The Savannah morning news., 1901-02-11
LOOKS LIKE A FIGHT
PREPARATIONS GOING AHEAD AT
CINCINNATI.
SOME UNEASINESS, HOWEVER.
TOM SHARKEY WILL CHALLENGE E
THE WINNER.

Sports Pick JeffrIes as the winner.
Talk of Rubin Being Overtrained.
Decision of Judge HOlIister and
Action of GOV. Nash Awaited with
Anxiety-Three Regiments Said to
Be Under Marching Orders-A Pos
sibility of POstpOnement.
Cincinnati. Feb. Notwithstanding
the proceedings in court here and the at
titude of the Governor at the state capi-
tai, this has been busy day, with the
sporting men in Cincinnati. All outward
signs look like the eve of a great coming
event with the men. Manager Madden
and Gus Rubin were kept busy with visi-
tors at the Country Club early in the
day. Manager Brady, Ed Cooke and
others assisted Jeffries and Delaney in
entertaining at their training quarters on
Price Hill. Many more called than could
be admitted at both places. Tom Sharkey
and Spider Kelly are happy over their
prospects as they claim Sharkey is to
have the next chance, no matter whether
Jeffries or Rubin wins. Sharkey will
challenge the winner at the ringside. All
ing their opinions as to the chances of
the two men here and these opinions gen.
orally pick Jeffries as the winner, al
though all concede that Rubin is in the
better condition. Some say that Rubin
has been overtrained. Both will go
through their regular practice Monday.
They will slacken their exercise Tues
day and still more on Wednesday, doing
very little on Thursday They rest on
Friday. AS the preliminary bout between
Childs and Martin for ten rounds is not
to be called until o'clock Friday night,
it may be late when Jeffries and Rubin
enter the ring for their twenty rounds.
Meantime there is much anxiety over
the decision of Judge Hollister and the
action of Gov. Nash.
Don't Know what Governor May DO.
1t will be known within day or two
whether Judge Holiister will grant a
permanent injunction against the contest
on the ground of a public nuisance but
the promoters do not know what the
governor may do, or when he will do it.
Even after the fight wiu have begun,
they do not know at what moment the.
state. forces nlay tnteTferes as thref reg
iments OF militia are said to be now un-
der marching orders. They will know,
however, on the day of the contest
whether the troops are here or whether
they are on the way SO as to get here
in time to stop the contest. While the
mayor, with his permit, promised force
of police to maintain order, it is known
that the police will not protect the event
to the extent of offering any resistance
to the militia. There has been much
talk about the probability of collision
between the police and the militia, but
it is authoritatively announced that there
is not the most remote danger of any
thing of that nature. While the pro-
moters of the contest have done every
thing in their power to hold the boxing
contest peacably and lawfully, they do
not propose to resort to anything to the
contrary if the contest should not be
held.
May Postpone the Contest.
There has been considerable talk to-day
about postponing the contest. If Judge
Hollister should allow the injunction on
Tuesday the defendants will at once ap-
peal to the Circuit Court, and if they lose
in that intermediate court, they will carry
the case to the Supreme Court, which does
not sit until Feb. 10. If this course is
pursued the contest may be postponed
from one to two weeks The promoters
do not want to postpone the date any
longer than possible, owing to other en-
gagements after this week. The expenses
of the training quarters are very heavy.
Managers Brady and Madden already
have invested largely for the event.
Brady, in taking Jeffries off the road and
cancelling engagements until Feb 16, is
out about $4,000, and Madden is a SINH
lar loser, although for less amount. Con-
siderable money has also been spent on
training Childs and Martin. The Saenger-
fest Athletic Association, which started
into this enterprise with debt of S66. 900,
has increased it to over $4,000 in remodel
ing Saengerfest Hall and other arrange
ments.
Telegraph Companies Protest.
One of the liveliest preliminary con-
tests is between the promoters and the
two telegraph companies. The former
wanted s., 500 for the telegraph privi-
leges of Saengerfest Hall. The Western
Union and the Postal companies offered
$3.50 each, or total of $500. With 5000
difference the telegraph companies have
rented building across the street from
Saengerfest Hall for their Offices The
managers state that the leased wires of
the Associated Press and the leased wires
Of the newspapers can be looped into
the hall and that they will not be affect
ed by this controversy. 1t is believed
this matter will be compromised early in
the week.
The contests were to be preceded on
Sunday by an athletic and musical en-
tertainment in the remodeled Saenger-
fest Hall This took place this afternoon
and 1t was a great success in attendance
and otherwise. the Turner's and German
Singing Societies Of Cincinnati Coving-
top Naunort and other cities participa-
ting. 1t was found that the hall is in ex-