Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-11-22
The Fight Round by Round.


OF the ring and the men stood up and
tested the mat with their feet
The Fight Round bv Round.
Round Rubin led with left, and
they clinched Jefries' left went
round Gus head twice. Jeffries drove
Rubin to ropes and put hard left to
stomach. Clinch. Rubin ducked in
clinch. Then Jeff forced him to ropes,
and got in upper cut. Rubin put in
good, solid heart blow. Each missed
for jaw, but was blocked Clinch. jeff
tried feinting Rubin stepped up
quickly and put right on ribs. Jeff
put in solid left on body. Clinch. Jeff
got in a left on chin as Rubin ducked.
Rubin was breathing heavily as he
went to his corner.
Round 2-Clinched. They let go
smothered let's and clinched. jeff
pressed In and Rubin caught him hard
on ribs. jeff put in hard heart punch.
Jeff appeared anxious to fight in
clinch and Gus anxious to free him
self Gus asked referee to make jeff
step back. Rubin put right on ribs.
Rubin put left to face and right to
ribs. Ruhlin struck Jeff a right hand
er under heart jeff sent in left swing
on ear. Many of Jeff's blows fell
short. Rubin sent left to face and
clinched. Gus draws blood from
mouth. First blood for Rubin. jeff
reached Rubin twice Oh face with left
Jeff's mouth bleeding. Rubin fiddled
with left and right cross on chin. AS
gong sounded Rubin led and Jeff got
in good right body punch. Rubin
was the cleaner in delivery all through
tie round. His punches were more
forceful
Round 3-Jeff rushed in and let go
right DIT body, scoring Clearly. Rubin
ciinched. Rubin landed left on face
and JEFF countered on chin. Rubin
tottered TO the ropes. Jeff got in an
other left. Cinch. Gus backed away:
JEFF followed him. Rubin looked rat
tied. Jeff smiled as Rubin ducked;
he caught Gus fair on the mouth. Gus
staggered. Jeff looked like winner
Rubin wanted to clinch and save
himself. Gus was on the defensive
now in good shape. Rubin clinched
jeff caught him an uppercut with left
jeff chased Rubin around the ring.
Jeffries cOrnered him and got in an
other uppeTcut. A clinch followed as
the gong sounded. 1t looked as if it
was only a matter of minutes now
when Jeff would win
Round 4-Ruhlin ducked and threw
in right Jeffries smashed Gus on
temple with left and sent left to stom-
ach. Clinch. jeff landed a hard right
on jaw. Clinch. Rubin got hard
punch and Jeff got several lefts to
face Ruhlin's right eye was black
ened. His ginger seemed gone. jeff
was forcing Rubin landed solidly
when Jeff rushed, but he got left and
right in return. Rubin was ratified
Rubin dipped under one savage left
Clinch. Jeff caught Rubin twice with
ach twice. Rubin got in light left
Jeff let go right on Ruhlin's jaw. Gus
dropped to his knees to avoid punish
ment This was Jeffries' round.
Round 5-Ruhlin's face was bruised
Jeff sent left to face Jeff jolted left
to face. A left swing from Jeff took
Gus above ear Rubin got in straight
left. but without force. jeff got in
right and left to face. followed by left
to stomach. Rubin backed away. Jef
kept after Gus and landed two left
swings on ribs. Jeff got left to face
twice. Rubin ducked into left hooks,
some of them furnishing. Jeffries
forced Rubin to ropes. Jeff sent left
to chin. mullins eyes closed and he
tottered to his knees. He was up at
the count and got another left On jaw.
jeff rushed him TO ropes. Ruhlin's
eyes rolled and he seemed all but out.
Madden threw up the sponge Madden
said, What is the use of seeing him
murdered?" He was virtually out.