The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-11-17
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men took possession of the high priced
seats early.
RUHLIN ON THE SCENE.
AT S.15 o'clock a stir at the east end
of the pavilion indicated that one of the
principals had arrived and was proceed
ing to his dressing room. The word was
soon passed that Rubin had reached the
scene of combat from Blanken's Six
Mile House and an uproar ensued. Rub
lin went at once to his dressing room,
accompanied by Billy Madden, Denver
Ed. Martin, Charlie Golf and Young
Gibbs. who later appeared in his corner
when the fight was called
A rumor emanating from Oakland
seized the crowd early in the evening
to the effect that Jeffries had suffered
an injury to one of his hands before
starting for San Francisco, but popular
sentiment condemned the story as a
canard and the betting at the ringside
was not affected by the incident.
Mayor James ID. Phelan, Mayor elect
Schmitz, and almost the entire bench of
the county of San Francisco was early
at the ringside. Billy Jordan, the veter-
an announcer, was early on the scene.
When the preliminaries were an
nounced and the first fight brought on,
those assembled betrayed in some part
the extent of their excitement and
cheered vociferously although the cur
tain raisers were unimportant.
Jeffries, accompanied by Billy Delan-
ey Bob Armstrong, Kid Eagan, his
brother Jack and Dewitt Van Court left
Oakland at 1880, reaching San Francisco
shortly after o'clock.
ARRIVAL OF JEFFRIES.
Eight o'clock The champion entered
the building while the first prelimi-
nary was in progress, and as Captain
Whitman, in charge of the police detail
cleared the way, proceeded to his dress
ing-room while the throng that entered
the building made a demonstration. In
great impatience the crowd awaited
the appearance of the two gladiators,
taking but a passive interest in the
eight-round bout between Billy Condor
and Mike Curtin, and in the encounter
between Joe Fields and Spider" Joe
WEIGH The second preliminary be-
tween Fields and WEIGH, an eight
round affair, was announced The first
preliminary was declared draw.
The police have put some of the spec
tators out of the gallery, it being much
overcrowded. AT o'clock people were
turned away from the doors and prob
ably the greatest assemblage of people
ever gathered to witness a prize fight
was packed within.
9:15 D. m.-The betting at the ring
side steadied down just before the big
,1l 1 ola atoyh
there were bursts of enthusiasm from
either side, in which longer odds were
offered. Ed Kelly the Chicago book
maker. had $4,000 which he sought to
place at 10. to Az OF this sum $1,000
was coveredAby the Ruhlinites. A miner
named Bell, lust arrived from the Klon-
dixie. wagered $500 at the same odds.
Aside from this the betting was common
place,
When the second preliminary had been
concluded, resulting in the victory of
Spider Joe Welch over Joe Fields in four
rounds, corps of workmen pounced into
the ring, climbing ladders and taking
other positions about the myriad of
electric lights ranged along the border
of a canopy above The operator at the
kaleidoscope machine adjusted his instru-
ments and flash of light through the
array of lamps proclaimed that all was
in readiness as far as the company was
concerned. moment later a hustle of
lime light, 236, 900 candle power. illumined
the vast reaches of the pavilion and
further enthused the great host of spec
tators as the immediate fore-runner of
the championship struggle.
10 tino ficio
keeper of the Twentieth Century Club,
took his position to the south side of the
ring with Phil Wand, time keeper for
Rubin, closely following.
THE MEN ENTER THE RING.
9:2S p. m.--Jcffries enters the ring
shading his eyes. After him came his
trainer, Billy Delaney, Ed. Eagan. Bob
Armstrong and brother, Jack Jeffries.
Harry Corbett, the referee, then stepped
into the ring.
9:30-Gus Rubin entered the ring, fol-
lowed by his seconds. They tossed for
corners and Rubin won, taking the
southwest corner. 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,
who sthen presented Referee Harry Cor
BETTE
Deafening cheers greeted the big fight
ers, but an instant later when Police
Captain Wietman entered the ring to ex-
anime the gloves, groans and Kisses filled
the vast auditorium.
Jeffries in a haring red sweater, and
chewing gum in violent Impotence, sat
demurely in his corner while Rubin
talked earnestly with Denver Ed. Martin.
On behalf of Tom Sharkey, Tim McGrath
challenged the winner of tonight's con-
test
The men will break at the order of the
referee.
Time called 9:37.
FIRST ROUND.
Rubin leads for head and lands lightly
with left Clinch. Both men cautious.
Jeffries' left goes around Ruhlin's head
but no damage. Jeffries tapped Gus
lightly on head with left. The latter
cleverly ducked light left Jeffries upper
cut Rubin to jaw with left. Jeffries land
ed left on body but misses another for
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