Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-11-18

Grath challenged the winner OF tonight's :
contest. The men We're to break at order
of the referee. Time WAS called at 9.31
The fight was then waged as follows:
Round l-Ruhin led for the head and
landed lightly with the leit. They clinch-
ed. Both men were cautious. Jeffrics'
ieft went around Ruhlin's head but no
lightly on the head with his left. Th,.
latter ceverly ducked Il light left. JET
fries uppercIt Rubin To the jaw with
his left Jeffrics landed left on the
body but missed another Tor the head.
Rubin couut"red with his left Jenries
swung again but missed. Gus blocked Il
left lab for the face. Jcffries essayed a
ont Of harm way. Jeffries was smiling
The round was tame. with the champion
having a slight advantage.
Round They Clinchci. Rubin WAS
hooked around tn. neck with Il left He
accused Jetfries of foul fighting. The
Akron man then shot in his right and
found J"ffri"s' ribs. following this up
with AN Intellectual left swing for the
head IcfirieS walked aggressive Ruhlin
planted a right and a left to the face.
then rushed. landing on the body. The
champion led with The left and was coun-
tered. kuhlin round Jcffrirs head ana H.
Il short exchange neither had th, advah-
tage. The men fought at close range
Gus again landing ON Jeffrirs face ana
stopping the lattcr'S attempt at retiliH-
tion with Il strong right. Ruhlin feiintcd
with his right and shot a straight left on
Jeffries but the blow was partially
blocked. The men were wrestling when
| the round closed. This was decidedly
RuhlinS round.
| Rubin shot in with Il right and Il left
which werc St"pp"d. JrffricS clbowed his
way back and finally caught the Akron
man with a terrific left to tn. neck Jcl-
| fries pursued Gus and swing with butn
! hands. In a rush Jeffries landed weak
| body blows. RIhln again appealed to
| the referee. Gus fciuted and came back
| with an Intellectual short arm punch JET
| tries easily held the advantage with G ~,
| constantly complaining. The men closed
! IN several times. Eahin lighting low ana
Jefries apuarently looking for a chance
| to land knockout punch. Jeffrics r.
| treated about the ring until the Spcctat-
| tors Kissed him. The round closed with
neither man in distress. but with Ruh.iu
| tn" NOR" worried Of the two.
| Round after d short .xchana, at
! clos" quarters RUhiin landed on The face
| He WAS forced back ana .Jcffrie~ smiled AZ
| Ruhim again rcbukod him. .lcffIicS land
! "d a left blachtuinS Gas left eye. ami
| then nurSUcd him. lighting at short
range ANA plainly wearing MS man down
| Ruhiin lacked agervsSir rcntsS and =. treat
! I'd as .lctfritS SwuUg his left ANA rinht
ANA miss, Il Gus lcd tor thc face ana
| Jcfri's p;lsicd him acrusS The ring Then
| The champion walked Gus across the
| ring again and luud,d fierce left IN hi,
| jaw. fuhlin shot ont iurifcct ial let's
! Jcttrirs waited m whaling Rubin MI
| ana right. Gus went down ana took th,.
| count IL" cam" uu aprar,ut!} weak and
thr sons sawed him hnhlin was plainly
| in the greatest distress when thc round
| closed i.l" round was much ia JeifrieS
| favor,
Round 5.-Iilhiin wore a distressed AZ
| preston Whom he c1mr Up. .i"tfIi went
! in with straight arm blows nut was
! blocked Jrllries landed n light nook tu
! the jaw ana a short lett to the ribs and
| th"u went again I" Tn" neck with n right
al ~ Hon \ f1tf-
| pl"n faced Gus with Icfts to the face.
| Rubin ducked and rrtreated steadily
jetfri"s followed the advantage Iu arl
! bored in. tuJchinL Ruhliu beneath Tho
| chin with his right ami forcing him to
| Tile ropes. after which Gus went to the
! floor and at the count Of five staggered
| to his feet. lie ceased lighting and .Icf-
| fries went in for knockout Rubin was
| utterly daZed and made wild swings
| while JctIrirs threw him against The
! ropes. In tn" last min1te of the round
| Rubin attempted to stop u left lead for
| the head and he was forced back ana
| struck sduarcly in the pit II the stomach
| J"tries was going at him very fiercely
and when the gong sounded Rubin was
! assisted to his corner 1t looked then as
| II the fight was practically ended Ruh-
lin gave every appearance OF being dis
| treSs"d. He said something to Billy Mad.
den and then Denver" Ed Martin walk
ed 10 the center OF the ring and hailed
! Referee Corhctt We give up said
Martin and the light WAS over
Almost from the beginning OF the fight
| Rubin appeared frightened. The fight
| WAS prahtically finished in the second
| round when Jeffres landed a left hook
| on the jaw that took all the fight ont OF
| Ruhlin. Ruhliu claimed that a chance
| blow in the pit Of the stomach rendered
| him unfit for lighting.
His seconds complained bitterly but
| Rubin insisted that he was the victim
| of an accident. Jeffries walked to Rub
| Inns corner. ASKED what was the matter.
| then turned in disgust and proceeded to
! his dressing room. while the spectators
| rose as one man and cheered the cham
| pion, while they denounced Ruhlin as Il
| qIitter ana Il fakir. The police then tum-
| blcd into the ring ana stopped two fights
| in which COrbett. tine referee and oi-
| GERS Of the club were involved. The Ut
| most excitement prevailed. during which
| Rubin made his way out Of the ring.