The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-08-11
FITz KNOCKS OUT RUHLIH.
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10 the mead. with q NOlteN OF leItS ana
rights to the head and neck. and with
a fearful left on the solar plexus, Fitz
sent Rubin in a heap TO the floor.
This was the beginning of the end
that soon followed. Rubin, after taking
nine seconds of the count. arose to his
feet groggy from the effects of the
blow. Fitz knew he had his man, and
was ready for him. AS soon as Rubin
got up Fitz rushed, sending two lefts
TO the face, and then shot his right
with fearful force to the point of Rub
Inns jaw. Gus pitched forward as if
struck with an ak, and fell on his face
10 the floor, where he was counted out,
and had to be carried to his corner.
Rubin Dazed Twelve Minutes.
Wild scenes were 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 had a busy quar-
ter of an hour in getting the people
out Of the building. Fitz left the build
ing five minutes after he had struck the
winning blow, but it took Rubin twelve
minutes to come around so he could
walk TO his dressing room. F'itz was a
little bit dazed when he reached his
dressing room on the Fourth avenue
side of the garden, and asked some of
those gathered about him if it was not
the fifteenth round in which the fight
was finished. He soon recovered his rea-
son. and then INDUCED in a hearty
laugh.
Fitz Is Exultant.
We'll" he said, I'm an old fellow
and has-been, Ell? Well, l guess I
was good enough for Mr.. Rubin. and
he was not So bad, either. That was as
oh q. bot I
but l am still good enough for a few
more. Rubin is good one. and with a
little more experience he will about do.
He hit me some scorcIiing wallops. and
although / did not realize it at the
time. l can tell you he can punch a
bit. | was very tired, but the further
the bout went the more positive I felt
that I could finish him. Towards the
cfose Rubin grew very weak, and I
knew l had only to steady myself a
little in order TO get him. He gave me
good fight, and can give him moth
ing but praise
Bob's seconds wished him to go to
bath right away, but he refused. say
ing his wife was waiting for him, and
he must go home. And, as soon as he
got his clothes on, he left the build
ing. followed by an admiring and cheer
ing crowd.
Rubin Makes No Excuse.
Rubin, when he reached his dressing
room, was in a sort of trance, and it
was long time before he fully under
stood that he had been defeated He
was badly bruised about the head. and
| both eyes were almost closed. He did
not care to talk, but managed to say:
| Il did the best l could, and no man
can do more. Fitz whipped me, and
that's all l can cay about it"
Billy Madden, Ruhlins manager, de-
clared that Gus defeat was due to
overwhelming
James j. Corbett, who acted as one
of Ruhlins seconds, also declared that
/ Rubin was overturned.
! Il know this" he said, for he was
with me during my preparations for
my bout with Jeffries. After that Gus
continued training for his battle with
/ Sharkey, and worked even harder after
! that for his bout with Fitzsimmons.
warned him that he was doing too
much. but he imagined that he could
| that something was wrong with him,
as he sent the right to the jaw repeat
edly, but the necessary strength was
] not behind the blows
/ Charlie White. who refereed tonight's
bout. said: .l.. $500
ut was a hard and fierce fight, in
which both men fought fairly. Fitz
clearly demonstrated that he is not
a has-been, and still has the punch that
/ wins. Rubin at times looked as if he
| might win out, but he lacks eXpe-
rience. which will be remedied in time.
, and 1 have no doubt that he will be
heard from to much better advantage
later on"
Round One,
The two men met in the center of the
f, ring. both feinting. Fit1 landed a
light right on the ear and Rubin
countered with a. light left on the
cheek. Rubin bored in, putting his
left across the chest, sending Bob back
on the ropes. Fitz broke ground and
came to the center quickly. He fell
| short with left and right to body Fitz
then hooked left to chin and Gus came
back with left and right TO the chin.
Fitz missed left and right to the chin.
Fitz missed left and right swings TO
the head. Fitz bored IN, but in a mix
up Gus beat him off to the ropes with
left and right to the face. Rubin
went at Bob with both hands to the
head, cutting Fits left eye and Bob
slipped to the floor. AS he got up
Rubin, who did not hear the bell.
swung on Fits face. Both seconds
claimed foul, but it was not allowed.
Round Two.
Gus staggered forward. Bob followed
him. They exchanged left and right
on each others face. FitZ hooked his
left to the nose. bringing blood. and
another rapid mix-up followed. Bob
bored in. but Gus met him with left
and right to the face. Bob was fight
ing wildly. Fitz sent hard left 10 the
body and followed with right and left
to the body. which made Gus wobbIe
and he clinched. Ruhlin> sent a left
to the face and repeatedly the blow.
Fitz shot his left to then ear and
brought his right up to the body. A
. left jolt put Gus off his feet. Rubin
went down and took the count. Neither
of the men heard the bell and each was
so ratified that he did not know his
corner.
Round Three.
Gus came out very slowly, but sailed
IN and thai exchanged lefts on tbe
: BODY. Fitz missed a left swing to the
mead, but followed with a right on the
Jaw F1tz poked a left to the head
Ihey exchanged lefts to the face. Gus
Kept Jabbing until Fitz suddenly side
stepped and swung his right to the
mead Both men were wild. nissine
several swings. FitZ was leading and
: drove a hard right to the BODY bu1
Gus countered with a left to the face
Both stood STILL glaring at each other
Fitz sent hard left to the wind. On.
ehnehed and held on. but broke at The
referees bidding. At the close of the
round F1tz sent left and right to the
race: Both were tired when thew wen
TO their corners, but Fitz seemed RI.
fresher. 'ii'
Round Four.
Fitz was first I'D. but Rublir
met him with a right IN tho nhart