Evening star., 1901-11-16
Gus Ruhlin Threw Up the Sponge in
the Fifth Round.
ONLY One TELLING BLOW
Champion Surprised at His Easy
Victory.
DETAILS OF THE FIGHT

In one Of the most unsatisfactory prize
fights ever witnessed In this country James
]. Jeffries proved the victor last night at
San Francisco over Gus Rubin, the akron
Giant" In the fifth round Of what was to
have been a twenty-round struggle Rubin
wtited and then surrendered to his peer. to
the utter anazement and disgust Of the as
sembled thousands
No one was more surprised at the out
come than Jefrr1es n,mself, who asserted
that while he had delivered one telling
blow in the second round he did not ex-
pect to win the victory so easily.
Ruhlin's sole explanation Of the outcome
Of the fight is that. he received a chance
blow which utterly disabled him, and that
Jeffries persisted in fighting him low
While Rubin will make no absolute charge
Of Jeffries having committed a foul, he in
Inmates that he was unfairly handled and
Injured as result. --dhltn receives the
support Of his seconds in this stand, who
say that his was hopeless case after the
second round
The crowd manifested much dissatisfac-
tion over the way the fight ended. They
expected to see a knockout, and when the
sponge was thrown up, looked as'i II Ruh-
lin showed the white feather. Rubin was
hooted as he left the ring.
Jenries Expresses Surprise.
When seen in his dressing room after the
fight Champion Jeffries =aid:
Il was certainly surprised at my easy
victory and Ruhlins amazing defeat.
While 1t Is true that ne did not punch me
hard enough during the five rounds to
cause me any alarm believed him strong
and cautious up to the moment of his COL
lapse and was surprised when he quit.
certainly had no trouble in whipping
him. and had the fight gone on the re-
"a N
was inaccurate and in poor wind, and 1
cannot say that he even had the courage
and force that l expected to encounter in
him.
''Ruhlin took stiff punch in the stomach
in the fourth round which, presume gave
! him trouble. nevertheless, I expected him
to lose harder than he did. Ruhlin can
doubtless best explain his position,
and as for myself, l am willing to meet
Sharkey next month and thereafter to de-
fend as best l can the title hold
Ruhlin's Statement.
When Rubin went to his dressing room
he was followed by a very depressed reti-
| nue. The defeated man complained of no
pain, and moved about without assistance.
He stated:
II believed from the tap of the gong that
L would win, but as the fight progressed
was beaten down until I received blow on
the stomach which I must say was very
io". IL may iot nave Deen d 1Out, anu no
living man could have survived it. Jefrtes
departed from the written rules and from
the common regulations of boxing when he
threw himself upon me and wreStled rather
than spared. 1 do believe that had 1 not
received the stomach punch which ended
me in the fifth round 1 would have worn
down Jeffries IN few rounds later and
beaten him as matter Of endurance. i am
ready to fight him again, and believe that
In time l will have the opportunity Of
showing that 1 can defeat him. That Is all
L can say.
In the opision of James Kennedy and
Jack Gleason Of the Twentieth Century
Club which brought off the event, Rubin
was drawn too fine and went to pieces be-
| cause of his great zeal in training.
Lou Houseman and George Siler. both of
George Harting. the official timekeeper for
| the club, declared after the fight that
Ruhl1n had been greatly overestimated !;
| that his blows were weak and easily block
| ed. and that he was positively without en-
durance
Receipts About $4,000.
1t is estimated that there was something
| over $4,000 realized at the box office, ard
| OF this 621s per cent. divided in purses Of
| 70 and 25 per cent, goes to the participants
| in last nights event.
| At $50 JEFF entered the ring, holding his
| hands over his eyes to protect them from
| the glare OF the kaleidoscope. He received
| a warm ovation. He leaned against the
| ropes and smiled to friends near the ring,
while his second adjusted the seats
| A minute later Rubin climbed over the
wore red sweater and black trousers and
| cap. Rubin was dressed in gray sweater
and blue trousers. Rubin won the toss
| and the two fighters changed corners, and
| as they passed shook hands.
Rubin was introduced first He got the
! glad hand" Jordan introduced JEFF as
| the only champion of the world" Harry
Corbett called them into the ring and ex-
amined the gloves. After their inspection
by Captain Whitman of the police force the
gloves were examined by Delaney and
Madden
1t was announced that the men would
fight according to Marquis of Queensbury
rules.
Details of the Fight.
Round 1-Ruhlin lands first with left on
face. jeff comes in with left on face. jeff
forces Gus to ropes. but no damage, They
spar and Jeff pushes Gus to ropes, putting
left to body. Rubin breaks ground. but
suddenly comes back. Both exchange right
and left around shoulder. Rubin comes I'm
and talks to JEFF. JEFF tries left but misses
Rubin leads with left. but jeff throws it off
with side step. Gus reaches Jeff's wind
with right. Jef's left eye is already very
red. He tries left, but fell short, but Gus
gets In left to side OF head as round ends.
HCnors about even.
Round G-Ruhlin tries with right and lands
on Jeff's jaw. JEFF comes back with left
but misses. Rubin was warned by referee
for roughing. Rubin breaks ground. Gus
ducks Jeff's wind. and Gus tells him to keep
back. Gus catches Jeff with right and left
on jaw and staggers him. Gus leads JEFF on
again, and blocks cleverly. Rubin count
crs en- Jen's nose, and first blood for Ruh-
lin. Jeff's mouth is open and his lips
swollen. Rubin breaks ground, and JEFF
cuts loose. falling to land. This was Ruh-
Inns round. and was particularly fast
Round 3-Gus leads with left and reaches
Jeff's chin The referee warns both men.
In clinch Jeff tries for Gus wind. JEFF
tries left for jaw, but misses. He tries
again and is blocked. JEFF misses with left
and follows up advantage. but Is stopped
with two stiff jolts on chin Both men come
together. jeff shows disposition to hang
on He lands left to wind. and shifts left
to Gus head. JEFF misses left Swings
again for jaw and lands on back Of head
Gus lands on Jeffs wind. They clinch as
the round ends.
Round tGus tries right and JEFF clinches.
JEFF leads with left and reaches Gus wind
Jefries rushes Rubin to corner. jeff lands
| another stif left to Jaw. Gus Is slightly
ratified He tries swiugino Iaft ord ,,,i.,ao