The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-05-03
FOUGHT A DRAW
Maher and Rubin In a BLOODY
90. Round Bout.

New York, May 2-Peter Maher and
Gus Ruhlin fought 20 round draw be-
1 fore the Benox club tonight
Maher vas nine pounds the lighter OF
The two. Maher was the odds ON favor
/ ite at 100 TO 60. Six thousand people saw
the fight.
Maher weighed ISL pounc. and Ruhuu
| 100 As soon as the refer, called them
! together for Instructions. &aher eelzel
up his opponent and as he retired TO hs
corner he sald "Tve got an easy thing.
The moment tho men shook hands .a
the opening round Kuhlin went righs 10
his man and Ia nded i;sh, SMASH on
Maher which almost closed the opt't. A
hard right right on the body sent Ruhlln
TO the floor, an dhe took tho limit 20 get
up. Peter smashed a hard right 70 the
right eye bleeding Il, and each siugged
tll the ben 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 the
give and take order. but Maher outpoint-
ed his man on leads and sent IN some very
hard blows.
Maher forced the fighting In che sixth
sending left and right to the face and
neck. It looked for a moment that Maher
was going 60 knock Rubin into tho land
Of dreams. but Gus woke up Unexpectedly
and fought back so ceverly that q was
anybody's hight at the sound OF the
gong
Both Of Maher's eyes were wen bunged
up when he toed the mark for the seventh
round during which he failed TO make
any visible impression on Ruhlin's coun-
tenance
in the eighth. after long spell Of spar
ring, Rubin sent his right up under Ma
hers chin, but there was not sufficient
force in the blow to count Toward the
eud Of this round Ruhlin sent a hard left
to peter's eye, drawing tho hlod and the
Irish man went back with both hands
swinging on neck and body. Maher was
the stronger when the bell rang.
a straight left to the Jaw from Rubin
In the ninth round staggered Maher
Ruhlin's eyes were in mourning when
he came up for the tenth round and Peter
sent lefts and rights 20 the optics In
quick succession. Gus was equally ambl-
tious and sent All over his man. landing
on body ana head very effectively
Rubin led on with a straight lert lab
to the face In the eleventh ana sent
another to the mouth making Mahor
stagge.
Maher's strength seemed 90 give out.
while Rubin held his own and when the
bell rang Rubin had the call on points.
Rubin forced the fight I'm the 18th round
1T.ra IA -
with vigor, while Mayher played coutnu-
ally for the body with n lookout Cor o.
cross on the jaw
At the beginning Of the next round
Rubin was by far the stronger. but ne
was very careful. He was fooled bv "a
felnt for the jaw and duoked into a clean
uppercut on tho chin. Maher had the call
at the bell
A right swing on the face al the begin
ming OF the 1ith round from Rubin al
most put Maher through the ropes. but
tho lrishman was game and came bac<
almost without falter. Maher forced the
pace sending his right to the body and
an occasional left to tho neck and wind
but Rubin wns also very much alive and
gave an account OF himself.
rapid exchange OF rights on the head
opened the 18th round and Maher hooked
his left three times on the face and sem,
his right hand 10 the kidneys Mahcr had
all the better OF this round.
In tho 10Th the pace which both had
maintained was evidently having ser-
ious effect on them and Mahcr, contrary
to all predictions as TO his staying mali-
ties, came out Of the mill at the close
Of the round by far tho freshor
Huhhn was by far too slow when tho
men met in the nth round and Mahcr
sent the blod flying from the nose and
mouth with lefts ana rights ou the face
At the close OF the round Mahor was
sim on the aggressive and had Rubin
In neutral corner
Beginning the 10Th round Ruhlin ump-
ed out OF his corner like kangaroo. but
Maher evaded his rah Rubin then
ducked into n left hand hook which blcd
his right eye
Round e0-Maher led but failed 10 land
Rubin landed a right on head and Ma.
her countere on the stomach Rubin
tried n left hand for the head. but missed
and Maher got under oountcrne on the
wind. To was willing 10 rush matters.
but Rubin stood on his rushcs. ana the
referee decided tho bout n draw.
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