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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1901
Page
4
In San Francisco Jeffries defeats Ruhlin in five rounds amid chaotic scenes and police intervention. The crowd overflowed indoors, betting swelled as the referee halted two earlier fights and Ruhlin quit after Jeffries landed a telling blow in the second round.
Report from San Francisco on Champion Jeffries’s decisive win over Ruhlin. Jeffries says Ruhlin quit after a stomach punch in the fifth and praises Ruhlin’s earlier effort but notes Ruhlin was weak and lacked sustained attack. Ruhlin’s camp disputes tactics while signaling readiness for a rematch and possible future title defense.
The contested match between Jeffries and Ruhlin drew crowd fury and suspicion of foul play as spectators hissed Jeffries. Reportedly over 40 000 dollars was taken in at the door with purses split 75 and 2 percent to participants, while city supervisors voiced concern.
Nov 15 in San Francisco observers James Kennedy and Jack Gleason of the Twentieth Century Club say Ruhlin was drawn too fine and wore down by training zeal. Lou Holleman George Siler and official time keeper George Harting at ringside claim Ruhlin was overestimated, his blows weak and easily blocked, and that he lacked endurance.
A fragmented list of boxing results and records from 1897 1898 including Jim Wood Jim Jeffries Tom Sharkey and Bob Fitzsimmons. Locations include Akron Barberton New Orleans Philadelphia and New York with wins knocks and draws noted alongside dates and opponents. The text mixes names with scattered cities and outcomes in a dense OCR style.
A bustling pavilion hosted lively preliminaries as Billy Condon and Mike Curtin fought to a draw over eight rounds. Condon pressed with body blows and Curtin answered with sharp head shots and brutal exchanges, ending with a decisive sequence before the bell.
Milwaukee man John Smith offers 25 000 free 50c boxes of Gloria Tonic claiming it cured rheumatism for many in towns across the state and beyond. He cites dozens of anecdotal successes from Seguin to St Louis and promises a free illustrated book with his address to any reader of the Post.
The bout extends through several rounds with heavy blows to the head and body. Condon and Curtin exchange jabs and rights, trading near finishes as the referee separates them repeatedly before the gong ends the duel in a draw.
Headache and neuralgia relief advertised for immediate effect. The product claims to dispel pain and headaches with a timely powder, marketed to readers seeking fast relief from common ailments.
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