Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-12-09
CAPTAIN
Of Next Year S Team.
Ralph Chamberlain Was
Unanimous Choice.
Interest In Athletics at
High School.
Exhibition Bouts Pleased Crowd
Friday Night.
Alfred Rose Challenged Simms-
Local Sporting News.

Local Sporting News.
The athletic committee of the Ak
ron High school will meet Tuesday
to make arrangements for next year.
1t is the intention to place base
ball team in the field and to close
iates with High school and academy
teams in this section of the state. A
track team is also proposed.
Annual field day exercises will be
'ield in June 1900, either at Fountain
park or BuchteI field. This event
las proved to be popular one with
he pupils, who take an active inter-
EST in all branches of athletics.
Ralph Chamberlain has been re-
elected captain of the foot ball team.
He expressed some doubt as to his
attending school next year. If he
ioes not, William "Buck" Washer
will direct the plays of the eleven.
The High school will lose six of this
years team by graduation. There
we're a number of players on this
years second team who will be can
lidates for the first team next fall.
The second team played three games,
Winning all of them. Akron High
will have a first class eleven next
Jear.
Pool Tournament.
The pool tournament at the Kirk
wood club is exciting much atten-
lion. The winners during the past
Is hours were L. B. Lymans, r. j.
Chalmers, G. F. 'Firestone, R. B.
Mcneil, F. c. Kaseh and G. P. Frain.
Two Defeats.
The B team won two games from
he A team on the Kirkwood alleys
friday evening. The second game
vas won by one pim The score: A
228, 1888, total 1865; B-1257, 1889,
otal 1886.
Exhibition Bouts.
The ''smoker" given by the North
End Athletic club, Friday night, was
success in every way. About 125
ports were present. Several excit-
ng bouts were pulled off but inter-
st centered chiefly in the last one
N the program. Art Simms went
against Johnny Dennison of
Cleveland. Dennison is the man
'imms knocked out at Rockport.
The men brushed three rounds, in
which Simms had clearly the best of
he contest. cart seems to be in the
,ink of condition, and it is expected
hat Monday nights meet with Tom
ny White will boost him several
-ounds up the pugilistic ladder. In
Introducing the boxers, Referee
George Touhey, said that White was
Undoubtedly the worlds champion,
,ut he saw a new champion in Art
5imms. AS Simms and Dennison
into the ring stranger at
he ringside arose and said: 81
challenge either of these men to
light within four weeks"
"Who is the challenger" inquired
Mr.. Touhey.
II am Alfred Rose of New York"
vas the reply, and the referee said
ne might be accommodated.
The 'barrel bout" between George
Strap and Geo. Jenkins was laugh
tble affair with the boys evenly
matched. The N. E. A. c. q lartette
of Fred Shank, Milo Will
Jams, Henry Stevens and Frank
Seely sang between bouts.
Four clever rounds were boxed by
George Church, colored, of Chicago,
md Jack Palmer, of Akron. The
'ounds were fast and afforded
,reat deal Of genuine amusement.
Both men made many excellent
,lays. Palmer forced the work and
he colored lad cleverly blocked
most of the blows. Altogether it
vas one of the best exhibitions of
he evening.
A 'white and black" scrap created
'lenty of merriment among the spec
ators. George Shrader and Heze-
,iah Alexander, both of Akron, We're
he actors. The gloves of one were
'lackened while the other were
White. An exchange of blows left
oloring upon the men and at the
lose of the contest the honors were
bout evenly divided.
Bill McDetrick and Jim Alexan-
er. colored, gave three-round ex-
ibition.
Bowling.
The bowling tournament on the
Toward st. alleys stands as follows:
Eureka, 8 games, 1881 pins.
Crown, 8 games, 3592 pins.
Cereal, games, 1920 pins.
Summit, 4 games, 1865 pins.
Peerless, 4 games, 1857 pins.
Each team will play eight games.
The contest Friday night was be-