The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-27

left and right TO the head. The fighting
was remarkably fast for big men. and the
crowd was cheering wildly.
Round 3-Tom rushed and Gus met him
with both hands to the head. Hook low and
whallopr,' yelled O'Rourke. but Tom was
mad and again rushed wildly. Gus slammed
him with both hands, but could not keep
him or. Tom then drove both hands 10
the body and Gus countered with his left
TO the head. Tom dropped TO escape pun
ishment. He was right UP. only TO get
10th hands TO the face and head from Gus.
Tom was bleeding at the nose when the
bell rang, and both were tired.
Round +Gus danced about when Tom
rushed. but when Tom closed planted a
hard right on the sailors body They then
mixed IL up in Sharkey's corner. Gus was
very tired, and Tom was little better. Tom
rushed and jabbed his left TO the face. He
repeated the blow and Gus sent him away
with both hands to the body. The round
was much slower than the preceding ones,
and both were glad TO hear the bell
Round 5-Tom was first on his feet. and.
meeting Gus in the center. planted his
right 10 the body and swung his left TO the
jaw. Again he landed the same punch.
and Gus countered with a right jolt on the
body. Both roughed 1t on the ropes. Gus
shot a straight right to the face and Tom
rushed him across the ring and landed a
back, but was very tired, and Tom banged
him with hard rights 70 the body and both
hands to the head. Gus was staggering
when the bell sounded.
Round 6-Tom rushed and hooked his left
to the jaw, and Gus jabbed his left. cutting
Toms right eye. Tom was wild and rushed
and swung his right heavily TO Ruhlin's jaw.
They mixed IL up hard, both landing LETT and
right swings to the head at close quarters.
Tom hooked his left TO the jaw and Gus
crossed with his right, sending Tom back
and following with a hard left TO the wind.
Both again landed both hands TO the face
and were mixing 1T at the bell.
Round tom rushed and swung his left
to the jaw. They clinched and broke with
out a punch. and Gus jabbed his left to the
face. Tom rushed and again they clinched.
Tom jabbed his left TO the head and Rubin
sent him away with one of the same.
Sharkey lande a right on the body and
Gus upper-cut his left TO the face and then
swung his right to the jaw. He repeated
the trick and. ducking Toms swings. drove
his right to the body as the bell rang. Both
were very tired.
Round s-Tom rushed again and jolted
his right to the body. Gus closed and land
ed left and right to the face. Tom was
still aggressive and rushed Gus about the
ring. Again Gus jabbed and followed with
a right cross TO the jaw. Tom lodged 1T.
but Gus was equal TO him and pushed him
away. Tom rushed. only to take a left to
the face and a right on the jaw. Tom stag
gered and Gus rushed and banged with
| both hands to the jaw and Tom went to
the floor, taking the count, and only got TO
his feet as the bell rang.
Round 9-Tom rushed and Gus met him
with a straight left to the face that Jared
| him. Tom swung wildly, but his blows
landed around the neck and Gus planted
both hands to the body. Tom still came on.
but Gus measured him and sent a crashing
right to the jaw. He could not keep the
was ready for him and sent left and right
to the head with telling effect. Gus looked
the best at the bell.
Round locus stood in his corner In a
crouching position and when Tom came in
sent him back with a short right on the
Jaw. Tom rushed back and swung a terri
BILE left to the body. He tried to repeat the
| blow, but Gus blocked Ii and sent back a
left TO the head. Gus mixed it up with
| Tom and made him wabble with a right on
the jaw. Gus then wung a right to the
body that could be heard throughout the
building. but the sailor was good yet and
was rushing again when the bell rang.
Round 11-Tom rushed and swung his left
to the neck Both steadied themselves and
Gus Jabebd his left twice to the face. Tom
responded with a right on the jaw and Gus
broke ground. Tom followed and jabbed
his left to the face and uppercut his right
to the chin. Both were so tired they were
hardly able to stand. The aggressive sail.
or, however, rused only to take a right
swing on the jaw that staggered him. Tom
swung for the body but fell short and hit
Gus on the thigh before the close.
Round 12-Tom again rushed and landed
on the body. Gus jabbed his left to the
face and sent Toms head back. Tom was
bleeding badly from the eye and nose. Tom
rushed to a clinch and pulled Gus across
the ring. They broke and Tom sent a hard
right to Ruhlin's body. Rubin shifted
about the ring but met Sharkey's rushes
with left jabs. Neither mans blows were
| carrying any force.
Round 13-Tom rushe but Gus danced
away and Tom grinned. Gus jabbed his
left to the face. and. forcing Sharkey to his
own corner, drove both hands to the head
Tom forced his way out and bore Gus
across the ring and swung a hard right &c
the head. Gus was cool and Tough eau
tiously. He jabbed Tom hard on the face
and hooked his right to the head, at the
same time blocking Toms swings. Both
were resting at the bell.
Round 14-Tom rushed and fell short. Gus
jabbed his left to the face and almost took
Tom off his feet. Rubin now seemed
stronger and three times jolted his right fol-
the head. Tom was bad and Gus banged
him about with both hands, playing heav-
| lily on the head. 1t looked as II he would
surely go. but by hanging on he managed
to stay the round
Round 15-Tom was first up. He closed
but Gus sent him away with a short left
and right jolts on the head. Tom looked
tired, and Gus followed him and jabbed his
head back and crossed his right to the jaw
Tom staggered and Rubin stepped in and
banged him with both hands until the sail.
or staggered to the floor. He was up al
the count but unable to make a defense
and again he went to the carpet from Rub
Inns blows. With bulldog gameness hi
struggled again to his feet. Gus by this
time was hardly aDle to use his hands
When Tom again regained his feet he stag.
gered to the game sailor and sent shor
lefts and rights to the head that looked as
If they would not hurt a child. but Tom wa.
so badly done for that he again went dowr
under them. Again he rose blindly to hi:
feet and Gus walked to him. Tom tried &c
clinch, but Gus stepped back and with q
straight left to the face and right-hand up
percut him to the jaw. Tom toppled for.
ward, all out. and Referee Johnny White
waved Rubin to his corner. while the sailor
pugilist's seconds carried him to his corner
where he gradually revived and was soor
able to leave the ring.