The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-11
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Jeffries and Rubin VIII GO Into Ring
al About 22O.

Jeffries and Rubin VIII Go Into Ring
al About 22O.
San Francisco, Cal. November S.-Cham-
plon JcfIries started at 10 O'Clock this morn
iug from Hardin Springs and reached oak
land at O'Clock this evening. where he
went into quarters at the Hotel Motropolc
but will punch The bag and do other stunts
before his admirers at the Reliance clutf
~ muaSium. Billy Delaney, Jcffries' train.
er, says the big fellow was never in us
good condition as now. Jefres weighed
2l5 pounds yesterday, and Il is expected
that he will enter the ring at 30 pounds,
when appears TO be his neutral hghtpg
weight at present he viii leave all his
tralnlng gear AZ the springs, as ne viii
eudeayOr TO get on a match with Sharkcy
or Fit2smmons Us soon or the fight with
Rubin Is over. lie is anxious to meet
Fitzslmmcns az once, SO as g. definitely
demonstrate TO Fitz himself that he is the
master.
Rubin Is heavier than ever before on the
eve OF battle, but II is his natural weight,
and his condition IS not due 10 taking on
any extra hesh. Like his opponent, he IN
tends e enter 'he ring at his best posi-
be weight. lie has Eenerslly Sought at 100
pounds, hut he weighs 200 row, and will
enter the ring at that nr little apove Il.
Rubin spends most Of his time In the OF, a
air. He VIII take no chances Of hurting u.s
hands again. WHOM he vas here before hc
was less stout, n anything, but when ne
sttips Friday night he VII surprise the
| ripBside observers 10y ais Improved appear
gnce. How much he has gone ahead III tae
hghtinR line rempins @ bC seen Madden
throws out dirk hints Of some surprise 10
tacrics which VIII onaLle kIhhu 10 meet
and parry JeH's rushcs. Madden saws q ls
M old device which h. has revived. and
| which viii be % effective as w8s Iens
crouching tactics In his battle with fitz-
summons.
~ statement today Jenrles says:
Tine day OF the championship boxing con.
| test Is craving noar, and / SIN glad OF Il,
am anxious FOR the FRAY and AWAIT the
| TAP q. the gong that viii send Rahliu and
/ than did whom / fought sharkey or Tor.
1 bCit The system Of training | adopted tbs
| time hos benefited me, and should ID come
70 long, bruislng battle VIII 6ght with
/ the knowledge thar an 10 condition. This
/ Feeling viii serve 10 Pskc lne believe no
matter how near beaten may be that my
I chances are good,
/ has great strength. courage and endurance.
4 He VIII try, no doubt 70 weaken me by
! constantly boriag IN. and Z know can not
/ him. However, nature has also been kind
| 10 me. and while he Is engaged Ia this en-
| deayor ] VIII have hope Of landing the via.
II am satisfied Rubin has greatly i'm.
! proved slnee our last meeting ] can say I
nave slse imployel ! aip in this business
| that bitzsimmons would draw better than
anybody else. / Will gake my word good
and meet him Ia December. should be de-
cline the issue, Will not be wthout a light,
for sharkeJ hns already signlncd his eager
ness 10 meet me. ! hope fhonld he be my
| opponent, that the question Of supremacy
may be settled for once and all
Il realSe that no man Is invineible, and
| before | Mll into the ranks ~ the has
beens ! will demonstrate that the title OF
champion ~ the world rlshtfully belongs TO
| yours truly"
Out al Hlankea,s fiy-mlle house, not far
: from the ocean beach, Rubin. tbs chah