Omaha daily bee., 1901-01-11
SAYS IT WILL BRING OFF BOUT
Cincinnati club Continues Its Prepn-
rntiops for the Jenries-Rublin
Battle Next Month.

CINCINNATI, Jan. 1O.-The Jeffries- Ruh-
lin fight on February Is has not been de-
clared off by the Saengerfest Athletic assoc
citation of Cincinnati, Notwithstanding re-
ports tC the contrary But more formida-
ble opposition than ever heretofore devcl-
open today against having the fight pulled
Tho directors of the sacngcrfest Athletic
association were I'm session from 10 a. IN.
until / y. m. and after adjournment an
nounced that they had not considered the
question of declaring the fight off but they
had been in consultation with their attor-
neys Oh plans for redress against those
who have circulated false reports about
the hight being declared of. The directors
met again at y. m. with their attorneys
and at p. m. handed out to members of
the press that were awaiting the result OF
their action in the following statement,
which is said TO have been prepared by
legal counsel and unanimously adopted by
the directors:
I'm relation TO the proposed contest an
nounced for February 10 the board of di-
rectors authorized the following statement:
After session with their counsel they
nave not changed their position one iota
ana any announcement that the contest
Is off is In no way authorized 81
AS soon as this statement was given out
the directors adjourned and announced that
there would be no other meeting tonight
ana that the arrangements for the contest
next month were progressing satisfactorily.
Contracts have been let for rcmodcllng
Saengerfest hall and workmou are now
busy at that place. The Sacngerfest club
has an old debt of $4,000, and I'm addition to
remodelng the hail. etc, and IL Is claimed
That they will be involved for about 10000
unless the fight Is pulled OFF
When II was first proposed to have this
contest here for tn benefit of the old
SGcngerfCst board Mayor Floischmann
promised that he woIld issue "A license or
permit for the fight. lie stil insists that
he Will Keep his word but the permit mas
not rs yet been issued. Meantime the cor
puratiOn counsel rendered an opinion that
the permit couI not he legally issued and
Judge Davis instructed the grand jury to
consider The matter. rh"so prCcecdin gs
gave rise to The report that the night wound
be declared off
Mayor FlcisChmaun passed the whole
natter up to the SacuCcrteSt Athletic assoc
citation, calling attention tu the ruinion of
the corporation counsel and She instructions
of Judge Davis to ;hc grand Jury.
Corporation Counsel Ellie held that the
curtest would be Illegal and that tho mayor
therefore would have no power to issue a
permit. II was held that action IN the mat
ter 50 far shows that the event would I've n
riZeiight, not merely sIarring match,
ana therefore n felony und"r the Ohio stat
utc-thHt even IL II was sparring cXhihl-
tion, as provided for by the laws of Ohio.
tn" Sacngerfcst Athletic club would not
come under the intention of the Ohio stat
utCs, and that the legal iormllity I'm or
ganizing the corporation. known as the
Sacngcrfest Athletic association. was one
for profit having not bc"n I'm compliance
with the laws of the state for gymnasums,
athletic clubs, etc.