The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-11-05

~ O0 hO 1GlN Is III DeIIeF shape
IA n for the coming championship
III fight than he ever was for any
WI battle for which he has trained
during his long experience as a
prizefighter. Favorable circumstances
have combined TO make the Akron fighter
a marvellous specimen of the finely trained
athlete. His rapid strides into the cham
pionship class have given him an arnbis
ton and liking for his training and he
has rounded into veritable tower OF
strength. Then again Rubin Is just at
that age now when a man usually reaches
the pinnacle Of his physical greatness and
every indication goes to strengthen the
statement of his manager, Billy Madden
who says that Gus is now ready to make
the supreme fistic effort Of his life. Grad
ual training for period of more than two
months, coupled with a good foundation
OF strength and agility to start on, has
brought Rubin to a stage where he will
either win or lose on his merits as a
boxer.
Bad condition or physical detection Of
any kind cannot be offered as an excuse
II he loses or give color to a statement
that he could have polished the champion
on in quicker time II he wins. From the
tip OF his toes to the top of his head Rub
lin Is as fine a physical specimen as he
will ever be.
Ruhlin Believes Himself Winner
Gus himself says he is in so much finer
rettle than ever he was before that he
can actually feel the Improvement I'm the
work. And Gus honestly believes that he
colors.
l have always felt that he was one fell
low in this business that / can TRIM
said Rubin yesterday after his morning
SPIN 10 the Sierra Point House. You
easily judge whether you are his master
OF ne yours or course. there are many
things that may break down this logic
but as far as the fighter is personally con-
cerned he has a well defined feeling one
way OF the otner. i am going into this
patue 10 win and can honestly say that
anybody in our class. I'll wager that
am stronger and quicker and cleverer
than Jen- l think can take him out on
him all out in the gymnasium and I'm
going 20 try TO show the people that
can master him in the ring"
Buy MADDEN has kept a watchful eye
on Runlin for a number Of years, and he
Is exceedingly tickled over Ruhlin's pros.
poets or winning Madden had not seen
day. He was in town nearly every day Ia ar
week attending to the many details Of the
l org nGht, and when he came back 10 ne
framing quarters he was naturally bit
concerned over the condition of his man.
Working His Hardest.
Madden went into the gymnasium when
Gus came on the road and supervised the
RUBBING down process. He looked his as
pirant Tor Jeffs laurels over from head 20
1901; and told Gus that he never saw him
looking better In the afternoon Rubin
did his usual gymnasium stunt. but in
stead or going at ii in mis- customary way
ne put snap and vim into his work thu,
made the afternoonf training a remarka-
able test CT speed and endurance From
/ this time forth Rubin will cut down Ene
time consumed in his afternoon work and
add additional speed to his stunts When
/ he punches the bag he will hit up his fast
| est clip. and when he wresties with b.,
I Denver Ed Martin he will put his entire
\ strength into every move. This, he calcu-
| ia9es. will improve his speed wonderfully.
Inc Edison people will take photographs
OF Ruhlin at his work to-day for the kinet-
osccpe. Fred Burns. the Edison repre-
sentative. has an engagement to spend the
! day at Blankens. and Rubin will be un-
| der the eagle eye of the camera from
morning until night. The local betting hs :
changed little during the last week II
opened yesterday with Jeffries a pa to 1
| favorite, and closed at to 1, with Rubin
still on the short end