The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-09
TIRE FIGHTERS DISAGREE
!. !. ii, Winner Of the Go Between Rubin
and filzsimmonS.
,oparr AND MCCOY LIKE THE OHIO PUG
Terry McGovern Says the Cor
..mau VIII DO the Trick With
N Ten Rounds--Fitz's Arm.

,,,. r,ty about the fght between Gus
rltzstmmons scheduled for next
la At the garden is the interest It haa
''.,ss among other fighters as well as the
XII. generally. This professional attention
~ ar greater than that given any battle
.',s.e, big fellows in years.
-. me result of the battle Jim Ccrbett
s.s,v n,s most 10 say. but his opinion can
800 !, facts He has fought Bob Fitz-
Knows his every caper in the ring.
.s,rv sook punch. swing, and jah. He
=. vorked with Rubin and consequently
ss,.s what the Akron giant 10 capable OF.
49, studying the abilities of both lighters
=. o,kne necessary deductions he has
,..,.d Ruhlin as the winner, and claims
~. me glaut will give Ftzslmmons his
sv,a.us IN less than ten ROUNDS
Tn. opinion Is shafed Dy many hsntets
and fgul-iollowels -
i. nor & greatly Interested ~ the out
w ~ the r1tzsimnons- Rundn bout. and.
.as corbstt. tips Rubin. After summing
~ he STYLES Of both men 1e gives tho fol-
Nh, W on.niou OF the battle and a predtc-
M as 10 the result:
e ehrhsfp Is no getting beyond he fact thai
q. rit,simmons- Rubin night will be one Of
~, wv h,st Of the year. 1t brings together Two
mtp who seem very much alike nut az the
4s,ae lime are vastly different. They are
| ss,h Mo strons and game to the core. but
[,h,ir siyes OF hghtng ara interesting II Tor
i so.hns else thar the sake II argument
GBeferr 20 further I wish to say that
hrt Ruhlin will win and get the money be-
,ars ibe bell has changed out eleven times.
| ! Nave reasoned the matter out and can see
no other result
,redIt for He beat Sharkey squarely and
Harm. and In doing so ACCOMPLISHED a trick
|ihst even Jeffrles couldn't pull on He OUT
H,ousbt Sharkey at all stages Any man that
81 IN DO that is entitled to consideration with
snybody
s how he can punch aud how he can take
4, vaop It's history that Jehrles couldn't
Reduce him 10 a state Of Inconsistencies
FORFEIT couldn't nor could |. Rubin comes
long and docs the trick handly. This per
bernsnoe alone gives him more than an even
Fb,nee with FItzsmmons. Besides. that
Il hsrkey fight gave him Il lot Of confidence in
+ ID ability TO do things and this is going to
htlp him with Fi2.
Il am not undertaking Fitlslmmons in thu
east bit feel that he is eoias up against
sN game this time He viii meet lust az
ocd fighter as himself a man who is clever
nd has fairly good punch and can take
4 ard knocks. He Is much younger than F.tz-
Enons and youth counts all the time,
4 All other things being equal, would pick
Dublin because OF his youth He has other
hngs though, which givs him many ad~
aages over Fitzsimmons
NcGoyern does not share Corbett's and Nc
foys Views and says Fltzsimmons should
bin Trry looked 'Lanky Boo" over thor
pghly aud then declared that Rubin would
Il bsst.n by the blacksmith inside Of ton
FUNDS NoGoyeru thinks Fix is a marvel
prsderlng his age, and SAYS hi is a whole
h battar than some of the fighters thai
lace themselves in line Tor the heavy weight
lamplonsh.p. Here is rerrys story:
When hear some OF tn fly ones sly
Fla is too old feel like opening un on
BEN and saving what / think. 'titz may
DID, but he's not half as cid as othets
yra years younger. He takes good care
hlrsslf, and when last saw him looked
= IS strong as ever He has trained him
INTO Ane shape and looks big and strong.
lnash. Hes got the side-stepping and
nIing game down fine, and has III hard
klld OF punch behind it all. He can
Se beating too, 10 get Ia that punch, ana
asa 30 faces Rubin, Mndden's man viii
Something brand new
AnnH says: u understand Fitzsimmons
',nas to put me out with his new whirl-
lG punch, VI course Bob hopes 10 get
asnH chance al the championship by Dc
pAe me but am afr nd his plans vii
seneWhat upset when we meet August
NM can take care of that new
zen al flEht or any others that happen
some my way, I don't think Fitzsimmors
punch in his makeup to defeat ne,
ne mas a knockout blow you can
assured that he will never get an oppor-
Wy TO land it.
% comes back as follows. Fighters
~ thlnk they win d battle be-
,aey 70 INTO the ring Ii he did1't
mai colhdsne in himself n fighter
=. hek me very quality which makes
VA IA VI course am sure IN beat Rub
pg! there is such a thing as overcon-
sVs N me way of hol1uR a good oppo-
700 eheaply | know he is good, fast
49, s. man ! saw him lex Sharkey, and
80 ne greaL respect for him When
Il, nm m me ring | will be as careful az
w. But will put him away just the
z.nnnons' right arm is stll causing him
n oi worry, The stiffness and sore
Stca y has developed since its con-
IA n. I'm Ihornes left elbow is annoy
.ne lanky fighter, Most every device
.s,.. 70 science which will ordinar ~ tend
VIZ No muscles has been used on the
no,, ,ae neuevue baking process gave only
e,sw rellet, as did the application of
Mn. H. hlniments were used but with
I'm stu maintains its angular shapc.
snaness, strange to saw does not de-.
~, vm NE strength NJ his blows. While
tv,ole OF a straight punch vet the
,se ne hits although acquiring a
|, Az nook. Is dangerous He boxes
49,, WIN Bob Armstrong, Jeff Thorne
ktt "a lawson. tho California light
4 i,rI. taey Know its wor h as hitter.
Nahy nuEilist is IN ,xoellont shane and
n. ~ NV, lt' pounds He looks forward
Nelofy, and says that in no WAY viii |
IN 'n"'iere with him In his nght with