Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-02-15
Business Brisk on AIIeys--LocaI
Sporting News.

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A meeting of the Akron Chess and
Checker club will be held Thursday ev-
ening at the new rooms in the Chap
man block, corner of South Broadway
and East Mip streets The final ar
rangements for the sending Of the Ak.
ron delegation to the Tiffin tournament
to be held at Tiffin, O., on the 22nd
inst will. be perfected. At the Tiffin
meeting will be assembled all the mas
ter chess and checker players of Ohio.
A State organization is to be formed,
and the local chess experts are going
in strong body not only to uphold
the honor OF Akron at the game but al
so to secure fair representation in the
state association Delegations from
every prominent Ohio city and not
few country experts will lend zest TO
the battle of brains at Tiffin. From
reports now at hand it is certain that
Akron will have the largest representa-
ton at the tourney. A vigorous effort
will also be made to bring the next an
nual meeting of the association to Ak
ron. "A special low rate has been OBJ
tained to Tiffip md. the club hopes that
at least half of its members will spend
the'hoffday atthe' tournament. The To-
cation of the club in the rooms Of the
the Chapman mag bJ|sTl b59|ek X has met with the
approval of many lovers of the two
great games, ana t,Ser so names now
are on the roll on the sclnm All men,
bers and prospective members will be
welcomed at Tiffin, and all who intend
to go would do well TO make arrange:
hments at once. tao-,a st
W.T. iNlCJO EitANN' t>AANiJ EIu.NEs
Chicago, ILL.,, Feb. 10 tspl, Terry
McGovern, featherweight champion Of
the world and Frank Erne. holder of
the same position among light weights
may meet in Chicago in six round
bout. Lou Houseman, manager and
matchmaker of the eirattersalls Athletic
club, yesterday, telegraphed the boxers
offering them $1,000 purse, or, If they
preferred, 80 per cent. of the gross re-
ceipts. 1t is believed the match will be
made, as McGovern, the night he de-
feated Eddie Santry, said that after he
met Oscar Gardiner, he, would meet.
for Il limited contest, any light weight
Houseman might suggest.
TWO FIGHTERS STOLEN.
Cincinnati, Feb. 15.-(Spl)-search
is being made, in Cincinnati for the
films and electrical apparatus of the
Sharkey-Jeffries fight, which were on
exhibition in Chattanooga this week.
On Sunday night after the exhibition,
the eroom in which they were stored
was forced open and the pictures and
other, paraphernalia were stolen. AS
soon as Manager VIII Fisher discover
ed the loss he reported it to Chief of
Police Hill Of that city. A search was
made and II was learned that two men
carrying heavy packages We're seen to
take train for Cincinnati. 1t Is sup
| posed that the men were the thieves
and the packages. their plunder. Two
men who followed the pictures from
Chicago and who have shady reputa-
tions are suspected, and they will he
arrested as Ssoon az found. What the
motive for the theft is is mystery,
for if the thieves attempt. to display
them they will expose themselves and
cause their own arrests.
MATCH GAME.
In the bowling tournament at the
Howard st. alley Wednesday night,
the Police defeated the SUBMITS by
SO pins. ~ 4.
The score stood:
POLICE.
wilson ......''''.' ........... lOS
Mueller -. ......... ......... 147
King ..............-... ....... 135
NICHOLAS .,................ -. ia
Goodenberger ...:.. ............ 1866
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Total ..,..., ..',,,....,,... $50
SUMMIT.
F1te ..........,. .............. 134