Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-11-07
BREWSTER
Played at Quarter.
His Work Excited General
Admiration.
Best Man Cornell Has
Ever Had There.
Purse Offered For Rubin
Jeffries Contest.
Whitaker Asked to Meet an Unknown
Local Sporting News.

ALI Brewster's playing at quarter
for the Cornell team has excited the
admiration of the Eastern foot ball
critics. In the account Of the Prince
toni Cornell game il was enormously
stated that Finpucane had managed
the Cornell team. Brewster was In
the game from start to finish.
A special from Ithaca says:
Tho players corrected the report
that Finnucane played at quarter back
against Princeton. Brewster filed the
position throughout the game, and his
work was almost marvellous. He is n
freshman and promises to make Cor
nell the strongest quarter back she
has ever had, not excepting Wyckoff
or Charlie and George Young. He
rs as steady as q clock and has the
nerve of lion.
II may result that Cornell will be
unable to have another contest with
the Tigers, however, If the statement
Of an old Princeton foot ball gradu.
ate represents the general sentiment
at Princeton After the contest last
night one of them told a prominent
Cornell undergraduate that Princeton
would drop the Ithacans after this
year because the Cornell game was
too hard proposition for the Tigers
to tackle In mldseason. If this should
result, which Cornell men strongly
doubt, game between Harvard and
Cornell would probably be arranged for
next season.
Cornell now has two hard proposi.
tons ON her hands, the Lafayette and
Pennsylvania games. 1t Is probable
that Coach Lewis of Harvard, will be
secured to assist IIaughton immedi-
ately after the Harvard-Yale game.
Commenting on the above the Cleve.
land Leader says
Al Brewster of Akron, who Is as
we'll known in Cleveland through his
mastery playing on the University
School team for three years, played
In the Cornell-Prlnceton game Mt quar-
ter back instead of Finnucnne, as
was reported in the press dispatches
This Is Brewsters first year at Cor
nell, and he is considered the best
quarter back who ever wore a suit at
that institution.
HAS AN OFFER
Johnny Whitaker has received an
offer from the Jackson, Mich, Athletic
club. The organization agrees to hang
up purse of $3.50 for contest be-
tween Whitaker and an unknown,
The Akron featherweight VIII not ac,
cept unless the amount of the purse
Is raised He hns grown tired of fight
ing for small purses. AS he has proven
that he Is a dangerous proposition for
the best OF them IL seems as though
be should command better purse.
STUART MAKES AN OFFER.
Dan Stuart. the well known Texas
sport and promoter of the battle be-
tween Jim Corbett and Bob Fltzsim,
mons at Carson City, over three years
ago. is In New York. He declares that
ne is ready to talk business with any
OF the hig fellows who are really anx-
ious TO fight
Il am prepared TO offer atldy sum for
n battle between Ftzslmmons ana
Jeffrles," said Stuart, "and will agree
10 pull off the encounter some time
this winter or next spring. Carson
City just now is the only place In the
United States where finish contests
between pugllists can be held without
molestntlon from the authorities,
Should II be impossible To bring ,Ief.
fries and 'Lanky Bob together, | will
arrange n match between Gus Ruhln
and Jeffries The public would like
10 see these two big men have It out
IN view OF the fact that the men have
already fought 10 n draw"
Stuart would not say how much
money he would hang up for a battle
between Rubin and Jefiries or Fitz,
simmons and the champion II is
said, however, that he viii give Sl5,-
600 for Jeffries and Rubin and 500,
600 for the boiermaker and the Cor
nlshinan. Stuart OF course, expects
10 have pictures taken Of the mills.
GIBBS AND NtCKENS MATCHED
After fully year OF argument Geo
Gibbs and Grant Nickens have AT last
been matched, and they viii come to,
gether at Ashtabula, on Nov. ii
Rodger williams, the hacker and man
ager OF Nlckens, posted a forfeit fol
the weight and appearance last night
and Gibbs sent word that the forfeit
would be covered at once. The meI
are to weigh in Mt 13s pounds at {
o'clock the day Of the contest.
HANGING FIRE.
The proposed match between Petcl
Maher the Irish Champion" aa(
Gus Rnhltn tho "Alron Cant" hong
f1ra bccarro of 10 feet Tint ~ c''r'
has h-en .forra wlllrr to lang uuI
proper sized purse for their conten
tion, says Macon. This is rather odd
for when they met before their con
test was one Of the most exciting eve
sefn N the American ring and an
furs n they ever meet again thos
who witness their endeayors will hav
no cause to regret the loss of the col