The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-27
SHARKEY KNOCKED OUT.
GUS RuHLIy PUTS HIM DOWN IN
THE FIFTEENTH.
A Savage and Bloody Battle. In
which the victor Was Barely
Better on at the End Than the
vanqui.hed, hut . Fair Fight.


vanqui.hed, hut . Fair Fight.
SEASIDE ATHLETIC CLUB. Coney
Island, June 8-For the first time in his
pugflistic career. Tom Sharkey went down
to decisive defeat tonight in the historic
arena of the Seaside Athletic Club and big
Gus Rubin, the Ohio pugiiist, was MS
victor. 1t was clean Knockout after mr.
teen rounds OF fighting that made mem
orable ring battle. Save in the matter or
aggressiveness Rubin led from the face
of in every feature OF the game and at al
times had the fight well in hand. Sharkey
did not give up his place in the line OF
first-class heavyweights without desper-
ate struggle. No soldier ever gave more
desperate battle. no man sinking to I'M
consciousness ever chung more determined
ly to his vitality.
Even at the end, when blinded by the
blows OF his powerful opponent and dulled
mentally by the battering OF his foe, he
clung instinctively to tho massive frame
of the man who was his master.
Surprise for Sporting Public.
The decisive battle and unexpected re-
suit were truly a surprise for the SPORT
ing public. No line of form that could be
figured out gave the Ohian more than
one to two chance. Sharkey had met and
at least stood OF all OF the leading heavy
weights now In the ring. He was known
to be giant Of strength, courageous to
point beyond discretion and aggressive.
Rubin. on the other hand. had never
made particularly good showing against
any man Of reputation and was regarded
as a second-rater. Hence there was
apathy as to the fight and while there was
some spirited betting. Rubin never showed
better than 10 to Z. and 1t was even money
that he would not last ten rounds. The
management, In fact, decided TO put the
general admission down to 81. There was
a big crowd on hand, however, and they
were treated to 2 rafting good fight. with
surprising results.
shnrkey First to Appear.
sharkey was the first man to come and
II was 1906 p. m. when he appeared The
impatient crowd gave him fair voiey
of applause and was not especially en-
thusiastic when Rubin came in a minute
later. Rubin showed TO great advantage.
the them men stood np together n He had weight,
height and reach and looked big and
muscular His condition seemed to be
perfect and his work as the battle pro-
was not lacking In the matter of condi-
ton either AT l0:i5, when the men. an
swering the gong, came to the center,
fering 2 TO l on Sharkey. At these figures
there was a heavy play and the talent did
the paying.
Ruhiin's Great Improvement.
AS the men SPARED to an opening II
could he seen that Gus showed improved
footwork and greater ceverness in avoid
ing punishment Ability in that respect,
coupled with his natural advantages. gave
him superiority which he never waived.
He also showed fierce Furnishing powers
and IL was only Sharkeys superb vital
jty that kept him from defeat earlier
In the hattie. He used his right and
left with equal facility and made them
both count. He rather lacked in agrees
siveness. and If he had gone In could
have finished the battle much earlier
than he did He allowed Sharkey to make
the pace, and although he met him de-
terminedly enough wnen he came in. he
did not press all of his advantages. lie
used his right to excellent advantage and
time and again stepped in after the
chunky lrishman had swung at him and
made hts blow count.
Sharkey. with that marvellous aggres-
siveness which has made and marked his
pugilistic career. made the pace from the
square-off until he was helpless.
sharkey Meets His Master.
He had met his master. however. and
defeat although slow. was inevitable.
Each round brought him closer to it.
Rubin kept away from his wild swings
and desperate leads and kept hammer
ing his left and right to the face and
body. He cut the sailors face until It
was bathed In blood and marked his chest
and sides where he planted his power
full punches. They FLASHED in desperate
cinches aud were broken time and again.
Il and wreStle in the clinches, and
the unsympathetio crowd hissed and hoot-
ed at him. Cries OF foul rang from
the crowd. but the referee refused TO In
terfere. Sharkey had struggled through
the fourteenth round by desperate effort,
and was but little revived when he came
up for the fifteenth. He made a wild
try with his left, and whom he missed
Rubin caught him on the Jaw with his
left. Rubin sprang in and beat the
trishman down TO the door with a volley
of punches. The resolute fighter strug-
gled to his feet. and when Rubin came
/ In ciutChcd him around the waist. Rub
lin shook him Of and dropped him again.
/ a thousand men, fren1ied in the excite
mCnt. surrounded the ring, and there was
1 dine Of hoarse yells Sharkcy scram-
! bled up again and then staggered against
( the ropes. Rubin seemed unable to fin
/ ish him. and that would have been a char
! ity. Sharkey went down for the third
time bat with logged determination,
I staggered 20 his feet He was blind and
uustendy and punch put him down. The
referee stepped In and ended the con-
test Sharkcy WAS helpless
Bnly Madden sprang into the ring and
( kissed his protcEe and then assisted in
Z carrying him from the ring He was un-
marked. while Sharkcy bore score OF
! bruises
n was exactly 10 o'clock wren sharkey
entered the ring accompanied 10y Tom
E B'Rourka. Jack sullivan. Jimmy Buckley
cas- usual IN green trunks with the Ameri-
can rag at the sash.
Rubin entered a moment later with
Rfliv Ma sAeu. KID Mccoy. Charlie Con-
+ ard 1im Corset as his seconds. The men
) tossed for choice ~ corners and Sharkey
: Won taking the corner he occupied when
/ be met JeffricS Both wore hanAaRes and
! Httle tire was lost In putting on the
gloves both men looked 20 De In ex-
! cercnt condition, hut when they shook