Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-02-16
SPORTS
ARE DtSCONSOLATE
Big Hall In Cincinnati a
Scene of Desolation.
PRINCIPALS GIVE IT UP
Jeffries and RuhIin Preparing to
s Break Camp and Take the Road
For Tame Exhibitions-The Pro-
moters 4sIn the Hole.''


For Tame Exhibitions-The Pro-
moters 4sln the Hole.''
CINCINNATI, Feb. 15.-The majesty of
the law is certainly forcibly seen in
Cincinnati today. A l0-round bout be.
tween Childs and Martin for the negro
championship of the world and 20
round bout between Jeffries and Ruhlin
for the heavyweight championship of
the world had been scheduled for Saen-
gerfest hall tonight. That huge hall
stands alone on the commons adjoining
the Geological gardens No doors are
open. No one is at the box office or
elsewhere in or about the great struct-
ure. The Saengerfest board, that lost
$67 900 originally in the structure, has
recently expended about $1,000 more in
remodelng the hall for the proposed
boxing contests. They put in 30 large
stoves and many arc lights. In the re-
modelling provision was made for 1900
people in private boxes. These, with an
additional seating capacity for 5000
people, are likely TO remain empty until
the wrecking company removes them
elsewhere.
The regulation ring remains in the
pit OF the great amphitheatre also, as
mementO of previous announcements
and present failures. The telegraph
companies had strung dozens of wires
to the building, but they will have
nothing to flash throughthe desert air of
that locality. AS late as yesterday there
were rumors of troops swarming into
this suburban section, but no soldiers or
citizens can be seen about that great
structure today.
Principals Give 1t Up.
While no such scenes of desolation
are observed at the training quarters,
either Of Jeffries or Rubin, vet it is
evident that they are discouraged and
are preparing to break camp. Jeffries
will join his company at Columbus to-
morrow and Rubin will spar with Den.
yer Ed Martin at Marietta tomorrow
night, after which both will fill engage.
ments for which they have been sched-
uled by their managers for the rest of
the season.
But the most disconsolate parties of
all are to be found "down town. at the
conferences of the Saengerfest Athletic
association with their counsel, Managers
Brady. Madden, Cook and others. They
are holding informal conferences in Sec
tlons during the forenoon and expect to
hold joint conference after business
hours late this afternoon. 1t is not
question of settling up after the per-
formance with them so much as after
the injunction. They are settling on a
basis of largely increased expenses, in
stead Of paying off their deficits. In
addition to remodelling the hall and
thousands of dollars of other expenses,
they have now forfeit of 50, 500 each
with the contestants to adjust. They
are also considering the propriety of
carrying the injunction case to the cir
cult and supreme courts. They have
six leading law firms engaged on their
side and have already expended large
sums of money for counsel in the litiga-
ton, and the question of additional ex.
pense in this line is entering largely
into the question of carrying the case to
the higher courts.
tsThePe Are Others"
The Saengerfest Athletic association
is not the only loser. Manager Brady
cancelled profitable dates for many
weeks for Jeffries and his company SO
that he could go into training and has
been at great expense in maintaining
his training quarters. His loss is esti-
mated at about $l8, 900. Manager Mad
den has had a similar experience in
taking Rubin off of the road and sup
porting the large force at his training
quarters, and he estimates his losses at
more than half of that of Brady.
All of the parties who have been
connected with the proposed contest
that will not take place tonight are now
talking about their losses They say
they do not want any more such ''sure
things" where those in authority are
not expected TO interfere All efforts
today are devoted to plans for getting
out of the ''unpleasantness" involved
in the existing difficulties.