Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-02-09
: O b, OR NOT 10 Be
That is the Question That is Az.
itatins Portion Of the Sport
ing World.
Whether Jeffries-Ruhlin Fight.
Will Finally Be Pulled Off.
Still Undecided.
Gossip OF the Sporting Circles.
Turf Writers Organize to Pro-
tect Privileges.

L
To be or not to be- is still the ieign-
4 ing; question in the pusilistic World and
the matter IS vet unsettled in many
minds whether or not hare will be a
championship pugilistic contest in
Cincinnati on February Is. when James
~. Jeffries and Gus Rubin have been
scheduled 10 meet in the fstic arena.
1.-the former 10 defend his title of cham
pion heavyweight of the world ard the
latter to attempt capture Of the
1 laurels. In certain quarter Of the
| sporting world there IS nothing. prob
ably hal has created such interest and
| attention ard has received 50 much
comment from sporting editors of met
| roppiitan newspapers as t.it Jeffries-
! Ruhlin fight. This is greatly due, no
lsdoubt, 10 the extreme opposition that
| has been made against the contest.
This has placed both factions more or
| less on the anxious seat and has made
fight gossip in grea; demand. Altho
lsthe courts have had their hand in the
/ pie. the promoters are not III The least
lundaunted and are. apparently. as con-
| tdent as ever that the nlill Will take
tplace as scheduled. Jeffrles di,, not
even let UP his training TO attend the
TRIAL and Rubin Was away from train
ling only forenoon. Those who want
Ito witness the great match are also evil
identity Of the opinion that the fight will
take place and the sale- Of tickets con-
ltinues with unabated demand. In fact
all the preparations for the contest are
going ahead as ii there We're no cppo-
fsitien II all. Perhansthe greatest blow
Tho promoters have had WAS the action
of the state emergency board this week,
(which at Governor Nash's request au-
|thoiized him 10 incur any expense
necessary. not TO exceed $4,000, and the
use of the state militia il necessary To
stop tbs fight. Governor Nash. how
ever. WEE not call out the militia unless
Sheriff Hamilton. Of Tayior county.
makes the request. 1t is believed by
many that arrang emerlts have already
been made 10 have the sheriff call for
militia aid providing the ,aw fats 70
prevent the fight. In Ohio the feeling
on both sides has beer 50 intense that II
Is conceded a new political party has
beenborn. with Mayer Fleisehmann. Of
Cincinnati, who favors the fight, al its
head.
i George Harting. manager for Tim
I Hosarfy. ilst Australian champion
4 featherweight Announces that Ho-
sarty has accepted the recent challenge
5of Terry McGovern TO meet him before
the National Sporting Club. Of San
Il Francisco. Hogaris has never bean
defeated. neithsr has McC;pvern, ex-
csrting his bout Nth Tim Callahan
i mitch was decide. against him on q
foul SO that the iuae:iig sef these two
litil~ fellows viii undoubtedly be "fer
fbioot. The batte Will occur on April
IS for a purse 81 $500 OF which the
Minner will receive 70 per cent. The
bantaus viii weigh in at 126 pounds.
The application Of the Atlantic City
4 Country club for the national amateur
char ians hip is likely 70 cause radica
lschanges in the plans Of the Insercolleei-
ate o;olf Association. The latter organ
izatiou has been snrsotiating for the AT
liantic City course for It's annual meet
isbui recently limitations have beer
given that should the national cham.
q must look elsewhere fer links The
4 iitercaliegia;e association intended e
81 hold It's meeting IN the week of May I
!; but az few eastern courses are avail,
Eahi. At such ar early date it may b,
obigsf. 10 postpone 1t. There is talk o.
8. breaking away from established line.
lard holding the tournament in The west
81 The associa tion Is composed OF Yale
While these four represent the best col
leg, skill Of the country they do rot In
. lsclude 10 per cert Of the universitis.
where golf is played 1t is believed tina
,la western meeting would result in
: broader association
One OF the most interesting wrestling
matches of recent years was thu con
test in New York on Wednesday nigh,
when before 5000 people Ernest Roeber
5 the American champion. and Pau
lons, who claims the European honors
battled for one hour and seventee
/ minutes for supremacy. The mate
: was of the Graeeo- Roman style. hes
TWO out of three falls. pin falls only t
. count. and was declared draw. Pom
: held the upper hand at nearly ever
. stage of the contest. but he lacked tn
cleyerness of the smaller man, who wa
never caught unawares at any momen
and Roeber. tho by many years tn
. older and in stature far inferior to TIL
big foreigner. more than held his owl
That the bout was on the level Their
8 can be no question.
4 4 The Western Jockey Club. an organ
ization made up of eight clubs whic
recently deserted the American Tul
. Congress, has framed its plans an
{ methods on the lines of. the Easter
Jockey Club and the Jockey Club {
, England. making the last moves in II
:. preliminary arrangements this weel
!, This new body Will assume absolut
:, control Of thoroughbred racing in til
: middle west and proposes to manage a
racing east of the Rockies, west of til
eighty-firs meridian, including OH
and excluding Florida. 1t proposes
D. control the licensing OF tracks M
It members of the body. to have boar
N of seven stewards. controlling turf a,
,e fairs, to appoint racing officials for til
al members and confirm appointments &
D tracks not members, to assign racin
r dates for all tracks in the organizatio
X and to establish an>ottice OF registry.
The Turf Writers Association
- America was organized at New Orlear
= this week by the election of Frank
. Bryan, of New York, a. presiden
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