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CHAT OF RING AND DIAMONDGossip of Interest in Devotees of Sport.Preachers Not So Hopeful Of Stopping Tiie FightRuhlin Said to Have Defiantly Decidedto Train in Kentucky—R* an RoastsJeff* les in a Cincinnati Interview.Oilin'nat], Jun. 10—Members of llio ■Saccgerfest- Athletic club were more jnbilanb yesterday tnan at- any timesince t-lu? .TvffrieE-RobSin inarch was announced. Talk of wagew that trio b‘gmatch ■will not be held grows less daily, and the [imam‘who were oatspoktii a;r»jhisr. tin* boxing contests at first ate growing less. Loan I minis tera, bo thought some time ago 1 nut the matches would be declared off, have now come to a realization of the faot that tho promoters will not be so easily in-fiaenced to ab andon the big enterprise Secretary Ritchie of the Municipal Reform League, declared last evening that he. had practically abandoned hope of brine ablo to stop the big matches. Tom(J’Roarbe,tbo woll*kc.owu will bring a big delegation of sporting men to Cincinnati from the metropolis and Boston to witness the matches scheduled for Feb. 15.Sailor Tom Sharkey, who is matched to meet “Kid” McCoy in San Fraud soo, will run up to the Queen City from West Baden to witness the match between iho “Akron Giant” and the boiler maker. Manager Cooke visited the Price Hill house yesterday and mapped out the work for carpenters and others, who Will have the-well-known r«Eort ready for the champion when he arrives According to present arrangements Jeffries will arrive here the latter part of next week .Ho is continuing his training work at Loch Arbor-Rnbtia still is giving Bpamng exhibitions at a local theatre, and- will leave t i-morrovr fox his farm near Akron. Ordtrs for seats are coming in daily.The sale will begin next Wednesday. Manager Madden has closed negotiations for Ruhlin to train at the Lookout House,about three miles from the end of the* Covington-etreefcoar lin‘6. According to a letter received last night Manager Brady will he hero next week to assist in making the final arrangements for the big contest. Unless some hitch occurs in the .present negotiations. Jack Jeffries, a brother of the heavy-weight champion, and “Denver Bii” Martin, Gus Ruhiin'e sparring partner, will appear in the tea-round preliminary at Saeugerfest hall. “It will bo a bad night for the Jeffries family,” said Manager Billy Madden lost night. 1 We expect to pat two over the plate on the night of February lo.” Ruhlin will go into training a week from Monday in the Kentucky High-1-uids.
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Hamilton Daily Republican News
Hamilton, Ohio, US
Sat, Jan 19, 1901
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