The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-12-18
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that hu. attended 10 hpyiUg entertainment
In thu ,itv SINCE tho old Arena du- Nu.
present at the POM AT tluh Tonight. W.rr"
Gus Rubin aud potter Nlhor were scheduled
10 box ak rounds IN view of ~" lat wn"t-
Ing hot wrcn these men at ia" l"upN \ e
IN New York IN May, isN', when ih"y fought
10 u draw after twenty round. tp-utrht's
"go" wa, Invested Wtth wu." than usual
interest
Rubin ruled = slight ftvorI'r IN what lt'l"
wagering there was about the ring ,idr, . f."
4, being offered on hi- chances of Winning
inside the limit This betting was ON a."
| basis OF a Knockout. for the reason that 10
| decisions ar. made by IN" referee All IN"
| bets. however, were h'Jg"d about by tie
underStauding that In the event uf inter-
ference by the authorities they should not
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There was no doubt that the nght was on
the level Both men were IN prime shape.
Il CHI realized tlut hi f-ti" future depended
upon the result. Maher fairly demonstrated
that 50 far as a siS-rOund bout goes, he ID
ANYTHING except a "ha, been. What he
would do in a finish fight has nothing To- do
with the case. In the first two rounds he
clearly showed that he was Ruhlin's master
In the finer points OF the game
At close range he used his left 10 the wind
with success, ana III NHc DItdhtNuS anu
outvork he proved that he had not lost his
cunning In whipping tho right aoro--. In
the third round Rubin showed 60 advantage.
he took advantage of his superior left, rushed
Peter TO the ropes. and did not hesitate 10
resort 10 a scientific exhibition of mucgins
and OWL for which he was called down
by the referee.
In the fourth round. il looked as though
Rubin meant to carry Peter of his feet.
but again Peters superior ring Rcneralship
stood him In hand lie caught Rubin with
n straight left in the jaw. and followed That
up with IA clinch. and before Gus could get
In his needlework the bell sounded.
In the last two rounds both men were tired
Rubin started In rushing. but soon found
that he had bellows to mend From That on
TO the finish. the bout was nothing but a series
of wall-eyed swings. with. neither man s,ls-
tanning any damage. Looking at IL from an
impartial point Of view there is no figuring
how Peter could have secured any thing worse
There was the usual vexatious delay before
the big lighters appeared. during, which
the arena in their efforts to get down bets
The New York contingent almost TO a man
fnncied Rubin, but were not willing to give
! anything better than even money. Buck
! Connolly wagered 500 even on Peters chances
and Peter Lowrcy bet a similar amount
The other Nagers amounted 10 cigarette
money. Later on Joe Humphreys bet $500
| even with Connolly. Humphreys. Of course,
Rubin was the first to enter the ring. He
! rot a cordial reception. but II paled into
| insignilcance compared with the reception
given TO Maher. who is n quasi resident oil
Tom Sharkey. was introduced as the chal-
lenGer Of the winner; he TO. got a voGliGf.
a few remarks. In which he announced his
willingness to meet anybody In the world.
STouse the ire d DENVER I'd Martin. who
accidentally walked in Sharkey.s direction
For the time being other folks about the ring;
Referee Recap soothed Sharkey. who retired
amid the applause Il the spectators.
-benv@r Ed Martin and Jim DAILY; while Buck
Connolly and Peter Lowrie were In Makers
First Ronnd-Peter tried a left for the jaw
| and fell short. Ruhlin tried the same, but
was blocked. Rubin landed a straight left
TTirh reS on Rinnhiin's eodS and then .receiVed a
HIGHT left on the face, In, return. Peter got a
straight left on k4hlin,s face without n RrG a re-,
body just a. the gong sounded The round
was In Nlaher's. favor.
back With a straight left hand punch, Mahcr
returned with the right on the body; 4
clinch, followed and the most vicious kind
In the mix-up, Mahcr lnded a straight
isft on RahiinYs face and the latter Gllnehed'
and %cieverly ducked Ruhlin's left hand swing.
Rubin feinted nd landed Il right oyer NJ her =
he r.; Peter SGt home ,w tS S0S 5t dank ed is sWsH N from ROM
P PETER had s " dsGidGd advantass in tAis round,
su Third when E%SS" Mahsr HIavd sTISd dn " iSI'-h fhis
S wss repeatcd a second later, Mahcr landed
a straight left on Ruhlin's face and repeated
ihnne M WiIdl". Siahcr took advantage Of it and
placed his lett into Rqhlin's pantr'ip rh hq7
| IonlaJ short riult-hnnu IlnCh on MlnprS
| Jaw. Both were careening about Ia" ring
when the gong sounded. The round WIS
Fourth Round-Ruhlip took the Initiative
back Nv win to5 a si Gahind Ie + P Peter eT" so 6t' ii. U risltt
on the body and the left in the face. but WIS
driven 20 the ropes by huhLin, Ruh,,,, ig,,
,Sweq the s.'i rirRt WI" INTO the BODY, MihsT wts
looking tired. Ruhlln landed a.. straight
left on Maher,s jaw and followed u up WIN
| danger spot 4 lively miX-up then took
place. in the midst 81 which the bell sounded.
IFifth Round"Ruhiin started right after
| Maher, who was vislbly, distressed aud r.
sorted 70 The usual Fabian aba taSt'T n"a h 1c6a.
| ping Potter The latter retqlisted With a
light lett on tho face. WHICH did not discon;
Tor using his elbow .lIe landed hiI right on
Mahor,'S body. and Maher gH2t back with =
swipsime ie5t on the & jaT Moth ih mere W %@ry rI iirSa
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when The bell sounded. The round was also
sixth round Rubin came m tho stronger
IN tho Last round and immediately started
after Maher, Peter, blocked III, strnisht
| left and surprised the. Akron, man with a
straight punch in the. jaw; Rubin tried a
| swing, which Mailer clcvcrlv duCkcd In a
quick exchange Peter landed a let, or, The
| stomach and n right on the jaw. bat neither
punch amounted 10 much. Both men were
| tired. peter. however, got a right 10 tie
| Jaw and then walked into a short leit-hnnd
upper cut. Clinch followed clinch aud tho
spect ltor- began TO hiss. lhcv were hug
gins wien the bell sounded This was Makers
round
William 4. Brady. who H. her" with his
WAY Down East" show. ANNOUNCED Tonight
that J mcs = JcIrics was matched to meet
Gus Rubin at Cincinnati Saeuseri"-t on Feb.
IL. They are to nght twenty rounds Tor 81
per cent. Ot the gross receipts, which are 10
be -nlit NJ A. follow. S"V"lty-ilVc per cent.
o. the winner, and IS per cent. 70 the loser.
! The management OF the Sacngcri"-t has dc
posted Il forfeit II 1000, which VIII be spit
between the lighters in tn" event 81 Inter-
ference by the authorities of the city or Of
the state.
nsIpIStcr. Acatnst Prize Fighting In (In-