The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-11-16
MAKER OUTCLASSES AKRON GIANT
HOWTHE WD
ACTED DURING
THE BIG FIGHT
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his father, took up positions In line in
order to secure the best seats IN the gal-
lery. They waited patiently all the day'
and as the hours passed they were REIN
forced by hundreds OF others, until Inc
wound itself around the PaVlllon unul II
The small boy reaped a harvest by dis
posing of his place IN line to late corners.
The ticket sealper sold ueKets az pre-
eager were men to see the championship
battle that they were willing ana old give
double the price on the face OF the ticket.
Before the doors were thrown open the
house had practically been sold out IL
was then that the sDeculatOr came Tor
ward and lured shekels by his enuclns
pasteboards.
Crowds Grow impatient
Owing to a misunderstanding the doors
were not opened until 7:15 o'clock Inc
crowds became Impatient at the delay anu
gave a welcome shout when they began
TO move toward their goal Then there
was hurrying and scurrytngs pushing
and showing that made an animated pic
ture. The building echoed with the shouts
Of the crowd and the cries of the usherS
and the ever-present peanut butcher.
1t was noticed that the house was filled
with strangers. They came from every
portion of California. from nearby States
and from the distant East. All were
anxious to witness the championship con-
test and they will return home with a
morsel of conversation that viii last them
The Hght-fingered gentry piled their ne
fariOus calling and gathered enough val
uables to start a smaIl-siZed jewelry store.
| The more holder thief, anxious to view
the contest without depicting his purse,
snatched paSteboardS and escaped in the
| crowd. The unfortunateS were taught a
lesson, took their loss philosoDhieally, and
The Pavilion filled up very rapidly. An
announcement. had been made that the
\ champion and the aSpirant for champion
/ ship laurels would appear in the ring
| promptly at 915 o'clock. This promise was
/ kept and the public was satisfied. The
! preliminary battles were interesting and
| occupied the attention Of the spectators
I during the interim.
| <Jefrries arrived at the Pavilion shortly
after O'Clock and went to his dressing
room on the second floor. He was accom-
panied by his trainer, Billy Delaney; his
| sparring partners, Jack Jeffries and Bob
Armstrong and intimate friends. The big
fellow was in nigh spirits and displayed
/ none Of the nervousness one would ex-
pect a champion to show on the eve OF
a battle. He laughed and jOksd and gave
every Indication that he was full of conf
dence. How different was it in Ruhlin's
dressing-roOm- Here everything was sub
| dued. A feeling of impending disaster
/ lowered in the air. Rubin tried to appear
happy. but his mind was filled with the
contract before him. He rested up to the
| hour of going INTO the ring
Jeffries Warmly Received.
/ When the preliminary contests were
| concluded workmen spread nice new
canvas over the ring. Its whitenesS was
i
eighty arc lamps suspended from an as
bestos canopy over the ring The light
was dazzling at first, but the people close
to the ring became accustomed to it,
Jeffries was first to put in an appearance.
AS the champions form was discerned in
the Semi-darkneSS a mighty cheer rent
the air He was clad in a red sweater.
| and his powerful jaws munched a hunk Of
gum He was greeted on every side and
smiles. happy replies and mods. In his
wake came his trainer, the ever faithful
Delaney. and his seconds. Within a few
minutes Rubin followed and received a
/ hearty reception. The aspirant's features
wore a half smile, but he seemed to be
| tmbued with a feeling that he had harSi
contract on hand and he had earewOrn
lines his face.
The moment the men were in the ring
/ there was craning Of necks. Men in
/ the anxiety to get a better view Of the
ring pressed forward and were in danger
/ or meeting with an accident. In the gall
| lery they pressed against a balustrade,
/ but were dislOdged from their dangerous
position by the police There were cries
of "sit down" mingled with derisive yells
/ PandemOnium reigned until the gong sent
the men to their work. Then a silence
stole over the building that cOntrasted
strangely with the noise of a minute be-
/ fore. 1t was an expectant hush and was
broken from time to time by the shouts
Before the battle Harry COrbett was pre-
Sented with a miniature bear by the mem
oers OF the BakerSneld Bear Club in ap-
probation OF Corbetts prowess as a
/ hunter.
During the progress Of the battle Billy
Madden's face was study. The heavy
blows Jeffries landed on Rubin Seemed
to give Madden greater pain than his pro-
tege. There was suffering in his face and
nervousness in his demeanor. Many
watched the manager throughout the bat
/ tie and pitied him every time he WINGED.
i Eddie Miller, a lame boy, who has al
/ ways acted as mascot to JeffrieS when he
fought in this city, was present last night.
/ The boy was IN his element, and was
proud that he brought luck to the cham
/ pion-
Eager to Pose.
At the close Of the battle youths anx
ious to have their faces appear in the
moving pictures jumped into the ring and
performed for posterity's benefit Some
/ Jealous individual seated close to the pho
tOgraphing apparatus tried to foil them
/ by placing his hat over the camera When
/ this was discovered by the operators the
| The crowd quickly dispersed As s6o-
as the Pavilion was cleared the lights
/ were extinguiShed and the telegraph on
orators. anxious to send the news Of the
/ battle to other cities, S.cked of their news
with the aid of candies.
| There was gloom In Ruhlin's dressing
room after the contest. Every one felt
sad. Friends tried to enliven the defeat
/ ed man, but their words Of cheer had lit
/ tie effect. A scene of rejoicing was pre-
sented in the VictOr's dressing-rOom Jef-
/ fries was like a schoolboy. He was show
cred with congratulations. but had pres
i ence of mind to tell his trainers 10 look
after his costume. as certain people might
carry the garments OF as souvenfrs
Syndicate Bob Armstrong wore a smile
as large as slice out Of a piece of water
melon Delaney was contented, and the
others were alike happy.
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Acquitted on Murder Charge.