The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-20
LOU ROUSENAN' 5 GOSSIP
SHADOW OF DOUBT HANGING OVER
THE PROPOSED JEFFRIES-
RUHLIN FIGHT
EXAMPLE OF INCONSISTENCY
The Chicago Sport Promoter Dis
cusses to Point Out the Peculiar
Ideas of the Great Amer
lean Public.

CHICAGO, Jan. 19.-(spec.al) 1.-The
question of the Jeffries- Ruhlin contest
is still mooted one, and both sides
prophetically claim victories. What
Mayor Fleischmann intends to do no. one
but himself can tell, and his latest ut
terances indicate no recession from his
former position, viz: that he will issue
the permit day or two before the da e
set for the match. That the PRINCIPLES to
the contest are not worried to any great
extent is evidenced by the fact tat
training quarters have been engaged at
points in or near Cincinnati, and active
preparations are being made to get t e
men in condition. The representative of
William A. Brady assures the public that
such work as may be necessary to get
the big Saengerfest hall in shape VII he
commenced Immediately, and that tickets
to the contest will be on sale during the
coming week. This certainly looks like
business, but is it genuine? This is the
question in which the public are at pres
ent most interested. The opposition APP
pear to be equally confident of their abi!-
ity 10 prevent the contest. There certain
ly appears to be a formidable array of
statutes and ordinances under which the
show might be stopped and there IS legal
talent enough in the state of Ohio 20
bring their forensic artillery to bear on
the poor SaengerfeSt organization to
crush not only the organization but the
possibility of redeeming the reputation of
the city of Cincinnati as an art center.
True, the manly art was never con-
templated by the good Mr.. Springer when
he bequeathed his money for the purpose
of giving the masses the benefit of the
highest and best in the musical world.
Nor yet was the fistic science considered
when the Saengerfest gave Its annual
meeting The Saengerfest was what Its
name implies, but festival of music.
But what would either a festival of song
or a feast dramatic be without the sin
ews of war, and this is the one thing the
Saengerfest hall needs. They have serV-
ed up some delectable dishes to tie low
ers of music and the drama, but they
We're treated like caviar to the million,
and the necessary motive power for all
entertainments has been missing. But
Cincinnati boosted of its culture, its mu-
steal attainments and its great love for
the dramatic art. All the persuasive
powers of the music-loving, dramat c.
loving, art-loving Cincinnatians have not
been strong enough to raise the funds
necessary to get lie famous Saengerfest
hall out of debt.
- In one sad hour some genius with an
eye to business conceived the idea Of ais
ing money as matter of fact men raise
money. If art as art would not pay, ap-
peal to the people, and see what then
could be done. This appeal has been
made. and the idealists of not only Gin
cinnati but the rest of the country raise
a howl instead of dollars, and are max
ing an effort to put all the legal ma
chinery of the state in motion to stop
the raising Of money by means which
they do not approve Of. It is the history
of the world that art itself has never
been an instrument by which mortgages
could be raised, by which money could
be made or by which even the arts and
sciences themselves could be furthereu'
THE few who love art for itself alone
are not the favored few who possess
enough of this worlds goods to advance
the cause with which they may be en-
amored. Why, then, should not the man
with mercantile instincts be allowed 10
step in and do what the visionarles are
not able to do? Why should not the Cool-
headed, practical amusement manager pe
allowed to extricate struggling enter
misc and mt it on its feet2 Why should
the objections made by those who, I'M
practicable themselves, refuse to allow
others with executive ability enough to
gain the ends sought for, be looked upon
or considered seriously by the general
public.
Whether boxing is beneficial or not Is
not a question which enters into the
proposition. The men who nave never
seen a boxing match contend that 1t is
demoralizing. Those who nave seen tne
game know better. Whatever may be
fine cpinion of either one or the other
nartv to the controversy it is quite evil
dent that the majority of the people ct
all interested in public events are IN
favor of allowing the contest to go on.
MaVor Fleischrnann is lauded on all SIDES
for his stand in the matter, and what
ever the outcome of the struggle may be,
no one who feels the pulse of pub ic
opinion will doubt that the honorable
gentleman comes out ahead and that
most Of those who are making the
strongest objections to his proposed ac-
ton will either regret their own success
or rejoice at his in future days.
Tommy Hogan went to England short
time ago. and moved down the feather
weights there as though they were not
fighters at all. Perhaps they-were not.
He came back with a championship scalp
hanging to his belt, and with his pres
tige looked about among the feathers"
Of his native land, and tried to impress
upon them the fact that his trip abroad
had made him not only famous, but
more skillful than when he went abroad.
lie has circled about the country, has
sought the best of the men in his class,
but finally succeeded in making a match
with Oscar Gardner. He Of the bad
hands. 1t is a strange thing that no
enc can dope Gardner, and no one knows
just where ne is going to land. In his
day there was probably never a feath-
He fought too often, however, and wore
himself ont n a to N r. 10