Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-12-20
MATCHED
To Fight JeHries.
Gus Rubin Selected as
Opponent
OF Americas Heavy
Weight Champion.
Kirkwoods Take Two Out of
Three Games.
CoIored Pugs Will Do BattIe-LocaI
Sporting News.

Sporting News.
Gus Rubin and Jim Jeffries will do
battle for the championship of the
world at Cincinnati, Feb. 49,
Articles of agreement were signed by
the Akron Giant Wednesday. He car
ried the only point that he raised. He
insisted that the fighters be given 55
per cent. of the gross gate receipts.
The managers of the affair had offered
but 80 per cent.
A special from Philadelphia says:
BY using Sharkey as a club, Billy
Brady Wednesday managed to induce
Rubin to sign articles of agreement
for fight with Jeffries at Cincinnati
on Feb. 10, but the big Akron man car
ried his point and secured a larger per-
centage of the receipts for the contest
ants than Brady was at first supposed
to offer. The fighters will get 30 per
cent. of the gross between them, in
stead of 80, as at first offered. George
Siler will act as referee, and each man
must post forfeit of $4,000 as guar
antee that he will appear, the man
agement dcpOsiting $1,000, which will
he forfeited in case the contest fails
TO take place. Sharkey was anxious
TO fight Jeffries, and offered to sign
the articles, but at the last moment
Brady gave Ruhlin the preference.
The men agree to box 20 rounds,
Marquis OF Queensbury rules, at the
Saengerfest hall, Cincinnati, on Feb.
-. They are to wear gloves not ex-
ceedlng five ounces in weight and to
accept George Siler MS referee The
management of the hall agrees to pay
the men 80 per cent. of the gross re-
celpts. TO he divided 70 per cent. to the
winner and % per cent. to the loser,
The contestants are also to receive 30
per cent. from all revenues from tho
exhibition of pictures taken at the
bout. The management OF the hall
agrees TO post $500 to guarantee that
the contract shall not be interfered
with by the Mayor Of Cincinnati or the
Governor OF the state of Ohio or any
one else. All other stipulations and
agreements are to be governed by the
agreements already existing between
.lenries and Rubin.
JefIries has decided to train at West
Baden. Jeffrics had nj first intended
to do his work at Loeb Arbor, n. j.,
where he has trained for all OF his
fights. bur when he realized that II will
be cold there next month, he gave up
the Idea
lie has been doing light training al.
ready for the encounter, such as taking
long walks, punching the bng, skin
ming the rope. and boxing ten rounds
at time with his brother Jack. The
champion weighs 235 pounds at pres
ent and expects TO tip the scales ut 20,
pounds when he meets Rubin.
Brother Jack" Jack Mccormick,
the Philadelphia wrestler and fighter
and Billy Delaney, his old-tme trainer
will prepare the big boilcrmakcr fo
his fight. Delaney win shortly conn
on from California,
A Cincinnati special says:
Herman ]. Witte, the attorney VIII
has been representing a committee o
citizens, as well as the old Saengerfes
hall association OF Cincinnati In NeN
York for the Jeffries- Rubin fight nj
rived home last night. He says ther
will be no attempt to have a carnival G
lighting events here on two or thre
nights, but that II is expected thG
Terry McGovern and Ben Jordan wi
soon sign an agreement TO fight on If
same night as Jeffries and Ruhlll
fxNl. 4. tts1f.a ha.