The Savannah morning news., 1900-06-27
SHARKEY MET DEFEAT.
RUHLIN WON DECISIVE VICTORY
OVER THE SAILOR.
1T WAS A CLEAN KNOCKOUT.
BATTLE OF THE GIANTS LASTED
FIFTEEN ROUNDS.

WtEh NEEC wen NlatChed ann
There Were Times When 1t Looked
ms If Rubin Would BE the I'm
lucky Man-There Were Rounds
when Both Men Were Glad to
Hear the GonG-RuhIIn Weak I'm
Last Round.
Coney Island. New York, June 26-For
the first time in his pugilstic career Tom
sharkey went down to decisive defeat to-
night In the historic arena of the Seaside
Athletic Club. and big Gus Rubin. the
Ohio pugilist. was his conqueror
1t was clean knockout after fifteen
rounds Of fighting that made memorable
ring battle. Save in the matter of ag-
gressiveness, Rubin led from the face or
IN every feature of the game, and at all
times had the fight we'll in hand.
1t was exactly 10 o'clock when Sharkey
entered the ring, attended by Tom
o Rourke, Jack Sullivan, Jimmy Buckley
and George Dixon. The sailor was clad
as usual in green trunks, with the Amer
lean flag as a sash.
Rubin entered a moment later with
Billy Madden, Kid Mccoy. Charlie Coz
ana Jim Corbett as his seconds. The men
tossed for choice OF corners and Shsrkey
| won, taking the corner he occupied when
| he met Jeffries
Both wore bandages and little time was
lost IN putting on the gloves. Both mon
| looked to be Ia excellent condition but
When they shook hands in the center of
the ring Rubin showed remarkable ad-
vantage in hight over the more rugged
sailor Both We're met with loud cheers
when introduced Referee Johnnie White
gave the men thelg Instructions and the
gong rang for the fray. /,
shnrkey on the Aggressive.
Round Onev-Sharkey Immediately as
| sumed the aggressive and rushed Gus to
a neutral corner. where they clinched
| Tom rushed and led again, sending both
hands TO the body Gus was ratified, but
| soon collected himself and landed hard
with straight left TO the jaw. Tom
rushed again, reaching the body. but was
| short for the head and Gus again nailed
him with hpth hands on the head shaix-
ing Tom up. but he came back with q
rush and was mixing II up when the beu
rang. II
Round Two--Tom rushed over TO Ruiz
Inns corner and swung wildly for the
head. c. planted a right over the heart
and sti aight lefs to the face, but Tom
would not go back. and. coming strong.
slammed his left hard to the neck. Gus
then took hand and jabbed his left hard
| 10 the face and followed with his right.
Tom steadied himself and worked both
hands to the body and Gus landed left
and right to the head. The lighting was
remarkably fast for big men and the
crowd was che ring wildly.
| Round Three-Tom rushed and Gus met
| him with both hands to the head. Hook
low and wallop!" yelled ORourke but
Tom was mad and again rushed wildly.
Gus slammed him with both hands, but
could not keep him off. Tom then drove
tn hands 20 the body and Gus counter
ed with his left TO the head. Tom drop
ped to escape punishment He was right
up, only 10 get both hands 10 the face
and head from Gus. Tom was bieeiing
al the nose when the bel! rang and both
were tircd.
Both Glad 10 Hear the Bell.
Round Four-Gus danced about when
Tom rushed, but when Tom closed planted
hard right on the sailors body. Then
they mixed 1t up in Sharkeys corner. Gus
was very tired. and Tom was little better.
Tom rushed and jabbed his left TO the face
He repeated the blow and Gus sent him
away with both hands to the body The
round was much slower than the preccd-
ing ones and both were glad to hear the
bell.
Round FIve-Tom was first on his feet
and meeting Gus in the center, planted
his right to the body and swung his left
to the jaw. Again he landed the same
punches and Gus countered with right Jolt
on the body. Both roughed 1t on the
ropes. Gus shot a straight right to the
| face and Tom rushed him across the ring
| and landed a hard right behind the ear.
| Gus tabbed back, but was very tired and
Tom banged him with hard rights to tho
| body and both hands TO the head. Gus
was staggering when the bell rang. -.
rtteh nd al hia
left to the Jaw and Gus jabbed his left.
cutting Toms right eye. Tom was wild
and rushed and swung his right heavily
20 Ruhlins jaw. They mixed It UP hard.
bo landing left and right swings to the
head at close quarters. Tom hooked his
left to the jaw and Rubin crossed with
his right, sending Tom lack and followed
with a hard left to the wind. Both again
landed beth hands to the face and were
mixing it at the bell.
Pretty Well Matched.
Round seven-Tom rushed and swung
his left to the jaw. They clinched and
broke without a punch and Gus jabbed
his left TO the face. Tom rushed again.
and they clnched. Tom jabbed his left
to the head and Rubin sent him away
with one of the same. Sharkey landed .
right on the body and Gus upper cut his
left to the face and then swung his right
ducking Toms swings drove his right 70
the body as the bell rang. Both were now
very tired.
Round Eight-Tom rushed again ana
jolted his right to the body. Gus closed
and landed left and right to the face. Tom
was still aggressive and rushed Gus about
the ring Again Gus jabbed and followed
with a right cross to the Jaw Tom
roughed 1t. but Gus was equal to him and
pushed him away. Tom rushed, only "a
lake a left to the face and a right ON
the Jaw. Tom staggered and Gus rushea
and banged with both hands to the jaw
and Tom went to the floor. taking the
count and only got his feet as the ball
rang.
Round Nine--Tom rushed and Gus me1
him with a straight left to the face thai
Jared him. Tom swung wildly, but his
blows landed around the neck, and Gus
planted both hands TO the body. Tom still
came on. but Gus measured him ana sent
a crashing right to the jaw. He could
not keep the sailor away, but every time
he came Gus was ready for him and sent
left and right TO the head with telling
effect Gus looked the best at the ball.
Blow That Could be Heard.
Round Ten-Gus stood In his corner m
crouching position and when Tom came
in sent him back with a short right on