The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-15
Bad MNS FOR Big P|JGS
pEFFRIES-RUHLHN CONTEST AT
CINCINNATI ENJOINED BY
JUDGE EoLLISTER
PROMOTERS ARE UNDECIDED
Have Net Even Made Up Their Minds
whether or Not to AppemH
the Case to a Higher
Court.


be no contest between Jeffries and Rub
lin or anyone else in Saengerfest hall in
this city tomorrow night, and no other
cate has been fixed for the event. Neither
Will there be any mobilization Of troops
outside of the hall or anywhere else to-
morrow night or any other time in this
city to keep Jeffries and Rubin from
meeting here.
The permanent Injunction issued by
Judge I0llister today against the pro-
posed championship contest tomorrow
night, or at any other time, caused the
indefinite postponement of the arrange
nlents of the state and county autnori-
ties as well as the promoters to the con-
test. These who have been opposing the
fight are very jubilant and the promoters
are corTeSpondingly depressed over the
developments of today. Some of tho Wis
ting sporting editors left tonight while
others enjoyed a social session with
Brady, Cook Jeffries, Delaney and others
from the Jeffries training quarters, who
came into the city to meet them. Others
met Madden, Rubin, and their com
panions at the Country club. Jeffries
and Rubin still maintain their quarters,
but they are not doing much training
and both expect to leave for respective
engagements next Saturday night and to
keep their dates on the road next week.
After appearing at Columbus next Satur-
day night, JeffrieS viii be here next
week with his theatrical troupe, which
will then resume its trip on the road.
The general conference when it ad
5ourned tonight announced that nothing
definite had been decided upon, beyond
the poStponement Of the contest, which
was scheduled to take place tomorrow
night IL viii be decided at another con-
ference whether the defendants will
carry the case to q higher court, ana
even in that case the contest must be
postponed until there has been time to
carry the case to the higher court
! Those present at the conference be-
sides the directors of the Saengerfest
athletic club and their counsel, were
.Jefries, Brady, Madden, Cook, Eagan
and Delaney. There was very little sale
of tickets today, although the Saenger-
fest people announced today that all
money received for tickets will be re-
funded If the fight does not come off.
1T is understood the question of the S., coo
forfeit was under consideration this af-
ternOon and that it was the principal
cause for adjournment until tomorrow
afternoon, without any specific action or
any definite announcement that the fight
had been declared off or postponed to
another date.
The injunction c,:=es against Rubin
and Jeifries were not aiken up this after
noon. Prosecuting attorney Hoffmeyer
says he Will drop them if the defendants
abide by the Injunction without appeal,
and this injunction is said to have been
under consideration at the afternoon
conference
At any rate these cases were postpon-
ed on the open docket so that the prose-
cutor can call them up at any time.
Judge HOLSTER left the appeal bond to
counsel on both sides with the under
standing that it ,Tould not carry with it
any stay of the iS<alction issued today
All, or nearly all, on both sides agreed
on a nominal bond of $500 for the ao-
peal.
While no such definite information was
received of the postponement tonight as
was expected, yet it is believed to be due
over some controversy over the forfeit
and not to any question regarding the
injunction.
The promoters announced that they
would abide by the decree OF the court
absolutely.
Mayor Fleischmann, who granted per-
nit for the contest, was in commUnica-
ton with the governor during the after
noon, and afterwards he stated to the
press that he had ordered the whole
police force of Cincinnati to assist the
sheriff in enforcing the order of the
court, if there was any attempt to dis
regard the injunction.
There is nothing in the situation JUS
tifying the presence of troops" he said.
There is no possible reason for them
coming. The action of the court prac
tically revokes my license for boxing
contest The men who were interested
in the affair are all law-abiding citizens
and VIII not attempt to disobey the in
Junction. In face of this decree there is
no possibility of the fight taking place.
So far as revoking the license is concern
ed nothing I can do would be more effec-
tive than the action of the court. The
injunction is a practical revocation Of
the license. 1t will be unnecessary for
me to act The order will be obeyed
and there will be no need of troops here
The city was never more quiet than to-
night, and the only interest that remains
is in regard to when the closing up of
the whole affair may be completed. There
is great disappointment among q large
number of citizens, notably among turn
ers and German singing societies, who
take great interest in the old Saenger-
fest organization and its unfortunate
financial experiences.