The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-27

| the purpose of making a few dollars
| not caring what harm their action may
| do the game These men, however, are
the exception, and the higher class OF
boxers are not likely to engage in such
schemes, as. most of the high-class pugil-
lists are under the management of bus
| mess men who know the value of hon
esty in any line of business, and there
| is but little chance of their lending
| themselves to any plot that may give the
athlete the advantage for the time being,
| but which will in the end work his down.
| fall.
Jeffries and Rubin have never been ac-
cused of anything like crooked dealings,
| and their regulations are such that they
| could not afford to take any chances
| Outside of this they are men who will do
! all they can to sustain not only their
financial but their athletic regulations
| at any cost For this reason it is safe to
predict that any engagement into which
they may enter will be strictly on the
level, and that the public who enjoy such
exhibitions will be assured of a square
game.
| The object for which the proposed eX-
hibition has been gotten up is a worthy
one. The Saengerfest association of Gin
cinnati is in debt and it is proposed by
this means to eXtricate it from its finan-
cial difficulties. Inquiries from all parts
VI the country SHOW the widespread IN
terest taken in the contest, and there is
every prospect that the requisite amount
necessary to put the association on it's
feet will be raised 1t is to be hoped
that the bout will be pulled off, and
from present prospects it looks as though
it will be.
1t seems strange that suddenly there
should arise from all parts Of the coun-
try the cry of fake" regarding fights
There seems to be a wave of suspicion
rushing over the land, and everything
that is done is looked upon as being
crooked" The latest cry is from Den
Yer, where Corbett and Bernstein are
said to have fooled the public. This,
despite the fact that Corbett is much the
heavier man. and-the further fact that
Bernstein is said to have had his jaw
broken. 1t may be man can fight as
well with broken Jaw, but it hardly
seems possible. There does not appear
to be any foundation for such a rumor.
Bernstein has done some good work,
but has not, within very recent days,
stacked up to his earlier form. Terry
McGovern was once unable to put him
out in twenty-five rounds, although he
did the trick in seven later. He has met
with defeat at the hands of men not
nearly as high up on the pugilistic ladder,
and although game and clever, does not
at all times appear consistent
But then Young Corbett is not a man
for any one to sheer at. He has been
moving down the men in his class and
better. He is no longer a featherweight
in the true sense of the word but is
almost a lightweight, is stronger than
the average featherweight, and is thor
oughly acclimated to the altitude of Dem
yer. There should be no cause for sus-
picion here, but the efforts of rival man
ayers, of envious newspaper writers and
of men who are anxious to live by their
wits and who know but little more than
to adopt species Of black mail in their
efforts to do so send such reports broad
cast. The effect is far-reaching, but is
bound to be short-lived. In fact, there
would have been no effect felt had it not
been for the actions of those who should
have conserved the game, but who in
stead ''killed the goose that laid the
golden egg in the East, and are now
trying to do the same for the West
L. M HouSeman