Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-11-18
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Concluded He Had Sufficient
Punishment in Fifth
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Great Dissatisfaction Over the
Apparent Fizzle Big
Attendance.

SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. I6.-James
j. Jerries is still champion pugiiist of
the world having defeated Gus Ruh.
lin in the firth round of IA twenty-five
round bout. The friends OF Rubin
are greatly disappointed in the fight
he put up, and he will no doubt b.
known hereafter as "The Gutter
There was an immense crowd pres.
ent from all over the country. the
receipts amounting to over $4,000.
rs per cent going to the winner and
% to the vanquished t
There were two preliminary bouts
the first between Billy Condor and
Mike Curtain, and the second between
Joe Fields and Spider" Joe Welch,
The first was eight rounds and tho
second four
The betting odds at the ring side
favored Jeffries slightly over two to
one. Before the mill started the
winner was challenged to fight Tom
Sharkey. The Jeffries-Ruhlin fight
by rounds;
Round l. Rubin leads for head
and lands lightly with his left. A
clinch. Both men are cautions. JET.
fries sends left far around Ruhlin's
head. but no damaged resulted jeff
tapped Gus lightly on the head jeff
uppercut Rubin on the Jaw with his
left. Jeff landed ON the body hut
missed for the head Ruhlin coun,
tered with his left Jeff swung again
but missed Gus blocked n left jaiI
for the face JEFF rushed and Run
lin came into clinch Jeff tries
left for the body but Gus got away
Jeff is smiling. The round was
closed with the champion having a
slight advantage.
Round g. Rubin was hooked with
a left around the neck. He accus-
ed JEFF of foul fighting The Akron
man then shot in his right and found
Jeffries' ribs, following this up with
an Intellectual left swing for the
head. JEFF became aggressive Gus
put right and left to the face, then
rushed, landing on the body Tho
champion led with a left and was
countered. Rubin found ,Jeffries
head. The men fought at close range
Gus again landed on Jeff's face and
stopped the latters attempt with "a
strong right Rubin feinted with
right and shot a straight left on the
nose of Jeffries The men were
wrestling when the round closed
This was decidedly Ruhlln's round.
Round 3. The men came up strong
and Rubin shot in with right and
left which were stopped. Jeffries ell
bowed his way back and finally
caught the Akron man with ter
rife left to the neck. JEFF pursued
Gus and swung with both hands. In
a rush JEFF landed weak body blow
Rubin again appeals to the referee.
Gus ducked and was met with a
straight left He tented and came
back with an Intellectual short arm
punch. Jeff easily held the advant
age with Gus constantly complaining
The men closed in several times
Rubin fighting low and Jeff apparent
ly looking for a chance to land a
Knockout punch. JEFF retreated
about the ring until the spectators
Kissed The round ended with
neither man in distress. but with
Rubin the more worried
Round A. After short exchange
at close range Rubin landed on the
face He was forced back and JED
smiled as Rubin again rebuked him
JEFF landed a left, blackening Gus lett
eye. then pursued him fighting at
short range. and plainly wearing his
man down. Rubin lacked agress-
iveness and retreated as Jen swung
left and right and misses. Gus led
for the face and Jeff pushed hin.
across the ring. Then the champion
walked Gus across the ring again and
landed a hard left on his Jaw Jeff
waded in. whaling Gus right and left!
Gus went down and took the count
He came up apparently weak and
the gong saved him. ,ft i.r-.....
Round 8. Rubin wore disturbed
expression when he came up. jeff
went in with straight arm blows but
was blocked. Jeff landed right
hook to jaw and short left to ribs
and then again on the neck with right!
volley followed this In which the
champion feasted Gus with lefts to
the face, Rubin ducked and re-
treated steadily, .Ien following the ad-
vantage and boring I'll. touching Gus
beneath the chin with right and