The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-06

Great Interest In Approaching
Ring Contests.
C0rbett- Mccoy and FitzsimmOns-
Rubin Will Soon Meet.
GUS RUHLIN TALKS.
Akron Giant Tells How He Hopes
to Win.
Australian Is Older and Lighter
Than Opponent.
JUS RUHLIN TALKS.

New York, Aug. 6.-Macon, sporting
writer of the Cincinnati Enquirer, says
OF the coming prize fights:
The long looked-for and much-desired
match between Jim Corbett and Kid
Mccoy is at last made, and this time
1t is likely to result in a contest which
win excite more interest in pugtlistic
circles than any that has taken place
for many years. 1t will be the last
big fight before the expiration Of the
Horton law, and if appearances are not
deceptive it will draw the biggest house
of the pugilistic year. It would not
surprise me if the gross receipts were
to go above 100000. Sixty per cent of
the gate is to go to the men, who are
to divide, 20 per cent to the winner and
30 to the loser. 1t would not surprise
me. however, if they split their share
Of the receipts even up between them
Both men are to go into active train
ing Immediately. Corbett does not get
into condition quickly, and he has none
too long a time in which to prepare
himself. He will take his breathings
down at Bath Beach, which is on
GraveSend Bay, a little to the north
west of Coney Island. He will have the
assistance of Gus Rubin, and will also
utilize Charley Golf as a sparring part
ner, Golf being about McCoy's size and
build. though he is far from being as
quick or as clever as the HOOsier Kid.
Not long since a. friend who knows
Mccoy pretty we'll told me that he
didn't think Mccoy would ever fight
again. There's something wrong with
him physically" he declared, though
can't tell what it isl A great many
people are of the opinion that Mccoy
is not an absolutely healthy man, AS
a matter of fact, when he first came
here to fight one of his antagonists de-
manded that he be examined by a ply
sician before he would consent to box
with him. I don't want to be respon-
sible for killing any man. was the ex-
PLANTATION he made for his demand.
Wen. Mccoy passed the physical ex-
animation and nearly lamhasted the
life out of the fellow who thought he
was almost a dead one. 1t may be that
in his case, at least, appearances are
deceptive. and that he is in much bet
ter health than his looks would fndi-
cate. At all events he ought to know
whether or not he is fit for a fight, and
don't think he would make a match
with Corbett unless he was dead sure
that he was physically able to cope
with him.
The interest in the Ruhlin- Fftzsim-
mons match steadily increases and the
present prospects are that it will at
tract one of the greatest attendances to
the Madison Square Garden a week
from dates ever gathered within it's
walls
I had a long talk with Rubin the
other night as he sat in his box at the
Garden waiting the McFadden-O'Brien
bout. Rubin is one of the most mod
est, unassuming of men. His great sue
cess in conquering Sharkey as no other
man has conquered him hasn't given
him 3. semblance of what is commonly
called The big head In talking about
that fight he said;
"A good many people crfticise me and
find fault with me because 1 did not do
him quicker. They say that I had a
dozen of chances to put him out be-
fore did. Now, let me tell you some
thing. A man sitting in chair watch
ing fight can see many an opening
that perhaps he wouldn't notice if he
was facing the man in the ring. I had
a lot of things to contend with. In the
first place had the recollection of the
fact that Sharkey had put me out in
one punch before, and you know the
old saying. What has been done once
can be done again. I didn't under
value my opponent little bit.
Then, again, 1 had to remember that
Sharkey is a strong, powerful man, a
man who has always got a knockout
punch left in him as long as he can
stand on his feet. He has the courage
of a lion and 1 knew that if at any
stage Of the game before he was lying
helpless on the floor of the ring he