The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-18
SPORTING NEWS.
Maher and Rubin Fight Six
Fast Rounds.
No Decision Given But Gus Had
Best of the Bout.
FRESHMAN OUTCLASSED
Chicago Council Passes Anti
Boxing Resolution.
No Mere Prize Contests Under
HarrisOn's Rule.

Philadelphia, Dec 1s--Gus Rubin and
Peter Maher met last night at the Penn
Art Athletic club in a six round contest
that proved to be one of the fastest and
most furious bouts of that length be
tween heavyweights which has been seen
for some time. Under the local laws
governing boxing contests no decisions
are permitted, judgment as to the OUT
come being left to the spectators. The
consensus of opinion was that Rubin had
by far the better of the fight and clearly
outclassed the Irishman, notwithstanding
Maher put up one of the gamest battles
that he has in 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-
Maher was especially 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 by rounds:
Round 1- 59 led with left and they
clinched. Ruhlin LED with right and
Maher landed with right on Ruhlins jaw
and they clinched, followed by an eX-
right on Gus wind and Gus put right to
ear. Gus landed right on Makers wind
left to Makers ear followed by clinch-
Rubin forced the Irishraan to the ropes.
and followed WITH right and left on
Peters face Peter landed right on Gus
heart and Gus landed uppercut on Peters
jaw just as the bell rang.
Round Gus led with short left to body
ana 9e ter sent right to Gus body Gus
They mixed things up and went to the
ropes Peter landed left to jaw and Gus
right to wind Maher fell short and Gus
sent another to Peters wind. Both
cclinched- Gus sent right e. face ard
over heart, followed by a clinch. An ex-
change and Maher put left to Rubin S
wind, Gus following with a right on
Round s--Both ducked leads and Peter
landed right on jaw After a rapid ex-
change Peter an
to ear, followed by another left to same
place. Gus hard left to jaw, Peter re-
another hard right to ear. Rubin tented
and landed right on ear and left to wind.
Gus sent right and left on Makers ear
Peter swung left to wind and Gus hard
right to wind as bell rang.
Round 4-Gus landed left on wind. Both
clnchedl tfus crossed right to jaw and
1abbed left on nose and they clinehcd.
Peter sent left on face, Gus put left and
right to face, followed with hard left
70 the jaw and with right to stomach.
Peter sent right to wind and Gus landed
heavily on jaw and repeated. Peter land
ed right on ribs and Rubin sent Maher' :
head back with a blow on the Jaw and
followed with left and right 10 face
Peter sent a stroner 5eff 10 fs73e' FAC Co.
staggered Maher with left and right on
Jaw They clinched and an exc1an eae fol-
lowed by two lefts by Gus on the Jaw
A clinch and Maher sent left to jaw
Round 5-The round opened with a
cIlnch Gus, after putting a light right on
the face sent left uppercut on Makers
jaw which sent him reeling- Maher sent
a left to the Jaw and they clinched. Gus
landed right on neck and left on the jaw
and followed it up with an uppercut which
staggered Maher- Gus sent his left and
right to the face and straight left on
MaherS head as the bell rang.
Round Gus did all the leading in the
early part, MaheT sending the left to the
head. Gus landed a right on the heart
and a right and left to the face. A series
left to jaw Peter landed right on Jaw
and Gus put left and right to face. fol
lowed by a left and right to jaw and an
other similar cOuplet.