The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-21
LOU H(UGMlNS GOSSIP
LITTLE PROGRESS BEING MADE
TOWARDS a MEETING BETWEEN
JEFFRiES AND RUHLEN
sHARKEY AND FRED RUSSELL
Bat MastersOn Thinks There Is n
Chance for the Sailor Get
ting a Sound Drub-
bling.

CHICAGO, April 20.-(SpeciaL) while
the minor lights of pug:lism are milling
away merrily in such portions of the
country as have not been closed to them
by the memorable hand Of the law, the
two giants Of the squared circle, Jeffries
and Rubin, seem to be as far off as ever
from coming together. AS a matter of
fact the sporting public seems to have
lost interest in the proposed match be-
tween the big fellows. The failure of
the Cincinnati fight promoters, through
no fault Of their own, to bring off the
proposed contest for the heavyweight
championship dampened the enthusiasm
OF &c fst1c fans to a great degree
1t has also become painfully apparent
during the past few weeks that San
Francisco and Carson City are the only
two localities likely to afford a rem
dezvouS for the stars of Bradys and
sMadden's stables. At the few other
Towns where boxing Is still permitted,
with certain restrictions, the promoters
are naturally shy of meddling with the
big match, fearing lest they might burn
their fingers in the attempt. Advertised
battles between high class heavyweights
have always had much the same effect
on the authorities as the proverbial red
rag waved in the face of an enraged
bull and ring patrons have finally begun
to realize the fact.
AT Louisville for several months past
boxers ranging from bantam to middle
weight grade have pounded each other
without interference by the powers that
be. But when an attempt was made
to bring Maher and Mccoy together in
that city a storm of OPPOSITION broke
loose and the chief of Tolice declared
himself regarding the match in such
Enthusiastically hostile terms that the bad
ly scared promoters were only too glad
to drop the matter and rest content with
the miner privileges allowed them
While it is rumoTed that Dan Stuart
intends to offer a purse for Jeffries and
Ruhlin's services at Carson City and that
the Golden Gate VIII also be thrown open
to the rivals for championship honors
nothing definite has been agreed upon in
either case. The press agents. of both
men find it necessary to harp incessantly
on the likely chance Of match In the
near future, lest the drawing value Of
their principals as stage attractions
should be impaired. But the wise men
OF pugilism are not losing any sleep these
nights through the haraSSing fear of
missing a possible encounter between the
gigantic Californian and the husky
freight handler from the Buckeye state
AS far as Brady and Madden are con-
cerned, it is probable that the latter
is the more anxious of the two to have
opportunity. Madden besides having
great confidence in Ruhlin's prowess, be-
Heves that Jeffries is a very sick man
at the present time and that the sooner
he can send Gus against him the brighter
are the Ohioan's hopes of victory Brady
has more at stake than Madden in the
case. Jeffries is the recognized cham
pion and can afford to wait awhile be-
fore taking chance in defense of his
title. Should Rubin happen to defeat
him, Jeffries' stock would fall down with
an emphatic slump and his box Office re-
ceipts suffer seriously in consequence.
Taking all these things Into considera-
ton it looks as though many weary
months are likely to elapse before the
huge ex-boilermal1er and aspirant Akron
lite collide in the padded arena
Bat Matterson is Of the opinion that
Sailor Tom Sharlley is in for bad beat
Ing when he stacks up against Fred
Russell. of California, at Denver on the
night of May s.
This Russell Is a big, strong young
fellow said Matterson when discussing
the match in question the other day. He
stands about six feet two inches and
fights at 200 pounds in trained condition.
is rough-hoUse fighter of the first quail
ity and can hit fearful punch. I'll never
forget the way he stood Choynsh on his
head when they fought in Denver some
time ago. Russell lost on a foul through
losing his head and striking Choynsld
while the long-haired chap was down