The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-03
LOU ROUSENAN' 5 GOSSIP
SAENGERFEST COMMITTEE STILL
PREPARING FOR THE BIG CHAM
PIONSHIP BATTLE
EDDIE SANTRY's POOR SHOWING
Symptoms of Censorship Hit San
FrnnciscO--OHe-cyed Jimmy Con-
molly and His Experience
ut O'ROurke's Place.

CHICAGO, Feb. Especial. 1.-THE
fighting game is still an unknown guam
tity, al least so far as the Cincinnati
championship battle is concerned. Jeffries
and Rubin are working hard, and the
Saengerfest committee is busily engaged
in putting the hall into shape for the
contest. There is a great deal of talk
about legal proceedings and threats are
plentiful and loud, but the fact remains
that the time is growing shorter and
shorter as the date for the contest APP
proaches, and unless action is taken at
once the chances for stopping the battle
are remote. If injunction proceedings
are contemplated action must be taken
at once or the time will have expired
within which such action can be effec-
tive.
The interest in the contest, however
continues to grow throughout the coun-
try, and inquiries for tickets are more
general than for any fight in the history
of the ring. The point selected for the
battle is a centrally located one, and the
principals are men we'll known to fight
followers. The puglistic game for the
past few months has been on the wane,
and the killing of the game in New York
has made such a thing as a big enter
prise like championship go a rather
rife in New York the lovers of the
fistic sport Travelled miles to see combats
between the topnotchers of the ring New
York was so situated that large crowds
could be gathered without trouble or ex-
pense, but the work of the promoters
themselves killed the sport, and prac-
ucally all of the country is closed to It.
Cincinnat's enterprise was not for the
purpose of promoting the sport itself, but
Wit 10 int nj
fest Society of Cincinnati on a creditable
basis. Endeavors to entertain out of
town visitors who came to attend the
performances for which the hall was
erected had put the society in a deplor-
able condition financially, and for the
purpose of clearing off the debt created
the proposition to hold battle between
Rubin and Jeffries for the heavyweight
championship of America was preached
The idea took Immediately, and the en-
terprising athletic committee of the
Saengerfest society proceeded to put the
idea into execution, and have so far sue
ceeded that there is scarcely a town or
village in the country that has not made
arrangements for the accommodation Of
those who intend to witness the bout The
larger cities have secured concessions
from the railroads which will enable them
to give lower rates to the fight fans, and
the roads themselves have made rates
TO accommodate those who live at inter-
mediate stations. East and West will
be well represented, and If the fight
should be. stopped it will be the occasion
for much chagrin on the part of the en-
thusiasts who have banked on seeing a
corking good battle
Benny Yanger has another match in
sight This time with Ole Olson.
Whether it goes any farther than most
Of the matches made for the "Slasher'
Is matter of conjecture. Benny has
probably had more matches reported as
having been made for him and broken
than any fighter in his or any other
class. He is willing to fight anyone at
any weight, so say the wise ones. his
Ioctelts are always up in some shape or
other but when the date comes for a
uSht ne or his manager has some reason
for drawing down the deposit, and II is
then placed in the hands of some one
else to bind a match with a string tied
TO 1t. Yanger can fight and should be
allowed to fight, but if the present policy
OF dilly-dallying is continued he will die
or old age before he gets to a position
where he can fight any one who chal-
lenges him. Olson is a good man. and
has shown his ability on many an oc-
casion, and if he should beat Yanger
there would be but little surprise evinCed
the ''Slasher's" match with Tommy
White? That is still on the tapis, and it
looks somewhat as though this match
making, inGiscriminate and general as it
is, was merely for the purpose of evading
an encounter which might prove disas4
trous to the Dago kids" championship
aspirations. There is a step or two be-
tween Ole Olson and McGovern but nor
so long stride between Tommy White.
who held Terry off for six rounds in this
city, and was only beaten in New York
after severe injury to his ankle Still
Benny is young and has been victorious
In the past. He has been lucky, too, and
for this reason the fighting men are
anxious to see him thoroughly tried out.
He has done we'll, but not enough to
convince the devotees of the game that
he is of the caliber of which CHAMPIONS
are made, and until he proves himself
worthy to be considered in the front row
ne Will be expected to fight for it. He
will not gain this position, however. bv
making matches and then backing and
Milling about weights, fcrfeits and other
conditions.
On the night of the Jetfries- Rubin con-
test at Cincinnati kid" Carter will don
the mitts with Pill Hanrahan at Youngs-
town. y. These two met before once
when the kid" was knocked out at
Brooklyn in ten rounds. and again when
Carter returned the compliment in the
same number of rounds Later at Hart
ford they fought a draw. Thus leaving
the question of supre macy unsettled.
Hanrahan has a good record, having de-
feated such men as George Gardiner
Tim Hurley, Mike Patton, Patsy Corri-
gan, Jim Judge. Charley Golf, Jack Bon
ner, George Byers, while he lost to 10,
Walcott. Tommy West, Jimmy Handler
md Andy Walsh. He is a vicious fight
er who knows no let-up from start to
flush. Carter has been seen here. and
will be remembered for his game show
Ing against both Austraia ian Tim Murphy
ard Tommy Ryan He is a youngster
with good deal of promise before him,
and go-between him and his old-time