Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-02-03
CANNOT FIGHT IN OHIO
SAYS governor NASH.
POSITIVE NOTICE SERVED ON THE
CINCINNATI sANGERFEST
DIRECTORS.
ALL POWERS OF THE STATE
WILL BE CALLED INTO REQUIsI-
TION If NECESSARY TO PRE-
VENT THE BATTLE.

CINCINNATI, o., February AL
though the mayor of Cincinnati has is
sued a permit for ten round bout
between Childs and Martin and
twenty round bout between Jeffries and
Rubin in this city on February 18th,
it is evident now that the events can
not take place without coming in con-
fiict with the whole power of the State
as well with the opposing elements in
this city.
Mayor Fleischmann has persistently
refused permits for local fights or box
ing contests OF any kind but in SYM
pathy with the old Saengerfest Asso-
citation, he promised permit for their
benefit on February 18th and kept his
word Notwithstanding the storm of
local opposition.
1t is not believed Tat Mayor Fleisch-
mann will 60 any further than he has
gone in issuing the Per nit. He will
not use the police OF the city to pro-
tect the contest in the event OF the
opposition Of Governor Nash, and
there is no longer any doubt ABOUT the
opposition of mis- excellency.
The brother OF Mayor Fleischmann
is on Governor Nash's staff and both
Hleisehmann brothers are close Fl -nds
OF the Governor personally and politi-
calIs
George 3. Cox. the Republican leader
in this city, has been opposed to the
ngnC from the start on political
grounds and other Republican leaders,
including the senior Ohio Senator have
been opposing the event under a Re-
publican city administration, so that
the great political forces have been
against the prize fight while the COM
mercial interests generally and all
those in sympathy with the Saenger-
fest board have been in favor of it
solely for the purpose Of the relief of
those who are responsible for the
eaengerfest deficit.
Notwithstanding all the developments
here and at Columbus to-day no Off
cial action toward declaring the fight
of will be taken by the Saengerfest
Athletic Club until after the pending
case is heard before Judge Hollister
next Tuesday
Governor Nash's telegram to the
Saengenest people is as follows:
Your telegram received. Unless all
outward evidences and preparations are
a fault, the enterprise booked for Gin
.cinnati February 18th, will be a prize
Night 1t viii not be permitted to come
or, and the entire power of the State will
be used to prevent it.
tSiSned.) &c. X NASH, Governor"
a dispatch to Governor Nash was sent
tonight as follows:
Your Telegram has been handed 20 us.
IL IS not and never was the intention to
give prize fight. The mayors permit is
kor boxing contest, and nothing VIII be
zone that SAID permit and the OHIO stat
kes do not authorize. Il is not the inten-
on TO antagpnize your authority, nor the
NFf'er or The State. Nothing Will be done
that will violate the law"
This was signed by five directors of the
Saengerfest Athletic Association Co.
Later tonight the following was re-
ceived:
COLUMBUS. O., Feb. >, 1901.
''To Saengerfest Athletic Association,
Cincinnati
GU are unfortunate in your prepara-
ton il the affair is to be simply a boxing
contest. The signs all point unerringly
to a prize eight. / viii be governed by
this evidence and the affair will not be
permitted If you persist you will find
yourselves in conflict with all the powers
of the State.
(SignedJ GEORGE K. NASH,
Governor"