Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 March 1901 — THOUSANDS OUT OF POCKET. [ARTICLE]

THOUSANDS OUT OF POCKET.

Stopping of the Jrffries-Rnhlin Contest a Blow to Promoters. The granting of an injunction against the Jeffries-Ituhlin match in Cincinnati, backed up by the stand taken by Gov. Nash, who threatened to call the militia to his assistance in case the managers of the fight made any attempt to pull it off, resulted in the aSapping of the championship contest that was scheduled to take place there. There was some hint that an effort might be made to hold the match no matter what action would be taken by the court, but there was apparently no ground for this, as the supportera of the mill took their medicine, bitter though it was to some. The most sorely disappointed of those who were ia favor of holding the contest were the members of the Snengerfest Athletic Club. They made a hard fight to have the bout take place and brought nil tbeir powerful influence to bear, nut the opposition was too strong. The match was planned to raise a big debt that rested on the Haengerfest, but now the society finds Itself plunged thousands of dollars deeper in the financial hafe. It went to great expense in advertmLg the contest, overhauling the buihliqp where the fight was to take place, etc., besides the money it paid out to fight the injunction In the courts, and also the forfeit money thnt had to be paid the managers of ths fighters in case the match would not hs held. The total indt-btednesa of the organization at present amounts to about $85,000. After the Ssengcrfeat the next heaviest losers were Billy Brady nod Billy Madden, the managers of Jeffries and Ituhlin respectively. The former figures up bis loss at slß,OtXf and the latter at about SIO,OOO. Thcae figures include the training expenses of the men snd the cancelling of profitable theatrical dates in order that they might go into training. That tho fight would have been a financial success is shown by the advance aslo of setts, which amounted to $50,000. Adirondack guides have decided that in future they will in every way discourage the use of small-bore rifles in the woods. They say that the weapon named sends bullets far beyoud necessary hunting range and should be barred on that account. Cattlemen nre considering ths advisability of reseeding the Black Hills sod eastedn Wyoming ranges, where native grass has been nearly killed by overcrowding of csttW. It has been found that five grasses asff two alfalfas will grow In that section without Irrigation.