Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-09-06
STATE
Meeting For Akron.
Crack Riders of Ohio
Will be Starters.
Tip Top Cycle Club Will
Make a Bid.
Jeffords Will be Tried Out
With Rubin.
Kid Mccoy Whipped Thorne In
Three Rounds.

Akron will be selected as the plac e
for holding the next state race meet
of the L. A. w. if present plans do
no miscarry.
The Tip Top Cycle club has taken
matter up in earnest. 1t has assur-
ances that this city is favored by a
great many of the crack riders. Ak
ron has never had the state meeting
and for that reason is entitled to
recognition. The place for holding
the state races will be decided at the
meeting of the L. A. w. this winter.
Mr.. James A. Sanford, state handi-
capper, who as referee at the races in
this city Saturday, is in favor of Ak
ron. He said Immediately after the
affair that he had never attended a
better meeting. Akron will put in
its bid early.
Mccoy's Quick Work.
Kid Mccoy made quick work Of
Goeffrey Thorn, the English middle.
weight, before the Broadway Ath-
letic club Tuesday night. Mccoy
was a strong fayorite, the odds being
100 to 80 on him. In the third round,
after considerable f1ddling, Mccoy
shot his left twice to the face. They
were fearful blows, delivered with
terrific force, and Thorn fell fiat on
his face. The foreigner groped and
sprawled in a vain effort to regain
his feet, but his sun had set and the
referee counted hiRa out. Thorn's
seconds jumped into the ring and
grabbed their man, who was throw
ing his arms around in windmill
fashion, evidently unconscious of
what had happened. Mccoy ran
over and helped his victim to his.
corner. Time of last round 2:O2.
In the opening ten-round bout
Frank Carroll of Chicago outpointed
Black Critic. Both men are ne
grOes.
Produced Four Good Ones.
If England has lost the art of pro-
ducing good big men, California
seems to have acquired it, for four
Of the crackeriacks of the heavy
weight division, to-wit, Jim Corbett,
Jim Jeffries, Jim Kennedy and Jim
Jeffords, first saw the light of day in
the Golden State, says the Enquirer.
They are all big fellows. One of
hem is champion of the world. An
,ther has been, and the other two
ire lively aspirants for the fistic
Premiership. Less than two weeks
tgo, Jeffords put old Peter Jackson
o sllep in four rounds, and this week
le knocked the tar out of big Dick
3urley in less than one round. While
hese victories do not actually prove
hat Jetfords is the coming cham
ion, for jackson is a good old ''has
'een," and Burley but third-rater,
ill they do show that the young
california giant is heading toward
championship and making progress.
We of the East are likely to soon
ave the chance to see for ourselves
ow good Jeffords is. He has been
lvited to come here and tackle Gus
'uhlin for a good sized purse. If he
hould defeat the Akron Giant"
here will be no difficulty in getting
le new big fellow a chance at the
reatest Eonors of the ring.
The three LIE Blancs are creating =
ute a furOre at Summit Lake park
18th their neat singing, dancing and
axe walking. Do not miss good :,
ling. Take Rapid Transit line.
His View of 1t.
A little boy had been sent to the :.
airy to get some eggs, and on his
'ay back he dropped the basket con-
lining them.
How many did you breakT asked
Is mother.
"Oh. didn't break any," he replied,
out the shells came off some Of
lem."
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