The age-herald., 1900-06-27
RUHLIN LAYS LOW
 THE PLUCKY SAILOR
For the First Time in His Career Tom Sharkey Was Complete
 ly Knocked Out.

pugilistic career, made the pace from the square-off until he was helpless. He had met his match, however and defeat, al though slow, was inevitable. Each round brought him closer to it. Ruhlin kept away from his wild swings and desperate leads and kept hammering his left and right into face and body He cut the sailors face until 1t was bathed in blood and marked his chest and sides where he planted his powerful punshes. They clashed in des- perate clinches and were broken time and again. Sharkey showed inclination to rough 1t and wrestle in the cinches, and the unsympathetic crowd hissed and hooted af him. Cries of "foul' rang from the crowd but the referee refused to interfere. The finish was dramatic. Sharkey had struggled through the fourteenth round by desperate effort and was but little revived when he came up for the fifteenth. He made wild try with his left. Ruhlin sprang in and beat the Irishman down to the floor with voley of punshes.
 The resolute fighter struggled to his feet and when Ruhln came in clutched him around the waist
 Ruhlin shook him off and dropped him again. thousand men, frenzied in their excitement, surrounded the ring and there was din of hoarse yels. Sharkey scram- bled up again and then staggered against the ropes. Ruhlin seemed unable to finish him and that would have been a charity
 
 with dogged determination, staggered to his feet. He was blind and unsteady and a punch put him down. The referee stepped in and ended the contest Sharkey was helpless Billy Madden sprang into the rins and kissed his protege and then aided In carrying him from the ring. He was un- markfd while Sharkey bore a score of bruises.
 It Vas exactly 10 o'clock when Sharkey entered the ring, attended by Tom Q oRourke, Jack Sullivan, Jimmy Buckley and George Dixon. The sailor was clad as usual in green trunks with the American flag as sash.
 sRuhlin entered a moment later with Billy Madden, Kid Mccoy, Charley Golf and Jim Corbett as his seconds The men tossed for choice of corners and Sharkey won, taking the corner he occupied when he Ipet Jeffries.
 Both wore bandages and little time was lost in putting the gloves. Both men looked to be in excellent condition, but when they shook hands in the center of the ring Ruhlin showed remarkable ad- vantage in height over the more rugged sailor. Both met with loud cheers when introduced
 Referee Johnny White gave the men their instructions and the gong sounded.
 Fight by Rounds
 Round 1-Sharkey immediately assumed the aggressive, and rushed Gus to a neu- tral corner, where they cinched. Tom rushed and led again, sending both hands to the body. Gus was rattled, but soon col lected himself and landed hard with a straight left to the jew. Tom rushed again, right to body, but was short for head, and Gus again nailed him with both hands the head, shaking Tom up, but he came back with rush, and was mixing it up when the bell rang
 Round 2-Tow rushed over to Ruhlin's corner and swung wildly for the head. Gus planted a right over the heart and straight left to the face, but Tom would nto go back, and coming strong, slammed his left hard to the neck. Gus then took a hand and abbed his left hard to the face and followed with his ..sht Tom steadied himself and worked both hands to the body, and Gus landed left and right to the head. The fighting was remarkably fast for hig men, and the crowd was cheering wildly.
 Round 3-Tom rushed and Gus met him with both hands to the head. Hook low and wallop," yelled O'Rourke, but Tom was mad and again rushed wildly n.--