The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-27
HOW RUHLIN TURNED.
TABLES ON SHARKEY.
Gus Perfected Straight Left
and Twice Avenged Toms
One Round Knockout.
OTHER RING GOSSIP
ny CROSS COUNTER.

Among the fighters who never learned
tho rudiments OF boxing science Tom
sharkey was a conspicuous example.
The sailor had courage in abundance.
was combatlve. could take punishment
and also infiict It. But Sharkey never
was able to grasp the idea OF ring
generalship or to utilize his feet in
escaping punishment In sharp contrast
to Sharkey was the case Of Gus Rubin.
who at the outset Of his career was a
novice Of the rawest kind. Rubin
neither could box nor fight, and had
nothing to commend him except strength
and endurance. Sharkey. on the con-
trary. was a fighter before he ever put
on a padded glove.
Nevertheless Rubin gave evidence
that he was susceptible to instruction
and that he did not forget the pugilistic
precepts of his manager, the late William
Madden. The difference between Sharkey
and Rubin was accumulated by their
three meetings In the ring. Their first
contest was at Coney Island June 20.
1898, and tho Sailor. with cyclonic
rush, hammered Rubin on the jaw IN
the first minute OF the opening round
and put him down and out.
After this bout Madden took Rubin
in hand and impressed on him the value
Of a straight left Madden persevered
with his pupil until he had taught the
baggage smasher to use his left some
what after the fashion of Jim Corbett
Then another match was made with
Sharkey, and 1t took place in the same
ring where the Sailor had scored his
one round knockout.
Left Turned Trick.
It was again the month OF June, the
date being the 28th and the year 1900.
The Sailor was smilingly confident. but
his rushes were stopped by a solid
straight left TO the face that took all the
jollity out of the tar. Under the coach
ing OF Madden Rubin continued to
make II a left handed fight till the
Sailor was groggy. and then the Akron
Giant put over the right that sent
Sharkey down for the count in the If
teenth round
1t now was the Sailors turn to de-
mand a return match, and he got 1t in
tho merry month Of June. 1902, the day
being the 18th. The contest took place
In the National Sporting Club. London,
and was one of the bouts held in con-
nection with the coronation ceremonies.
Again Rubin utilized his deadly left
to the undoing Of the Sailor. Sharkey
could not get inside the left hand of tho
Akron man, who held of the Sailor and
IA bbed him to fare thee well. Rubin
finished the Job in the eleventh round,
proving his superiority over Sharkey
These bouts furnished evidence that,
given two athletes equal in physical
qualities, he who Is capable Of learning
the science OF boxing is more than likely
to prevail over his non-scientihc oppo-
nent.
Willie Mechan, the san Francisco Fat
Boy. and Jack Dempsey. conqueror OF
Fulton. are tie In the matter OF vic
tories. They have met three times on
the coast in four round bouts. Dempsey
getting the decision In the first encounter.
third going to Meehan.
Owing to the fact that Meehan's ring
battles have nearly all been OF the four
round variety he never has considered
II necessary to train for a bout, and has
usually appeared In the ring with enough
flesh to qualify him for museum freak.
Meehan has appeared but once in the
East. He visited Philadelphia year
ago and boxed six round draws with
Jack Dillon and Leo Houcl1. Meehan
then went over to Boston and boxed 4
twelve round draw with Tom Cowler.
Dempsey had no trouble in stopping
Cowler While there Is small doubt that
Dempsey would defeat Mcehan in a long
bout the Fat Boy would make a stubborn
resistance.