The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-14

Rubin Floored I'm the Second Round.
simmons to Rubin
New York, August 10.-Bob Fitzsim-
mons met Gus Rubin. the Akron
giant, tonight before the Twentieth
Century Club at Madison Square gar
den and won by knocking the Ohioan
down and out in the sixth round. Be
fore the fight and for some weeks past
there have been many eports to the
effect that Fftzsimmons was too old to
cope successfully with his younger op-
ponent. 1t was argued tina Fitzsim-
mons well known knowledge of the
game and his capability of hard hit
ting would not be able to counterbal-
ance the youth and strength as we'll as
the recently acquired ring tactics of the
Ohio man.
The betting at Madison Square gar
den tonight opened with Fftzsimmons
the favorite at 100 to so. Very soon the
odds were cut and even money was the
rule. There seemed to be plenty of
: money on each side, but the Rubin
people kept putting it up and soon the
Akron giant was a favorite at 100 to
, 80. The weights were announced as
. Rubin 1874 pounds. Fitzsimmons 1872.
FitZSimmonS was ChSsared wildly as he
! entered the ring. In the body of the
arena the men stood on chairs, the oc-
cupants of boxes standing on their
: seats.
Fitzsimmons was enveloped in a
! light colored bath robe. Underneath
this he wore pink knitted tights sup
ported by a belt made of small Ameri-
an flags fastened at the side with a
red, white and blue rosette.
Rubin followed almost Immediately
He wore only a towel over his Shout
ders and wore a canvas jock and breech
! clout.
Both men walked toward each other
and shook hands cordially. Fitzsim-
mons took the southeast corneT, which
was occupied a few weeks ago by
Frank Erne. Rubin took the north
west corner, which was occupied on
the opening night by Terry McGovern.
Both wore bandages OIL their lands and
proceeded without delay to adjust the
gloves.
FitzsimmonS conceded about thirty
two pounds to Rubin and this in itself
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suit showed, Fitzsimmons was equal
to the ask he had set himself and won
out with that terrible solar plexus
blow. When it landed 1t shook Ruiz
| lin from head to foot. FitZsimmons
left the ring five minutes after he had
delivered the winning punch, but Rub
lin took twelve minutes to come. around
sufficiently to be able to walk to his
dressing room.
Billy Madden, Ruhlin's manager, de-
clares that Gus defeat was due to
entertaining.
Round 1.-They met in the center Of
the ring, both feinting, Fitzsimmons
landed a right on the ear and Rubin
ountered with a light right on the
chest. Rubin bored in, putting his left
across the chest, sending Bob topping
over to the ropes. Bob broke ground
and came to the center quickly. He
fell short with the left and right to
the body. Fftz then hooked left to the
chin and Gus came back with left and
right to the chin. Fitz missed left and
right swings to the head. Fitzsimmons
bored in but in a mixup Gus beat him
off to the ropes with left and right to
face. Rubin went at Bob with both
hands to the head, cutting Bob'S left
eye n Bob slipped to the floor. AS
he got up Rubin, who did not hear
the bell, swung On Fits face. Bob's
seconds claimed a foul. but was not al
lowed.
Round Gus was the aggressor.
Bob ducked a left swing and they ex-
changed rights and lefts on the face
and a rafting exchange followed
Fftzsimmons hooke his left to the
nose, bringing blood and another rapid
mix up followed. Bob bored in with
right, but Gus met him with left and
right to the face. Both were fighting
wildly. FitzsimmOns sent a hard left
to the body and followed with RICH,
and left to the body which made Gus
wobble and he linched. Rubin sent q
left to the a @ and repeated the blow
F1tzSimmonS put his left on to the cal
and brought the right up to the body
A left jolt put Gus off his feet. Bot
jabbed left to face and semi his LEFT
hard into the body over the heart and
sent him to h floor. He took the
count. Neither of them heard the bel
and each was SO ratified that he did no
know his corner.
Round 3.-Gus came out slowly, but
sailed in and exhanged let's on the
body. Fftzsimmons missed a left swine
to the head. but followed with a righ'
on the jaw. FitZ hooked a left to thu
head. They exchanged lefts to tht
face. Gus kept jabbing until Fitzsim'
mons suddenly side-stepped ant
swung his right to the head. Botf
men were wild, missing severa
swings. Fftzsimmons was the stead
Ter and drove a hard right to the body
but Gus countered with a left to tn,
face. Both stood still glazing at eacf
other. Fftzsimmons sent a hard lef
to the wind, Gus clinched and held on
but broke at the referees bidding. A
the close of the round Fftz sent lef
and right TO the face. Both were tireC
when they went to their corners, blu
Fitzsimmons was the freSher.
Round 4.-FitzSimmonS was first VI
butRuhlin met him with a right on tn,
chest and FitZSimmons swung left a
right to the head and they came to
clinch o n the ropes. Gus tried a left {
the head, but fell short. Gus hit, blu
fell short. Gus clinched. When the.
broke away Gus put left and right t
the head and jabbed a left to tn
head FftZsimmonS missed a left swini
n Gus got his right to the body
Gus sent three let's to the face an
then sent a left and right in that hoo