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Blow ON the Jaw Before He Could
! Recovcr-A Hard and Clever Fight
Fitzsimmons Upsets Calculations.
Madison Square Garden, New York,
Aug. 10.-Bob Fitzsimmons of Australia,
! but now an American citizen, met Gus
Rubin, the Akron giant of Akron, O..
tonight before the Twentieth Century
| club at Madison Square Garden, and
| Fitzsimmons won by knocking the
Ohioan down and out in the sixth
round. For some timeapast there have
| been many reports that Fitzsimmons
was too old to successfully cope with
his younger opponent 1t was argued
that Fitzsimmons' we'll known knowl-
edge Of the game and his capability for
hard hitting would not be able to coun-
terbalance the youth and strength, as
we'll as the recently acquired ring, tao
tics of the Ohio man. Tonight how
ever, all this has been changed. F'itz-
simmans did the trick cleanly and clev-
erly
1t was a fierce and bloody battle and
at times 1t looked as if Rubin would
get the better of the older man, but
Fitzsinmons at the proper time would
cut loose with his fearful body blows
which finally snuffed out the Ohio box
er's light. The betting all along favor
ed FitZsimmons, many wagers at the
rate of 100 to so on Lanky Bob being
made. Tonight, however at the ring
side there was a flush of Rubin money
which forced the odds to take a turn
in Ruhlin's favor at the rate of 100 to
80. This state of affairs did not last
long, however, and at the opening round
the men We're equal favorites, even
money being the rule.
FitzsimmonS conceded about thirty
two pounds to Rubin and this in itself
was serious handicap. But as the re-
suit showed Fftz was equal to the task
and won with that terrible solar plexus
blow which took Rubin from head to
foot From the word "go" the men
started in with hurricane-lilke force.
Both men We're wild at times but Fitz-
simmons was always the quicker to
steady himself. Rubin clinched good
deal and for three or four rounds was
the aggressor. He landed some hard
straight lefts on F'itzsimmons' face and
swung his right to the body and head
with fearful force. Several of these
blows staggered Fitzsimmons, but none
of them landed on the mark as Fitzsim-
mons was too shifty.
At times both missed swings with
either hand, but many of Ruhlin's We're
lodged in the clevereSt manner by willy
Bob. Fitzsmmons forced Rubin to
break ground and in hot niX-ups the
Ohio man was always the first 70 ease
up and taken refuge in a clinch Time
and again Fitzsimmons forced Rubin
to the ropes from which position Rubin
got away rather clumsily while Fitz-
simmons was always very quick in his
began to bleed from a stiff left punch
the sight of blood seemed to have a de- |
terrent effect on him and Fitzsimmons
was quick to see this. On the first |
signs of weakness on Ruhlin's part |
began his attack on the
body and each blow which he landed |
made Gus vince with pain.
Fitzsimmons' handlers kept urging !
him to play for the solar pleXus but |
Ftz only tried it occasionally. Evident
ly he was awaiting an opportunity for !
a right swing to the mark In the |
fourth and fifth rounds both men show
ed plainly the effects of the rapid work |
they had done in the preceding rounds
Both were tired and leg weary but |
Rubin showed up much the worse of |
the two. Fitz was always the quicker
IN his feet at the call of time, but now
md then during the rounds he seemed
% stand still and glare at his oppon-
lent Rubin at these times also stood
still, being evidently grateful for the
,hance of breathing which F'itz afforded
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