The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-18
RUHLIN THE BETTER MAN
CLEARLY OUTCLAssED MAHER IN
LAST BOxING MATCH
The Irishman Did Not Like His Gp-
ponent's Heavy Swings and
Tried 10 Avoid Them.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 17.-Gus Rhulin
end Peter Maher met tonight at the Penn
Art Athletic Club in a six-roand contest
that proved TO be one of the fastest and
most furious bouts OF that length between
heavyweights which has been seen for
some time. Under the local laws govern
ing boxing contests. ne decisions are per-
mitted. judgment as TO the outcome being
left 10 the 1900 spectators. The consensus
Of opinion was that Rubin ha3 by far the
better OF the fight. and clearly purchased
the freshman, Notwithstanding Mcher put
up one Of the gamest battles that he has
I'm some time Both men were apparently
In excellent shape, and from the first sound
OF the bell to the end of the fight went at
It hammer and tongs. aIaher was espe-
cially active in the first three rounds. after
which he did not show the same form.
but apparently avoided the heavy swings
OF Rubin. The fight ~ rounds follows.
Round One-Maher LED with his left and
they clinched. Rubin led with his right
and Maher countereG. Rubin led with has
left, Maher landed with his right ON Rui:-
Inns jaw ami they ciinched. followed by
an exchaE5e of right and left. Peter land
ell a right on Ruhlin's wind and Gus a
right On the ear. Gus land u a right on
Makers wind and a rapid exchange fol-
tOWNd. G4S Suit Ills tit u AldFCL > cdI,
followed by a clinch. Rubin forced the
1ri5hnan to the ropes. Gus landed a right
Oh the back of Peters neck and followed
with a right and left on Peters face. Peter
landed a right on Ruhlin's heart and Gus
uppercut on Peters jaw as The bell rang.
Round Two-Gus led with a short left to
the body and Peter sent a right 10 Ruhlin's
body. Gus landed a left ON the side OF the
Irishman's head. They mixed things up
and both went 10 the ropes. Peter landed
q left 20 the jaw, and Gus a right to the
wind. Maher fell short and Gus sent an
other 10 Peters wind. They clinched and
Gus sent a right TO the face. Maher seemed
tired. Rubin landed a right over the heart.
followed by a -clinch. An exchange fol-
lowed and Maher sent his left to Ruhlin's
wind, Gus following with a right on Peters
jaw
landed a right on the jaw. After a rapid
and LETT to the ear followed by another
left to the same place. Gus sent a hard
left 10 the jaw. Peter retaliating- Gus
hard right to the ear. Rubin tented and
landed a right on the ear and left to wind.
Gus sent right and left to Makers ear.
Peter swung his left to the wind and
Gus a hard right to the wind as the bell
ranG-
and a clinch s0llowed. Gus crossed his
right to the jaw and jabbed his left. on
the nose. and they cinched again. Peter
sent q left 10 the fdce. Gus sent q left and
right to the face and followed with a hard
left to the jaw and right TO the stomach.
Peter sent a right TO the wind and Gus
landed a heavy blow on the jaw and re-
peated it. Peter sent a right on the ribs
and Rubin sent Makers head back with p
blow on the jaw and followed with a left
and right to the face. Peter sent a strong
left TO Ruhiin's face. Gus staggered Maher
with a left and right on the Jaw. They
clinched and an exchange was followed by
two lefts by Gus on the jaw. Then there
was n clinch. Maher sent a left to The
Jaw.
Round 5-The round opened with a clinch.
Gus after a light right to the face sent
q left uppercut on Makers Jaw. sending
him Keeling Maher sent a left to the Jaw
and they clinchcd. Gus landed a right
on the neck and left on the jaw, and fol-
lowed with an uppercut which staggered
MahcT Gus sent n right ard LEFT 10 the
face and straight left on Makers head as
the bell rang.
Round Gus did all the leading in the
early part OF the round. Maher sending a
left 10 the head. Gus landed n right on
the heart and sent a right and left TO the
face. a series of exchanges and Gus sent
rsSht and left TO jaw. Peter landed n
right on the Jaw and Gus a left and right
20 the face. followed by a left and right TO
Jaw and another similar couplet.