The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-08
RUHLIN DEFEATED GODDARD.
Australia's Veteran s.Iron Boxer" No
Longer In 1t.

Austrai1a's Veteran ''IrOn Boxer" No
Longer In 1t.
NEW YORK. March Gus Rubin. of
Akron. o., met and defeated Joe Goddard
OF Australia, iii the fifth round of what was
20 nave been twenty-rt und bout before the
LenoX Athletic club tonight Both men
stripped SUI In :, excellent condition. but Rubin
nao the cali IN the betting. This was GER
tainly justified by his appearance and from
the outset he held his opponent cheaply. He
evidently saw that Joe could not offset his
the fighting. The Australian went down fire.
quentiy, with good cause, but toward the
close CLOS O. ting contest he dropped without cause
ana was deservedly disqualified Rubin was
a to fayorite in the betting. They shook
Round Goddard opened with a left to
inc BODY. landing lightly. Gus landed with
lett and right on the head and body. and
was cautioned for hitting in the breakaway
A light left from Gus sent Goddard To the
moor, put the old-tmer was up Immediately
only to go down with right on the Jaw
Inns time Goddard lay down eight seconds
Wnen ne got up he tented with his left and
was was met with Il hard right on the face. and
hoor almost to the limit and when he got
up there was only few seconds left before
the round ended
Eound 2-Ruhlin sent the left to the face
Lard and Goddard dropped three times in
quick succession. He repeated this dose and
Knocked his man down with each blow. The
lively, while Goddard was trying to regain
his feet, and the referee cautioned Goddard
to stop holding. At the end of this round
1t looked as il Goddard would certainly be
beaten.
Round 3Joe was quici In tce,rg the mark
ana Jumped to the center Of the ring. He
lodged vicious left from Rubin Tut went
to his knees with a hard right on the law
After lot Of fdding Gus forced Joe to the
ropes In the opposite corner, and put him
down With right smash on the law The
CID moss seemed used to such rough treat
ment, and came back on the defensive only
10 &c down again with another smash on the
Jaw Toward the end of the round they
were both again cautioned for holding.
The round was easily Ruhlin's.
Round 4ERuhlin landed two left hooks and
a right on the head which sent Goddard
down He stayed down eight seconds, and
came up only to dodge a vicious left hook
Tor the head, but it landed on the shoulder
and down he went. Throughout the remain
der of the round Rubin was the aggressor,
swinging right and left, and Goddard re-
manned on the defensive until the end of the
round.
Round Goddard opened the fifth with
left lead to the body, but Rubin sent a
right and left In quick succession on the
lace: Goddard led the left for the body, and
swung the right for the head, but Gus duck
ed out of danger. Then Rubin sailed in with
series of right and left-hand smashes,
every one Of which landed hard and Cod
GARD accepted them like an iron man. Each
man was again cautioned by the referee to
avoid holding. but Goddard could not with
stand Ruhlin's onslaughts and dropped TO the
floor without blow. to escape punishment
This being obviously transgression of
Queensberry rules. Referee White ordered
the boxers to their corners and declared
Rubin the winner