The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-02-15
'NOBOUT TO-DAY
JEFFRIEs AND RUHLIN WILL NOT
FIGHT IN CINCINNATI.
Promoters of the 'Mil. Forced to
Change Their Pre- -amme After
Judge Hoy'i ter. Decision.
KNOCKED OUT BY THE COURT
SAENGERFEST ATHLETIC ASSOCIA-
TION PERMANENTLY ENJOINED.
Prize Fights Held to BE the Worst
Sort of Public Nuisance That
Could BE Named.
MANAGER BRADY PRAISED
WHILE MANAGER MADDEN WAS
CRITICISED FOR INSINCERITY.
Decision of the Indiana Supreme
Court Quoted by the Judge-State
Troops Not Necessary Now.
Prize Fights Held to BE the Worst
Sort of Public Nuisance That
Could he Named.
WHILE MANAGER MADDEN WAS
CRITICISED FOR INSINCERITY.
Decision of the Indiana Supreme
Court Quoted by the Judge-Statey
Troops Not Necessary Now.

CINCINNATI, Feb. H.-There will be no
contest between Jeffries and Rubin or any
one else in Saengerfest Hall in this city
Tomorrow night, and no other date has
been fixed for the event Neither will there
be any mobilization of troops outside OF
the hall nor anywhere else tomorrow night
nor any other time in this city to keep
Jeffries and Rubin from meeting there.
The permanent injunction issued by Judge
Hollister to-day against the proposed
championship contest tomorrow night or
at any other time has caused the indefinite
postponement of the arrangements of the
state and county authorities as well as of
the promoters of the contest. Those who
have been opposing the fight are very jubi-
liant and the promoters are correspondingly
depressed over the developments of to-day.
Some of the visiting sporting editors left
tonight, while others enjoyed social ses-
sion with Brady Cook, Jeffries, Delaney
and others from the Jeffries training quar-
ters who came into the city to meet them.
Others met Madden, Rubin. Martin and
their companions at the Country Club. JEFF
ries and Rubin still maintain their quar-
ters. but they are not doing much training,
and both expect to leave for their re-
spective engagements next Saturday night
and to keep their dates on the road next
week After appearing at Columbus next
Saturday night Jeffries will be here next
week with his theatrical company and
afterwards proceed with it on the road.
When the joint conference adjourned to-
night it was announced that nothing had
been done except to indefinitely postpone
the contest that had been scheduled for
to-morriw night. 1t was announced that
there would be another meeting tomorrow
afternoon at which it would be decided
whether the defendants would carry the
case to the Circuit and Supreme courts
and the contest be postponed to such date
as would allow time for counsel to carry
the case to the higher courts. Among
those who were at the conference of the
directors of the Saengerfest Athletic AS
sociation and their counsel were Jeffries,
Brady, Madden, Cook, Eagan and Delaney.
1t was reported that the question of the
5000 forfeit was under consideration this
afternoon.
The cases against Jeffries and Rubin,
charged with training for a prize fight,
were to have been heard this afternoon.
Prosecuting Attorney Hoffheimer says he
will drop them If the defendants abide by
the injunction without appeal. and this
announcement is said to have been under
consideration during the afternoon. At any
rate these cases will be postponed on the
open docket so that the prosecutor can
call them at any time.
Mayor Fleischmann who granted a per-
NIT for the contest, was in communication
with the Governor during the afternoon
and afterward he stated to the press that
he would offer the whole police force of
Cincinnati to the sheriff, as the officer of
the court, if there was any attempt what
ever to disregard the injunction There is
nothing in the situation justifying the pres
ence of troops" said he, land there is no
possible reason for them coming. The ac-
ton of the court practically revokes my
license for boxing contest. The men who
were interested In the affair are all law
abiding citizens and will not attempt to
give the contest in violation of the injunc-
tion. In the face of this decree there is no
possibility of the fight taking place. So far
as revoking the license is concerned. moth
ing that could do would be more effective
than the action of the court. The injunction
is a practical revocation of the license II
will be unnecessary for me to act. The law
will be obeyed and there will be no need for
froonS here