The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-04-09

gloves on. Delaney told Madden that
the gloves were too small for me
JeHs got an awful big pair OF
hands. he said. without telling why
the were big
There was some delay while We waited
10 see II We could get larger gloves, but
Enally ] had the gloves cut so that
could pun them on
Old Billy Jordan, VINO is over seventy
years old now. and has followed the
nghung game steadily since he was
twenty, was master OF ceremonies.
Billy introduced Rubin first Gus was
given good welcome BY the crowd,
but hardly as loud as il might have
been II they had known how he could
nSht- When Jordan introduced me as
/ me Coast Champion the house went
made a difference.
Phil Wand. OF the Olympic CLUB. was
Leieree- he was a big fellow and had
done some boxing himself and was a
/ ne began refereeinE bouts
Etisnt al the start Rubin surprised
me little by rushing IN with couple
or SWINGS ] made him miss and fab
/ ped him with my left in the second
I round ] punched him hard and had no
( trouble at all in landing Delaney
I tnolsnt ! had Gus going AS I started
up Tor The third Billy said. Now 90
7 finish him. Jim
started out 70 make short work OF
the akron Gut hTt here 7 got a new
S...Ss. li9i; IS huniin and came to-
SEiitti icOhen past him and saw Billy
-tst'l'ith ieanlnE across the edge Of the
TlnE ana looking IN under the rcpe- 7
was lust about 10 reach ont z-i-t nv
/ lelT when Madden suddenly yelled Ak
ron BinE- Rubin was IN on top OF
me IKE ton Of rock Before 7 knew
what was coming he was batterinZ
away with both hands and bzluuoeriuc-
me on nay baIanre and against the
ropes lie hit me some great punches
I III say that for Gus he was inside
my leit- and in that moment I made uT,
/ ny mind I hadn't learned all there was
1 70 learn about boxing by z long shot T
. suddenly realized how green and mex
. perenced 7 was
I moment 1uE- -1en, but while I was get
: IiHg clear studied ont my line Of
( N9rS, and rom that time on I v7a-
/ ready for everything that came NY
{ way. Gus tr.ed 10 get close again ard
/ / met him Ntt1 a good left hook that
{ stood him Ia straight.
Takes Count Of nine.
AZ soon a p. the fourth began T rushed
10 close quarters myself and swung both
hands on RUhHn's chiE- Gus was rat
lied for a moment, and over in his cor
ner Billy Madden was yelling "Cleve-
land" 50 loudly that 7 could hear +,
above all the noise from the crowd Gus
backed away and as 7 followed hin
iabbed me hard on the nose I pushed
in against the lab and swung my LETT
/ for his tav- as Il ! was swinging a club
] i caught Gus across the face and DE
went down as q he had been shot He
[ took nine second count The crowd
[ was yelling so hard when Rubin got az
IEat he couldn't hear his signals Ef
1abbed aid kept away anti the bel
rang
II was ali rough fsHtinE from thai
I on Along u the middle OF the fight
] nearly got the Akron Giant again.
MS heart and swung the same hand o.
his Jaw sending him staggering But
Z ne was landing on me with be-.
! hanCS- too From that time until tho
I eighteenth he ouIb0Xed me without
getting into any dangerous miN-ups
! WnGn I came out for that round 7 li'
M the pace and kept planting my
right over RUhlin's heart until Ht
weakened and lost his peed- IN -Ht
twentieth 7 tried my best 10 fms
him And in the last minute Of the
{ round T landed or his head with mr
] Leit so hard that the blow knocket
him nat and gave him q very bad ear
IT nearly broke ny wrist too. and tl-
next day nay forearm was badly swOI-
len from the effect Or that one blow
feuElFu was nearly out when the last
his good WoTE all through the bou,
and called II draw IN spite Of the
two EUoCkGOwns. II was a rough
hard night and we were both We.
pounded up at the end OF it.
Tide of next chapter - set the
hardest punch ever felt