Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-04-18
Simms' Stock Takes a Iump-Local
Sporting News.

Hastings, owned by Ed Dunn, has
been sent to Columbus to prepare for
the summer campaign.
It is probable that Hastings will be
Akron's only representative on the
Grand Circuit tracks this year. He
will be trained by Ed Dunn, ir., who
is now at Columbus with the horse
Hastings has the blood of the great
est sires the world mas ever produced
in his veins. He combines the sterling
lines Of George Wilkes, Happy Me-
dium, the sire of Nancy Hanks, 204
and Victor Bismarck, brother in blood
to Electioneer He Is rich bay with
black points. Hastings was bred in
Lexington, KY, by b. f. Treacy. He
has no record and is eligible TO the
slow classes. Horsemen agree tiat he
is the most promising horse owned in
this section of the country and great
things are predicted for him.
Mccoy SLUGGED.
The story is going the rounds in
New York that Kid Mccoy was slug
ged good and plenty last Saturday by
his bartender. The mixer of poison
\ was employed only Friday and had
Nncycr seen the proprietor of the place.
On Saturday he was serving a cart
man under protest when Mccoy en-
tered, and, offended by the boistcrolls-
ness of the cartman, took hold of him
and started to eject him. The new
bartender, indignant over this intcrfer
cnce in his business by Il man whom
he looked upon as II stranger, jumped
over the bar and Knocked his boss
down. Explanations were made later,
but the bartender Is now looking for
another Position.
TERRY FOUND HIS MATCH
Slmms went 20 rounds to n draw
with Tommy White in this city and
last night at Chicago White stood Ter
ry McGovcrn off for siX rounds. This
combination of draws should boom
Simms. If White is good enough 10
hold McGovcrn even for six rounds
and Sipms Is able 10 make II n draw
with White in 20 rounds he should
he almost equal TO Mct,oNcrn as n
fighter. Pugilstic dope don't count
for much however, and II Is doubtful
whether this combination would hold
good II II was put to the test. \ spc-
cial from Chicago gives the following
account of the go, II reads
Tommy White, of Chicago, went six
fast rounds with Terry NcGovern, of
Brooklyn ian night, finished strong,
and had the best of the last round.
The fight was at 1870 pounds, both men
weights were not given out. McGov-
ern, did not, from appearances, have
more than two or three pounds the
worst OF the weight
BY an agreement of tho principals, no
decision was TO be rendered if both
men were on their fcct at the end of
the sixth round. McGovern would
probably have reached the decision II
ono had been rendered, as he was OH
the aggressive from the start to iinis
While keeping very largely on the dc
fensivc, White at times took the ag
gressive and labhcd McGoycrn in tn,
most severe manner with his left,
In the second round McGovern land
cd n hard right on Wniics eye, whcl
bled badly throughout the fight. II
the last round White landed .ah aftel
jab in McGoyeIu's face. and uppcrcu
him repeatedly with the right Th'
crowd Of 5000 people went wild a
Whites fine showing, aud the build
ing rang with cheers at the on. o
every round Al the end of the hgh
the crowd went crazy over White. Th
betting was 10 TO s that White woul,
not stay the six rounds.
The last round was all in White
favor. BY points 1t was as follows:
McGoyern started at White at one
and put his left to jaw and right
ribs. Hammer and tongs fighting 70
lowed, McGovern following White a
around the ring, but fighting Wild
and missing most of his blows. Ton
my finally stood his ground, and pl
hard left on McGovern's jaw, sen'
ing him back. AS he came in McGo'
ern put hard left on Tommy's mout
and hard right to the ribs Then NJ
Gerern rushed but received har