Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-06-26


condition which 1t would be hard to
beat.
Ruhlin IL training mt owen Zicglers
gymnasium at Bnth Beach, and has
been attending strictly TO business. He
has got down TO 49, pounds, and will
probably weigh In at that figure.
Sharkey's weight will he about III
pounds In the ring. The sailor says
that he expects to beat Rubin, but
canuot say how many rounds 1t will
take To do the trick. Rublins opinion
Is that he will not be In line for any
more OF Sharkey's lucky punches. He
Will bet $500 that he scores the first
knockdown.
Sharkey's play In the ring is as IA
miliar as the hands of clock. Rubin
at present Is n somewhat unknown
quantity. That he has greatly i'm
proved, both In skill and speed, is evil
dent to anyone who hns seen him, but
is that improvement sufficient to stand
on the bruising that Is waiting for him
when he meets the husky sailor?
Macon sizes 1t up as follows:
| VI think that Sharkay is going to
have little mora trouble this time
with Rubin than lie had before. and
that those who &c to tile island to sec
them contend are going to get their
moneys worth o: scrapplng, fill to the
prim and running over. I'll DO very
mich surprised. however, II Sharkey
Goesnt win. He has wonderful
physique, tremendous hitting power
and his lack of height gives him. as It.
gives Joe Walcott. quite an advanta 20
over talio; aon. Jim Corbett once told
me; IF Sharkey was six feet tall he
Wonio ne an easy mau TO whip, for
then you could reach his jaws with
great ease. AS It is," said Jim, "whcn
you let so for his jaw all he has to do
Is to duck his nut little bit, and in-
stedd of landing where you intended
| your fist shelps the top of his head.
ana when it does you might as we'll
strike an anvil"
'Rulllin has an advantage with Shar-
Key that Corbctt and Mccoy did not
possess. He hasn't the uuickness or
brain ability possessed by Corbett and
Mccoy, but he has burliness and
amount of strength. coupled with heft
that they lack. If it should come to be
pull. drag and hauling match. he will
| he fully able to hold his own with the
sturdy sailor, but believe that vicious
punching is going to decide the contest
and so believing. l am inclined TO think
that Sbarkey's chances are 10 to bet
ter than Ruhlin's. However, as [ have
had occasion TO remark more than once
In these columns, my Judgment is not
lnfallible. We shall see about how
good 1t Is, In this case at all events,
tonight"
PICKS RUHLIN.
Gus Rubin will win to certainty"
Bat Masterson, the noted Western
sporting man, said yesterday afternoon
in discussing the coming fight between
the man who is generally known as the
Swiss and Tom Sharkey.
why? This big fellow is NOT the
same Ruhlin Sharkey whipped short
time back. If Tom is figuring on hav
| ing cinch with Madden's man he
would better get over the idea. for
there is an awful surprise waiting for
him when he gets into the ring with
the man he knocked out in n punch
in their first fight. I was down East
short time ago and saw this fellow
work, land want to say right now TINT
do not blame Billy Madden for be-
ing stuck on his chances. He has
learned whole lot from his assoca-
tion with Jim Corbett, and | think
Ire is as likely to whip Jim right now
as Jeffries is or any one else.
He has a nice style, and it is all his
own, too. He slashed into Corbett
with both hands while they were
training together, and let me tell YOU,
he had something. more than good
shade the better of the work. Corbett
can easily outlook Sharkey and if he
had the strength and aggressiveness
of the sailor they wouldn't beat him
for ten years more. Rubin is even
better He is fully as clever as Cor
bett, but behind it he has a lot OF
strength and endurance that will be of
great advantage to him when he fights
Sharkey."
ODDS ARE CHANGING
While Tom Sharkey, the sturdy
sailor. still rules the favorite over
Gus Ruhlin, the "OhiO Giant" there
promises to be rush among the bet-
ting sp0rismcn who follow pugiiism
to hedge" says II New York special.
There arc little rumors floating about
the sporting resorts to the effect that
Rubin today Is the one map to defeat
the seemingly. unbeatable lnan-o'-war's-
man. He has many inches advantage
in heightb, weighs more, aud, with
his great reach. outciusses Slidrkey
in cleverness. Sharkey, ring-follow-