The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-06-27

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corner. where they clihched. Tom rush
ed and led again, sending both hands
to the body. Gus was ratified. but soon
collected himself and landed hard with
a straight left to the Jaw. Tom rushed
again. reaching the body, but was short
for the head and Gus again nailed him
| with both hands on the head, shaking
Tom up, but he came back with a rush
and was mixing it up when the bell
rang.
Second Round.
Tom rushed over to Ruhlln's corner
and swung wildly for the head. Gus
planted a right over the heart and n
straight left to the face, but Tom would
not 20 back and, coming strong, slam
med his left hard to the neck. Gus then
took a hand and jabbed his left hard to
the face and followed with his right.
Tom steadied himself and worked both
hands 10 the body ana Gus landed left
and right to the head. The fighting was
remarkably fast for big men, and the
crowd was cheering Wlluly
Third Round.
Tom rushed and Gus met him with
both hands to the head. "Eiook low
and wallop," yelled o'Rourke. hut Tom
was mad and again rushed wildly. Gus
slammed him with both hands but
could not keep him of, Tom then drove
both hands to the body and Gus coun-
tered with his left to the head. Tom
dropped TO escape punishment. He was
right up only to get both hands to the
face and head from Gus, Tom was
bleeding at the nose when the bell rang,
and both were tired
Fourth Round.
Gus danced about when Tom rushed
but when Tom closed, planted hard
right to the sailors body. They then
mixed 1t up in sharkey's corner. Gus
was very tired and Tom was little bet
ter. Tom rushed and jabbed his left to
the face. He repeated the blow and
Gus sent him away with both hands to
the body. The round was much slower
than the preceding ones, and both were
glad to hear the bell.
Fifth Round.
Tom was first on his feet AMI meeting
Gus in the center, planted his right to
the body and swung his left to the jaw.
Again he landed the same punches, and
Gus countered with right Jolt on the
body. Both roughed It on the ropes.
Gus shot straight right to the face,
and Tom rushed him across the ring
and landed hard right behind the ear
Gus jabbed back but was very tired,
and Tom banged him with hard rights
to the body and both hands to the head.
Gus was staggering when the ball rang.
Sixth Round.
Tom rushed and hooked his left to the
jaw and Gus jabbed him left, cutting
Toms right eye. Tom was wild and
rushed and swung his right heavily to
Ruhlins Jaw. They mixed 1t up hard,
both landing right and left swings to
the head at close quarters Tom hook
ed his left to the jaw and Rubin cross
ed with his right, sending Tom back
and following with hard lief; to the
wind. Both again landed both hands to
face and were mixing 1t up at the bell.
Seventh Round,
Tom rushed and swung his left to
jaw. They clInched and broke without
a punch ana Gus jabbed his left to the
face. Tom rushed and agliu they
cllnched. Tom jabbed his left to the
head and Rubin sent him away with
one OF. the same. sharkey landed a
right on the body and Gus uppercut his
left to the face and then swung his right
to the jaw. He repeated the trick and
duckIng Toms swings drove his right
to the body as the bell rang. Both
were now very tired.
Eighth Round.
Tom rushed again and jolted his right
to the body. Gus closed and landed left
ana right to the face. Tom was still
aggressive and rushed Gus about the
ring. Again Gus jabbed and followed
with a right cross to the Jaw. Tom
roughed 1t, but Gus was equal to him
and pushed him away. Tom rushed
only to take a left to the face and a
right ON the jaw. Tom staggered and
Gus rushed and banged with both
hands to the jaw and Tom went to the
floor. taking the count and only got to
his feet us the b2ll rang.
Ninth Round.
Tom rushed and Gus met him with
straight left to the face that Jared him,
Tom swung wildly, but his blows land
ed around the neck and Gus planted
both hands to the body. Tom still came
on, but Gus measured him and sent a
crashing right to the Jaw. He could |
not keep the sailor away, but every time
he came Gus was ready for him and
sent left aud right to the head with
telling effect. Gus looked the best at
the bell
Tenth Round,
Gus stood In his corner In u erouchlng |
position and when Tom came in sent
him back with a short right on the Jaw,
Tom rushed back and swung u terrible
left 20 the body. He tried to repeat the
blow but Gus blocked it and sent back
n left to the head Gus mixed It with
him and Tom made him wa5ble with q |
right on the jaw. Gus then swung a
right to the body that could be heard
throughout the building, but the sailor
was good yet and was rushing again