The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-16
RUHL|N QUIT IN FIFTH ROUND


ed. He said something to Billy Madden
and then Denver Ed Martin walked to
the center of the ring and hailed Referee
Corhett. I'VE give up" said Martin. and
the fight was over.
Almost from the beginning of the fight
Rubin appeared frightened. The fight
was practically finished in the second
round when Jeffries landed a left hook
on the jaw that took all the fight out
of Rubin. Rubin claimed that a chance
blow in the pit of the stomach rendered
him unfit for fighting. His seconds COM
planned bitterly, but Rubin insisted that
he was the victim OF an accident.
Jeffries walked to Ruhlin's corner, ask
ed what was the matter, and then turned
III disgust and proceeded to his dressing
room, while the spectators rose as one
man and cl1eered the champion while
they denounced Rubin as a gutter and
fakfr The police tumbled into the ring
and stopped two fights. in which Referee
Corbett and officers of the club were In
volved. The utmost excitement prevail
ed during which Rubin made his way
out of the ring.
Record-BreahinE Crowd.
Never in the history of San Francisco
has there been such a crush Of humanity
at a pugilistic event. Hardly had the
sun hidden itself behind the hill toward
the ocean before the great pavilion be
gan to fill with the enthusiastic crowd
gathered to watch the championship
contest Thousands poured into the gal
lery when the doors were finally opened,
and long before the first preliminary was
called the upper portion of the pavilion
was black with spectators. People COM
ing from points between Vancouver ana
f-r11r ct
officials, members of the Judiciary and
prominent sporting people early took
possess ion of the high-priced seats.
At SIS o'clock a stir at the east END
of the pavilion indicated that che OF
the principals had arrived and was pro
ceeding to his dressing room. The word
was soon passed that Rubin had reached
the scene of conflict and an uproar en-
sued. Rubin went at once to his dress
ing room, accompanied by his seconds.
A rumor, emanating freIn Oakland,
reached the crowd early in the evening
to the effect that Jeffries had suffered
an injury to one of his hands before
starting for San Francisco, but popular
sentiment condemned the story as ca
nard, and the betting at the ringsice was
not affected by the incident.
M D. De Young, the millionaire editor;
Mavor j. D. Phelan, Mayer-Elect
Schr,itz and almost the entire bench OF
the county Of San Francisco was early
at the ringside.
Historical Cheers.
When the prelininaries were announc-
ed and the first fight brought on the as
senbled thousands betrayed in some part
the extent of their excitement and cheer
ed vociferously, although the curtains
raisers were uninIportant.
Jeffries, accompanied by Billy Delaney.
Bob Armstrong kid Eagan, his broth
er Jack, and Dewitt Van Court, left the
Oakland side of the bay on the $50 train.
reaching San Francisco after o'clock.
The champion entered the building while
the first preliminary was in progress.
and as Capt Whitmore. in charge of the
police detail. cleared the way, proceeded
TO his dressing room. while the thronS
that entered the building made demon
stration.
In great Impotence the crowd waited
for the appearance of the two gladiators,
taking but passive Interest in the eight
round bout between Billy Condor and
Mike Curtain, and In the encounter be-
tween joe Fields and Spider Joe
WEIGH. The first preliminary was de-
clared draw.
The police put some of the spectators
out of the gallery, it being much over
crowded At o'clock people were turned
away from the doors, and probably
the greatest assefnblage of people ever
gathered to witness a prize fight was
packed within.
s.GiaHf' 0verestimated.
In the opinion of James Kennedy and
Jack Gleason, of the Twentieth Century
club. which brought OF the event. Ruhlin
was drawn too fine and went TO pieces
because Of his great zeal in training.
Lou Houseman and George Siier, both
of whom were at the ringside together
with George Harting, the official time
keeper for the club declared after the
fight that Rubin had been greatly over
estimated, that his blows were weak and
easily blocked and that he was positively
without endurance While some express
sions were heard in the throng after the
fight placing the stigma of fake affair
on the management, it was the consensus
of opinion that Rubin fought losing
battle in order TO obtain the short end of
the enormous prize. Boxing in San Fran
cisco has not been helped by this event.
City supervisors at the r1ngside tonight
expressed great dissatisfaction and even
went SO far as to name suspicion In
their minds of a fistic swindle.
1t is estimated that there was some
thing over $4,000 realized at the box