The San Francisco call., 1899-10-25
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LOSES IN
THE FIFTH
Californian Makes a Good
Showing Against Gus
Rubin.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

NEW YORK, Oct A-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, the Akron (Ohio) giant
There was a lot of smuggling in the first
four rounds, and if Jeffords had not mixed
things so freely he might have stalled off
Ruhlin's rushes. The latter simply bat
tered him down after Jeffords had gained
very decided advantage. Rubin toored
him three times in the fourth round and
put him out with a straight left early in
the next round. Rubin was a big favor
ite in the betting, to l being laid on him.
In the preliminary bout Kid Thomas of
New York won from Jim Hayward (col-
ored OF Chicago in the fourth round
This was Hayward first defeat since
three times in the fourth round.
Gus Rubin was the first of the big
fellows to enter the ring. He looked fit.
trainer, Billy Madden, and "Cockey
Boyle, Charley Goff and Joe Hurst, who
acter as his seconds.
Ten minutes later Jeffords appeared
He had as his seconds mysterious Billy
Smith, Billy Needham, Charley OBrien
and Harry Luthill. Jeffords said he
weighed 1872 pounds and Rubin owned up
to 1sO They were announced TO go
berry rules.
First round-Gus rushed and Jefords sent his
left to the body They clinched Jeffords sent
his righ to Ruhlin's and then to the body
Rubin clinched and in the breakaway sent ms
right to the body .
Second round-Jeffords rushed, trying left
and right swings for the head. which were
blocked Jim jabbed left to body and face
and then shot his right TO the jaw. Gus jabbed
left to the face. Both began slugging, with
Jeffords having the call up to the bell
Third round-Jeffords rushed and Gus swung
wildly. They exchanged lefts on the face and
then Gus whipped right and left TO the head
and smashed a hard right on Jeffords nose,
which began to bleed. Jeffords staggered from
this blow and Rubin slugged him. The Cali
braced up and sent a couple OF right upper
cuts under Ruhlin's chin which changed the
tide in his favor. Rubin was very much used
up at the close of the round.
Fourth round-They got to close quarters
three times in succession Jeffords was the ag-
them being a right uppercut from Jeffords,
which sent Gus back few feet. Ruhlin pulled
himself together quickly and sent three straight
lefts to the face and sent Jeffords to the floor
with short right-arm Jolt on the jaw JEFF
| fords took eight seconds 10 get up, only to be
| fords managed to get to his feet and hugged
| Rubin when he got up but Gus showed him
| off and beat him down with left-hand chops
| Jeffords foored for the third time and was
| practically out when the gong sounded.
| Fifth round-Ruhlin now had ii all his oWr
| way and went right at his man. He led left
| to the face, which staggered JeffOrds to the
| ropes. Then he sent both hands swinging L
| the head. and as Jeffords staggered, Gu:
| stepped back and putting all the force of hi!
left hand squarely on the mark and Jefford
! fell as If dead. He lay prone on the foo
until the referee counted him out. Time O
round, one minute and fourteen seconds.