The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-11-16


crowd gathered to watch the championship
contest. Thousands poured into the gallery
when the doors were finally opened. and
long before the first preliminary was
called the upper portion Of the pavilion was
black with spectators. People coming from
points between Vancouver and Mexico. and
embracing ~well-known state officials, mem
bers OF the judiciary and prominent sport
ing people. early took possession of the
high-priced seats. At S;l5 o'clock a stir at
the east end Of the pavilion indicated that
one OF the principals had arrived and was
proceeding TO his dressing room.
The word was soon passed that Gus RUN
lin. the Akron giant, had reached the scene
OF conflict from Blakens SiX-mile House,
and an uprOar ensued. Rubin went at once
TO his dressing room, accompanied BY Billy
Madden Denver Ed Martin, Charles Golf
and Young Gibbs. who later appeared in
his corner when the fight was called. 4
rumOr that emanated from Oakland
reached the crowd early il the evening was
TO the effect that Jenries had suffered an
injury 10 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. NJ III. De Young. the million
aiTe editor, Mayor j. d Phelan, Mayor
elect SchmitZ and almost the entire bench
OF the county OF San Francisco was early
at the ringside. Billy Jordan. the veteran
announcer. was early on the scene. When
the ~preiiminaries were announced and the
first fight brought on the ssemble thou
sands betrayed in some part the extent Oh
their excitement and cheered vOciferously,
although the curtain-raisers were unim-
portant.
Jeffries. accompanied by Billy Delaney.
Bob Armstrong. Kid" Eagan. his brother
land side Of the bay on the 1870 train,
reaching San Francisco soon after s
o'clock The champion entered the build
ing while the first preliminary was IN
progress, and as Captain Whitman, in
charge OF the detail Of police, cleared the
way, proceeded TO his dressing room while
the throng that filled the building made a
demnngfraffOn In great imDatIence the
crowd waited for the appearance of the
two gladiators. taking out a passing inter-
Billy Condor and Mike Curtin, eight rounds
at 145 pounds, was drawn.
But LITTLE BETTING.
The police put some of the spectators out
of the gallery, it being much overcrowded.
At . o'clock people were turned away from
the doors. and probably the greatest as
semblage Of people ever gathered to wit
ness a prize fight was packed within.
The betting at the ringside steadied down
just before the big struggle TO odds of two
to one. although there were bursts of en-
thusiasm from either side, in which longer
odds were offered. Ed Kelly, the Chicago
bookmaker, had 5000 which he sought TO
place at 10 to AZ. or this sum $1,000 was
covered by the Ruhlinites. A miner named
Bell, just arrived from the Klondike,
wagered 500 at the same odds. Aside from
this the betting was commonplace.
When the second preliminary had been
concluded. resulting in the victory Of Spider
Joe WEIGH over Joe Fields in four rounds,
q corps OF workmen bounced into the ring
with scaling ladders, aking their positions
about the myriad OF electric lights ranged
along the border of a canopy above. The
operator at the kaleidoscope machine adj
justed his Instruments and a flash or light
through the array OF lamps proclaimed
that all was in readiness as far as the
company was concerned. n moment later
a burst of limelight, of $500 candle power,
ilumined the vast reaches of the pavilion.
George Harting, an official timekeeper Of
the Twentieth Century Club, took his posi-
ton TO the south side of the ring, with Phil
Wand, timekeeper for Rubin, closely fol-
owing.
CPS p. m.-Jeffries entered the ringside,
shading his eyes. After him came his
trainer, Billy Delaney. Ed Eagan, Bob
Armstrong and the champions brother,
Jack Jeffries. Harry Corbett, the referee,
then stepped in the ring.
$50 p. m--Gus Rubin entered the ring,
followed by his seconds. They tossed for
corners and Rubin won, taking the south
west corner. The extreme heat from the
powerful light over the ring made itself
felt from the very beginning, but ii was
rot so intense as that which hampered the
Sharkey-Jeffries fight. Two minutes after
the men entered the ring they were an
nounced by Billy Jordan, who then pre-
scented Referee Harry Corbett.
Deafening cheers greeted 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. wearing a fiaring red sweater.
busily chewing gum, sat demurely in his
corner, while Rubin talked earnestly with
Denver Ed Martin. On behalf of Tom
Sharkey, Tim McCrath challenged the win
ner of tO-night's contest. The men were
ordered to break at the order Of the ref
cree.
Time was called at 9:37.