Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-09-21
Focht Wants Another Match
With Art Simms.

Notes From the Gridiron-LocaI
Sporting News.
Electric lights are being placed in
position on the Irwin lot, East Mar
ket st., which will be used by the
Akron Foot ball team as a practice
grounds.
Friday or Saturday night the can
didates will report for work. From
now on until the first game the team
will be given hard and regular work.
Full back Firestone has taken the
pains to figure up the teams weight.
1t averages 175 pounds to the man,
making it one of the heaviest in the
country.
Game Postponed.
The game between the Akron High
school and Cleveland South High
school foot ball teams, scheduled to
take place at Akron Friday after
noon, has been postponed, by reason
of several of the Cleveland players
being sick.
There are "a candidates for place
on the local High school team, and
some excellent practice work is be-
ing done.
The team is not fully organized
yet. The regular players will be Sc
lected after the first two or three
games are played. Indications are
that the team will be especially
strong back of the line; in fact, all
the places are being we'll handled.
Clarence Carlton is manager of the
team, and Ralph Chamberlain, cap
tain.
Prof. L. R. Garbutt, president of
the High School Athletic associa-
tion, said Thursday to reporter for
the DEMOCRAT: 'I never saw a
High school foot ball team with bet
ter IN aterial than we have here. The
applicants for place are all strong
and clever"
Wants Another Chance.
John Focht of Canton. who was
put out of business by Art Simms of
this city, in less than a round at
Massillon Tuesday night, is not sat
isfied with the result. He wants
another chance at Simms and if he
can get the backing he will be ac-
commodated. Focht is about the
easiest proposition that Simms has
tackled.
Will Play Here.
The Central High school eleven of
Cleveland has written to the man
ager of the A. H. s. team for game
on Oct. I. If arrangements can be
made a game will be played on that,
date. The CHS. team commenced
practice Wednesday.
Baldwin's Team.
It was reported at Baldwin univer-
sity last week that the manager of
the. foot ball team had neglected to
secure games with the various col
lege teams. AS soon as Capt. Glen
Watson became aware of this fact
he began to hustle for schedule,
and has succeeded in securing games
with Oberlin varsity, Heidelburg,
and Akron. The Baldwin
team will be the same as last year,
with the possible exception of two
players. The team has been handi-
capped in securing a coach, but the
men expect to indulge in hard prac-
tice the first of next week.
Had Candidates Out.
Captain Alf. Brewster had the cali
lidates for positions on the Univer-
sity school eleven out for practice |
A Cleveland special
says:
The University school candidates
we're out for the first time yesterday
There were about 16
players out, but Capt. Brewster did
not give them any hard work. One
If the best players of last years
5eam, Sturgis, who played end, was
to return, but did not show
lp. 1t is learned that he will not re-
urn to school this year. Capt.
Brewster will have hard work in |
inding another player his equal
for the end position. Active |
practice will begin next Monday.
Real Estate Transfers.