Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-01

and 1t will remain SO until some state in
the union releases it's dogs Of law.
Not a month has elapsed since the
fighting game became extinct in the En-
pire State, but during that short space
of time challenges and counter challenges
have been thrown around promiscuously,
but with no result. Billy Madden, on be-
half of Gus Rubin, set the ball rolling,
first by challenging Champion Jeffries.
chen by claiming the championship for
his protege. Jeff" then took up the
gantlet by issuing a defito Fitzsimmons
adding that should the latter not deem it
worthy of notice Rubin would be given
an opportunity to wrest the title from
him..
Sharkey, to be in line, also takes a fling
at Jeffries. and word comes from across
the Atlantic that Corbett is just dying
to get another whack at the champion.
F~itzsimmons his retirement
after he defeated Sharkey, and has had
nothing to say.
Now that they nave all had their say,
where could they pull off a championship
match should one be arranged? They all
talk Carson City, but the latest from that
city, made famous by Corbett and Fitz-
simmons, is that prize fighting has been
made a political issue at the coming cleo
ton, SO there is no certainty there. With
Carson City out Of the running San
Francisco, at this writing is the only
city in the United States that appears in
Wiling. lie game vi lAdI CITY, Ci,
has received as many black eyes as it has
in New York and, although fighting is
tolerated there, it is a question as to
whether California will accept what is
| rejected in other cities and States.-Geo.
Siler in Chicago Tribune.
Gus Ruhlin is champion of the world.
At least that is what his manager, Billy
Madden, claims him to be, and all be-
cause Jim Jeffries won't fight him.
when I managed John L. SuMivan's
affairs, years ago." said Madden the
pion six months before he won the honor
by battle. Then. again, Charley Mitchell
gained the championship of his country
through me two weeks in advance of his
fighting for it. So you see when I claim
the honor for Rubin I cannot be far
astray.
''Some time ago I issued a challenge
to Jeffries to fight for the championship
of the world, and posted $1,000 to show
that I meant business. He paid no at
tention to my proposition, but instead
went about trying to arrange a match
with Fitzsimmons, by whom he was told
repeatedly was retired. The grounds on
which I claim Gus champion are the
very same as those which existed when
Sullivan and Mitchell got their honors.
snow that I have the champion l want
to say thai he will fight to defend the
title against adj corners. He is a fighter,
not an actor, and whenever a def Is
issued L will accept it for Gus, no matter
from whom it comes. OF course,'I would
like to bring about a fight with J%effries,
but If that is impracticable why the
next best man will be accommodated:
"It Is my intention, If Jeffries further
ignores Rubin, to give Peter Maher the
first chance, and the battle will be for
the championship Of the world. 1 regard
him as the next in line. This match will
take place as soon as it can be arranged,
and no very serious conditions VIII pc
asked of Maher. Then after Peter let
any one come" -
Ruhlin had little to say regarding MS
managers action.
II Would like to win the title from JEFF
fries" he said, "as there is SO much
credit goes with it. The general public
is tickle, and goodness knows what some
of them will say of me. BUT the best
chances can come If I hold the title ana
no stage engagements Will keep me Iron.
caught in the fix I was when fought
Fitzsimons. When I fight it'n be In the
hest: If / lose, well it will be a bette1
man who'll win."
Tt seems Impossible to stem the tide OF
scandal which has swept over the pugil-
istic camp within the last few months. IL
was not sufficient, it seems, for the wives
of Corhett and MCCOY to create a 1eW
sensations. A wines, liquors and cigars
vender of England has had to leap into
the arena. He accuses an american
prize-fighter of purloining his wife. rms
fighter Is Tommy, better known as ria
Hogan, who hailed originally from GIN
cinnati, and who has done much fighting
in the Queen City, Louisville, PlttspurS,
and throughout the west genefaly. oahi
Fitzuatrick took Hogan to England last
spring to meet William Chester. WhoHl
Hogan defeated. Sam returned to Amer
lea after the battle anu fiosah i''n
on the other side.
Hogan trained for his fight at the Der
nv arms, one of the best known pubic
houses in that part of the country. IL rs
located at Mortland, and is owned by an
Englishman named Sam Brown. MI.
Brown. a fi~ne-looking, strapping young
fellow at 80 standing six feet tall, had a
particularly attractive wife, a typical
English girl. The Browns had every
thing the heart could desire, including
a large stable of horses. Hogan contln-
ned to live at the Derby Arms after ms
fight with Chester. He next got a match
with Ben Jordan. who took hogan ;
measure in jis time. Hogan continues
TO linger at Derby Arms, and some stor-
les aoated across the sea as to now ne
was fa airing at the arms The telegraph
to-day tells the remainder OF the story as
follows: u,
Gan American who knew Hogan ran
across the fighter at a Paris hotel one
NIGHT a few weeks ago. and was astound-
ed at the boxers fine raiment and pro-
fuse display of cash. The last time fAo-
ran was seen on Broadway he wore a
hlue FLANNEL shirt, a seedy hat, dusty
shoes and a look of disgust. When seen
IN Paris he looked like a member Oh the
Social family. 49,
".Nhen do you return to American he
asked the American.
".Oh. amt going back at ALL was
the reply. This suits me right mere.
sThe American was puZzled, as ne
knew Hogan was not making any money
ns a 6qhter TIL mystery was cleared
m NV 2 letter received yesterday. Ac-
cording to this, letter Sam Brown noticed
a coldness on the part of his better half
shortly after the arrival of Hogan. but
before his suspicious grew strong the
a~l.o. aud his wife fled to Paris. aking