The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-14
CONTEST IS IN DOUBT.
indications Are that I, Will Mol Be Pulled
Ofi Friday Night.
MUCH DOUBT ABOUT TINE AND PLACE
s,ortinr Editors VINO Had Gathered
Held a .'Mutunl Disgust ConNcn-
ton YESTERDAYS.


Cincinnati. Ohio, February tS.-Thcre
IS every ind cation ttat the prcpS scd box
ing coutes; will not be pulled off al saen-
seriest hall next Friday night
Tiere is now as much doubt about the
time and place, and especially the time,
- there Is about the dects on 1T Judge
Holister taat is to be rendered fomorrow
loon. Sporting editors from all over the
tountry arryci today and besiegcj tao
oir.css Snl quarters 81 Brady, maiden.
g. OK anu otheis, VINO tOld tntIn tual tasy
could not ADVISE tnen as 10 any .nlng IA
ii. tonoffuiN attention. A. on as judge
hlllister r. ndets mis- decision he man
ayers VIA nave a conference Vita the IL
rectors OF the Saengerfes, Athieti, sssl-
elstion an1 ueciee on plans for TIC future.
In lhe Absenca OK deiinite Information
today the local and visiting 50 r,Ing ell
to.s, t5ketner vita the managers ana pro-
m0lers, held Il sGrJ OF mutual disgust
convention. This self-cons lutcd reform
convention held t4at the pugi i.,ic de-
J artment III their line woula be topped
tom the papers unless something was
cone. The uiscussi Il bee, me general over
the proposition for a new name tor susn
events II was claimed thaa the te nus
glove contests" 'iEoNtng contesis,
"sTarring matches we 10 tame 10 az
traot c owds l. was the universal opin-
ion tina, the Old name OF prize hghts'
must 90 II such events are 20 be pulled
fl al places where t1ey can b male most
p. oiitaOle.
u Is conceded IL Judge Holistcr denies
The appl cation for pCrmanem injunc-
lion th.t the poa.ronemcnt VIII be some
weeks. 50 as 10 give dime 10 carry the
case 10 the circuit cou.t and thence -
the supreme court for final settlement
u Julgs holster refuses an intunc.ion
On the ground that court OF equity has
no iurlsd c ion in such cases. or on any
Other ground, the postponCmeut Is not
likely to b. for more toan one week. and
il NAY be only the first OF next week
Iheie may be a third course which the
court might take and hat is what s
known as a modlAed iniun tin, whiah
would be a restraining order s3inst mold
ng pre- fight at Saenlc fest hall. but
nG asalns. a boxing contest. such as
that winch - naniei in ire permit OF
Mayer Flciac m mn IN tails event rali-
cal acton is expected fTom the governor,
as TIE promoters would thcn no dub
IrstpOne The oven. for a few days only.
he same IS il the injunction 8 denied
ami continue under the permit OF the
mayor ard under The advice OF counsel
hosting iha. thay were posed ng without
W.
and thar q viii be Up 10 the mayor TO see
hat the event did not violate this permit
While tlcre are rep1ris cbout Governor
Nash davlng three or four regiments un-
der march ny o ders, IL is not believed
h,re iFat sny ti5up5 VIII reach the city
this week az least Toe members OF the
SEeugeIfest Athletic association. as we'll
ire managers OF the contest, insist
ha, they Will no, attempt 10 proceed n 4
pc manen injunction Is issued against
nem, and The general opinion IS that
such will be the rendering q, the court.
TIE promo would then make no fur
her etfort TO pull on the fIht until after
hey bad appealed 10 the circuit and ST.
rome courts, and II trey are defeated IN
he court Of last resort they state posi-
lively that they will declare the fight oil.
The situation grows more and MORT
chaotic Morning PAPERS publish stories
OF actual orders 20 troops TO he sent %
Cincinnati 70 ehHimp around the Saen-
gerfest building and prevent the tight.
One story is that ten companies are to-
come from Toledo on q special train over
tho Cincinnati Hamilton and Dayton
rosd leaving Toledo Friday morning ana
reaching Cincinnati Friday afternoon.
The plan IS 10 leave the train at Win
ton place, north OF the city. au1 march
through Avondale to the Saengerfest hall,
which Is located north OF the main portion
az Cincinnati. This order for the move
ment OF troops IS said to be absolute, ex-
cept In case the promoters OF the nght
decide before Fridiy morning TO postnnne
II or abandon il altogether Bat a COM
plioation arises from the operation OF a
Law enacted after the famous court house
riot in Cincinnati In 1881 which provides
that when troops are sent to a city OF
Cincinnati's class they shall be suhlec
70 the order Of the MAYOR Of the city
Now Mayor Flsischmann has legalze'
this night by granting permit for a glove
contest and the promoters OF the ngh
declare they intend TO have glove con
test. II would therefore seem to be
lcEical thing for he MAYOR 10 refuse IA
use troops 10 SUPPRESS something that he
had declared TO be lawful, and thus the
governors intention would be thwartcd
unless he should como TO Cincinnati him
self and assume command superse1lnc
the mayor.