Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-09-22
Had Kennedy Down On
Queer Street.
On His Way East to Fight
Jim Jeffords.-
News Of Pig Skin Chasers-
Sporting News.

admirers by dropping into AKRON
Friday morning.
He saws he is in the best Of health
and his appearance indicates that
what he says is true. At the present
time he weighs 1876 pounds, stripped.
The Akron heavyweight has had
several important battles since he
left this city. The last was with
Jack Stelzner at Denver. Rubin
was given the decision in the seventh
round. Although Stelzner was not
knocked out, he was so weak that he
could scarcely stand UP. Gus shows
but one mark of the fight. His left
eve is a trifie discolored. Stelzner
landed on it once during the fight.
Speaking of his go at San Fran
cisco with Kennedy he said:
"Well they certainly handed me
out hot one that time. L won the
fight and should have had the de-
cision. A number of times l all but
had him out. 1 landed on his
Adams apple SO hard that he could
not talk for three days. L supposed
of course that 1 would get the de-
cision. 1t was a Kennedy crowd.
Everytime he wonld make move
they would yell Good boy Kennedy
I got none of the applause. L will
get a chance at some Of these men
again."
He SAYS his fight with Maher was
the hardest of his ring career. Dur
ing his visit to the DEMOCRAT office
Gus grew reminiscent. He spoke OF
McCoy's victory over O'Donneu and
then said: s'O'Donnell was a stepping
stone for me. 1t was my victory
over him that gave me the first
prominence. At that time Al Town
send was my manager. He was
good fellow, too. He is in Cincin-
natl now." Referring to his foot ball
experience he said the game was
great one, but too rough. He pre-
feered the dangers of the ring to
those of foot ball.
He will remain in Akron two
weeks and will then go east, where
he is to meet Jim Jeffords next
month. Gus believes that Nc
Cormack's victory over Mccoy was
of the fluke order Gus has been
taking splendid care of himself and
his money. Madden and Goff will
come east the latter part of next
week. Golf fights Purtell in Dedver
during the carnival.
Akron Not In 1t.
Plans have already been formed
for a Northern Ohio and Western
Pennsylvania league for 1900.
Among the clubs that will be in
cluded in the circuit are Painesville,
Geneva, Ashtabula, Warren, Canton,
Erie and Greenville.
C. A. C. Team.
The Cleveland Athletic club team
which is to play Akron this year is
stronger than it has ever been before.
The Plain Dealer says Of it: Mana
ger Billy Gleason of the Gao. foot
] ball team has arranged one of the
most important games of the season
for his team. Yesterday afternoon
he closed deal whereby the GAO.
eleven will meet the strong Dubuque
Athletic team of Pittsburg at the
Smoky City on November 4. The
Pittsburg team has the distinction OF
being the champion athletic team OF
1 Pennsylvania for two years. Last
season the team lost but one game,
] and played the Carlisle Indians to a
standstill. A game may be arranged
with the Carlisle Indians to be play
ed in this city. Manager Gleason
/ has met with great success in arrang-
ing his schedule, for he has games
with Akron, Erie, Dayton, Toledo
and Youngstown. The team was to
play the Canton Athletic eleven
here on September 80, but it will
probably be transferred to Canton,
as. League park cannot be secured
q for that date.
A meeting of the team will be held
this evening, and all members are
1 urgently requested to be present.
Successful Season.
A Pittsburg special says: Presi-
! dent G. B. Power of the Interstate
league was not down town this even
ing but his assistant 6. B. Moreland.
J who, if Mr.. Power retires, may be
q candidate for the presidency, after
3 making out the standing of the clubs
q said: at was the most successful
d season financially and otherwise
= that the Interstate league has had
4 and the credit for pulling things
q through belongs to Mr.. Power. Last
J : season, you remember. the finish OF
4 the two leaders &as close. This year