Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-07-27


to me and family. ! took your medicine
year when had ten, pound girl. I had the
children, aud have been very well ever since
! took three bottles of Favoritc Prescription
three of Golden Medical Discovery, and three
walls of Pellets Before I took your medicine
only weighed r3s pounds and now I weigh
ITS pounds"
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure sick
headache.
you have the champion heavyweight
pugilist's father. Mrs. Jeffries is rather
portly, quiet in her demeanor, speaks
scarcely above n whisper acts as
though she We're Il little hard of hear
ing, and dresses plainly. Yesterday
she appeared in a gown OF Quaker
gray, and to the ordinary observer
would have been taken for an old
time Pennsylvania Quakeress.
The daughter about 16 years Of age,
and presumably the youngest in the
family, appeared like country school
girl, dressed in dark brown without
frills, flowers, or Sunday ribbon.
On the whole, the family as they
stood ut the entrance of n downtown
hotel appeared like a group of country
folks, making their first visit to a
large city and did not know what to
do or where to turn. In bolo contrast
stood son and brother Jack, ,loobinglikc
IA city swell. 1t was indeed happy
gathering.
CLEVELAND RACES.
Six races were finished at the Clevc-
land track Thursday. Favorites won
every event. The 2:15 pace was won
by Sidney Pointer. Best time 2;0Sai.
Lord Derby won the 2:25 trot Best
time 2:13. The 2:23 trot went to Helen
Simmons. Best time 2:l1M. Onward
Silver was never headed in the 2:2l
trot. Best time 2:14A, Hetty G won
the last three heats of the 200 pace.
Riley r won the first and Connor the
second. The first heat was the fast
est, the time being 2:06M, Dumont w
was the winner of the 2;17 pace. The
first heat was won by IraX. Best time
.21012.
FOUGHT A DRAW.
George Gibbs and Eddie Burns
fought n draw at the Cleveland Bus,
mess Mems gymnasium club last night
Gibbs outpointcd his man but as
Burns was the aggrcssor the decision
was, a fair one. Art Simms was in
Gibbs corner. In the preliminary,
Jim Watts Of Louisville, put It all over
Hank Yompers of Collinwood
FITH is CONFIDENT.
Bob FitZsimmons Is hard at 1t now
in his training quarters at Bergen
Beach for his contest with Gus Rub
lin on August 10. The lanky Cornish
man says he wants to set himself well
with the public again by offsetting
his defeat at the hands of Jclfries n
year ago, He has got down to the hard
part of training, aud the most work
done is devoted 10 boxing, Eitz takes
on Big Bob Armstrong for three
fast rounds every morning, and then
Jeff rhorne takes mp the running for
six rounds. The boxing is hard and
fast, aud both men are exhausted
when they wind up, Fitz says he rec
ogniaes that Rubin Is II hard proposi-
ton, but thinks he will best him before
the limited number of rounds are COM
pleted
O'NEiL & co, 10, ALLIED CLOTH
lERS q.
What proved to be the hottest game
of the season wns played last night
on the Buchtel Athletic field. between
the NJ, O'Ncil n Co.'S team and n club
selected from j. Koch 4 Co., and |. s.
Myers n Co, styling themselves "rhe
Allies"
Fully Ave hundred witnessed the
contest, hut amy one hcarng Dse noise,
and not seeing the crowd would have
thought 1t nearer five thousand, The
partisans of both teams were out In
force, and the way they rooted was n
caution. Considerable money changed
hands, as the betting was quite lively,
the supporters of the ALLIES" evel
quoting odds on their team before the
game started, after the first inping the
odds disappeared and so did most Of
the 'plungers" who had their money
staked for the "Allies." Myers pitched
for the allies and considering his
wldness AMI miserable support IN the
field, did very wen, Outside OF