The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-22
PRIZE RING GOSSIP
GUS RUHLIN IS DOING SOME
 TALKING.
Two Interesting Fights Took Place Last -Cresceus is Making A Great Record on
 the Track.

For the sake of those who like the fighting game, 1t is to be hoped that the proposed match between Gus Ruh- lin and Jim Jeffries will have easier sailing in California than the fasco in Cincinnati.
 The Akron Giant had hardly reached the Pacific slope than he began making the wires hum with statements that he and the big boiler-maker would be matched at an early date. Generally, when prize-fighters begin indulging in the oratorical graft. wind is about the only thing that results. And the wind is generally hot air. This time, how ever, Ruhlin's claims have been sub stantiated, as the telegram in The Ad- vertiser yesterday shows. Jefries has never shown any frantic desire to get mixed up with Ruhlin, especially since the handy manner in which he sent Tom Sharkey to the sleep factory m New York in June of 1900. Bob Fitz- simmons put Ruhlin out on the 10th or August of that same summer. This fact alone makes the coming fight be- tween Ruhlin and Jeffries all the more interesting.
 There were two fights of interest last week. DtHVGT hdTtiH, tHC COi- ored sparring partner of Gus Ruhlin. got the decision over Fred Russell of Denver, in a twenty-round mill in Se- attle. Martin showed increased clover ness and his victory will have the ef- feet of causing his loquacious manager: Billy Madden, to make all sorts or "spiels" next winter. Martin no doubt is the best colored fighter in the coun- try. The other bout saw Young Cor bett" best George Dixon in ten rounds in Denver. Dixon showed some Of his old time form. but not enough to change the universal belief that "Littie Chocolate" is a pugilistic has-been. Young Corbett." by the way, is com. ing fast. His recent defeat of Kid Broad put him in line for match witf McGovern, and his victory over Dixon while it added nothing to his name will serve to strengthen his claim to fight with the feather-weight cham pion. "Young Corbett" Is Western product. hailing from Denver, ana al. ready the Olympic Athletic Clup U, Butte. Mont, has offered a purse o' | s4 000 for a scrap between young Cor Sntt', end McGovern. Manager Har- r,s likely will turn down the offer, or inc ground that McGovern Is billed te fpht lack Roberts of England soHs time in November.
 The hest thing that will be offered tbis month is the Hart -Hanrahan bout sci for Louisville, August ~. IL is ho expected that they will exhiplt muSi science, but lovers of the hammer ,,',,n. tongs game will find 1t to thelr hVns So far Hart is undefeated. His gaIl' sS oons,dered so good that Jack hoo. .Sa crack Chicago middle-weight' oion
 ars for if and worked his way out r,asting with the Louisville chanapioi after having been matched.
 r,hara are few now who will fali t' oocord Cresceus the honor that IS ni' due I1ntil he triumphed so decisiveN | over The Abbot at Brighton Beach las week there were many who still Juose' the Chimes gelding to be the pe'se | horse. Few even Of Cresceus "vo devoted adherents expected to see LII
 v;rnar of the big race trot a mlIe a E.t os 2.oA and the manner in Whicl tbe lion hearted chestnut marched oi a race mile in exactly the same tim The Abbott made in his trial agains time last fall showed that The Abbot has never seen the day that he coui hest Cresceus in a race with the stai lion in his present form. Gesr evidently tried two different ways ! heat Cresceus, and both failed. II the first heat he set out to keep near the stallion as he could ana the heat him home by a rush, such as knew The Abbott to be capable oi When the time for the rush came however. Cresceus was able to stall off so handily that the Village Farr reinsman must have been surprised. l the second heat Greers tried a differen way, and set out to outtrot Cresceu from the start. Again he failed, 10 Cresceus went away so fast that Tn Abbott made a break in trying to kee
 up, and anyone knows that ba breaker, as The Abbott surely is canno make a break and finish inside the dis tance flag when such a horse a Cresceus is cutting out the pace. A the beginning of the present racin season the worlds record for-trotter
 was 2:05 IA, and the record agains time 2:O3 1-4. Cresceus now holds bot
 records, the former at 2:03 IA, and tn latter at 2:02 1-4. No other trotter ha ever shown either the speed or tn
 racing qualities which the chestnut so of Robert McGregor has displayed thi
 wear. and even if he gets caught ou of form later on and meets defeat 1 slower time than he has shown in hi victories. he will still remain the cham pion trotter. In order to rob him c his honors. some one of his opponent must make a faster record, bot against time and in race than stand to the credit of Cresceus.
 The biggest race of the season scheduled for today-the free-for-a trot-at the Readville track. whel Cresoeus will start against Lord Derb. and Charley Herr. Boralma will com pete in the 2:0S trot on the last da, against The Monk, Kingmond am Toggles.
 The first of the series of ball game between the local Y. M. c. A. tear and the Luverne team will be playe at 4 o'clockEthis afternoon.
 Squire Brown.