The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-06-27

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 left and right swings to
the head at close quarters. Tom hooked
his left to the jaw and Rubin crossed
with his right, sending Tom back and
followed with hard left TO the wind
Both again landed both hands TO the face
ami were mixing 1t at the bell.
Round 7-Tom rushed and swung his
left TO the jaw. They clinched and broke
without punch and Gus jabbed his left
TO the face. Tom rushed again and they
olinched. Tom jabbed his left to the head
and Rubin sent him away with one OF
the came. Sharkey landed right on the
body and Gus sent 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 now very tired.
Round s-Tom rushed again and jolted
his right to the body. Gus closed and
landed left and right TO the face. Tom
was still aggressive and rushed Gusubout
the ring. Again Gus jabhed and fol-
lowed with right across to the jaw.
Tom roughed 1t but Gus was equal TO
him and pushed him away. Tom rushed
| only to take a left 20 the face and right
on the jaw. Tom staggered and Gus
| rushed AMI banged with both hands TO
the jaw and Tom went TO the iioor. TAX
ing the count and only got TO his feet as
| the bell rang.
In a.
him with 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 sailor away but every
time he came Gus was ready for him and
sent left and right to the head with tell
ing effect. Gus looked the better at the
bell.
Round locus stood In his corner In
crouching position and when Tom came
| in sent him hack with short right ON
the Jaw. Tom rushed back and swung
terrible left to the body He tried to
repeat the blow but Gus blocked 1t and
sent back a left TO the head. Gus mixed
| IL with him and Tom made him wabble
with a right on the jaw. Gus then
swung 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 ll--Tom rushed and swung his
left to the neck. Both steadied them
selves and Gus jabbed his left twice to
the face. Tom responded with 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 for the aggressive sailor rushed
only to take a right swing on the jaw
that staggered him. .Iom swung for the
body but fell short and hit Gus on the
thigh near the Close.
Round 1s-Agaln Tom 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 20 a clinch and
pulled Gus across the ring. They broke
and Tom sent hard right to Ruhlin's
body. Rubin shifted about the ring but
met Sharkey's rushes with left jabs.
Neither mans blows were now carrying
the same force.
| Round 13-Tom rushed buf Gus danced
away and Tom grinned. Gus Jabbed his
left to the face and forcing him to his
own corner drove both hands to the head.
Tom torcsd his way out and bore Gus
across the ring and swung hard right
TO the head. Gus was the cooler ana
fought cautiously. He jabbed Yom hard
on the face and hooked his right to the
head at the same time blocking Tom S
swings. Both were resting at the bell.
Round IA Tom rushed and fell short
with his right for the body. Gus jabbed
his left to the face and almost took Tom
of his feot. Ruhlin now seemed stronger
and three times 10 lied his right for the
| head. Tom was mad and Gus banged
him about with both hands playing heay-
| ily on thu head. 1t looked as If 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 short left
and right jolts on>the h cad. Tom looked
tired and Gus followed him and jabbed
his head back and crossed his right to
the jaw. Tom staggered and Gus stepped
| in and banged him with both hands I'M
| til the sailor staggered to the floor. He
was up at the count but was unable to
make a defense and again he went to the
carpet from Ruhlin's blows. With bull
| dog gameness he struggled again to his
feet. Gus by this time was hardly able
| to use his hands but when Tom aga in
regained his feet, he staggere TO the
game sailor and shot lefts and rights TO
the head and looked as IL they would not
hurt child but Tom was so badly done
for that he again went down under them.
Again Tom rose blindly to his feet and
Gus walked TO him. Tom tried to elinch
but Gus stepped back and with strai 5ht
left to the face and right hand upper cut
to the jaw, Tom toppled forward all ont
and Referee White waved Rubin TO his