Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-16
FIGHTS IND FIGHTERS.
Jeffries is Still the Champion
 of This Country.

Ruhlin Very Tired-The Blows of
 the Big Boiler Maker Brought Out
 a Streak of Yellow and Billy Mad
 den's Champion Quit.
 San Francisco, Nov 16.-The twenty round fight last night for the cham pionship of the world between Jim .Jeffries of Los Angeles and Gus Ruh- lin of Akron. Ohio. proved the greateS. tiStic surprise ever seen i'll San Fran- cisco, as it ended in the fifth round with Madden throwing up the sponge for Ruhlin. who. he admitted, had no chance from the first round. When the two men appeared in the ring and shook hands Jeffries appeared far the heavier. but Ruhlin was ill such splen- did form that his friends looked to see him make q good showing.
 In the first round Ruhlin sized up fairly well as he kept dancing around the ring, but it was plainly evident that when Jeffries cramped him i'll corners he could not withstand the terrific right and left jolts which lief ries landed apparently at will on Rrh- ln's neck and heart and just over the belt. The only returns that Ruhlin could make for the punishing blows were light jabS with the glove on Jef- fries face. It was apparent to eY- erybody who had watched .Ieffries Ill previous fights that he was making no attempt to protect himself from these blows as soon as he discovered that Ruhlin had no punishing powers. Jef- fries, with his huge buffalo-like head sharply advanced and his right shoul-- der brought up to protect his neck, in his cid familiar attitude, followed his man around the ring.
 Ruhlin was never in it from the be- ginning of the second round, ans he never landed a single punishing blow. He drew blood. to be sure. in the sec ond round. but this was merely q light blow on the corner of .TeffrieS' mouth, and did not distress the champion for an instant.
 The second round was a series of clinches on Ruhlin's part to escape the heavy half-arm jolts from Jeffries' powerful right. He seemed incap- able of making any effective return or even of protecting himself in break aways from clinches. Several times when badly hurt by these blows from Jeffries' right he appealed to the ref cree for protection, but Corbett ruled that Jeffries was entirely within the rules.
 In the third round Ruhlin displayed evident marks of suffering. He re- treated around the ring, Jeffries fol lowing savagely and landing terrific punches with left and right on the neck and over the heart A glancing blow in this round brought blood over Gus's left eye, half closing it.
 Gus was panting heavily and showed every evidence of suffering ex- treme pain from the body blows he had received. while Jeffries winked ar his admirers by the ringside over Ruh- lin's shoulders in the clinches and acted more like q big, gootl-natured boy than a prize fighter i'll d cham pionship battle
 In the fourth round Jeffries still maintained the same tactics. following his man about the ring His face took on q savage look and he began to deal terrific blows on the neck and over the heart which sounded as though they had been delivered with q baseball bat. All poor Ruhlin could do was To clinch after one of these had jolted him and then break away. About the middle of the round Jef- fries uppercut RuhIin with both right and left and while he was dazed land- ed over the heart and brought RuhIin to the carpet.
 Ruhlin took eight seconds on the count and came up very groggy, but the gong saved him.
 At the opening of the fifth round it was plainly apparent that .Jeffries meant to finish things before the gong sounded again. With head lowered he drove straight right arm punches into Ruhlin's wind and when Gus doubled up under some of these cruel blows, he landed on the neck and chest
 Ruhlin stood punishment gamely, but another very heavy right hand ' blow just above the belt again felled him to the carpet and again he took eight seconds of the count. It was evi- dent that Ruhlin was whipped and he could only last few moments, but he showed such cieverness in clinches that he lasted out the round.
 When the men had gone to their corners there was q great burst of ap- plause for .Jeffries. which was changed in q moment to a roar of increlulous surprise when Billy Madden tossed the sponge in the middle of the ring. The master of ceremonies promptly an nOunced that Ruhlin's second admitted defeat, and that Jeffries was the win ner in five rounds.
 Ruhlin, when seen just after the fight, said that he was ready to go on with the sixth round. but Billy Mad den stopped the fight as he did not want to see his man knocked out. Ruhlin added:
 ''I might have gone on for two more rounds, but the hard joIts in the fourth on the jaw got me dazed. am satisfied with the result and have no kick to make''
 Jeffries was seen in his room after the fight. He said: T was sure that I had him licked in the first round. I played almost exclusively for that tender spot just over the belt"
 It was estimated at s o'clock that The biggest gathering that has attend ed a championship prize fight was present. There was upward of 5,0OO in the galleries and the main floor, planned to seat between 5000 and H.