The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-25
SPORTING NEWS.
Sharkey and Rubin to Fight
Tuesday Night.
Interesting Battle Between the
Men Anticipated.
BOUT AT COMFY ISLAND
Akron Giant Can Show His I'm
prOVement.
Betting Ring Generally FavOrs
Sailor Tom.

New York, June 25.-The old prize
fight arena at Coney island will be the
scene Of a battle Tuesday night that for
strength exhibited and hard knocks
given and received bids fair to rival
any fight of recent years. At that time
Tom SharlSey and Gus Rubin will pit
against each other their muscle. skill
and stamina.
After siege of training lasting near
" three months Ruhlin'S ambition is
about to be gratified. Next to fight
with Champion Jeffries the one thing
most desired by the giant from Ohio
is a fight with Sharkey and upon the
result Of this meeting depends to
great extent Ruhlin's chance to be the
heavyweight champion.
Disappointed in his match with Fitz-
simmons he took a chance of being
overturned in order to meet the sailor.
q He wanted to wipe out the defeat ad-
ministered in the same ring two years
ago when at the first clash and with a
single punch he was sent unconscious
to the floor. Now Ruhlin's oppOrtun-
1ty has come. Trained to a pitch where
every nerve and muscle is in condition,
he will enter the ring to fight as he
never did before for if he loses, and
10 one knows it better than himself. he
must begin his ring career all over
again.
To Sharkey the winning or losing of
this battle does not mean so much.
standing as a championship possibility
lis place in the pugilistic world will be
the same. whatever happens. He VIII
be richer or poorer that is all. This
fight merely means dollars to the sailor
hut he will battle on that night as IL
bis LIES blood depended on a knock
out blow. He will forget the money in
the heat Of action. His natural love Of
q conflict VIII put more vigor In his
attacks than any prize any club could
offer and he would fight in the
fierce way If the contest were If the
street or on the deck of a man-of-war
and for run instead of money in roped
arena.
Today he is credited with being the
greatest toughest and gamest fighter
Tor his size in the world. His last bat
tie WITH COrbett moved him ~ a few
notches. He climbed bit when lie de-
feated Mccoy. and he came within
reaching distance of the top rung OF the
pugilistic ladder in his fight With JEFF
fries last November.
Unfortunately for him, he fell into
the hands Of schemers on TIE coast
They reaped the harvest while he
shouldered the blame. He was easily
led. Eie was shown where thousands Of
dollars could be made by following
their aCNIcr, and that advice was:
when YOU get into the ring do any
thing and everything to win" He cid
So The habit grew strong on him He
vas after the dollars and he got them
and has them yet With a big bank ac-
count to his credit there is no more
need Of his getting mixed up in hippo
drOoles.
But to the coming fight. sharl1ey de-
featcd Rubin in the first round at Their
last meeting; therefore he ought to de.
feat him again. Still it does not neces-
Earily follow. Rubin, since that fight
has improved in science fully so Del
cent. SharlSey has also added to Lis
fistic knowledge. Probably not as nuci
as Gus, because he is a different kinC
of a fighter.
he has a style of his own--a styl,
which cannot be improved upon by tn
teachings Of others. He is a swinge
sure and simple. His straight deliver!
is poor. Time and practice would no
improve him to any extent Further
more. if he were taught to hit straigh
he would be unable to utilize that ar
successfully against tall men on &C
count Of short reach. Then again, h
has been so accustomed to swinging h
would be up in the air if he change
his style. Figuring along those line
he viii have to go at Rubin as he di
before, and that is to slash away wit
both left and right. That's his lon
suit. And a suit long and stron
enough to win from most anybody.