Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-02-01
Second Had to Drag
Him From Ring.
Julian Says Fitzsmimons Is a
Double Liar.
Games For City Championship
Sporting News.

Gus Rubin found another easy prop
osition at Utica, n. V, Wednesday
night in the person of Jack Finnegan
of Pittsburg, who had been touted as
conner by the sports of the east.
He lasted less than four rounds and
when his seconds threw UP the sponge
he was in state of collapse, the result
of series of seldge hammer blows
from Rubin. The fight was one-sided,
so much so that it was not interesting
to the spectators, who had anticipated
a close contest.
A special from Utica says.
Jack Finnegan of Pittsburg was no
match for Gus Rubin, Corbett's spar
ring partner. Two thousand people
witnessed the fight at the Genesee Ath-
letic club. Ruhlin was away above Fin
negan in weight and Finnegan could
not stand the giants blows. Rubin
had the fight from the start. He went
at Finnegan hard in the first round.
Finnegan made squirt in the second,
but he was way outclassed the balance
of the fight. Rubin landed almost at
will on Finnegan's jaw, and in the
third and fourth rounds the Pittsburg
man went to the floor six times. The
bell saved him In the third. In the
two minutes of fighting which follow
ed Finnegan went to the floor four
times, and was finally dragged from
the ring by his seconds. Finnegan was
game but outclassed. g
McGOvERN WAS HERE.
Terry McEoyern, who is to meet Ed
die Santry In six round bout mt CHI
cage tonight was in .ikron few min
utes Wednesday en- route from the
east. At Garrett, Ind, a Chicago CON
stable entered the train and arrested
McGovern, Sam Harris, his ,manger;
George Mayhood and Dannie Dougller-
ty, his sparring partners. Santry was
put under arrest on Tuesday.
These little proceedings will not in
terferc with pulling off, the fight,
however, but rather are considered Il
ruse on the part of the Management to
prevent molestation of the boxers, once
they are in Chicago, by persons inter-
ested in rival boxing matches. 1t is
said the boxers, arrested, will be taken
before justice and have their cases
continued until after the fight, when
the cases will be nole pressed and go
by default.
The boxing contest between Art
Simms, Akron's favorte featherweight,
the world at 126 lbs, which takes
place at the Grand Opera house Mon
day evening, Feb. l., has brought
about much discussion as to the merits
of the men. They boxed 20 rounds to
draw in Cleveland recently, and
there is no doubt that the Akron pub
lie will witness n first class contest.
There has been a great demand for
tickets. Reserved seats will be ON sale
at the Grand opera house Saturday,
Feb. 3, at 81, 81, and S3. George Siler
will referee the contest. In Il telegram
to the club, he says he will leave Chi
cagO att Il. IN. Sunday morning of the
l1th and arrive in Akron at midnight
Sunday
SAYS FITI IS \ LIAR.
Chicago, ILL.,, Feb. 1.--(Spl,) Martin
Julian, former manager of Robert Fltz.
simmons, declares the eX-champion is
liar when he says he was drligged
during his battle with Jeffries Julian
says: The entire story told by titz-
simmons Is rot and he knows it, He
received a punch on the mouth in the
second round which sent him down
hard and his spine was certainly hurt
by the fall, which accounts for the poor
fight he put up thereafter. The only
dope, or drug that he received in the
fight was a few punches on the jaw.
If Fitzsimmons had been drugged
would never have been able to send
him outfor the eleventh round after
that knockdown In the tenth round.
The mineral story does not so, because
drank ms much of the water as he
did, and / am sure it did not affect me.
Eitzsimmons Is liar when he says he
was drugged, and he rs a double liar
when he intimates that l knew about
It, bnt at that think lie can beat JEFF
fries, II he will only fight u Fitzsim-
mars flUbt