Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-10
WITH THE WRESTLERS.
Ruhlin and Fitzsimmons Give Funny
 Exhibition Last Night.

Robert FitZSimmons, the bull terrier of the twenty-four foot ring, and Gus tayus Ruhlin, the St Bernard of pugil- ism, faced each other in the ring at Madison Square Garden last night.
 The rather slender lines of specta- tors were not enthusiastic over the wrestling match, for, having seen the two men fight with the energy of des- peration, and knowing they could not possibly wrestle in a manner to create any excitement, there was naturally much discontent.
 Those who remembered how Fitz- simmonss left glove had disappeared into the folds of Ruhlin's capacious stomach year ago snickered at the recollection.
 The men faced each other in imita- tion of the orthodox wrestlers and tried for a hold.
 The eyes of William Madden, man. ager of Ruhlin, glittered with excite ment.
 Listen for the signal, Gus" shout ed Madden.
 Ruhlin backed away from Fitzsim- mons and strained his ears.
 'Seventy-six fourteen thirty Skinner howled Madden.
 Ruhlin looked confused and shouted back:
 What in blazes is that? I forget"
 sWhy. the lock and hammer hold!' how1ed Madden.
 A look of almost human intelligence came into Ruhlin's expressive coun- tenance, and he made a convulsive grasp at FitZsimmons's kneecap.
 That is where Ruhlin and Madden miscalculated. The Cornishman is most decidedly knockkneed, and hy suddenly turning in his toes his knee caps disappeared entirely from view. Ruhlin grasped only empty air, and FitZsimmons grinned.
 "What's the next signal, Billy%' squeaked Ruhlin, as he danced about the ring.
 .sForty-two-seven bel lowed Madden.
 Ruhlin looked dazed, but after a strenuous mental effort. a sunny smile illumined his face. T know" he said, tits an earlock, with a half--cocoanut clutch.'
 Then the crafty Cornishman con- cluded it was time to take the aggras- sive. Reaching down as if to readjust his shoe. FitZsimmons made leap and grabbed Ruhlin about the waist With hard heave Ruhlin was sent to the floor like one of the trunks the Akron giant was wont to smash.
 They Topped about the ring floor like couple of tarpon, and both got up and glared at each other. Again the Cornishman slammed the big Ohioan to the floor and fell on top. This time Fitzsimmons tried for half Nelson, but he didn't know how to take it, and Ruhlin staggered to his feet.
 After Fitzsimmons had demon strated his superiority over the Akron farmer. the Cornishman suddenly be- came docile and permitted Ruhlin to take a hold without the aid of signals.
 FitZsimmons was turned over on his back like dying catfish and lost the first fall in IA minutes and 34 seconds.
 The gladiators take rest of fifteen minutes, and then Fitzsimmons sends his opponent to the mat with thud. The COrnishman, however kindly let's his opponent arise. The Cornishman repeats the trick, and again Ruhlin es- capes. The spectators jeer at the clumsy, unscientific exhibition
 Then they clutch each other and roll on the floor like couple of lOngshore- men in saloon brawl. Ruhlin at last manages to hold the COrnishman down for a pin fall, thus winning the second fall in 12:45, and also the match.
 The only wrestling observable was in the preliminary bouts
 Andrew Kelly and Charles Wilde, 135 pounders. met at 135 pounds. Wilde secured the first fall in 3:30 and the second in 4:15. O. Kimisky won in two falls from C. c. Miller in sos and 1:29. Carl Schmidt and Nick Ell hott Wrestled to q draw at 15S pounds.