The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-07-31
WILL ASK GAMBLER
RETAIL MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION
AND JEFFRIEs-RUHLIN.
MANY FAVOR THEIR COMING.
THINK 1T WOULD ADD MUCH TO At
TRACTIvENESs OF STATE FAIR.

A Representative Now I'm Atlanta in
the Interest of the Afafr-ReV
Bascom Anthony Says Bout Must
Not Come on, and That Georgia
LAW VIII Prevent It-Bennett
Reached savannah Yesterday, and
Is Now Training to Meet DAILY
Monday-The Preliminary to he
Between FeItz and "kid" Davis.
The Retail Merchants Association
will meet o-day, the meeting having
been called by Secretary Sig Gardner
to consider the ACCESSIBILITY of petit
ton to Gov. Gambler asking that bout
between Jeffries and Rubin be allow
ed to come off in Savannah during the
coming State Fair.
1t is understood that a very large
number of the business and the pro-
fessional men favor it and the idea of
holding the meeting to-day is TO see If
the project will receive the indorse-
ment Of the Merchants Association. Ii
this is secured it is said that the names
of many prominent men in other lines
Of business will be secured including,
possibly. some of the city officials, and
the petition will then be sent 10 the
Governor.
1t is stated by those interested in the
| Savannah Athletic Club, under whose
auspices the bout, if it takes place, will
be. that a gentleman is now in Atlanta
in the interest of the affair, and that
he will endeavor to learn the views of
the state officials relative to having
the bout. Upon his report, largely, will
depend the future efforts of the Athletic
| Club to secure the big Ones" for Sa-
vannah.
Reports were current yesterday,
though their origin could not be learn
ed, that the Good Order League would
not interest itself in an effort to pre-
vent the proposed bout, being satisfied
for the present to stick to the work IL
/ has mapped out for itself
against the gamblers and the
Sunday violators. Rev. Bascom
Anthony was seen by Morning
News reporter and asked if such was
the policy of the league. He said that
ne did not know. being only a high
private in the rear ranks" but whether
that organization took up the fight
against the bout or not he did not think
such an affair should be held in Savan-
nah, or in Georgia, and he would do
all in his power to prevent it. mo
such thing shall be pulled off in Sa-
vannah," he said. land you can be as
sured of that. 1 don't know just
what the law about such affairs is, but
l know that there is a law that covers
the case, and that it is efficient, as
was proved by Gov. Northen several
years ago, when he called out the mill
tia in order to prevent similar af-
fair"
A number of people who discussed
the matter, including one city official
said they were heartily in favor of the
bout, especially during the State Fair
to which it would be of immense ben
ef1t by drawing an increased crowd
from all parts of the country.
Jack Bennett, who is to meet Jack
DAILY under the auspices of the Sa-
vannah Athletic Club, reached Savan-
nan last night. Bennett has been train
ing at his home, McKeesport Pa, for
the past ten days and will continue his
work at Zeiglers gymnasium. under
/ the direction of Frank Hart, who will
handle him in the coming contest.
DAILY and Feltz are working at Thun-
derbolt, where large crowd gathers
every day at $3.50 to see them box. The
men spend one hour and a half every
day at their work and wind up with
four round setto.
Feltz, who is the bantam champion,
will meet kid" Davis of this city in
the preliminary to the DAILY Bennett
contest.
The men boxed four rounds at the
Alhambra Music Hall last week and
gave very good performance. Feltz
Will meet Austin Rice, Joe Hurst and
Jimmy Kelly before the Savannah Ath-
letic Club on Aug. 16. The club is Also
trying to arrange to bring Jack
O'Brien, the crack New York light
weight here, to meet Jack DAILY.