Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-02-07
SURE
He Will Win From
Jeffries.
Rubin Not Worried by
Governor.
Believes Contest Will
Take Place.
Appeared as Witness In Court.
Sporting News.

Rubin has only lost half day owing
to the legal proceedings. He was In
court one morning but was excused
after the recess. AS fast as an cleo
tric car could carry linn he hustled
hack To his training quarters and
started In to work. Martin had taken
to the roads in the morning, and he
and Ruhlin went into the gym and
worked nearly two hours and half.
Rubin had only done half days
work the previous day, and he was.
therefore. anxious Tor 1t.
Hc spared. punched the bag and
wrestled with Martin until the latter
was tired. In speaking of his ex-
perience in court, Rubin said:
1T Is hard on me to sit still when
lam working. am just feeling right
now, and wanted to do all the work
could. Sure, 1t is hard to saw when
that trial will be over. If they ex-
anime all the witnesses they have
summoned, and don't make any more
progress than they did yesterday, l
will be an old gray-haired man before
the case Is decided. 1t was awfully
slow work. Both sides were slow,
and II did not look to me as II the
bout was ever going. to be settled
Talk about sparring contest, that
was one this morning. They feinted
and side.stepped and landed few tell
me that the referee could not give
4 decision. Maybe they will warm TO
their work and It will be faster milling
after awhile, but 1t wasn't much of II
bout yesterday"
Unlike Jeifries. Rubin does not pro
pose to train down. He Is building
up his strength. He looks bigger than
ever now, and the impression is grow
ing that unless Jeffries IL In tip-top
shape when he meets the man from
Akron he will have hard shedding.
BOWLING.
Hettinger. Of Cleveland, and Tim
norman, of Akron, will roll three
games for $50 per side on the Howard
81. alleys tonight.
The Grnnds won two out OF three
games on the South End alleys Wed
Grands--774, 01S, 800.
South Ends-7S3, Sf2, 712.
The NNorkas and O'Neil's rolled
three games on the Grand alleys, the
O'Nell's winning all three games
Scores:
Norkas--890, 677, 6lS.
O'Neil's--734, TOO, S26.
Frees, OF the Grands, made 22I on
the South End alleys Wednesday
night In the match game between the
Grands and S. h. A. g.
FOOL TOURNAMENT.
King keeps right on winning in the
amateur pool tournament at the How
ard st. billiard par'ors. Yesterday no
defeated Graham so 10 30. Chalmers
lost to !. Brown by a score of 80 to SO.
WILL PULL OFF THE FIGHT.
D. 3. Einstein. prominent citizen
or Cincinnati, who is something Of 4
sport, and who is, therefore, more than
casually Interested in the arrange
ments for the Jeffries. Rubin fight at
Cincinnati said last evening that he
bad purchased ticket for the fight
and he was willing To bet that the
Governor could not prevent II from
being pulled off, says the Plain Dealer.
There are a number OF ways In
which the Governors hands could he
sied," said this gentleman, "evcn II
he called out the militia, as he threat
ems 70 do. When the COrbett- Mitchell
contest came Off In Jacksonville the
same situation was presented, the
Governor of that state declaring that
he would prevent 1t, Al the last min
ute, when the building had been sur
rounded with soldiers. a judge of sport
ing inelinatlons Issued an injunction
against the governor restraining him
from using the militia to prevent the
light. The papers We're served and
the result was the soldiers that had as
semhled under orders To prevent the
night went In and witnessed the con.
test. Some such action may be resort.
ed 10 In Cincinnati. You can bet ON II
the hght win be pulled of on sched-
lle time"
VISITED BY CHINAMEN.
Among the visitors at RuhIins train.
ing camp yesterday were two china.
men. who by their appearance, seemed
10 be thoroughly Americanized. They
had little to say, and the earnest ef.
fort OF several people around the
camp TO learn their names proved
fruitless. They watched Rubin punch
the bag and skip the rope. and then
made their way 10 the city. II guess
they came to make a bargain for my
laundry" remarked Gus Rubin after
the almopd-eyed sons OF the fowery
Kingdom had left the place. "No l
think not" said Billy Madden. 81
guess they're Boxers" Who did they
ever lickT" asked Rubin. II don't
know, but have heard that they
have done up sereval shirts" Madden
replied, with smile.
The roads were in better shape yes.
ferday, and Rubin went out for his
10,mile spin along the Reading ROAD,
accompanied by his sparring partner,
ed Martin, Rubin win be greatly