The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-02-07
PRIZE FIGHT WILL NOT
BE TOLERATED
Board Will Give Nash $50,
900 to Suppress the
Slngging

Cincinnati, O., Feb The state em
errcncye board has authorized Governor
Nash 10 spani slOoo0 n necessary. Ia call
ing om troop, 20 stop ihc Cincinnati
prize fight Following 90 the governor
litter TO the emergency board asking me
emergency allowance
"To the Emergency BOARD Of Ohio;
Gentlemen. whereas. there IS reason-
able apprehension that a body Of men are
sc6ng torelasr in the city OF Cincinnati
and Hamilton county with the intent 20
commit felony io-wt bring on prize
aeht and by force aud violence 10 break
or resist the laws of the state therefore
respectfully ask your board % authorize
tho adiutam general TO create "a deucicncy
Tor the transportation Subsistence
ana pay OF the Ohio national guard in
case Il should become necessary 20 use
them in prevenung Che commission Of
said felony and in avoiding The breaking
of said laws end On overcoming resistance
70 the same said dencicncy not go ex
,eed IN amount $4,000
'RoksectfMiy.
GEORGE X NASH Gov
Assistant Adiuiant General g. r. Ad-
ANS stated This afternoon thet proboby
two reginep.s OF state troops would
Doe used IN case che step became necessary
a. pre-, enl the Fight The Third regiment
win headquarters AZ Dayton and lhe
second with headquarters at Lima. will
lii-ciy hc these chosen. as q is not the
pllieg OF 'he state 20 use local troops IN
q dsiirfnnce ike this.
Cincinnati, o., Feb 1.-THE second
Gas Of the Jenries-Ruhln prize tight
eases In court brought no indication as 10
when she heanng would be concluded
The state Is making a most exhaustive cf-
fort to show that the two fights scheduled
for this city on February 10 would be
puhic nuisance under the provisions
of the Ohio law and on the ground
permanent Injunction Is asked. The pro-
moters Of me nght and their coAnsei are
coutesting every move made by the state
and claim to be hopeful OF pulling on
tho boxing contest under the permit OF
Mayor Flelsohmaun, Notwithstanding the
radical action taken by Governor Nash
and other state officials since last sat
urday and especially today.
The sale Of seats the training at The
auarters of Jeffries Rubin, Martin and
Childa. the work of arranging boxes ana
seats AT the biz nan, ana an other prep
arations for the event one week from
Friday night. have been proceeding to-
day as usual Il IS evident that every
thlng will be completed and IN readiness
before a decision by judge fIollister shall
De rendered. The only suspension seems
10 BE- IN withholding the autographs and
other display advertising Of the event
these viii be rapidly distributed II Judge
IIoliister refuse 60 grant an injunction.
Fenton Lawson. director and secretary
IN both The musical and the athletic as
socIation. was the principal witness today
william Ramsay who was attorney for
the saengerfest musical association, had
a wordy coglict with Mr. Lawson dur
ing the noon recess OF court Ramsay, as
attorney OF che saengerfest association.
advised against statement which was
called a lottery ana n which IL was
proposed 20 offer the big han as the iirsi
prize This plan was dropped and then,
when the musical association organised
into an athletic association, other coun-
eel than Ramsay was secured Ramsay
took radical exceptions 20 the testimony
% Lawson during the forenoon, and when
ccurt re-conveued in the afternoon Law
SON and Ramsay were put ON the stand
Tor their respective statements,
The most-mportant witness was Mayor
l'iaischmapn. who testified as TO the con-
1itions under which he granted the per-
init Tor the nsht and who held that he
was ipstined in so doing, as he gave a
permit fof boxing contest that would
come within the limit Of the laws OF
Ohio.
1ltnry Strauss .at whose cigar store tick
eis are on sale was kent on the stand
most of thc afternoon Strauss said the
nse1ing between Jenries and Rubin was
a. bo bo,an& coptest and not prize
nrht. and be feil iagndept that he was
not sellins tickets fgr an ii'egal 5 Ariorm-
anoe. but for one that came within the
provisions OF the laws ~ OHIO
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