The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-07-27
JEFFRIES AND RUHLIN
MEETING MAY DE ARRANGED FOR
BIG FELLOWS HERE.
PURSE OF $4,000 OFFERED.
SAVANNAH ATHLETIC CLUB READY
TO HANG UP THE MONEY.

Tom Mcbride and others Are Back
of the PIan-A Bona Eide Ofer OF
the Big Purse Is Made-Ready 10
Post n Forfeit with the Morning
News-Fighters Have Got to 90
Somewhere, and Savannah Promo
tiers Do Not See why They
Shouldn't Reach Ont for the Rub
Iin-JeTries Match--Stnte Fair Is
Mentioned as Possible Time of the
Match. if the OGer Is Accepted.
The Savannah Athletic Club wants
TO bring Gus Rubin and Jim Jeffries
together here. President Tom Mcbride
offers a purse of $4,000 for the fight
ers, if they care to contest for it in this
city under the auspices of the club.
Mcbride is ready to post a forfeit with
the Morning News.
This will be big news for the sport
ing fraternity. for never yet have they
seen so ambitious a scheme proposed
in Savannah as has now been under
taken by the Savannah Athletic Club.
There have been small fights galore,
and, Iatterly, some of them have not
been so small, but making a bid for
the very best among heavy fellows is
something that will surprise every
body.
Jeffries and Rubin want to get to-
gether, from all accounts, and those
on the inside in Savannah athletic af-
fairs see no reason why this city
shouldn't get the fight as well as any
other. So convinced are they that
there would be a good thing in it for
the city and for the Athletic Club, that
several have entered with enthusiasm
into the project, and they have big
faith in their venture. They will push
it through to a successful conclusion,
they believe, if the managers of the
two big fellows think well of the terms,
and are ready to book their principals
for a bout in Savannah.
The fighters have got to go some
where, the sports reason. There is
nothing doing for them in New York
any longer. When such a corking big
thing as a bout between the top notch
ers in the profession is to be had, the
sports on the inside do not see why
they should not reach out for it.
Although the time for the proposed
battle will be left altogether with the
principals anu tnelI iidlldBtiS IL 10
suggested by Tom Mcbride and others
that it would be a good thing to pull
IL off during the State Fair. Undoubt-
eddy such bout would be a great at
traction, and there would be a great
crowd to come to the city to see the
men get together. The Fair would
profit by the presence of such a crowd
money-spenders at that, and the fight
promoters would have the benefit of
the crowd that might be here primarily
TO see the Fair.
The only question that is worrying
the promoters is as to the attitude of
the authorities. 1t is reasoned that
there should be no objection to a meet
ing between Jeffries and Rubin, as
there have been other battles here that
have not been stopped Gradually the
best men have been brought to Savan-
nah. 1t is but natural, therefore, that
the champion of the-world class should
be showing up.
Not so much apprehension as to the
local authorities is felt as is shown
when the state is considered. Just
what Governor Gamblers attitude to-
ward prize fighting is is not known
to the sports but they are mindful of
the way Governor Northen interferea
when there was some talk that Cor
bett and Mitchell might cross the line
from Jacksonville and have their meet.
ing in Georgia. Governor Northen
even went so far as to order out the
troops to prevent the fight being held
in this state. The Georgia Hussars re-
call their experiences on that occasion,
and Governor Northen'S Okeefenokee
campaign was a warm subject in polit-
zeal discussion for some time.