Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-08-30
Benefit
For Harry Weldon.
All Local Clubs Will Join
In Giving It.
Meeting Called to Ar
range Program.
Freebooter Won His Race at
Ravenna.
Rubin Appeared With Goff-Local
Sporting News.

Sporting News.
Mr.. Milo S. Williams, president of
the North Enc Athletic club Is desir-
ons of arranging "Weldon benefit"
10 be held in this city, Oct. 10.
This date has been fixed and athletic
organizations all over the state are
making preparations for grand bene-
fit to Harry Weldon, the well known
snortIng writer of the Cincinnati En-
oulrer who was stricken with paraly-
sis several months ago.
Mr.. Weldon is one of the most inhu-
ential opponents of sport in the Unit
ed States and his opinions are always
regarded as authority.
In order that this city may touch
elbows" with other Ohio towns 1t Is
boped that such an arrangement as
proposed by Mr.. Williams may be ac-
complshed. 1t has been suggested
that n boxing carnival consisting of
several fast bouts be arranged. The
participants Will be asked to donate
one-half of the purse and all profits
will be turned over to the benefit fund.
Representatives of the newspapers
and committees appointed from the
North and South End Athletic Clubs
will hold meeting at N. II. A. @.
house Tuesday night TO discuss plans
for the proposed carnival. The mayor
of the city will be asked to act ms
treasurer as this plan has been in
augurated in other cities.
NEW MOVES.
with such a perfect knowledge of
the finer points of boxing as Corbett
and Mccoy possess there appears to
be but little doubt that 1t will be the
greaest in the history of fistic battles.
Each man has been rehearsing new
moves in training, and the ideas Of
each will be pretty thoroughly illus
trated in their battle for superiority.
McCoys friends expect him to enter
the ring against Corbett weighing 175
pounds. This will be 10 pounds heav-
Ter than he ever tipped the scale.
GAN HIT HARD.
Believers in McCoy's pugilistlc PROV
ess figure him winner on hitting
basis They assert that Mccoy can
deliver n much harder blow than the
former heavyweight champion, and
this they believe will give him the
victory There Is no doubt that the
claim of Mccoy and Sharkey the pnle-
faced Hoosier twice hoored the sailor
giving testimony to his ability to strike
hard and guage distance properly.
Those persons who intend betting on
Mccoy, point out that when Corbett
fought the sailor he was by no means
able 10 make so pronounced an impress
sion with his blows on sharkey as
their man succeeded in doing.
STANDARDS VS.. KIRKwooDs.
The Standards and Kirkwoods win
play on the Buchtel College grounds
Saturday afternoon. The teams will
play as follows:
Standards-Stuver, c; Smith p, Bott,
1b; Volk 2b; Dorrance SIS; Williams 3b;
Dorm If; shanks, cf; Christie, IF,
Klrkwoods- McBurney c; Price, D;
Cross, ID; Rowland, 2b; Brewster, IS;
Carter. 3b; Lake, If; Miller, Of; Kop.
lin or Chapman, IF.
CoRBETT AND Mccoy.
James j. Corbett and Kid Mccoy
ire matched TO meet tonight M NTadi-
ION Square Garden, New York.
There is not a trick in the game OF
ait, stop and get away, with which
sorbett and Mccoy are not familiar.
Tor several months the sluggers have
'een having things an their own way