Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-04-09
ANOTHER
Match For Ruhlin.
Has Signed Articles With
Sailor Sharkey.
Training For His go With
Fitzsimmons.
Captain Elected by North End
Ball Team.
Art Simms Has Returned-LocaI
Sporting News.

Sporting News.
Rubin has another important en-
gagement booked. He will meet his
former conqueror, Tom Sharkey.
The principals and their managers
met Saturday and signed articles to
fight 25-round contest before the
Seaside Sporting club of Coney Isl
and on July 10. The club will give the
boxers 60 per cent of the gross re-
ceipts. OF this 10 per cent goes TO the
winner and % per cent to the loser.
Sharkey knocked Rubin out In less
than round the first time they met.
1t is generally believed that the blow
was a chance one. Ruhlin's admirers
expect him to reverse the decision in
this contest
Rubin will CONTINUED 10 train with
Corbett until the latter meets Jeffries.
After that Gus will begin his own
work for his fight with FitzsmmonS
in the first 10 days of June. Rubin
is looking very well. He carries n
dark mark under the left eye as the
only reminder of his battle with Yank
Kenny.
Billy Madden, the manager of Gus
Rubin, says that the Sharkey match
will not interfere In any way with the
Ruhlin-I -Iitzsimmons fight, to take place
on June 2, before the Westchestcr club.
Madden is confident that he has the
coming championship in Rubin. Should
Rubin dispose Of both Sharkey and
Fltzsimmons he will be Immediately
matched with Champion JcGries.
When Fitz aud Rubin signed arti-
cles 1t was the first time they had ever
met. They sized each other up and ev-
identity decided they could he good
friends even though they are 20 try to
put one another 10 sleep with punch.
SO they shook hands and talked on
various subjects Ike a couple Of chums.
Fitz says Rubin is the most gentle
manly prize fighter he ever met, since
he does not make practice of issuing
bluff challenges like other pugilists.
The Australian does not consider the
match an easy one, for he considers
Rubin as n dangerous man for the
big ones to tackle. Il expect him to
give me one of the hardest fights |
ever had" said the cX-champion YES
terday, and I hope the best man win
win"
Although Rubin thinks Fitasiinmons
the greatest fighter in the world, he
expects to win the buttlo, because he
considers himself IN the best possible
condition
DESERVES SUCCESS.
At last Gus Ituhlin, the Ohio heavy
weight, is going TO get chance TO
try for championship honors, says the
Cincinnati Enquirer Rubin Is match.
ell with Bob Fltzsimmons. ana it
looks as though the contest Is sure
enough go. No one has ever worked
with more patience to bring n boxer
TO the front than Billy Madden has %
get the Buckeys hoy ON with one of
the top-notchers. Ever since Sharkcy
put Ruhlin away in short order, Mad
den has been endcayorng TO get one
of the big fellows to tackle Ruhlln. so
as to give him n chance TO redeem
himself, but up until n few days ago
he was not successful Now that Mad
den has succeeded In getting his man
in right the sports in this part of the
country will pun hard FOR Rubin to
win. Rnhlln's rafting good fight with
Kid Mccoy must not he overlooked
when II comes down TO figuring out
the Ohio hoy's chances with Fitz
This, coupled with the fact that Ruh-
lin has shown as much improvement
in his work as any one of the other
heavyweight aspirants for champion.
ship honors, gives his friends cause
to feel hopeful over the outlook fo-
a champion from the good old Buck
eye State.
Rubin Is hard working fellow and
deserves success. He makes friends
wherever he goes, aud any one that
has the pleasure Of his acquaintance
generally has "A good word for hlm,
both as a fighter ana gentleman.
Billy Madden, his manager is also
very popular with the Western sports
and equally deserving OF success. Billy
IN lis day has looked after all the
lsading heavyweights OF American,