Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-31
P%UGILIsTIC

Gus Rubin, who, by the way, is far
from being the fifth wheel in the pugil-
fstic wagon, came to the front with a
sweeping challenge to all the big fell
lows, including kid" Mccoy. Gus, to
show his sincerity in the matter, posted
q forfeit of 81. 800, and, strange as 1t may
appear, 1t was ignored by all out the
aver willing sharkey. The latter, al.
though tied up by a match with Fitzsim-
mons, considered Ruhlin's challenge and
will no doubt arrange in some manner to
satisfy his desire.
Madden's giant fought Jeffries to u
draw in California, but that was before
the present champions a solved the
mystery of the fighting game. 1t might
also be said for Gus that at that time he
was a bit crude himself, and the prob
ability is hat since then he has i'm
proved equally as much as Jeffries. The
latter's opportunities in securing the
topmost ung of the pugilistic ladder,
Ruhlin's; hence, the difference in their
present standing. The inference must
not be made hat had Rubin been given
the same opportunities as JEFF" he to>
day would be looking down from the top
rung on all other heavyweights, as does
the 'bOilermaker" at present. Still when
a man is deprived OF a chance to fight
for a title he certainly can not secure it.
Rubin is big, strong and quite clever.
He is game to the core and has neve
lodged any Of the big issues. Mccoy, III
reply to Gus challenge, says he has no
use for men whom he has beaten; still
he says he wants to fight Sharkey, who
has beaten both him and Rubin. McCoy
beat Tommy Ryan and took him on
again, and he did the same with ChOyr.
X therefore the Kids" lOophOle Is x
ceedingly small
The Rubin that Mccoy defeated In
Syracuse was u raw hand, while the
Ruhlin Of today is a championship pos
nipility. He hits straight with both
hands, and hard at that. and. further
more, does not swing. Straight punch
ing will do it's work, and for that reason
Gus chances with any of the big top
notchers are good. At any rate he is en-
titled to a chance, and il he does not
come up to expectations he will be man
W enough to declare himself out Of the
cunning.
If reports are true Tom Sharkey is
flready one of the richest followers of
the ring that the country has ever had,
his reputed wealth at present being in
the neighborhood of SIS, 900. This is q
larger bank roll than any other pugilist
has ever possessed, and as Sharkey is
still in good condition he should add
considerable to 1t in the next couple of
years. While it is probable that the
above figures are too high, it is certain
that the sailor has considerable money.
as he received a lot of coin for the fights
in which he has taken part, and on the
other hand he has not spent any great
0llioaA1t = ASSSA4AAy oAEAA~ - q y
S~heepshead Bay for which he paid $10,-
coo. He is at present furnishing it, and
intends to bring his parents over from
ireland as soon as it is finished. What
ever may be Sharkey's present wealth 1t
is certain that his financial rise has been
phenomenal, as only a few. years ago he
was an ordinary sailor with only a sal
lor's pay and no property whatever. II
Sam Harris, Terry McGovern's mana
ger, writing Of the little champions
success as a fighter, has the following
to say: SIN expressing my views as to
my management of Terry McGovern, l
can merely say that l have done every
thing in my power to bring McGovern
to the top of the heap. II with the good
luck which I have had, coupled with that
If the great fighting abilities of Terry,
Re has finally accomplished a feat which
no other fighter of his size has ever been
able to do, that of holding two cham
pi anships-those of the bantam and
featherweight classes. When I first saw
McGovern box with George Monroe, ]
thought he was a coming boy, and while
I would have gladly taken charge of his
affairs. refused to do SO, because Terry
already had a manager. After he beat
Monroe at COney Island he asked me to
manage him, and I did so. Ever since
that time I have used the best of my
judgment in making his matches. Nc
Govern, as every one knows. is one Of the
greatest fighters this country has ever
produced, and I wouldn't be a bit sur
pItSSu 7 oCC LII LIE SulWelSuC CQdm.
pom within the next two years. or
curse, I won't let him go out of his
class while there are any fea~therweights
left for him to meet. but when once I
ON compelled to have him tackle the
lightweights he will start after them all,
one after the other"
Zoe Walcott. 1.-THE Black whirlwind."
recently told Of his start in the fighting
game. He said:
1T was when / vas II years DID, Joe
said. II am % now. I ran away from
home in the West Indies when l was 10
OF II. and went to Boston. I made a liv-
ing the best | could. I was once a cook,
About the first fighting / ever did. +
guess, was when I and a, gang used to
go over to East Boston and Charleston.
where they didn't allow no colored folks.
and scrap with the cops.
I learned to box at the North End
Union club. Jack Sheean was instructor
there. Then I got to being around other
clubs-the Boston Athletic and Cooper's.
the Fremont and the Lafayette. They
thought | could box all right. and put me
on at one of their amateur shows. I got
the decision over G. " Meekin, but lost
to Teddy Kelly. Besides, I had three
wrestling bouts. Teddy Kelly was six
feet tall and amateur champion Of New
pretty close fight. Later years / had
fights with tall fellows-Austin Gibbons
and Ulick Dunn, so Joe Choynski wasn't
50 strange to me.
Il had a pretty good lot Of boxing
around Boston for a year or two, but
it was all amateur. And so 1 got to be
a little bit known, and so Tom O'Rourke
came down to Boston, got me to go with
him. and has had me ever since. That
was in 1891. Altogether I guess I've had
sc or 81 fights.
II kept up my wrestling until 1893, and
was never beaten at that game. Never
hadAany big matches, but went around
with George Dixon's show, agreeing to
throw 0nVhndu in TX @u R~-
feiting $25. But 1 found~it made my ell
bows sore and stiff, SO I couldn't fight