The San Francisco call., 1901-11-02

hill and essayed the role of rock breaker
and road builder in one. In this capacity
Ruhl1n displayed strength that was sim
ply marvellous.
Charlie GOff, one of RuhIin's trainers.
lives with relatives at the top of the hill.
In winter the road to Goff's house be-
comes so muddy as to be practically i'm
passable. After dinner yesterday GoH
mentioned the inconvenience a spell Of
wet weather caused himself and family
and spoke OF hiring men to build an ave-
nue. from the main road to his house.
Say, Charlie, I'll build that road for
you II You promise to run with me every
morning for week" said Rubin.
You're on chirped Goff, thinking
Rubin was joking; but Gus, who had
6een IN the neighbOrhOOd the previous
Day, mad sized up the situation and knew
Just now to go about it. AT the top of
the hlll Is a rock quarry owned by a man
named Tom Riley, a goOd-natured Irish
Rubin started toward the quarry. fol-
lowed by Gof and Denver Ed Martin.
Doth OF whom We're laughing at the big
IellOW determination to build a road
HE doesn't know what kind of a iob he's
taek1ng, said GOff to the cOlOred boxer
why, 1T would take two men with wheel
oarro%s oo0S ,a1l na1uilng rock all day to pile up
When Ruhlin arrived at the quarry ha
was met by the affable owner of the rock
pile. Gus told Riley he wanted to break
friShman smiled knowingly at C;of and
Martin and. pointing to the hillside. told
Rubin to go ahead. Rubin secured a big
Sledgehammer and went at the rock nile
as II 1t were so much glass; He bounded
terrific blows on the body of rock and
each time he crumbled as much as would
piledrlver. After a half hours hard
work, during which time the SPECTATORS at
tracted to the scene were amazed at Ruh-
Inns wonderful strength. there was
enoGGgh TsGg Toe5 g. on the ground to build two
treated Golf and Martin to the surprise Of
the day. -
Wait till I get dis yere wheelbarrow.
Gus, laughed Martin, making a move to-
ward a nearby wheelbarrow. ''Wheeibar-
row nothing, answered RuhIin Witb a
disdatnful smile, I'm going to take ali
tnls a FocK IN IN one load and I'm going to
So Gus went over and took hold of the
ponderous cart and placed it against the
rock pile as if it were a toy
The big Akron boxer shOveled the rocks
into the dump cart and then coolly pickp-l
up the shafts and pushed the cart to
Goff's house. The feat was a wonderful
show OF strength Ruhlin's muscles
strained and quivered under the ponder
GUS weight, but he was easily equal to the
test Rubin intends to- m=ke good his
boast and finish the road on his return
from Redwood, where he goes this after
noon. Gus will box with Joe McAuliffe
at the opening Of the latter's gymnasium
tonight at Redwood, and Sunday he will
walk back to his training quarters. a dis
tance of about twenty miles. Rubin fig
ures that when man is in shape for a
fight trips of this kind do him more good
than two days regular routine
Rubin took his eight-mile spin as usual
yesterday morning, and in the afternoon
spent an hour in the gymnasium.
Henry Blanken says Rubin is the most
useful man about the house that ever
appeared there in the role Of a fighter
HE can cut more wood in a minute than
a hired man can in a week, said Henry
yesterday. "All / have to DO is to tell
Gus the woodpile is getting low and he is
out of bed in the morning before we're
up and by breakfast time he has enough
cut to last a week Since Gus came down
here 1 haven't given a wocdchOpper a
job