The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-11-23
RUHLIN Up
AGAINST II
Akron Giant Goes
Out to Angeleno
Jim.
q AN FRANCISCO. Nov. Thames

y AN FRANCISCO. Nov. Thames
J. Jenfries retains the title or
~ heavyweight boxing champion Of
the world He defeated Gus Rubin
handily last night in five rounds at
Mechanics Pavilion. showing such abil-
ity as to stamp him at once the master
Of the ring. No man who aspires to the
championship today has a chance with
the dark-skInned Angeleno, who, If he
retains his present form, will be cham
pion for many years to come.
Rubin was not knocked out. Billy
Madden, his manager, who for more
than FIVE years has coached him care
fully in all the arts of the prize ring.
with the one hope that some day he
would be the heavyweight champion.
saw Jeffries was hi! master last night
and threw up the sponge before the
gong sounded for the sixth round.
This came as surprise to Jeffries
and to the spectators. After the second
round II did not require the eye Of an
expert to note that Ruhlins strength
was fast ebbing away. Jeffries' blows
to the body, which would have killed a
man not trained to Withstand them.
Slapped all the strength from the Akron
giant and gave him a wholesome fear
OF the relentless man in front of him.
Jeffries, on the other hand. was as un-
concerned as he might be in the fast
nesses Of the mountains about Hardin
Springs.
When the end came he was sitting in
~ ~.
seconds, as the work he had done was
no more than gentle exercise. He lean
ed over to address remark to a friend
among the spectators when Billy Mad
den threw the sponge into the ring
acknowledging defeat.
Close to $4,000 was taken in at ~the
box Office in admission fees. The
amount had nearly reached those fig
ures long after midnight, and the man
ayers OF the fighters and the clubs di-
rectors were still counting the money
taken In OF the amount received 621s
per cent goes to the fighters. OF this
Jeffries receives IS per cent and Rubin
IS per cent
Ten thousand people Witnessed the
tight. Jeffries was seconded by Billy
Delaney, Jack Jeffries. Dewitt Van
Court and his sparring partner. Bob
Armstrong Behind Rubin were Billy
Madden, Charles Golf. Denver Ed Mar
tin and Young Gibbs. The timekeepers
were: For the club. George Harding;
for Jeffries, Jack Roberts. and for Rub
lin. Phil Wand.
The work of the men. by rounds. was
as follows:
Round las the gong rang they came
to the center. Jeffries crouching. He
takes the aggressive. They clinch. JET
fries PUSHES Rubin and lands two light
let's on the shoulder and jaw. a little
in-fighting follows. Rubin tries to land
left on the chest 1t Glances. They
swing ineffectively and go into a clinch.
Rubin Is trying body tactics but misses
right and left. Jeffries forces Rubin
to the ropes with left and right on the
body. Rubin swings left for the head,
which glances over. and they clinch. JEFF
fries IS forcing Rubin. tapping him with
his left. Rubin leads with his left, but
IS slow and short. JeffrieS uppercuts
with the left and lands the neck.
Jefries forces Rubin around the ring.
but no blows land. Rubin sends In a
light right on the body, and they clinch-
Rubin ducks under short-arm left.
He tries TO land left uppercut and they
go into a cinch. Jeffries PUSHES in with
the left on the body. Rubin tries for
his body but IS blocked. Jeffries comes
in with the left on the jaw. They clinch.
Round Both come TO the center and
exchange body blows. Jeffries lands a
left uppercut in a clinch. Rubin lands a
left on the body and than a left on the
neck. Rubin appeals to the referee and
drops his hands. JEFF keeps right on at
work. Rubin lands left over the heart
and Jeffries a left on the neck. JEFF is
still coming in with his head and body
low, forcing his way in to Rubin. He
keeps Rubin dancing around the ring
and PUSHES him into a clinch. Another
ing fast but keep steadily at work. Rub
lin tries 10 land a left on the body but
IS blocked. Rubin got in a right and
left on the jaw. but Jeffries paid no at
iention TO it, Rubin got inside of the
left to the body and landed with the
10000 ccoocccc $4,000