The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-11

stronger than ever that the fight will
not come off here and that it may be
declared off within the next twenty
four hours. While the directors of the
SaengerfeSt Athletic club are not in ses-
sion tonight some of them are with their
attorneys and their opponents are also
engaged with counsel. Under the Ohio
statutes il is claimed that the contest
would be held to be a felony and even
if it was only a Sparring match that 1t
could not be given under the auspices
of the Saengerfest Athletic club, which
was organized for the purpose of pulling
off this fight only and which is not a
standing organization for the develop
ment of athletics, etc. But while coun-
sci for the directors and for the various
organizations opposing them are render
ing opinions on the statutes and on the
decisions of the supreme court the real
element that is generally considered as
the one against having the fight here
is political and it includes sucn leaders
as nave seldom taken part in such con-
troversieS. There is much gossip on the
street tonight about pleadings from these
leaders 20 Mayor .FleiSchmann and the
sporting fraternity is Offering odds that
the fight viii be declared off and even
that Mayor Fleischmann will not issue his
permit on the ground that he cannot Ie-
gaily do SO under the advice OF counsel.
The mayor made his promise without
consulting the evaporation counsel or
other attorneys.
WILL SETTLE IT TODAY.
There is no doubt now but that the
row. As the directors of the Saenger-
fest Athletic association are daily in
curing expenses in their preparations.
they decided tonight that they would
tomorrow make formal requeG Of
Mayor Fleischman for the Jeffries-Ruhlip
contest and if the permit is granted
them and they have it in hand they
will proceed with their arrangement and
pull off the fight at all hazards. If the
mayor does not give them the permit
they will hold meeting at once to COM
municate with the managers of the con-
testants with view to declaring The
fight off
E. G. Cook, who is here as the rep
resentative of Manager Brady and l1so
in charge of the arrangements for the
athletic club. is confident since the meet
ing OF the directors this evening that the
fight will be pulled here as scheduled
On Feb. 10. AS yet he sees no reason
for Suspending the operations which he
has in progress.
1T is stated by some of the members
or the Saengerfest Athletic club and otil-
ers. that politics has entered into the
controversy. 1t is well known that Sen
ator Foraker, who is a candidate for re-
election this year and Gov Nash, who
will head the Republican state ticket
Tor second term, are opposed to haV-
ing the fight here. George B. Cox, who
Is at the mead OF the Republican organi-
cation in this county and in close re-
Iaion with both of the Ohio senators,
as well as with the governor and 9TH
ers, has come out openly against the
light on the ground that it viii operate
against the dominant party in other
parts of the state, especially in the rural
districts Mayor Fleischman is Re
publican and in close relations with the
leaders, but he insists that he gave his
word long ago to the Saengerfest DccETd
for him, legally to do so he will Keep
his word.