Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-13
FIGHTS AND FIGHTERS.
Jeffries and Ruhlin Putting on
 the Finishing Touches.


 Favorite-Ruhlin Has Friends, How
 ever, Who Are Taking All the Short
 Ends-Spike Sullivan Has Seen His
 Best Days-Callahan and Lenny
 Draw.
 San Francisco. Nov 13.-Champion Jeffries did very little gymnasium work yesterday in anticipation of his fight with Gus Ruhlin on Friday night. He confined his exertionS to brief walk about Lake Merritt at Oakland, where he is in training, and q long founder in the baths of the Reliance club.
 In contrast to this. Ruhlin. who is at Blanken's Six Mile house, enjoyed a run along the river and through the Golden Gate park yesterday afternoon and then punched the bag for q short space of time. He said that he did not consider this exercise any too great in the task of tapering off.
 Betting on the big fight slackened mp yesterday for the reason that there is little or no JeffrieS money ill sight. Ruhlin has been short-ender at ? to l for a day. and the Ieffries people assert that the odds will come back before the fight takes place, so that they may get better chance for their money.
 Referee Harry Corbett visited the managers of both men yesterday and had another talk about the conduct of the fighters in the ring. If they do not break at the word Corbett threat ems all sorts of trouble. and the boxers are being admonished to follow the dictates of the referee to the letter.
 ''The gong can ring any minute for me now and I will be ready" said Jef- fries yesterday afternoon. Although am confident of success I have a whole lot of respect for Ruhlin's fight ing ability. will give him any kind of fight he wants. He can rush the game or he can fight at long range"
 Ruhlin and his manager, Billy Mad den, are just as confident of victory as Jeffries. Madden figures that his pro- tege is faster than the champion. "He is gluttOn for punishment, he said. ''He is strong, perhaps not as strong as his opponent. but he has clever de- fense. He is as good a ring general, -tHu ue put BlONS NllH HIS or his left with equal facility
 '.I am not worrying about the rules that will govern the fight" Ruhlin said. ''I am perfectly satisfied to fight under any Interpretation that Harry Corbett might give them. He knows the rules as we'll as anyone and I am not afraid that he will not give us q fair show during the contest-''
 The gloves that are to be used in the fight are now in the custody of the referee. The set was made to the measurement of the fists of the two heayyweights and the pairs were sent to the two training camps for inspec- tiOn. Both men declared themselves satisfied with them and they were giv- en to the referee until the men enter the ring.
 CALLAHAN AND JENNY DRAW.
 Savannah. Ga. Nov 13.-1im CalIa- han of Philadelphia and Ed Lenny of Chester, Pa. under the auspices of the Savannah Athletic club last night fought q draw in twenty fast and clev- CT rounds. The men were to go on at 125 pounds. Lenny weighed in IeIuSeu weigh in at the hour named. Lenny waived his right to claim forfeit and went on with the understanding that if both men were on their feet at the end of twenty rounds it should be q draw In other words. Callahan must knock him out to win. Lenny lasted through and the purse was split
 A VAIL FROM MEXICAN PETE. 7
 Denver. Col. Nov Mexican Pete" who landed i'll jail soon after his battle with Thomas Sharkey. re- grets that he cannot secure his liberty in time to be in San Francisco for the Ruhlin-Jeffries fight to challenge tic winner Mexican Pete's' keepers say he may recover.
 SULLIyAN'S RETROGRESSION.
 Having been decisively beaten by Curley Supplies. Spike Sullivan is now In position to retreat to the last row of the pugilistic balcony and be seat ed The ringsters of the present are a bit too speedy for Sullivan. and his defeat by Supplies should be warn ing to the Corkonian. He has wisely side-stepped q match with McFadden. and he should think twice before fac Ing the formidable Martin Duffy.