The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-06-27
SHARKEY PUT CLEAN OUT
RHULTN BEATS THE S4TLOR IN
 FIFTEEN FAST HOUNDS.
4 Memorable Rtng Hattie Ending With a Decisive KMOcR~out--Whe Result n
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 Seaside Athletic Club, Coney Island N. Y, June 26.--For the first time in his pugilistic career Tom Sharkey went down to decisive and unquestioned de- feat tonight in the arena of the Seaside Athletic club and big Gus Ruhlin, the Ohio pugilist, was his conqueror. It was q clean knockout that came after fifteen rounds of fighting that made a memorable ring battle. Save in the matter of aggressiveness Ruhlin led from the start of in every feature of the game and at all times had the fight well in hand. Sharkey did not give up his place in the line of first class heavyweghts without desperate struggle.
 No soldier ever gave more desperate battle, no man sinking to unconscious ness ever chung more determnedly to his vitality Even at the end when blinded by the blows of his powerful opponent and dulled mentally by the battering of his foe he clung instinct ively to the massive frame of the man who was his master The decisive bat tie and the unexpected result were truly a surprise for the sporting public. No line of form that could be figured gave the Ohioan more than a one to two chance Sharkey had met and at least stood off all of the leading heavy weights now in the ring He was known to be a giant in strength, courageous
 
 gressive Ruhliu on the other hand had never made particularly good showing | against any man of reputation and was regarded as a second ratre of pro- | nounced type Hence there was apathy as to the fight and while there was some spirited betting Ruhlin never showed better than 10 to and it was even money that he would nto last ten rounds The management in fact de- l cded to put the general admission down 1 to $1 There was q big crowd on hand 1 and they were treated to q rattling good | fight with surprising results.
 Fight by Rounds.
 Round t--Sharkey immediately as- sumed the aggressive and rushed Ruh- l lin to a neutral corner where they l clinched Tom rushed and led again, | sending both hands to the body. Gus | was rattled but soon collected himself ! and landed hard with straight left to the jaw. Tom rushed again, reaching | the body but was short for the head | and Gus again nailed him with both | hands on the head, shaking Tom up, but l he came back with rush and was mix | ing it up when the bell rang.
 Round 2-Tom rushed over to Ruhlin's ! corner and swung wildly for the head. l Gus planted right over the heart and | a straight left to the fact, but Tom | would not go back, and coming strong | slammed his left hard to the neck. Gus | then took hand and iabbed his left | hard to the face and followed with his | right, Tom steadied himself and work | ed both hands to the body and Gus | landed left and righ to the head. The | fighting was remarkably fast for big | men and the crowd cheered wildly
 Round 9-Tom rushed and Gus met l him with both hands to the head ] Hook and wallop," yelled O'Rourke 1 Tom was mad and again rushed wildly. ! Gus slammed him with both hands, but | could not keep him off. Tom then drove both hands to the body and Gus coun tered with his left to the head. Tom l dropped to escape punishment. He was | righ up, only to get both hands to the | face and head from Gus. Tom was bleeding at the nose when the bell rang and both men were tired
 Round 4-Gus danced about when Tom rushed, but when Tom closed he plant ed a hard right on the sailors body They they mixed it up in Sharkey's cor ner. Gus was very tired and Tom was little better Tom rushed and Jabbed his left to the face. The round was lit- tie slower than the preceding ones, and both were glad to hear the bell.
 Round 5--Tom was first to his feet and meeting Gus in the center planted his right to the body and swung his left to the jaw. Again he landed the same punches and Gus countered with right | ropes. Gus shot Q straight right to the face, and Tom rushed him across the ring and landed q hard right on the ear. Gus jabbed back but was very tired and Tom banged him with hard rights to the body and both hands to the head Gus was staggering when the bell rang.
 Round 6-Tom rushed and hooked his left to the jaw and Gus jabbed his left cutting Toms right eye. Tom was wild and rushed and swung his right heavi- ly to Ruhlin's jaw. They mixed it up hard both landing right and left swings to the head at close quarters. Tom hooked his left to the jaw and Ruhlin crossed with his right, sending Tom back and followed with a hard left to the wind Both again landed both hands to the face and were mixing it at the bell
 Round Tom rushed and swung his left to the jaw. They clinchad and broke without a punch, and Gus iabbed his left to the face Tom rushed again i and they cllnched Tom jabbed his left to the head and Ruhlin sent him away with one of the same. Sharkey landed a right on the body and Gus uppereut his left to the face and then swung his right to the jaw. He repeated the trick and duckng Toms swings, drove his right to the body as the bell rang Both were now very tired.
 Round S-Tom rushed again and jolt ed his right to the body. Gus closed and landed left and right to the face. Tom was still aggressive and rushed