The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-12
IOPERN|T ISSUED As YET
STATUS OF JEFFRIES RUuYN
FIGHT AT CINCINNATI Is
IN DOUBT
PREPARATIONS ARE GOING ON
But the Consensus of Opinion Is
That the Big Contest VIII
Not Come Off in
Ohio

CINCINNATI, Jan. 1.-THE directors
of the Saengerfest Athletic Association
OF Cincinnati express the fullest deternin-
alton tonight that the Jeffries- Rubin
hight will be pulled off here Feb. 10, but
the preponderance of public sentiment is
to the contrary.
While the ministers held an enthus-
1asic meeting today and the Women's
clubs and other organizat tons and others
opposing the fight were unusually active
yet the contest now Is between Mavor
Flelschmann and the Saengerfest Ath-
IetIc association. After repeated confer
ehces with their attorneys these two eje-
"ehls hnaIly met Tonight the directors
gave out the following:
The members of the Saeneerfast Atb-
Ietlc Association company TODAY re-
quested OF Mayor Fleischnann the innnoe-
gaze issuance of permit. The mayor
oecllned 10 Issue the permit now but re-
afhrmed his promise and assured tlo
committee that he would issue the hermit
Two days before the date of the PROPOSED
Contest' Inc dlrectors yet hold that the
clnnau on Feb. 49, " -ii-
PERMIT IS PROMISED.
CHARLES j. Christie, secretary to Mavor
= io aGtscnIhann' tonight gave out the fol-
"A formal written annItca lion -, -.
directors OF the Saengerfest Athletic c11Ik
WAS made to Mayor FIeischmann this
,o 81 tOon 70 grant permit for
SfpaIrlng exhibition to be held in Saenger-
dS9t nan FEB 10, said exhibition to he
SE!ohilneu 10 Two boxing contests-one ,ro
and airy OF not more than ten rounds
- - one principal contest of not mora
lt"n twenty rounds, said exhinifion 70
De De I3r the benefit of the deficit incnrre4
~ - 5ae international Jubilee SaengerfeSt
The mayor in reply reiterated ~.
IX tSSiatill promise. made to the Saengerfesf
mil for Ocuo 1IIectors, viz That per
forthc0mina., Sp;3tr[rng contest would be
Gale set for holding the same b1i+ he he
Geciilned to grant their supplemental ~ ~
once" fi' ne ISSUED at
Since Mayor FIeischmann has boa,
ITediy ADVISED that the fight for the
championship of the world does NJ
come within the violation of the Obio
9se'utes Ior sparring exhibitions under
tle auspices OF a bona fide athletic Oil
1t IS understood that the only kind ~ -
permit Ihat ne would give even two davs
IN advance of the date would be one tIot
would come under the Ohio law ana La
lne directors take the chances in nro.
ceedlng under that permit.
OPINION OF THE BAR
In addition to the conference TODAY be-
tween counsel there was an inforr9s1
heeung Of the members of the bar and
an opinion was sent to Mayor Fleisch-
SA54ACO ny lEU leading ATTORNEYS
iIciuuIhg Judge Judson Harmon who
was attorney general Of the United States
curing Cleveland's second administration
rms opinion holds that for the last
Twelve years the laws of Chic have been
very severe against prize fights. the onIr
exception being for sparring exhibitions
under the auspices of bona fide athletic
clubs. The attorneys hold that a contest
IoL Ihe championship Of the world would
not be held by any court to be a sparrina
EXEMPTION and it further points out thai
IRE Saengerfest Athletic club was incorS
poraeed after the articles Of agreement
were signed by Jeffries and Rubin
DIRECTORS DETERMINED
Notwithstanding all Of the distractions
C {, ~ CONFRONT them the directors of the
oaehgerfest Athletic club still insists +hat
tney viii pull off the fight and the work
Is sun proceeding. at Saengerfest bau
BuIdlng Inspector Tooker and Ward
17-o"ln' architect, We're at Saengerfest