The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-11
dUS RUHLlN KNOCKED OUT.
Bob Fitzsimmons Finished the Big Ohioan in
the Sixth Round.
The Fight Started With Hurricane-Like Force and
Was Bloody One Both Men Were Wild
But FitZsmmons Was the Steadier

hooked lett to head They exchanged loft
70 race. Gus kept iabbing unt1I Fit,.
summons etddenly sldc-stepped ana swnn
nis riSnt 20 the head. Both men we !
~, missing several swings Fltz c1ln
s.i,1 WIN ieit TO the face. Both ->sl
sun giar!ng al each other. Fi,zsin,,. N,
sent a hard LETT to wind. GIN. clInch -.
ana ned on, but broke at the referaa !
suggestion At close range both sen lert.
70 me lace. Both were tired when NV
went 10 their corners, hut Fitssinmo !
seemed the tresher
r""rth Ronnd-t4us Took the count
fltls.mmons was frs. IN. but aus ~,
ninl with right Gu the chest and pir,,
'nVis swung LETT and right 10 the head
aiiu tuey came 10 Il clinch Gus Tried
III 10 the hesd. but fell short. Gus
~. ,te u Nhen they broke away Gus
,of, sly rlght 10 the head and jlhbed
ICY 10 the head. Flzsimmons missed
leit SWING and Gus got his right ia ,Se
pvuS' Gus sent three lefts Ia tina ,ac,
anu theh sent left and right in ihat
SHOOK Fltzsimmons to his knees. Clinehes
we're ireauent and both men wers very
'eq' work on both sides Is wild. After
sue eiihch Gus sent right and left 10 the
LIZ three umes, fttzsimmons went back
! win leit TO the solar Dlexus ana forced
/ Gus to the floor. whore he took The cot,,t
Gus came up very groggy, but Knew
enough to hold out his left, Ftz niss,d
a swing for the head, Rubin ducklnv ,,,-
derneath at the bell
! 'I''h hound-Ruhlin on The Ron.s
Fltz came out the fresber. Gus ,r,ed
= iett swing. but Ftz lodged FItz sent
IelI SWING 10 the face and they clinchcd
ats fil@slmmons landed st!f LEFT
1ne mead flt2simmons kept boring
4 lrnnDpd
Snu right 10 the jaw They eNchano.n
lelts ana rights on the body. Fitzsin,-
mons 1abbed left on face and GUS SWIM
ms Tlsht 10 the nose Both countprod
WIN leIts on the body and clinched f,ns
JappeQ lett TO the face and Fitzsinmons
/ sent !eft to face. Ftzsimmons then nut
nara lett on the body and threw his
iEHt over flt2simmons sent left and
Isht TO the head and sent GUS reeIing
Ground the ring. Both men are bieedins
from mouth and nose. The round ende5
WIN fltzslmmons smashing ems an ~.
race with both hands, The Ohio man hai,,,
on the ropes when the bell rang
SiNth Hound--HuhIiu knocked nm,
Hus was very slow in coming OUT. Thov
exchanged let's and clnched GUS por III
slsAs inside. landing on the chin and rIta
e'uHtered with left on the eve Raising
eo, TX Jump Gus broke ground with Fita
lldnaHeu
on Bobs leads with straight left nil
pored In; sending his right TO the ho5y
"nu hunlln clinched on the ropps Afrn,
me break away. Fltzsimmons beat him
noWu, After they broke away Fir fol-
i ioWsd Gus up with left and right TO rho
1eaa, With let's to body ana law b.
eropped MIN TO the floor Gus took rho
eo,.n put When he arose Fitzsimmons
gave MIN no time but landed r;gh1
Ruhiln was carried TO his corror ava
# T iI.' mons was declared the winner
Time Of round 2:1V, winner
fltzsimmons left the ring five mirutes
after he had deliveredvthe winning rm,,cb
Out 1t took Rubin twelve ninufss r.
come around sufficiently TO be aha IN
walk TO- his dressing room Fitzslmmona
N ~as sun niue bit da2ed when he reached
MS room on the Fourth avenue side ~
the garden and he asked come Of t5ose
Sathefed about him, it Is said if II vas
not the fifteenth round in which the acnt
was finished. He soon recovered his
reason and then INDUCED in a hearty
laugh
Well he said, SIN an old fellow and
a has been. Ell? Well, l guess was good
enough for Mr. Ruhlin-and he was not
so bad, either. That was as tough a
battle as ever went through, but | am
still good enough for few more Rubin |
is good one and with little more ex-
perience he will about do. He hit me
some corking wallops and although aid
not realize 1t at the time. can tell Won
he can punch bit I was very tired. but
the further the bout went the more pos
tive ! felt that could finish him. |
Towards the close Rubin grew ve.y weak
and knew had only to stead myself |
a little in order to get him He gave me
a good fight and l can give him nothing
but praise"
Bob's seconds wished him 10 take ii bath |
right awav hut he refused. saving his wifo
was waiting for him and he must go
home. AS soon as he got his clothes c0
he left the building. followed by an adj
miring and cheering crowd
Rubin when he reached his room, W.
in a sort of trance and 1t was long time
before he fully understood that he had
been defeated. He was badly bruised
about the head and both eyes wra almost
closed He did not care to talk, but MAN
aged to say; 81 did the best / coul |. and |
no msn can do more Fitzsimmops whipped /
me and that is all I can say ABOUT e."
Billy Madden, Ruhlin's manager, de.
,lared that Gus defeat was lds 70 over
James ]. Corbett, who acted as one OF
hunIu SecuHus, also declared INlt nun
lin was over trained. II know his" he
said, for he was with me durino my
for my bout with Jeffries
After that Gus continued training Tor ME
battle with Sharkey, and worked even
harder for his bout with Fitz / warned /
lin that he was doing too much, nut he
that he could stand II. Acybody
could see tonight that something was
wrong with him as he sent the right to
the Jaw repeatedly. but the necessary
strength was not behind the Sl3ws."
Charley White, who refereed the bout,
aid: at was a hard and fierce blttle IN
which both men fought fairly Nil2s,n-
mons clearly demonstrated that he Is Lot
! has-been and still has the punch ths |,
wins Rubin at times looked ss II he /
night win out, but he lacks eSperief &c,
which will be remedied la time aai I
AVE no doubt that he Will be heard frcm
o much better advantage latAr on"
Jim Jeffries and Terry Me9overn, hig
md little fstic champions. were sitting
i the rIngside a few yards apart. Nc
sovern is getting the lions share OF at