The document, according to the writer, was "calculated to impress the rubes". Leigh Rubin is the creator of the syndicated comic strip "Rubes". Davis and the Rubes also starred in the 1936 comedy/musical short film "The City's Slicker". The Providence Rubes were an Eastern League baseball team based in Providence, Rhode Island. Davis and the Rubes were a quartet who performed comedy sketches and music. All these boxers became world champions during the events organised by Jean- Pierre Rubes. Eventually, the band played and recorded as Russell Morris & the Rubes. Beginning in 1932, Davis starred on the radio show "Rufe Davis and the Radio Rubes". In 1975, Rubes received the Order of Canada for her work in children's theatre. Rubes is a syndicated newspaper single-panel cartoon created by Leigh Rubin on November 1, 1984. The Ice Dogs then appointed former player, Vlad Rubes as new head coach. It was credited to "Russell Morris and the Rubes".