The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-11-19

bored IN, tOucn1nS Hunllu ouedI
chin with right and forcing him to
ropes after which Gus went to the
floor and at the count Of five stagger-
ed to his feet. He ceased fighting and
Jeffries went in for a knockout. Rub
lin was utterly dazed and missed wild
swings while Jeffries threw him
against the. ropes and almost from the
beginning Rubin appeared frightened.
In the last minute of the round Rub
lin attempted to stop a left cad for
the head and he was forced back and
struck squarely in the pit Of the
stomach. Jeffries was going at him
very fercely and when the gong
struck Rubin was assisted to his cor
ner. 1t looked then as if h fight
was practically ended. Rubin gave
| every appearance of being distressed.
He said something to Billy Madden
| and then Denver Ed Martin walked
to the center of the ring and hailed
Referee Corbett.
1--WE give up" said Martin, and the
| fight was over.
The fight was practically finished in
the second round, when Jeffries landed
a left hook on the jaw that took all
the fight out of Rubin. Gus claimed
that a chance blow in the pit of the
stomach rendered him unfit for fight
ing. His seconds complained bitterly
but Rubin insisted that he was the
victim of an accident. Jeffries walked
to Ruhlin's corner and asked what
was the matter then turned in disgust
and proceeded to his dressing room
while the spectators rose as n man
and cheered the champion, while they
denounced Rubin as a gutter and a
fakir.
The police tumbled into the ring
and stopped two fights in which Cor
bett. the referee and the officers of the
club were involved. The utmost ex-
element Prevailed during which Rub
lin made his way out of the ring.
Ruhlin's only explanation of his de-
feat was that he received a chance
blow which totally disabled him and
that Jeffries insisted on fighting, low.
When seer in his dressing room after
the fight Champion Jeffries said: Il
was certainly surprised at my easy
victory and Ruhlin's amazing defeat.
While it is true that he did not punch
me hard enough during the five rounds
to cause me any alarm, | believed him
strong and cautious, up to the time
/, of his collapse and was surprised when
he quit. I certainly had no dlflculty
in whipping him and had the light
gone on the result must have been the
same. Rubin was inaccurate and II
y poor wind and I cannot say that ne
even had the courage and force that
expected to encounter in him. Rub
u lin took a stiff punch in the stomach
u il. inc fourth round which l presume
Il gave him trouble, nevertheless l ex
pected him to loose harder than n
did. Mr.. Rubin can doubtless eX
plain his own position and as for my
Il self I am willing to meet Mr.. Sharke.
! next month and thereafter to defen'
+ as best I can the title I hold.
II When Rubin went to his DRESSING
4 room he was followed by a very dc
Il pressed retinue. The defeated MAJ
S complained of no pain and move
- about without assistance. He said,
~ believed from the tap of the gon
IL that I would win but as the fight Pre-
+ crossed | was beaten down until r.
y ceiyed a blow on the stomach Whlc
I must say was very low but whic
maynot have been a foul and which n
e. living man could have survived. Je
II fries departed from the written rule
IS and from the common regulations
10 boxing when he threw himself upo
~ me and wrestled rather than spare'
th T do believe that had I not receive
TX me stomach punch which ended m
d. in the fifth l would have worn dow
Tn .J~effries a few rounds later and beate
ne him as a matter of endurance. l wal
IN to fight him again and believe that
&c time | will have the opportunity
ne showing that 1 can defeat him. Th'
is all l can say.
N Billy Condor and Mike Curtin, {
u a preliminary to the big svcnt, toug
ls 8 fast rounds to a draw.
nu Joe Field and Spider" WEIGH Il
'ss lowed and amused the spectators II
ne four rounds when Fields went dow
and out under a perfect rain of blov
VI IN the face.
he
COLORADO TREMBLED.
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