Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-12-28
KID BUSH.
Rapid Fire Fighter,
Wants to Get On With
Johnny Whitaker.
East Ends Give Their
Side of 1t.
Fi,zsimmons Will Not Pick a
Winner.
Shows Up Some Of Their Faults
Local Sporting News.

Local Sporting News.
Kid Bush, known as the "Rapid Fire
Fighter" of Buffalo, has written to
parties in Akron announcing his will
ingness to meet Johnny Whitaker
He says that he is prepared to sign
articles for 2Oround go at 124
pounds, the contest to take place under
the auspices of one of the local clubs.
Whitaker Informed the Sporting
Editor of the Democrat Friday morn
ing that he would meet Bush pro-
vided suitable purse was offered
They have met once before at Buff
falo, n. y, fighting 20round draw.
Whitaker has always claimed that he
was robbed of the decision.
The Akron featherweight is keeping
himself in best of condition. He has
established Il gymnasium and training
quarters on East Market ST., in the
basement of the Good block, He has
class of 26 representative business
and professional men. They are given
Instructions in boxing and physical
culture. The place is equipped with
baths aud all the apparatus found in
| Il iirst-class gymnasium. Trained at
tendants are kept by the proprietor to
look after his patrons.
EAST ENDS ARE INDIGNANT.
| A called meeting of the East Eud
Bowling team was held in the parlors
of the Kirkwood club last evening for
the purpose of expressing their indig-
nation at the treatment accorded them
by the down town bowling teams, en-
luiring into the probable course of the
same, aud taking some action relative
to the changed position In which the
club finds itself as the result of the
recent reconsidering Of IL unanimous
vote on the part of said clubs to adj
NIT the East Ends 10 the City League.
The East End Bowling team is com
plete and distinct organization separ'
ate and apart from tile team known
as the Kirkwoods. Their president IL
G. II. Fircstone; vice president, \, X.
Sheehnn; secretary, Il. V. Carter; treas
urer, IL. l.. Barnes; board of directors
NJ. w. Smith, +. a, Place, Ii. II. Vo
taw; bowling captain, ]. w. Chapman
Their constitution and bylaws are nj
most Identical with tnat which is sup
posed to govern the other local clubs
being n modified copy Of that in us'
by the Inter-club Bowling League o
Chicago and entirely sufficient to nee
all the requirements for admission tt
the American Bowling Congress. TIL,
only possible objection which has beer
voiced by the down town teams o
that the members of this team like til,
mombers of the Kirkwood team ar,
all members of The KirEwood cluI
company, an organization compose,
company. an organization compose,
of nearly 175 members, about onc.hal
of which never bowl and Il maiorit
of the rest only among themselves an
never as opposed to outside teams
Before adjourning motion wa
Before adJourning motion wa
made and unanimously carried that
case the down town ,eams perslste
In their unfriendly attitude, and di
courteous action the Kirlwood teal
should be appealed to to withdraw a
5 80 and arrange n series of games wit
} the East Ends upon the Kirkwood a
} leys, both teams uniting il, refusir
: to recognize the city league as in an
way modifying or settling, the cit
championship In view OF the fact til,
Z 1t would not be an open contest as
plainly specified aud demanded
such contests by bowling rules an