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followed by his seconds. They
tossed for corners and Rubin won, TAX
ing the southwest corner. The extreme
from the powerful lights over the
ring made itself felt from the very be-
ginning, but was not as intense as that
which hampered the Sharkey-Jefrfes
fight.
Two minutes after the men entered
the ring they were announced by Billy
Jordan who then presented Referee
Harry Corbett. D%eafening cheers greet
ed the big fighters. but an instant later
when police captain Whitman entered
the ring to examine the gloves, groans
and Kisses filled the vast auditorium
Jeffries, in a faring red sweater. and
chewing gum in violent impatience. sat
demurely in his corner. while Rubin
talked earnestly with Denver Ed.
Martin.
On behalf Of Tom Sharkey, Tim Nc
Grath challenged the winner of to-
nights contest.
The men will break at the order Of
the referee. Time was called at 9:37.
THE FIGHT A FARCE.
In one of the most unsatisfactory
prize fights ever witnessed in the
try, James j. Jeffries proved h victor
tonight over Gus Rubin, the Akron
giant. In the fifth round Of wha was
to have been a 20-round struggle. Rub
lin wilted and then surrendered to his
peer to the utter amazement and dis
gust of the assembled thousands. No
one was more surprised at the outcome
than Jeffries himself, who asserted that
while he had delivered one telling blow
in the second round he did not expect
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 intimates that he was unfair
ly handled and injured as a result.
Rubin receives the support of his sec
onds in his stand, who say thai his
was a hopeless case after the second
round.
Almost from the beginning of the
fght Rubin appeared frightened. The
fight was practically finished in the
second round when Jeffries landed a
left hook on the jaw that took all the
light out of Rubin. His seconds COM
planned bitterly, but Rubin insisted
that he was the victim of an accident.
Jeffries walked to Ruhlin's corner, ask
ed what was the matter, then turned
in disgust and proceeded to his dress
ing room while the spectators rose as
one man and cheered the champion,
while they denounced Rubin as a quit
ter and a fakir.
The police moved into the ring, stop
ped two fights in which Corbett the
referee, and officers of the club were
involved. The utmost excitement pre-
vailed, during which Rubin made his
way out of the ring.
In the opinion Of James Kennedy y
Jack Gleason, of the Twentieth EN-
Rubin was drawn too fine and went
to pieces because of his great zeal in
training.
While some expressions were heard
in the throng after the fight placing
the stigma of a fake affair on the man.
agement, it was the concensus of opin-
ion that Rubin fought a losing battle
in order to obtain the short end of ar
enormous prize.
1t is estimated that there was some
thing over $4O,O 900 realized at the box
office and of this 621A per cent. divid-
ed in purses of rs and 25 per cent. goes
to the participants in tonight's event.
THE FIGHT BY ROUNDS.
Round 1. Ruin lead for head and
landed lightly with left. They clinch.
Both men are cautious. Jeffries' left
went around Ruhlin's head, but with
no damage. Jeffries tapped Gus light
1y on the head with left. The latter
cleverly ducked a light left. Jeffries
uppercut Rubin to the jaw with left.
jeff. landed left on body, but missed
another for head. Rubin countered
with left. Jeffries swung again but
missed. Gus blocked left jab for the
face. Jeffries rushed, but Rubin came
into a clinch. Jeffries tried a left for
the body. but the Ohio man got out of
harms way. Jeffries was smiling.
The was tame, with the cham
plon having slightly the advantage.
Round 2. A clinch. Rubin was
hooke around the neck with the left.
He accused Jeffries of foul fighting.
The Akron man then shot in his right
and found Jeffries' ribs, following this
up with an Intellectual left swing for
the head. Jeffries waxed aggressive.
Rubin planted a right and a left to the
face, then rushed, landing on the body.
The champion led with his left and was
countered. Rubin found Jeffries' head
and in a short exchange neither had
the advantage. The men fought at
closer range, Gus again landing on JET
fries face and stopping the latter's at
tempt to retaliate with a strong right.
Rubin tented with his right and shot
a straight left to Jeffries' nose, bat the
blow was partially blocked. The men
were wrestling when the round closed.
This vas decidedly Ruhlin's round.
EEFRIES KISSED.
Round.a The men came up strong
n Rubin shot in right and left, which
were stopped. Jeffries elbowed his way
and finally caught the Akron man
with a terrific left to the neck. Jeffries
Gus and swung with both
hands. In a IRISH .IaffrieS landed weak