Omaha daily bee., 1901-01-06
MAY WINK AT PRIZE FIGHT
Ohio Authorities Will Probably Permit
Championship Contest,
JtFFRIts AND RUHllN EXPECT TO FIGHT
Both Uenvywciehts Make Prcpnra-
lions for Training and EI-
press Confidence in Their
Ability TO Win out.

The situation at Cincinnati, where JET
fries and Rubin are to fight for the
heavyweight championship next month. is
still interrogative. The governor of Ohio
and the mayor of Cincinnati are preserving
an armed peace, seemingly, and neither is
having much to say about the matter.
From Cincinnati comes the report that
opposition to the contest is diminishing.
and Tor this reason the governors interven-
ton may not be necessary in order to quiet
popular opinion. At any rate. Champion
Jehries and Rubin are preparing to enter
into training for the match, being con-
ndent that some arrangement will be made
whereby they can come together.
So certain is the present champion OF hav-
ing an immediate fight that he has set his
pipes into operation, from which this edict
is the issue: We'll, I'm going to fight now.
I'm dead tired of being a footlight cham
pion. I've been counting the days during
the last few weeks waiting for the time
TO come when I could go into training.
Ihere won't be any time lost on my part
In getting to work. Before another three
months have gone by | hope to have two
more victims on my list-Ruhlin and
sharkey. With all of my winning the
championship and putting Fitzsimmons,
Sharkey and Corbett out OF business in Zig
time. I've had tough uck during the last
year. That left arm OF mine kicked up the
row 1t looks all right now-doesn't it ?
Well you can go and bet your life that IL
is all right. But it played the mischief
with me for a time. Honestly, | thought il
would never send in another wallop. The
doctors who monkeyed around with II for
me had me guessing for some little time, /
can tell you.
m willing to confess, now that it's all
right, that never expected to be able to use
II again; that is, to fight with. 1t would
seem to mend up all o. X, and then when I
tried to use 1t to box with the first good
hard jar put it out of business double quick.
Since I've been on the road have given il
the toughest kind Of tests. I've boxed with
big rough chaps as hard as could get them
to come at me; I've wrestled a whole lot
and never once has the arm given me any
trouble. That makes things look rosy for
my battle with Rubin. Rosy for me. l
mean. | guess Gus will have to look out for
himself
Don't think, however that hold Rubin
cheap. He's tough game, and there's no one
knows 1t any better than l do. That twenty
rounds that We mixed 1t up out in Frisco
three years ago wasn't q dream by any
means. 1t was a tough battle, and | had my
work cut out from the jump. Gus can send
'em over like a piledriver working overtime.
His right isn't much to kick UP row about.
but that left of his is a stinger.
They say that Rubin has improved, that
he's twice the man that he was year ago.
That may be; guess he is. But he's got to
be. I've done a bit in the improving line
myself. However, 1t doesn't make any diff
ference to me now how good they are. Now
that my left is back in trim they can't come
too stiff for me. I'm just as certain OF de-
feating Rubin as l am OF eating my dinner
today-and that's trick that never gets by
me. II make things hum for a while.
Jeffrles. the actor, has been sent back to
the stable for a time, and Jeffries, the
fighter, is on deck. Look out for him."