The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-24

He was considered by many as second only to Jim Corbett as a scientific boxer, although he did not seem to be in Corbett's class when 1t came to skill.
 Ruhlin. in a second meeting, was beaten by Jeffries in seven rounds, but he never acknowledged that Jeff was his master.
 Some time after that fight RuhIin said in New York:
 When I fought Jeffries on the last occasion was induced to get as low as 194 pounds and this left me very finely drawn. I felt that I was en- tirely too low, but allowed myself to be guided by the advice of Billy Madden. Early in the contest l proved the accuracy of my opinion and when going to my corner at the end of the second round I remarked to Madden that l was rapidly getting weak and felt sure that unless landed a 'Kayo' early l would not last.
 This caused me to adopt meas ures l had not previously figured on and they did not meet with the suc- cess that I hoped. But that was 3 good lesson for me, for I determined never in future to get below 200 pounds"
 Before Ruhlin took up boxing he carried off several prizes on the rum ming path. He, however, preferred to follow his employment in a big printing concern to joining the pro- fessional ranks.
 A baseball team known as the Werners was organized in Akron about that time and on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, games were played. Gus Ruhlin threw in his lot with that team and made quite a rep utation. The club was one of the best in and around Ohio. In the autumn months the Werners played college football and they do say that there was no better guard in the country than Ruhlin. He once told me that everybody else in that Akron line was bigger than himself. It cer- tainly must have been some line
 When Ruhlin fought Sharkey in London, he gave a splendid exhibition of science. His hitting was straight clean, and well timed, whilst his skill in avoidance was very great. His judgment of distance stood out in marked contrast to the wild work of Sharkey, who hit at random and only landed by sheer luck.
 Ruhlins footwork was also very good and he used a straight left hand with great effect to stop the mad rushes of the sturdy sailor. He outgeneraled, outmaneuvred, outdis- tanced and outpunched Sharkey from beginning to end and to the initiated eye there was only one in it after the first half minute and that one was not Tom Sharkey.
 While he was training for his fight with the A lSrnn Giant SharEaU pressed himself forcibIy as to what he was going to do to Ruhlin. When I get that stiff in the ring" he said I'll never leave him until I've wal loped the face off of him. But Ruhlin all but walloped the face off of Sharkey. In this fight Sharkey did not impress one as being anything but a rough and tumble | fighter. He led repeatedly with the right and often when he was two feet out of distance.
 Ruhlin's victory over Sharkey made him the undisputed champion of Ire land. for Gus had beaten Peter Ma her the March before he trounced Sharkey.
 When Ruh1in died he had plenty ot this worlds goods and deserved all that was good, for he was clean honest, and gave you his best at all l times.
 Twenty-one thousand fans saw the Giants beat the Cincinnati Reds ir the Ohio city, yesterday, by the score | of to 3. over in St. Louis an at | tempted double play, that lost out | defeated the Cardinals for the Pirates | by to s.
 f1-11t aJ,o oI | uled for the Spring A. c. of West | Hoboken, next Tuesday night. Char | lie Debates, the welterweight cham | pion of Belgium will meet Al Book
 man, Marty Collins collides with Will ! lie Burns, while Willie Ridder is to | face Jimmy Burns.
 1 Charley Pores of the Millrose Ath- | letic Association and Max Roland of | the Paulist Athletic club of New York are considering a trip to Pittsburgh to take part in the big modified Mar | athon race.
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