The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-11
Sailor Sharkey to Take the
Place Of Fitz.
WIN Fight Rubin at COney
Island June 26.
AT 40 AND so PER CENT.
The Akron Giant Hopes to Make
a Better Showing
Than When He Fought Tom Be-
fOre-A Novice Then.
AT 40 AND so PER CENT.

New York, June 11.-Gus Rubin,
whom Robert Fitzsimmons will not
fight this month on account Of an in
jured hand and Thomas Sharkey,
whom Kid Mccoy will not fight on &C
count Of poor condition, agreed to fight
each other at Coney Island on June rs
for so per cent of the gate receipts As
soon as Billy Madden, Ruhlin's man
ager. learned that Fitzsimmons would
not fight Rubin, he called on Tom
O'Rourke, manager Of the sailor, and
proposed that Rubin and Sharkey fight
it out O'Rourke was willing, and the
papers were soon drawn up
Jeffries who was asked to take Fitz-
simmons place and fight Rubin on
June 10, wired that he could not get In
condition before August. In view OF
the fact that Jeffries has been trying
TO make capital out of Corbett's unwill-
ingness to fight him immediately,
Ruhlins friends believe that Jefrles Is
none too anxious to meet the Akron
Giant, who once fought twenty-round
draw with him.
The match between Rubin and Shar-
key is one which the sporting men agree
ought to be a good one. Rubin had
draw with Jeffries in a tWenty-round
bout, and Sharkey, although defeated on
points by Jeffries, was on his rect at
Rubin will let up in his training for
week so that he will not become stale
before his fight with Sharkey.
Madden and Rubin believe they have
been badly treated by FitZ, and de-
nounce the former champion for declar-
ing off the fight Of June 10. They think
the 81 600 forfeited by Fitz is trih1ng
consideration for having kept Rubin
out Of the ring for three months Billy
Madden today issued a statement as
follows:
Il think Fitzsimmons is entirely to
blame for the condition or his hands
and his inability to meet Rubin on the
date agreed upon. When he first hurt
his hand we agreed to q pOstponement
and refused a forfeit. Then 1 tried to
talk Fitz out of fighting Dunkhorst. HIS
hand was not fit to use, and besides,
Rubin was taking no chances. He has
kept out of the ring preparing to meet
Fitzsimmons for three months Fitz
ought to have given his hand into the
care Of a good physician 1t would have
been well now. He has been treating 1t
himself and losing every day. But
while Rubin and l don't think he de-
serves any concessions I am willing to
give Fitzsimmons back the forfeit
money he now loses and the club viii
probably do the same If he will agree
to meet Rubin before he fights any one
else the forfeit money to be returned to
Fitzsimmons when he enters the ring.
In the meantime Rubin is not going to
be tied up, but is willing to make a
match with anybody, to fight any place
and at any time; the sooner the better"
Madden sent word to Rubin to break
training and come to New York. The
big fellow has been working three
months for FitzsimmOns and unless he
takes a rest would go stale.
The Westchester Athletic club man
agement made an effort to have Shar-
key take Fitzsimmons' place in the
arena. Tom O'Rourke's answer to a
representative of the club, when asked
If Sharkey could fight there, was:
Yes, If you will guarantee me 80 pei
cent Of the gate receipts and a bonus
of $4,000 on the pictures"
Discussing Ruhlins meeting with
Sharl1ey, Manager Madden said:
You can not imagine how pleased
am to think that Rubin is to have an
other chance to fight Sharkey. When
Rubin fought the sailor before he was
q novice, and was consequently knocked
out in quick time Sharkey will FIND
a much different man fighting him this
time, and considering the great i'm
prOvement Rubin has shown since he
fought Sharkey before 1 really think
he will beat the sailor"
Frank Erne has signed articles tC
meet Jack O'Brien again. The battle
viii be for rs rounds at 1873 pounds. II
regard to his prospective fight with
Terry McGovern ct 12S pounds the light
weight champion says that he has beer
misquoted, and that it would be impOs-
sible for him to get down to 12S pounds
no matter how hard he tried. He adds
though. that he will fight McGoverI
at the light weight limit.