The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-08-17


mons met Gus Rubin, the Akron
giant, last night before the Twentieth
Century club at Madison Square Gar
den and won by knocking the Ohioan
down and out in the sixth round. II
was fierce and bloody Battle while it
lasted, and at times it looked as il
Rubin would get the better of the old
man, but Fitzsimmons at the proper
time would cut loose with his fearful
body blow, which finally snuffed out
the Ohio boxers light. The betting all
along had favored Fitzsimmons, many
wagers' at the rate of 100 to 80 on
Lanky Bob being made. At the ring
side there was flush of Rubin money
which forced the odds to take turn
In Rul.lin's Favor
at the rate of 100 to 80. This state Of
affairs did not last long, however, and
by the time the men put up their
hands for the opening round they
were equal favorites, even money be-
Ing the rule. Fitzsimmons conceded
about thirty-two pounds to Rubin.
and this, in itself, was a serious handi-
cap. But as the result showed, Fitz-
summons was equal to the task he had
set himself and won out with the ter
rible solar plexus blow which, when
ever 1t landed, shook Rubin from head
to foot. From the word ''go" the men
started in with hurricane-like force,
10th men We're wild at times, but
fitzsimmons was always the quicker
to steady himself. Rubin clinched a
good deal and for three or four rounds
was the aggressor. He landed some
hard straight lefts on Fitzsimnons'
face and swung his right to the body
and head
With Fearful Force.
Several of these blows staggered
Fttzsimmons. though none of them
landed on the mark as Fitzsimmons
was too shifty. At times both missed
swings with either hands, but many Of
Ruhlin's were lodged in the cleverest
manner. In the fourth and fifth
rounds both men showed plainly the
effects of the stiff and rapid work they
had done in the preceding rounds.
Both were tired and leg-weary, hut
Rubin showed UP much the worse Of
the two. Just once Fitzsimmons
touched the floor, when he slipped
down from a clinch at the end Of a
round. In the sixth round Rubin was
slow in coming to time, while Fitzsim-
mons jumped at his man. Fitzsim-
mons got around Rubin and while
the latter sent straight lefts for Fitz-
simmons head, Bob side-stepped
safely and landed lefts on the body
and right to the head. A regular vol
ley of lefts and rights on the neck and
head with fearful effect and with
blows ON the solar plexus, Fitzsim-
mons sent Rubin in heap on the
floor. This was the
Beginning of the End
that soon followed. Rubin, after taxi
ing nine seconds of the count arose to
his feet groggy from the effects of the
blow. Fitzsinmons knew he had his
man and was ready for him. AS soon
as Rubin got on his feet Fitzsimmons
rushed at him, sending two lefts to the
face and then sent his right with fear
full force to the point of the jaw. Gus
pitched forward as if struck with an
ak and fell on his face to the floor,
Where he was counted out and had to
be carried to his conner. Wild. scenes
We're then enacted in and about the
ring. 1t seemed as if every one in the
building wanted to greet the winner
or sympathize with the loser, and the
police officers had q busy quarter Of
an hour;.in getting the people out of
the building Fitzsimmons left the
ring five minutes after he had deliv-
cred. the winning punch, but it took
Rubin twelve minutes to come round
sufficiently to be able to walk to his
dressing room.