Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-06-16

fCopyriFht, 1910. by Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicate. Copyright IN Canada and
Great Britala All rights reserved.l
CHAPTER Xxx.
I BrEIsH GUS RUHLIN IN FIVE ROUNDS
AT FRISCO.
T4HERE was a great crowd at
the Pavilion that night, some
thing like 10000 people. Spe-
cial trains had been coming in
ali day long. and the cities and towns
along the coast had sent big delega-
tions 1t looked good, lighting for 90
per cent OF the gate receipts and 70
per cent to the winner.
In spite Of the rain men stood in
Alne all day waiting for the gallery
doors TO be thrown open and the gal
iery seats to be put on sale. When
came in an hour before ring time the
Lights for the kinetoscope pictures were
about half turned on. With blistering
Eecoilections OF the lights over the ring
at Coney Island when / fought Shar
key looked them over. but they SEEM
ed TO be well arranged and. although
there was heat enough. 1t wasn't quite
like a furnace. The police were busy
that night helping TO handle the crush
Around the ring was just the sort Of
crowd that you can always find at
q worlds championship battle. There
sat Mayor Phelan of San Francisco
and Schmitz. mayor elect, with all the
big judges and lawyers and business
men OF the city.
At half past 8 we got into the ring.
This time | didn't wait for the other
fellow. as / usually do. but climbed
through the ropes first Rubin fol
lowed me. All around the ring men
were skipping about trying to get bets
down. some Of them Offering better
than TO / on me and not finding very
many takers. The ring was cleared.
Rubin was talking with his seconds.
Billy Madden, "Denver Ed Martin
and Eugene Van Court. Delaney and
Kid Eagan stepped back through the
ropes behind me. | got up and pull
ing the dag out of my belt tied It
around the post In my corner. Then
stood up and waited for the bell.
Harry Corbett. the referee. stepped to
the middle OF the ring Corbett was
an absolutely square man. II didn't
make any difference TO him that he
had been my first friend when | came
to San Francisco to fight years before
or that had knocked out his brother
Jim in New York.
The bell rang, and the fight began.
At first we were both pretty cautious.
II doesn't pay to be careless in the
first round with the worlds champion
ship at stake. Gus jabbed me lightly
and stepped into a clinch. tapped
him Just as lightly. ! began going
after him faster. and Gus clinched or
.ducked under my punches The first
was a tame round.
IN the second Gus cut loose and got
home dozen good punches on my
Jaw and on the body. but they didn't
hurt. and l kept on walking into him,
looking for an opening for the one
punch that would do business. Gus
hooked his left over against my cheek
bone. and l thought he WINGED. After
ward he claimed that he broke two
knuckies with that punch. didn't
feel II much. He crossed his right to
smy eye and Jared me a little.
As soon MS the third round began
made up my mind that Gus couldn't
do much more than he'd done already
and that there was no use In wasting
more time. went right after him
and. sticking my left out staggered
him with a hard smash on the chin.
Il wasn't snowy punch-just a
straight arm and little bit OF a hook
at the end OF It. Gus fell Into a clineh
ana held on hard. pushed him away
and uppercut with both hands.
banged my left into his body. and he
complalned 10 Corbett. / kept on
whipping my left In Ruhlln had hard
work TO stick the round out knew
that ia whip him then and that the
Sight wouldn't be a very long one. He
eouldn't take the body blows,
m the fourth I walked straight at
him aud kept on walking when he
tried 70 iab me away. All that was
necessary now was a good opening
Ruhlin covered his body carefully, and
l popped one over that nearly closed
hls eve and made him bring his guard
up. Then left In the stomach bent
him over. pushed him back ana
walked after him. whaling away now
and then for his body. Gas had such
a funny look on bis face that almost
had to lnugh He turned to Coroett
and said. "Nlake him stop chasing me-
Harry" Madden was In Ruhlln's cor
ner. peering through the ropes with
his eyes popping out, and every time
iammed one into RuhlIn's body
could see Madden vince. lie thought
he had chance 10 make fortune
with Gus. and here was his meal ticket
~etfior punched fun OF hales
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