The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-14
zen TO FOUR OFFERED, AND NO
RUHLIN MONEY REPORTED
IN SIGHT
MEN HAVE FINISHED TRAINING
Referee COrbett Asserts the Boxers
Will Fight the Best They
Know How From Start
to Finish
NO HUGGING IN THE CLINCHEs

SAN FRANCISCO Nov. 13.-While in
terest grows in Fridays big fight, the
odds are still 10 to 4, and there is not
even the color of Rubin money to be
seen.
The champion and the Akron giant sat
on thrones today at their respective
quarters, the cynosure of admiring
throngS. Both men have practically end
I'd their preparation for the contest. A
slight touch here and there was all they
gave themselves today in the way of fin
ishing off their work. Tomorrow morn
ing a short ramble will be the last they
will take, and Friday will see them in
the hands of their trainers and rubbers,
keying up the tension of every muscle
in their big bodies.
Harry Corbett, who will act as referee,
said tonight that the public could be as
sured of one thing, so far as he was con-
cerned, and that was that the men will
fight from the moment they go into the
ring until one or the other is declared
the victor.
''rhere is to be no hugging in clinches,"
was the way he expressed himself. "The
people who patronze boxing have
grown tired of these disgusting exhibit
tions of hanging on, and it is about time
an end was put to 1t. OF course, ref
cree can't prevent the fighters from COM
ing together in a clinch, but I want it
understood from the beginning that when
/ give the word I want Jeffries and Ruh-
lin to break"
Both Fighters Heard From.
Jeffries was asked today for an esti-
mate of the length of the fight.
'fWell'' he said, "I know that Rubin
has not been standing still since 1 met
him last. He has improved much, and
1 have an idea that he will bore in from
4ha iJ1Yo c4o IN, 41on
first round; maybe the second, but really
I do not think it will last longer than
fifteen.''
The same question was put to Rubin,
who said:
81 feel as we'll as I ever did in my
life. 1 feel as though l can fight, and
fight hard, but it's the best man that
wins, and how can one tell now but JEFF
fries is the best? OF course, l don't
think so, but I would not want to say
that the fight would go five rounds, ten
rounds, or that / could polish him off in
one, though / may prove my ability to do
So.'
Two San Francisco physicians examin-
ed JeffrieS this morning just after he fin
iShed his road work, and they pronounced
him to be in superb condition. His heart
action was strong and regular, which,
taken with the health of his other organs,
indicated to their minds the possession
of an ability to go to the limit of human
endurance. His pulse is regular at fifty
Another physician said the same thing
about Rubin. He found his pulse to be
forty-siX, which the medical man declar-
ed to be a marvel.
Billy Delaney, acting for Jeffries had
made arrangements with the San Fran
cisco Athletic club to bring about a meet
ing between him and Sharkey on Dec.
20, in the event of Champion Jeffries beat
ing Rubin. Sharkey is expected to ar
rive Friday morning, and if the outcome
of the big battle is favorable to the prop
osition, he will so into training at once.