The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-01-29
WILL ENJ()|N THIN
Preventive Proceedings TO Be
Begun This Morning in
JEFFRIES : RUHLIN FIGHT
In the Meantime $4,000
Worth of Seats Are Sold.
JEFFRIES : RUHLIN FIGHT

Cincinnati. Jan 2S.-The attorneys who
swere in consultation with Governor Nash
and Attorney General Sheets today at
the state capital in reference to the sup
preston of the proposed Jefries-Ruhlin
fight in this city, returned to Cincinnati
tonight, but too late to file the petition
for an injunction. The suit in the name
Of the stae against the directors and mem
bers of the Saengerfest Athletic associa-
ton will be brought in one OF the local
courts tomorrow. One Of the local judges
recently instructed the rand jury to bring
indictments against the members Of the
Saengerfest Athletic association, and the
promoters of the fight feel that they viii
be enjoined a tonce if the injunction IS
asked in his court The dispositions of
the different judges have been much com
mented upon, and it is thought by some
that there are two or three judges who
approve of the instructions TO the grand
jury, though it is said that most OF he
judges here did not approve of that ac-
lion AT any rate, according to the
street talk tonight, much depends upon
the judge before whom the petition for
an injunction is heard. As the attorneys
who present the petition represent the
ministers and all others opposing the
prize fight it is generally conceded
that they will 90 into the court in which
they think they have the best chance
to secure an injunction.
While the drift of local opinion is that
the fight will be pulle doff here on Feb
ruary 15. yet the proceedings in Columbus
today throws another obstacle in the way
of the promoters. 1t is believed that the
athletic association viii reply to the pc
tition promptly. without claiming time
for preparation, so that all doubt Will be
removed as 500 mas possible It is thouht
that the present legal proceedings will
be over in two or three days
Columbus, Jan. 2S.-The suit to enion
the Jeffries- Rubin fight at Cincinnati
viii be fled in the common pleas court
of Hamilton county tomorrow The petit
ton, which is voluminous document,
was completed late this afternoon. The
Saengerfest Athletic association com
pany, the principals in the fight and
their managers, and the Cincinnati. Zoo
logical company. which owns the grounds
on which Saengerfest hail, the place it
is proposed to have the fight is situated,
will be made defendants The petition
viii recite that the proposed boxing con-
test is a public nuisance and against
the peace and dignity of the state"
Owing to the allegations that will be
made in support Of this claim is that
the event would attract large number
of "toughs" to Cincinnati. Attorney
General Sheets is confident that the in
event it is not, an appeal will imme-
diately taken to higher courts.
Cincinnati, Jan. 2S.-The sale of seats
for the eJnries- Rubin contest opened
early this morning and passe dali expec-
tations. Over $500 worth Of seats were
disposed Of within the first hour Man
ager Cook stated tonight that the sale
for the day was about $4,000. There were
several applicants for So seats, but no
general admission tickets will be sold un-
til the day of the contest. No seats have
been reserved on orders nor viii there be
until the local demand has been salts
fed. Manager Cook has received orders
for tickets from every state in the union.
and he stated tonight that there would
be over 10000 dollars in the hall on the
night Of the fight. Both fighters took
things easy today. Rubin took the road
for about ten miles this morning and this
afternoon exercised indoors. Jenries.
while playing handball yesterday. had
his knee wrenched. The injury, while not
serious, viii compel the champion 10
stop his road work for several days. He
put in the day this quarters punching
the bag and using the wrist machine.