Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-27
KNOCKS OUT SRARKEY
Gus Rubin Defeats the Big
Sailor in Fifteen Fierce
Rounds
sharkey Takes Terrible Punish.
ment But is Unable to
Hold Out.
Ruhlin's Work Surprises His Back
ers and He May Try For
Championship.

championship.
New York, June 27.-In one OF the
fiercest contested heavy weight battles
ever seen in New York Gus Rubin
knocked out Tom Sharkey last night in
the arena of the Coney Island Sporting
Club. 1t was u smashing. rushing fight
from the first round to the fifteenth,
when Rubin, after jabbing and smash
ing the sailor all over the ring, was
prevented from further Furnishing
Sharkey by the police stepping into the
ring.
ssharkey had been beaten to the floor
four times, but on each occasion had
struggled gamely to his feet and cling
ing to his tired but desperate opponent
had tried to stick out the round, but
the last smash Gus landed put Sharkey
son the mat for keeps and Referee
White was just counting the tenth sec
ond when the police interfered.
The Akron Giant" was Sharkey'S
master at every stage of the game, and
his wonderful showing last night was
decided surprise To all but the knowing
ones, who had watched Gus improve
ment. Sharkey gave splendid exhibi-
ton OF bulldog tenacity, and was game
to the core, receiving terrific beating
before the Ohio man finally put him
away.
Rubin, however, had improved most
wonderfully under Jim Corbetts in-
structions, and it was a different prop
osition from that which Sharkey faced
in his previous meeting with the Ohio
man. Rubin was fast on his feet, had
a splendid defense and showed rare
good Judgment.
on the other hand, Sharkey did not
fight last night as we'll as he has be-
fore. The. showing Rubin made at the
start evidently ratified Tom. for he was
wild and used poor judgment thruout.
And again it must be claimed against
The sailor that his ring tactics We're de-
cidedly foul. He over and over again
fouled Gus, and several times Corbett
protested vigorously to the referee.
The greatest surprise of the fight,
however. was Ruhlin's wonderful abil-
Iity to take punishment Not blow
We're terrific, staggered the westerner.
He came out of the fight without a
scratch.
Sharkey on the other hand, was even
more badly battered than in his JEFF
fries fight. His face, eyes. nose and
mouth were cut and bleeding freely
from the fifth round on. Certainly the
Ohio giant can hit hard. His punish
ment Of Sharkey last night leaves no
doubt of that. 1t now seems probable
that at last after waiting ever since
Sullivan's best days that Billy Madden
1 has a man built OF championship tim
/ ber Certainly Gus looked it last night.
| The men entered the ring soon after
40 O'Clock. Both received a burst OF
/ applause. but the din was deafening
| when Corbett appeared behind Rubin.
| Madden and Charlie Golf We're also in
\ his corner Behind the sailor were his
usual advisers, O'Rourke, Dixon and
! Bob Armstrong. Johnny White was
.lreferee.
4 When the men first crossed their
mitts Sharkey did not appear in as
1 good shape as Gus, and the latter had
a big advantage in height, weight and
/ reach. The tactics of the men We're ev-
4 ident from the start. Snarkey, as usu-
al. began his rushing and vicious
4 swinging but was generally wild. and
when he did land, altho the blows
seemed terrific, they had but little ap.
4 parent effect on Gus.
4 Ruhlin started in quite the opposite
way He met Sharkey's rushes witt
i straight left and right-handed jabs
i They were mean blows to run into anC
Il Sharkey's face soon showed the effect.
4 of Ruhlin's efforts.
i Little damage was done in the frs
round. but in the second Ruhlin's jab.
4 had Sharkey tired and wild when TIL,
bell rang. From then to the fifth rounc
both men did fast work, with little ad
vantage to either one. From the fit.
y round to the close of the fight Rubin.
advantage was apparent in ever,
\ round.
Sharkey was very tired in the sew
enth. and at the opening of the eight
tried to make a rally, but Gus wa.
s more than ready for him and rushed
him to the ropes. A right-hand swim,
put Sharkey down and the bell was al
that saved him. Sharkey was bleedin,
from the eye and mouth and very tired
q In the terth round Sharkey rallied an,
1T looked as tho the fight might 20 TIL
limit.
In the eleventh. twelfth ana thir
teenth Rubin landed on the sailor al
h most at Will, but Sharkey's wonderful
strength prevented the Ohio man from
putting him out. In the eleventh roun,
Sharkey struck Rubin below the bel
i and was cautioned by the referee.
II AT the uuening of the fourteenth
i Sharkey made another desperate effor
j to rally, but his blows had little esfec
on Rubin, and Gus jabbed him back
landing at will. and had the sailor al
most out when the bell rang.
Sharkey came up gamely in the fiji
teenth and last round, but a shower O
blows beat him down against the ropes
He struggled to his feet at the coun
of nine but a jab again laid him on hi
back. Once more Tom struggled to hi
feet and chung wildly around Ruhlin'
neck, trying to save himself till the bel
!. should ring. Rubin pushed him OF
! and a right to the jaw put Tom dow
ands out, but Referee White ha
counted the tenth second when the pc
lice stepped into the ring and the fgh
was Ruhlin's.
Convicted OF Dynamiting.
Cedar Rapids. June Plat a lat
hour Monday night, after being out fiv
hours, the jury in the case of Charlie
Meta returned a verdict Of guilty. Met
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