the body Rubin clinched, and in the
break-avay sent his right to the body.
Both We're fghting- at close quarters when
the bell rang.
Round Two-Gus led for head, but was
blocked. and they clinched. Jelrords
rushed, trying left and right swings for
the head which were blocked. jim jab-
bed the left To body and face and then
shot mis- right to the jaw. Gus jabbed his
right to the face. Both began slugging,
with Rubin having the call up to the
bell.
Round Three-Gus rushed and Jim
swung wildly. They exchanged rights
and lefts. Gus sent right to head and
smashed a lard right en- Je1fords nose.
which began TO bleed. Jefferds staggered
from this blow and Rubin slueged him.
The Californian looked tc be beaten, but
he suddenly braced up and sent a couple
of right upper cuts under Ruhlins chin
which changed the tide in the Califor-
MANS favor. Rubin was very much up
set at the close of the round
Round Four-They got to Close quarters
four times in succession. Jeffords was
the aggTessor Hard exchanges followed.
among them being right upper cut from
JoffOrds which sent Gus back few feet.
Rubin pulled himself together quickly
and sent three straight lefts to the face
and sent Jeffords to the floor with a
right-arm COLT on the jaw. Jeffords took
eight seconds to get up, only to be sent
down again with straight left. Jeffords
managed to get to his feet and Rugged
Rubin when he got up, but Gus showed
him off and beat him down with left
hand chops. Jeffords was fioored for the
third time and was practically out when
the gong rang
Round Five-Ruhlin had ii all his own
way and went right at his man. He sent
q straight left to the face, which stagger-
ed Jeffords 10 the ropes. Then he sent
both hands swinging to the head, and as
Jeffords staggered Gus stepped back and
putting all the force in his big frame be-
hind straight left, he landed it fairly
on the Ma rll, and Jeffords fell back as If
shot. He lay prone on the floor of the
ring nntn Referee Johnny White counted