Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-16
KID BROWN IS CONFIDENT.
Says He is Dead Sure of Win
 ing at Torrington.

He Was a Caller at Democrat Office
 This Morning-Great Disappoint-
 ment at the Falling Through of the
 Jeffries-Ruhlin Fight-The San
 Francisco Club Now Wants It.
 ''Kid' Brown, of Torrington, who is matched to meet Billy Lee, of Water bury, at the Burgo-McGovern exhibi- tion in Torrington, on February 9, graced the Democrat office by his presence this morning and wanted to know if the sporting editor was in. The .'devil," who happened to be the only person about the place at the time, an- swered the Kids" query. informing him that he was in charge for the time being and would deliver any message he had to the sporting editor This appeared to please the visitor and inn mediately the youthful pugilist and the ''deyir' fell to talking about the manly art of self lf-defense and after they got through the pugiliSt acted as if he wasn't sure but the 'devil'' could put up his dukes. too, if the occasion called for such tactics. Although Brown is
 
 among the last fellows in the world one would take for a fighter. still he has won four victories and is confident that he will add another laurel to his crown at the Rurgo-McGovern scrap. He Is modest appearing young man and Were 1t nOt~for the presence of q piece of court plaster that occupied 8 conspicuous place on the bridge of his nose, would easily pass for a sharp, bright pupil in a Sunday school class. He accounted for the presence of the Salve on his nose to an awkward elbow move on the part of some guy with whom he was doing a little training the other day. Brown said that al- ready large sums of money have been posted on the result of the bouts to come off at Torrington. and that by February p the sum total will be greater than ever was risked on any fight in the state.
 Cincinnati. Ohio, Feb 1G-I'he lief fries-Ruhlin contest, scheduled for last night. was declared off iudiciaily Thursday and officially yesterday. Pre- vious to the application for q perma- nent injunction. and when the general opposition to the contest included Gov
 
 state, the only thing on which the pro- motors depended was the permit that had been issu hy Mayor FleiSchman1 for the proposed contest last night. That permit expired at midnight. Judge HOllister yesterday indOrSed the entry of the decree forbidding the con test.
 A significant feature of the entry of this decree is that the Saengerfest Athletic club is enjoined also from ac cepting from the mayor in the future permit for sparring match, 8 glove contest or prize fight. The entry is made so sweeping as to apply to all such events in Hamilton county and elsewhere in Ohio.
 Jeffries will appear in Columbus, the home of Governor Nash. tonight. and Ruhlin in Marietta, Ohio. Word reached the pugilists yesterday that the governor not only intended to stop boxing contests in Ohio, but also to investigate these sparring exhibitions. Both boxers will keep their engage ments, and no trouble is feared, as they simply give an exhibition of spar ring. Jeffries is to be here next week with his company. which will appear one night for the benefit of the Saen- gerfest Athletic club.
 Instead of an influx of visitors to witness championship contest, there has been a general breaking up here to-day. All training stopped at the quarters of Jeffries, Ruhlin. Martin and Childs yesterday when Judge Hol- lister gave out his decision. Yester- day everything was packed up at all the training quarters for engagements elsewhere. Jeffries left for a visit to his old home at Carroll. Ohio- Mad den and Ruhlin sent their effects to Chicago. where they will be next week.
 The office fer the sale of tickets for the fight. which has been open since January g, was closed yesterday, as well as the office of Manager Cook and other promoters. About S50.OO0 had been taken in on the sale of tickets, and this will be refunded on the pre- sentation of the tickets at the Atlas National bank on and after next Tues day'
 At a joint meeting of the Saenger fest Athletic association directors and Managers Brady and Madden, the S1O.- GOO forfeit on deposit at the Atlas Ma tfonal bank yesterday afternoon was turned over to Brady and Madden. Of the S5.0GO forfeit deposited by the SaengerfeSt Athletic association Brady received S3.75O and Madden S1,250. This was due to the fact that Brady had borne all the expenses except those at the training quarters of Ruhlin. Brady was the manager for the Saen- gerfest Athletic association as we'll as for Jeffries.
 FRISCO WANTS IT.
 George Mooser, the eastern repre- sentative of the San Francisco Athlet- fc club, acting for Edward Homan. the president of that club. yesterday telegraphed to William A. Brady q prnnaSifiOu for inc JaffrieS- Rnhljn fioht