El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-13
Sports and SportsnlenI


the contest is a prize fight or just a
scientific glove contest for points
Mayor Julius Fleisehmann of Cincin-
natl has issued a permit to the man
layers of the contest for a glove con-
test for points and states that he will
be there himself in charge of a large
squad of policemen to see that the law
is not disobeyed and that there is no
brutality. But that does not satisfy the
governor who says that he knows that
it is to be prize. fight and that he will
stop it but refuses to state how he
will stop it. But it is learned that he
has issued secret orders as stated in a
dispatch to The Herald last night to
have three regiments of the state mi
litia mobilize in Cincinnati on Friday
morning and they will be used to pre-
vent the fight. The managers at first
thought to do as the managers of the
Corbett-Maher. fight did in Jackson
vile, Florida, when the militia was
called out to stop the fight, that was
to charge the boys in blue admission as
anybody else was charged but now it
has been decided to recognize them all
as officers of the law that, they may
assist the local police in preserving
order and preventing brutality. 1t is
known that Colonel Meade of the Third
regiment at Dayton is not opposed to
U glove cOHleStS anu that he mas IN
tended all, the time to attend the con-
test and a message from Cincinnati
states that he will attend the fight.
| with his regiment. -.:T-- 1T. ~
| That Governor Nash is determined to
stop the fight is a positive fact as he
has induced the supreme court to adj
journ until the nineteenth which is
four days after the contest is billed to
come Off Judge Hollister before
whom the injunction suiti was, tried
has taken the matter under Amusement
| until Thursday at noon and the mana
gers of the contest had intended. in
case the Judge decided against them
to appeal to the supreme court but the
foxy governor was too smooth for
them and now the whole matter lies
with Judge Hollister.' BY deciding in,
favor of the contest he would make
thousands of friends and would I'M
doubtedly be the hero of Cincinnati.
The business men of the Queen City
recognize that the contest means a
great deal to them for it will bring
thousands of men from all over the
country to attend who will buy their
spring goods while in the. city. noHo
AS stated in a dispatch to The Her.
aid last night the citizens of Cincin-
natl feel that it will be an insult to
them if the militia is called out and
they are, very indignant, over the mat
ter and they may well be. "A scientific |
glove contest will not hurt anybody |
and as Mayor Fleisehmanno of Cincin-
natl says, men. from all over the
country will go and pay a big price for !
a seat to witness the contest. 'affs
JeffrieS and Rubin are very indig- |
nant that Governor Nash calls them |
prize fighters. Neither one has ever I
participated in a prize fight and in |
speaking of the governors action Jeff /
ries said, Il don't blame the governor |
for the stand he has taken against
prize fights. He certainly is justified in |
upholding the law against violators.
The only exception that have to his |
statement is that 1 am prize fighter |
and am about to engage in a brutal af-
fair, Now I never took part in prize |
Aght in my life, and never intend to.Ah |
my matches have been limited round
contests, in which have demonstrated
that my skill was superior, to my OPP
ponent s.
=, IF you wish to make Rubin angry
refer to him as a prize, fighter" said
Billy Madden, his manager, f'Gus has
never taken part. in a prize fight in !
his life, and l don't believe that an
ocean of money would get, him to- do
SO. He is one, of the best law-abid-
ing citizens i /! ever met. and has as
much respect for laws as any man liy-
ing. He was strictly a youngster when l.
Idbecame' his manager. back in 1896,
and since then l. have always made, his
for him. AS we'll as / know
him, and as much confidence as he ,
has: In my ability as ia manager
would not have the moraldcOurage to
ask him to sign articles for al prize
fight" oGl .D q! --,GiH9tsS1dt efI 10 Il
q IF ever a boxer was confident of VIC
.ory'he is Gus Ruhlin, the Akron Giant.
While he fully appreciates the Icaliber Il
1f the man he is scheduled to box he
OOks upon a win over JeffrieS as a sure !
hing. He says that he does not want :
people to think that he is Dragging but i
hat he thinks that he has Jeffries siz- {
ID up SO wen that he knows his every V
wenty round go in San Francisco sew {
raj. years ago and the contest was de- +
ided a draw and according to the
veil Known adage a fighter improves]
With every contest and Is always learn q
ng something new Since they met in a
frisco Jeffries has fought ten battles 4
While Rubin has fought twentylfour1 n
nd he figures it that he has improved n
nore than twice as much as the ichamst a
ion. Rubin, expects the contest to-
asst. the full twenty rounds and thinks be
oints as it is a. we'll known fact that Il
e is now one of the, most scientific o
len in the business. AT any rate, the o
match will he the greatest that has
cen fought in, years! as itnwilf be bel II
ween the two heaviest men who ever :,
lced each other.sd tr2fg 5'''i7t m
Jeffries and Rubin are great friends +,
nd the other night attended a theater n
)gether and attracted a great deal of N
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