The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-08-11
OLD "FITz!,''
HAD.As GOOD
PUNCH LEFT
And Hon. Gustavus Rubin, Of Ohio,
is Made Aware of the Fact
in Short Order.
WAS THE CORNlSHMAN'S fIGHT.
After the First Round in Which the
Ohio Man Had Slightly the
Better Of It.,

NEW YORK. Aug. 1o.-Bob FitzsIm-
mons, OF Australia, but now an ;Amerl-
can citizen, met Gus Rubin, the Akron
Giant, Tonight, before the Twentieth
Century Club at Madison Square Car
den, and won by knocking the otioan
down and out In the sixth round. Be-
fore the fight and for some weeks past
there have been many reports to the eff
feet that Fitzsimmons was too old TO
cope successfully with his younger 1p-
tponent. 1t was argued that Fltzsim-
mons we'll known knowledge OF the
game and his capability of hard hitting
would not be able to counter-balance
the youth and strength as well as the
recently acquired ring tactics of the
! Ohio man. Tonight. however, all this
has been changed. Fitzslmmons did
the trick clearly and clevcrly. It was a;
fierce and bloody battle while It lasted
and at times 1t looked as II Rubin
would get the better OF the older man,
but Fitzslmmons at the proper time
would cut loose with his fearful body
& blow, which finally snuffcd out the Ohio
boxers light.
The betting all along had favored
Fitzsimmons, many wagers at the rate
of 500 to $50 on lanky Bob being made.
Tonight, however. at the ringsida
there was flush Of Rubin money,
which forced the odds to take 4 turn in
Ruhlin's favor at the rate OF 500 to 800.
This state of affairs did not last long,
however, and by the time the men put
up their hands for the opening round,
they- were. equal favorites, even money
being; the rule.
FItzsimmons conceded about thirty
two pounds to Rubin and this in itself
wase>l serious handicap. But as the
result showed, FItzsimmons was equal
to the task he had set himself and won
out With that terrible solar plexus blow
which whenever 1t landed shook Ruhl n
from head to. foot. From the word &c
the men started In with hurricane-llke
force.N Both men were wild at times.
bu. Fitzslmmons was always the
quicker to steady himself. Rubin
clinched good deal and for three or
four rounds was the aggressor. He
landed some hard straight let's on Fitz-
simmons face and swung his right on
the body and head with fearful force.
Several OF these blows staggered Fitz-
simmons. but none OF them landed IN
the mark, as Fltzslmmons was too
shiftyo At times both missed swings
with either hand, but many of Ruhlin's
were lodged In the clcvarest manner
FitzsimmonS forced Ruhllu to break
| ground and In hot mix-ups. the Ohio
man was always the first to ease ur
and take,refuge in n clinch. Time and
| time again Fltzsimmons forced Rubin
to the ropes from which position Rubin
got away rather clumsily. while Fitz-
simmons was always very quick In his
foot movements.
! Whsn Ruhlln's nose began to bleed
from 4 stiff left puch the sigh, OF the
blood seemed to have a deterrent effec,
on him and Fitzsimmons was quick to
see this. On the first signs Of weak
ness on Ruhlin's part. Fitzsimmons'
handlers kept urging him 10 play for the
solar pleNus, but Fitzsmmons only
tried Ii occasionally. Evidently he was
waiting an opportunity for n right
swing to the, mark. In the fourth. and
fifth rounds both men showed plainly
the effects Of the stiff and rapid work
they had done In the preceding rounds.
Both were tired and leg-heavy. bu.
Rubin showed up much the worse OF
the two.