Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-11
FITZ WINS EASILY
Rubin, Completely Thrashed, Sue
cumbs in Sixth Round.
FINE TENNIS BY THE EXPERTS
Interesting Running and Harness
Races on Different Tracks.
BASE BALL-OTHER SPORTS

! The prize fight at Madison Square Gar
! den. New York, last night between Robert
Fftzsimmons and Gus Rubin. which
was scheduled for twenty-five rounds. was
won by the lanky man from Australia in
the sixth round. When the men entered
the ring F'itzsimmons commended that he
weighed only 100 pounds. " NJ. Rubin ad-
mitted to thirty pounds more. about 100
pounds. The garden was thronged. The at
tendance was estimated at about 10000
The men fought for sixty per cent of the
gross receipts. the winner taking seventy
five and the loser twenty-five per cent of
their part.
The garden began to fill up early as
D H. when the gates at the main entrance,
IN Madison avenue, were thrown open
Holders of reserved seats were in no hurry
to go to the garden. knowing that the
heat in the immense amphitheater would
he almost furnace like in its fierceness.
The scenes in the immense tnclosure were
almost identical with those at the recent
McGovern-Erne battle. The ring was pitch-
ed in the center of the main floor, and lit
tie boxes. each holding half dozen spec
tators. were grouped around the ring. Seats
sold at from 81 to So each, and the har-
vest of tine management must have been
considerable Hundreds of policemen We're
distributed throughout the building. as the
test of this sort a riot is likely to break
out at any minute
Little attention was paid to the prelimi-
nary bout between a couple of secnnd-rate
lighters. The early betting-and there was
plenty of twas in favor of FftZsimmons
at > to 4. Then the admirers OF the Dig
Ohio came to the front in Such NUM-
bers that within a few minutes the bet
ting was even. and for a time offers OF 500
to 500 were made. with Rubin the favorite.
This price, however. was a false one, and
the experts In such things soon drove the
odds back to where they were at the start
8 to 4 on Fitzsimmons.
In the opening round Rubin tried ito mix
it up with his lighter and more clever
opponent. and at the bell it looked as II
the battle might go the limit of twenty
five rounds. After that first round it was
only question of how long the mountain
of flesh would be able to withstand the
terrible blows of the man of science. 1t
was another fight of strategy against brute
strength. and, as generally happens. science
won. Sometimes the Slugger wins, but
not often. After the first round Fitzsim-
mons continued to smash Ruhlin with
those terrible left jabs. They landed on
the solar pexus. over the heart and all
over Ruhlirs thick face. and the new as
pirant for heavyweight honors felt every
one of them. In the sixth round Ftzsim-
sons sent Rubin to the floor, and as the
mountain of quivering flesh staggered to
its feet Fitzsimmons. seeing that his rival
was almost helpless, sent a staggering
right across the jaw and Rubin went to
the floor squarely on his face, dead to the
world and pugilistic aspirations. He did
not recover for five minutes.
While 1t was & brutal exhibition, the
best man Won FitZsinmons Will now fight
Sharkey and his friends say that he Will
| thrash the thicknecked ex-saiIor just
| as easily he did Rubin. Then the man
agement of the garden will do its best to
| bring FitZsimmons and Jeffrtes together be
! fore the Horton law is a dead letter in the
/ statutes of New York.
| The reported receipts are placed at $40. 900
| of which amount the fighters get $4,000.
| F'itzsImmons' share should be s26. go. while
Rubin will have TO be content with s., 80.
After the battle Fitzsimmons said:
Rubin fought a great battle, and only
stopped when he was knocked senseless
He gave me the hardest battle of my ca
reer and / give him all the credit in the
| world for the showing he made. l think
| lie must have realized that he beaten
| man after he received that terrific body
| punch in the second round. but ne continued
| lighting until he was absolutely helpless
His display OF pluck astorished me. His
ability to slug and keep up fast pace
was also revelation. He is a far better
/ fighter than / gave him credit for.
/ Il am open to fight any man IN the
world. My next match VIII be with Tom
/ Sharkey at the garden on August ~. At
! ter that contest 1 will be prepared to make
! a match with Jeffries for the heavyweight
championship of the world.
Rubin was also interviewed, after he re-
/ gained consciousness. and said:
/ "Fitzsmmons is a great old fellow. He
made the fight Of his life last night and Is
/ entitled to ali possible credit for his victory.
/ / had him guessing for awhile. and up TO
the time of the knockout I think 1t was
/ anybody's fight. However, Fitzsimmons
/ beat me, and he did 50 on his merits. He's
/ a long way from being a has been. Fitz
can hit Just as hard he ever could and
/ he is every bit as clever. He gave me some
pretty hard knocks. and I gave him quite a
/ few. But he landed the best blow and got
| the money. He fought hundred per cent
better battle with me than he did with JEFF
l -.