The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-16

and Rubin won, taking the southwest
corner of the ring.
The extreme heat from the powerful
light over the ring made itself felt
from the very beginning, but was not
as intense as that which hampered the
Sharkey-Jeffries fight. Two minutes
after the men entered the ring they
were announced by Billy Jordan, VINO
then presented Referee Harry Corbett-
Deafening cheers GREETED the big
fighters, but an instant later, when
Police Captain Whitman entered the
ring to examine the gloves, groans and
Kisses filed the vast auditorium
Jeffries, in a faring red sweater and
chewing gum in violent Impotence, sat
in his corner while Rubin talked earn
estly with Denver Ed Martin.
On behalf of Tom Sharkey, Tim Nc
Grath challenged the winner of the
contest.
The men agreed to break at the or
der of the referee. and time was called
at 9:37, Pacific coast time.
Round Rubin led for the head and
landed lightly with the left. and a
clinch followed. Both men were cap
tious. Jeffries' left went around Ruth
Inns head but no damage was done.
Jeffries tapped Gus lightly on the head
with the left. and the latter cleverly
ducked a light left. Jeffries uppercur
Rubin to the jaw with the left JEFF
fries next landed on the body but
missed another for the head. Rubin
countered with the left. Jeffries swung
again but missed Gus blocked a left
jab for the face. Jeffries rushed but
Rubin came in to a clinch. Jeffries es-
sayed a left for the body but the Ohio
man got out of harms way. Jeffries
was smiling. The round was tame,
with the champion having a slight adj
vantage.
Round 2-They rushed to a clinch.
Rubin was hooked around the neck
with a left. He accused Jeffries of foul
fighting. The Akron man then shot in
his right and found Jeffries' ribs, fol
swing for the head. Jeffries waxed
aggressive. Rubin planted a right and
left to the face, then rushed, landing
on the body The champion led with
left and was countered. Rubin found
Jeffries' head and in a short exchange
neither had the advantage. The men
fought at closer range, Gus again land
ing on JeffrieS' face and stopping the
latter'S attempt to retaliate with
strong right. Rubin tented with the
right and shot u straight left to Jeffries'
blocked The men were wrestling when
the round closed. This was decidedly
Ruhlins round.
Round 3-The men came up strong
and Rubin shot in with the right and
left which were stopped. JeffrieS ell
bowed his way back and finally caught
the Akron man with terrific left to the
neck. JeffrieS pursued Gus and swung
with both hands. In a rush Jeffries
landed a weak body blow. Rubin again
appealed to the referee Gus ducked
and was met with a straight left. He
tented and came back with an inef-
fectual short arm punch. JeffrieS
easily held the advantage with Gus
constantly complaining. The men closed
in several times, Rubin fighting low
and Jeffries apparently looking for Il
chance to land knockout punch. JEFF
fries retreated about the ring until the
spectators Kissed, and the round ended
Rubin more worried of the two.
Round 4-After a short exchange at
close range, Rubin landed on the face.
He was forced back, and Jeffries
smiled as Rubin again rebuked him.
Jeffries landed with the left, blacken-
ing Gus left eye, then pursued him
wearing his man down. Rubin lacked
aggressiveness, and retreated as JEFF
fries swung left and right and missed
Gus led for the face, and Jeffries
champion walked Gus across the ring
again, and landed a fierce left on his
jaw Rubin snot out Intellectual lefts-
Jeffried waded in, when Gus went
down and took the count. He came
up apparently weak, and the gong
saved him. Rubin was plainly in the
greatest distress when the round closed.
This round much in Jeffries' favor.
Round 5-Ruhlin wore a distressed ex-
preston when he came up. Jeffries
went in with straight arm blow, but
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hook to the jaw and a short left to
the ribs and then again to the neck with
a right A volley followed this in
which the champion rocked Gus with
lefts to the face. Rubin ducked and
retreated steadily. Jeffries followed the
advantage and bored in, touching Rub
lin beneath the chin with the right and
forcing Rubin to the ropes, after which
Gus went to the floor and at the count
of five staggered to his feet. He ceased
fighting and Jeffries went in a for a
and missed wild swings, while Jeffries
drove him against the ropes and Rubin
quit
Almost from the beginning of the
fight Rubin appeared frightened. The
fight was practically finished in the
second round when Jeffries landed a
left hook on the jaw that took all the
fight out of him Rubin claimed that
a chance blow in the pit of the stom-
ach rendered him unfit for fighting. His
seconds complained bitterly, but Rubin
insisted that he was the victim of an
accident.
Jeffries walked to Ruhlin's corner,
asked what was the matter, then turned
in disgust and proceeded to his dressing
room, while the spectators rose as one
man and cheered the champion while
they denounced Rubin a gutter and
fakir.
The police tumbled into the ring,
stopping two fights, in which Corbett,
involved The utmost excitement pre-
vailed during which Rubin made his
way out of the ring.
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