Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-02-11
CINCINNATI, Ohio, February TO-


Notwithstanding the proceedings in the
court here and the attitude of the Gov
ernor at the State capial, this has been
a busy day with the sporting men in
Cincinnati. All outward signs look
like the eve of a great coming event
with them Manager Madden and Gus
Rubin were kept busy with visitors at
the Country Club early in the day.
Manager Brady, Ed Cooke and others
assisted Jeffries and Delaney in enter
tanning at their training quarters on
Price Hill. Many more called than
could be admitted at both places. Tom
Sharkey and Spider" Kelley are hap
py over their prospects, as they claim
Sharkey Is to have the next chance no
matter whether Jeffries or Rubin wins
Sharkey will challenge the winner at
the ringside. All the visiting and local
sports are expressing their opinions as
to the chances of the two men here
and these opinions generally pick JET
fries as the winner, although all con-
cede that Rubin is in the better con-
dition. Some say that Ruhlin has been
over-trained. Both will go through
their regular practice Monday. They
will slaeken their exercise Tuesday and
still more on Wednesday, doing very
little on Thursday. They rest on Fri
day AS the preliminary bout between
Childs and Martin for ten rounds is not
to he called till o'clock Friday even
ing, 1t may be late when Jeffries and
Rubin enter the ring for their twenty
rounds. Meantime there is much anx-
iety over the decision of Judge Hollis
ter and the action of Governor Nash.
1t will lbe known within day or two
whether Judge Hollister will grant a
permanent Injunction against the con-
test on the ground of a public nuisance,
but the promoters do not know what
the Governor may do or when he will
do it, Even after the fight shall begin
they do not know at what moment the
State forces may interfere, as three
regiments of militia are said to be now
under marching orders. They will
know, however, on the day of the con-
whether they are on the way so as to
get here in time to stop the contest.
While the mayor, with his permit
promised a force of police to maintain
order, it is known that the police will
not protect the event to the extent of
offering any resistance to the militia.
There has been much talk about the
probability of a collision between the
police and the militia, but it is au-
thoritatively announced that there is
not the most remote danger Of that ma
ture. The police may not fall in to as
sist the militia, but in no event will the
police resist the State troops in carry
ing out any orders of the Governor.
While the promoters of the contest
have done everything in their power to
hold the boxing contest peacealoly and
lawfully, they do not propose to resort
to anything to the contrary if the con-
test shall not be held. Some reports
have been circulated that there would
be more excitement over the collision
between the State and municipal au-
thorities than over the boxing contests,
but there is evidently no ground for
such apprehensions.
There has been considerable talk to-
day about postponing the contest. If
Judge Hollister shall allow the injunc-
ton on Tuesday, the defendants will at
once appeal to the Circuit Court, and
if they lose in that intermediate court
they will carry the.ca to the Supreme
Court, which does not sit again till
February 10Th. If this course is pur-
sued the contest may be POSTPONED from
one to two weeks. The promoters do
not wish to postpone the date any
longer than possible. owing to other
engagements after this week. The ex-
penses of the training quarters are very
heavy. Managers Brady and Madden
already have invested largely for the
event. Brady in taking Jeffries off the
road and cancelling engagements until
February 10th is out about Sis, 900, and
Madden is a similar loser, although
for lesser amount. Considerable
money has been spent on training
Childs and Martin. The Saengerfest
Athletic Association, which started in
to this enterprise with debt of s66 goo,
has increased it to over $4,000 in re-
modelling Saengerfest hall and other
arrangements.
One of the liveliest preliminary con-
tests is between the promoters and the
two telegraph companies. The former
wanted $500 for the telegraph privi-
lege of Saengerfest hall The Western
Union and the Postal Company offered
$3.50 each, or a total of $500. With
$4,000 difference the telegraph compan-
les have rented building across the
street from Saengerfest hall for their