Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-12-29
WILL BOWL IN AKRON.


Manager Frank Cohen of the How,
ard st. Bowling alley has closed ar
rangements with the "All Cleveland"
bowling team to visit Akron Thursday
night. The players who will come to
Akron are the best to be found in the
Forest City and will represent Cleve-
land in the championship tournament
in Chicago in January. The Cleve-
land experts are Messrs. Steigelmeier,
Hills, Reader. A. Sommers, G. Som
mers, Nitschke and Gruver. They
will bowl three games. Their oponents
will be the Kirkwoods, Peerless and
Grands
PEERLESS REPRESENTS AKRON.
The Peerless club of Akron is one
of 80 teams to enter the great race In
Chicago for the championship of five
men teams. There are also "A two
men teams entered and III individuals
will bowl for the national champion
ship. The Peerless players steps upon
the alleys Jan. 10. The schedule an
nouneing their opponents has not yet
been received
POOL AMATEURS.
The auateur pool tournament will
open at the Howard st. billiard parlors
Wednesday night. There are ten en-
tries, and Messrs. Met Hard and John
Rampanell, jr., will ofticiate at the
opening game
RUHLIN's TRAINING QUARTERS.
The friends of Gus Rubin, the Ak
ron giant, who Is matched against
Jeffries at the Saengerfest building.
have Inspected Hubers Garden, back
Of Newport, in view of making it their
training quarters, says the Enquirer.
The garden Is located on the Evergreen
car line on the Alexandria pike. and
Affords fine accommodations for such
purposes. The place is equipped with
electric lights, punching bags and all
other necessary apparatus. 1t Is un-
derstood that the friends of Rubin are
we'll pleased with the location, and
the big fellow may decide to make
II his training quarters.
ATTRACTING ATTENTION.
The championship battle between
Jim Jeffrles and Gus Rubin. the Ak
ron Giant which Is slated to he fought
in Cincinnati on Feb. 10, promises TO
attract one Of tho largest crowds that
ever witnessed fight In that city,
says the New York World. Sporting
men all over the country have al
ready begun TO display considerable
interest in the outcome
The fact that Mayor FlAschmann
has already stated that he will see
that the light takes pnce ms advertised
is probably the cause of the early on
thusiasm. The Mayors declaration
was the only thing needed to make the
fight n certainty,
As the battle ground is only about
26 hours ride from this city, II Is pos
sihle that one of the largest dclcga-
tions ef sporting men that ever left
New York and nelghboting cities to sec
n fstic championship battlc Will make
the journey 10 Cincinnati. The sports
have felt lost without "A scrap since
last September, and rs this one is "A
battle In which the worlds cham.
pionshlp II at stake, II Is expected that
at least 500 and possibly 800 admirers
OF the sport IN this city VIII 90 to see
the mill
JeffrIcs viii easily be made the IA
yorite in the betting, and by the time
y the men enter the ring the odds Will
not be less than . to on the cham.
plon.
II is possible that there will be con.
siderable money bet at these odds, az
Rubin has many admirers who like
his chances against the bollermaker
TWO TO ONE.
With JcfIrles and Rubin already
doing preliminary work for their bout
In February Cincinnati becomes the
most Interesting OF all places 10 follow.
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