The Portland daily press., 1900-08-11

as one or Kuhlln s seconds, also declared
that Ruhlin was OVERTURNED. Referee
Charlie White when asked what he
thought of the fight replied:
1T was a hard and fierce battle in
which both men fought fairly. Fitz
clearly demonstrated that he is not a has
been and still hiss the punch that wins
Rubin at times looked as If he might
win out, but he lacks experience which
will be remedied in time and 1 have DO
doubt that he will be heard from to much
better advantage LATER on
Billy Madden, Ruhlin;s manager, is
still of the opinion that Gus is capable of
beating all the big fellows and that he
will be heard from before long.
Round 1.-They met In the centre of
the ring sbOth feinting. F1tzsimmOns
landed light right on the ear and Rub
| lin cOuntered with a light right on the
chest Ruhlin rushed IN putting his
left across the chest, sending Bob back to
the ropes.
Fitzsimmons broke ground and came
to the center quickly. He fell Short with
the left and right to body. FItz then
hooked left to chin and Gus camesback
with left and right to chin. Fltz missed
left and right swings to head. Fitz
| bored in but in miX-up Gussbeat him
| off to ropes with left and right to face.
Rubin went at Bob with both hands to
head cutting Bob's left eye and Bob
| slipped to the floor. AS he got up Rubin
who didsnOt hear the bell swung on Fits
face. Bob's seconds claimed a. foul but
| 1T was not allowed.
Round 2.-Gus was the aggressOr. Bob
ducked a left swing and they exchanged
rights and left on the face and a rattliDg
exchange followed. Fitz hooked left to
| the nose bringing blood and another rapid
mix-up followed. Bob bored in but Gus
met him with left to face. Both were
/ lighting wildly. Eitz sent a hard left to
body and followed with left and right
4 to body which made Gus WObble and he
clinched. Ruhl1n sent a left to face and
repeated the blow. Fi6z shot left on the
ear and brought his right up to body
| A left jab put Gus off his feet Bob sent
/ left to face and drove his left hard in
TO the body over heart and sent him to
the floor. He took the count. Neither Of
them heard the bell and each was so rat
tied that he did not know his corner.
Round 3.-Gus came out very slowly
/ but sailed in and exchanged let's on the
| body. Fitz missed left swing to head
but followed with right on the jaw. Fitz
! hooked left to head. They exchanged
lefts to faca. Gus kept jabbing until
Fitz suddenly side-stepped and swung
right to head. Both men were Wild,
! missing several swings. Fitz was steadi-
er and drove hard right to body but was
cOuntered with left TO face. Both stood
still glaring at each other. Fitz sent a
hard left to wind, Gus clinching and
holding on but broke at referee bid
ding. At close of the round Fitzsimmons
sent left and right to face, Both were
tired when they went TO corners but fitz
seemed the fresher.
Round 4-Fitz was first up but Rub
| lin met him with right on chest and Fitz
swung left and right to head and they
came TO clinch on the ropes Gus Uried
left TO head but fell short, Gus clinched.
When they broke away Gus put left and
right to head and jabbed lett to head
FitzsimmOns missed left swing and Gus
got his right to the body. Gus sent three
let's to face and then sent left and
right In that spot which shook Fitz to his
toes C1inehes were frequent and both
men very tired. Work On 9th sides was
wild. After a clinch Gus sent right and
1 left to head three times. Fitz went back
with left to the solar plexus and forced
| Gus to the floor where he took the count.
/ Gus came up very grCggy but knew
enough to hold out his left. Fitz missed
a swing for the head, Rubin ducking
underneath at the clang Of the bell.
Round 5.-Fitz came out the fresher.
Gus tried a left swing but Fitz lodged.
Fitz sent left swing to face and they
clinched. Fitz landed a stiff left over
the heart. Fibz kept boring in. He
dropped his left to stomach and right to
! jaw. They exchanged lefts and rights
on the body Fitz iabbed left on face and
Gus swung right to nose. Both coun-
t6f6u WIN ielDS on DOOy ana CllncneQ.
! Gus labbed left to face and Fitz sent left
to face Fitz then put hard left on the
body and threw his right over. Fitz sent
left and right to head and sent Gus reel
ing around the ring, Both men are bleed
! ing from mouth and nose. The round
ended with Fitz smashing Gus on the
face with both hands, the Ohio man being
on the ropes when the bell rang.
Round Gus was very slow coming
up, They exchanged light lefts and
clinched. Gus got his right inside, land
| ing on the chin and Fitz countered with
left on eye raising a big lump over
Guss eye. Gus broke ground with Fitz
following him. Rubin managed to stave
off BOb's leads with straight left. Fitz
bore in, sending right to body and Rub
lin clinched on the ropes. After the
breakaway Fitz followed Gus up with
left and rights to head. With lefts to
body and jaw he dropped him to the floor.
Gus took the count but when he arose
Fitz gave him no time but landed a right
swing to the jaw and put him out. Rub.
lin was carried to his corner and Fitz
was declared the winner Time of round
minutes 10 seconds