Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-05-13
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not long in DOMINIC their gloves, and
then they were called to the center OF the
ring to shake hands and to be lectured
by the referee. AS they stood facing each
other it was seen that Rubin stood a
couple Of inches above Peter, was longer
in the reach, and outweighed him FULLY
Is pounds. Ruhlin's weight was admitted
to be 1870 pounds, while Maher claimed to
be IT'S.
The timekeeper was slow in getting to
his post, and the men stood up in Their
corners awaiting his Rubin
appeared to be raine to the minute.
Peter appeared fairly, though their was
a show of adipose on his chest that be-
tokened lack Of good hand rubbing, and
the marked badness Of the top of his
head showed that old Father Time was
getting in his work on him. The instant
the gong sounded they started from their
corners. Peter with a sort of gallus
SLOUGH that would be characteristic of the
East side if used by a Bowery tough;
Rubin with a spring, elastic eager step.
Maher likes to fiddle and spar for an
opening. Madden had instructed Rubin
to waste no time but to get at his man.
He obeyed Instructions to the letter, and
he jabbed Peter with his left on the face
SO hard that he sent his head back and
then banged him with his right. Maher
was electrified with surprise for a mo-
ment, and then he made play left and
right with tremendous vigor. Their heads
came together with a crash, and as they
separated a large mouse or swelling
was apparent under Peters left eye.
"Why don't you fight fair?" he exclaim-
ed. ''This isn't to be a butting match, is
it?' The Irish champion drove Rubin
before him to the east side of the ring
where he dropped him to his knee with a
left-hand smash. For a second it looked
as though Rubin would go through the
ropes. Then Charley White STOPPING over
got as far as ''nine,' when Rubin got up.
He was a bit gregg but for all of that
; was full Of fight. Maher went right for
him and the way they sluged each for a
half minute was a caution. Then the
gong sounded fiji shrdlu that thin mtm
chairs. Never had such a first round
been seen between big men, and the spec
tators were frant with delight. In the
box with me sat big jim J~effries, Billy
Delaney, Tommy Ryan, Sammy Kelly
. and Jack Daily, and they all expressed
the men. "Its the best first round 1 eve
= saw" said Jack McAuliffe. II never saw
, it's equal" exclaimed Tom O'Rourke
t land I've seen some hot work in ny
= time" 1t looked as though the finish
1 would come in three or four rounds ant
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to bet it would go the full 20 rounds. 6
thousand to one would rave been laiC
against his money.
i. The Tobasco hot punching of the initia
: round nae inspired respect for each 9th.
e er's prowess in their respective breast:
e and they We're a trif1e slow beginning the
e second round. Rubin, in obedience t.
n his orders, forced the pace and got in two
e or three cracks before Maher became
: combative. One of the smashes landed
e under Peters right eye and made i
water and blink badly. Another stoot
e him on the heels for a second. Then h
dashed in left and right, and he turned
= the tide and he sent Gus back with
n polthogue on the jaw that would hav
a half killed an ordinary man. 1t mad,
v Rubin stagger, but the gong sounded
saving him from further punching 70
the time being.
Ie The slugging was fierce and furious il
the third, and several times Ruhlil
v seemed almost at the verge of going t
e pieces, but his recuperative power wer
wonderful and he fought back so vigor
ously that Maher could not steady him
self long enough to plant the coup d
s grace. Both We're evidently a bit winde
a when they responded to the third ca
n Of the gong. Rubin played for Peter
>, eyes while Maher welted Rubin undo
If the heart. Peters left eye was nearl
It closed and there was a bad swelling un
der his right. The men fought more lk
la pair of bantam game-cocks than lik
- big heaVyweights. and the pace and tn
d blows began to tell on the antagonist!
Once Peter hit Rubin so hard on the jov
that the Swiss turned half way from h
re- man. He swung with the right as h
" turned back and the force Of the bio
x fairly made Peter totter on his heels. TT
A way Maiier took his cruel astonishe
lie even his friends. 1t was thought that i
had no stomach for hard punishment
in and now he was as black as ink frol
m hair to mouth and he was taking a fea,
J. full humping az n~onchalently as thong
there was no such thing as pain. Ths
Rubin would stand punishment Wa
to well known to all for had not Kid Nj
Is Coy cut him into ribbons without evol
err ing a murmur from him? In a rail-
er Peter tried hard to put Gus out, an
ne twice he staggered him, but the big Swi:
it came back as game as a pebble with
ut smash on Peters vino that made hi
ir grunt, and the gong sent them to the
chairs badly winded, though Peter VIZ
the freshest on his legs.
I'd The two-to-oners, misjudged tn
n fight" said Tommy Ryan. as the men r.
D. sponded for the fourth round. "Unle:
IF, Peter gets in his work Very soon Rubin
I'd youth and strength will land him a viii
he ner. l pick him to win now" Again d
lg they go at each other like game-cock
Sc Maher being the aggressor. He gave G,
Sc some awful smashes but though
of could and did stagger his man, he cou
so moi put him to the floor. On the 9th,
t. hand, Rubin only now and again tri,
err for a knockout, but his efforts in this d
Y: 'rectio4 We're vain, He kept up a fearf
Id fusilade Of jabs on Peters face, and aft
the fifth round and the swelling und
IL his left eye was punctured by the poll