Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-02-14
PUGILISTIC SPORTS
ON ANXIOUS BENCH
st a Loss to Know Where
They Are At.
AWAITING THE DECISION

Speculation Rife as to Outcome OF
Legal Proceedings In the Matter OF
the Proposed Fistic Encounter at
Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 13-The boxing
contest with Jeffries, Rubin, Childs
and Martin, scheduled here two days
hence, is ce9tainly hanging in the bal
ance. There are many who would like
to know what will happen here during
| the next two days. The anxiety for to-
morrow is regarding the decision OF
Judge Holllster on the application for
an injunction and what will be done by
the promoters of the boxing contest to-
morrow afternoon after the decision has
! been rendered. The anxiety for Friday
is based mostly on the action of Gov
ernor Nash. OF course the turn of
events on Friday will largely depend on
what happens tomorrow.
Speculation Rife.
While it is generally believed that a
| permanent injunction will be granted
and the contest will then be postponed
! Tor two or three weeks, in order to carry
| the case to the circuit and supreme
| courts, yet there are many who think
! that the court may hold that it has no
| jurisdiction, or it may issue a restrain
ing order against prize fight and not
against a boxing contest. In the event
of either the latter results, it is con-
ceded that the promoters will make
| haste to pull off the events, in which
| emergency many apprehend a lively
time.
Governor Nash Obdurate.
1t is understood that Governor Nash
| does not accept the claim that a cham
p1Onship contest can be boxing match,
| and therefore it is a felony under the
Ohio laws. Mayor Fleischman has is
sued his permit for a boxing contest and
not for prize fight. and the Saenger-
fest Athletic club insist that they can
pull of this event under permit for a
boxing contest without coming in con-
f1ict with law.
Meantime, Managers Brady and Mad
den and the contestants are all ready
for the event, and they have such on
gagements even for Saturday and next
week and the future as to cause them
to be very anxious to get along without
postponement of the date, if possible.
Inc S1JuaC C1On Chaotic.
The situation grows more and more
chaotic. The morning papers publish
stories of actual orders to troops to be
sent to Cincinnati to encamp around the
Saengerfest building and prevent the
fight. One story is that 10 companies
are to come from Toledo over the Gin
cinnati, Hamilton and Dayton road,
leaving Toledo Friday morning and
reaching Cincinnati Friday afternoon.
The plan is to leave the train at Winton
Place, north of the city, and march
through Avondale to the Saengerfest
hall, which is located north of the main
portion OF Cincinnati. This order for
the movement of troops is said to be alb
solute, except in case the promoters of
the fight decide before Friday morning
to postpone it or abandon it altogether.
Complication.
But a complication arises from the
operation of law enacted after the ia
nous courthouse riot in Cincinnati in
1884, which provides that when troops
are sent to a city of Cincinnati's class
they shall be subject to the order of the
mayor of the city. Now Mayor Fleisch-
mann has legalized this fight by grant
ing permit for a glove contest, and the
promoters OF the night declare that they
intend to have a glove contest. 1t would
therefore seem to be the logical thing
for the mayor to refuse to use the troops
to suppress something that he had de-
cided to be lawful, and that thus the
governors intentions would be thwarted
unless he should come to Cincinnati
himself and assume command, super
seding the mayor.
Hard on the Saengerfest.
The chaotic condition is proving dis
astrous to the finances of the ill-starred
Saengerfest association. The sale of
tickets indicates the widespread uncer-
tainty as to whether the contest will be
held at all or not At the same time,
all the expenses of preparation must be
incurred in order to be ready if the way
should be finally clear. Wires are being
strung to the hall, heating being pro-
vided for, etc. The officers of the Saen-
gerfest club say they will take no action
in the way of postponement or aban-
donment until after Judge Hollister's s
decision, due at ii o'clock Thursday.
CnnnoiI Of w.