Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-05-25

! House Baker" He had done lot OF
good fighting all over the east how
ever, and just before coming to Cali
fornia had beaten the great Dan Cree
don. So there was some credit in
fighting him.
The Baker fight was held in Wood
wards pavilion in San Francisco. 1t
was curious thing that two coming
worlds champions fought that night
Joe Cans and myself. Cans was
matched to fight Mike Leonard TWEEN
| ty rounds. Cans and Leonard went
on first. Cans won the decision.
But to go back to Baker. must
say that the stOckyards champion gave
me good, hard work to do. In the
ninth round got him. l hooked my
left into his body and lifted him up
In the air couple Of feet. Then
knocked him out with a left hand
punch on the jaw Baker was as
game man as l had ever met.
Gus Ruhlin's manager, Billy Mad
den, was at the ringside on the night
boxed Baker. He had just arrived
O'Donnell. Before the contest Mad
den jumped into the ring and chal-
lenged the winner for Rubin. He
wanted to make the challenge sound
good, and on the spur of the moment
he called Gus "the Akron giant" The
name made a hit with the crowd. and
1t stuck to Rubin from that time on.
-
who was interested in boxing then.
went to Madden and asked him If he
thought Rubin could stay three
rounds with me-
stay three roundsv exclaimed Mad
den. Yes. and he'll lick Jeffries too"
"Oh. don't give me that stall!" said
White.
You can make the winners and los
er's end whatever you like" said Mad
den.
That convinced White. He had al
ready asked Delaney, and now he sign
ed Rubin up. and the match was on
for July 16 at the Mechanics pavilion,
then the most famous arena in the
world
According to the articles. Rubin was
to get $1,000 if he beat me and $500 if
he lost. | worked on percentage. 40
per cent of the gross receipts win or
30 per cent lose.
Rubin trained with Steve O'Donnell
al Blanken's roadhnuse out on the San
Bruno road on the Frisco side of the
bay. went to Billy Delaney's in Oak
land again.
Old Billy Jordan, who is over seven
ty years old now and has followed the
fighting game steadily since he was
twenty. was master of ceremonies.
Phil Wand of the Olympic club was
referee,
Right at the start Rubin surprised
me a little by rushing in with a couple
of swings. | made him miss and iab-
bed him with my left. In the second
round punched him hard and had no
trouble at all in landing. Delaney
thought had Gus going. AS started
up for the third Billy said. Now go
finish him, jim"
l started out to make short work Of
the Akron giant, but here | got a new
sensation. As Rubin and | came to-
gether looked past him and saw Billy
Madden leaning across the edge of the
ring and looking In under the ropes.
was just about to reach out with my
left when Madden suddenly yelled,
"Akronw Bing! Rubin was in on top
of me like Il ton Of rock. Before
knew what was coming he was batter
ing away with both hands and ham,
mering me off my balance and against
the ropes. He hit me some great
punches, I'll say that for Gus.
As soon as the fourth began | rushed
to close quarters myself and swung
both hands on Ruhlin's chin. Gus was
ratified for moment, and over in
his corner Billy Madden was yelling
"Clevelandw so loudly that / could
hear it above all the noise from the
crowd. Gus backed away and as
followed him jabbeG me hard on the
nose. l pushed in against the jab and
swung my left for his jaw as if l was
swinging club. Ii caught Gus across