Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-08-13

Struck BY Laub, 4; Price 3;
Treat 2; Roberts 3; kentner ,.
Bases on balls of Laub /, Price j,
Roberts 3.
HIT by pitcher-By Treat l.
Passed balls--M -McBurney 1, Reusch-
cr /.
Two base hits Treat Laub, How
land, Murphy.
Three base hit--Schultz.
Umpire Masterson.
SILERS REVIEW.
The veteran referee, George Siler,
has the followin ginteresting review of
the lYtzsimmons-R Rubin battle:
I'm in the pink of condition, and II
ltitz beats me III nave 40 excuse to
offer" said Gus Ruhlin Friday. That,
of course, was before he had his hstic
interview with Bob Fitzsimmons al
Madison Square garden. He was new
or better or stronger in his life, because
he expected to beat Bob IN short order.
Statements az to his condition by
himself and everyone in his camp caus-
ed thousands of fight followers
throughout the United States to back
him. He was reported as being even
better than when he defeated Sharkcy.
That statement also cost the bettlng
fraternity thousands of dollars.
Now that the fight is over and Rnl-
lin with all his natural advantages
and his vast improvements, has been
decisively defeated, 1t is given out he
was stale and in no shape to tight.
wonder whether that comes under the
head of guling the public? If 50, who
is To be held responsible? The betting
fraternity placed It's money on Gus on
the strength of the reports which
emanatcd from his training quarters as
to his condition. To-day they are in
formed through the press that Ruhlin
was dead one regarding condition be-
fore he climbed through the ropes. If
Madden WIS telling the truth before
the night l,c tibbed dreadfully after 1t,
or vice versa.
OF course, 1t could not he expected
they would send out stories of his be-
ing unit to fight, as that would mill
tate against the bon office, which In all
fights of inportnnco cuts the Ice. But
how about those who backed Gus?
Where do they come in? What redress
have theyf None of course, Madden
and Rubin received their share of the
gate receipts, amounting, so Madden
, informed mo, close on to $4,000. Worth
+ fabricating for isn't ity
Appearances are deceitful otherwise
, those who bet on Ruhlin would have
hedged before time was called for the
{ first round. Gus looked good brown
Q as II berry, his muscles standing out
, like whipcords, clear of eye, and con
1 hdcnt smile His forcing of Fitz around
, the ring IN the opening round and the
/ npparent easy manner in which he
D landed on Bob with both left and right
Y was enough TO convince those who
!. backed him his condition was Al.
( There really did not appear to be any
n thing 10 tho fight IN that first round,
!. and when the gong changed which sent
n them to their corners 1t was the opin-
It lon among those close TO the rlngside
- that Fltz would he n thing of the pnst
@ before the end of the next round. In
d fact. large number of sports in the
|. boxes GRABBED their coats, ready to get
out Of the building as quickly as posi-
bile after Bob was counted out
J. Poor old man; he's done for could
O he heard from all parts of the ringside
3 That was after round l. After rount
o 2, the cry was "What grand old man
1 He'll do that big fellow up in a hurry.