The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-11-19
AKRON GIANT THROWS UP THE
SPONGE.
JEFFRIES AN EASY WINNER
Rubin Says a Chance Blow Which
He Intimates Was a Foul
Did the Business.

San Francisco, Nov. 15.-In one of
the most unsatisfactory prize fights
ever witnessed in this country, James
]. Jeffries proved the victor tonight
over Gus Rubin, the Akron giant.
In the fifth round of what was to have
been a 20 round struggle Rubin wilt
ed and then surrendered to his peer,
to the utter amazement and disgust
of the assembled thousands. No n
was more surprised at the outcome
than Jeffries himself, who asserted
that while he had delivered a telling
blow in the second round he did not
expect to win the victory so easily.
Ruhlin's sole explanation of the out
come of the fight is that he received
a chance blow which utterly disabled
him and that Jeffries persisted in
fighting low.
While Rubin will make no absolute
charge of Jeffries committing a foul,
he intimated that he was unfairly
handled and injured as a result. In
this contention Rubin received the
support of his seconds who say his
was a hopeless case after the second
round.
Fight BY Rounds.
Round 1-Ruhlin leads for head and
lands lightly with left; clinch, both
men cautious; Jeffries' left goes u
Ruhlin's head, no damage; Jeff tapped
Gus lightly on head with left, the lat
tel ~cleverly ducked light left; Jeff
cut Rubin to jaw with left; Jeff land
ed left on body but missed another for
head; Rubin countered with left; jeff
swung again but missed; Gus blocked
left lab for face; Jeff rushed but
Rubin came into a clinch; jeff essay
ed a left for body but the Ohio man
got out of harms way. jeff is smiling,
the round was tame. The champion
having a slight advantage.
Round 2-Clinch; Rubin hooked
around neck with left; he accused
Jeff of foul fighting. The Akron man
shot in his right and found Jeff's ribs,
following this up with a left swing for
head, Jeff was aggressive. Gus plant
ed right and left to the face and then
rushed, landing on body. The cham
pion led with the left and was counter
ed. Gus found Jeff's head n IN
short exchange neither had the adj
I'M. fov,rhf or nINCQT
range. Gus again landing on Jeff's
face and stopping the latter's attempt
to retaliate with strong right. Rubin
tented with right and shot straight
left on Jeff's nose but blow was par
TALLY blocked, the men were wrestling
when round closed. This vas decided
ly Ruhlin's round.
Round 3-The men came up strong
and Rubin shot in with right and lef1
which were stopped. jeff elboWed his
way back and finally caught h Ii
man with terrific left to neck. JET
pursues Gus and swung with botf
hands. In a rush jeff landed veal
body blow, Gus again appeals to rel
cree. Gus ducked and vas met Will
straight left. He tented and cam
back with an Intellectual short arm
punch. Jeff easily held the advantage
with Gus constantly complaining, tn
men closed in several times, Ruhlll
fighting low and Jeff apparently look
ing for a chance to land a knockou
punch. Jeff retreated about the rim
until the spectators Kissed. ROM
ended with neither man in distres
but Rubin the more worried OF tn
two.
Round 4-After a short exchange Q
close blows Rubin landed on face, n
was forced back and jeff smiles
Rubin again rebuked. jeff lande
left. blackening Gus left eye, the
pursued him, fighting at close rang
and plainly wearing his man dow
. Gus lacked aggressiveness and r.
treated as Jeff swung left and rigf
and missed. Gus led for the race an
Jeff pushed him across the ring. Inc
the champion walked Gus across tn
ring again and landed a fierce left Q
his Jaw. Gus shot out ineffective lei
Jeff waded in whaling Gus left an
right. Gus went down and took tt
count, He came up apparently wei
and the gone saved him. Rubin Wa
plainly in the greatest distress whe
the round closed.
Round 5-Ruhlin wore a dlstresse
expression when he came up. JeH we
in with straight arm blows but wi
blocked. Jeffries landed right hot
to jaw and short left to ribs n tn
again to neck with right. A volley +
lowed this in which the champl'