Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-04-06
Simms Given the Decision
Over Green
On Points at End of the Sixth
Round.
Ruhlin In Training at Lakewood
Local Sporting News.

Akron horses should cut no small
figure in the race meetings in this sec
ton Of the country this year.
The owners of likely trotters and
PAGERS are getting ready for the sea-
son. Akron will be represented by Il
number Of promising and tried per-
formers. III
Hastings, owned by Ed Dunn, is ex-
pected to be one Of the good money
winners. This horse has no record.
He is eligible to the slow classes and
will be entered in the 800 minute
pace at the early meetings.
Men who are considered competent
judges say that Hastings will go bet
ter than 90 this year. He is big and
strong and should put up u game
battle in split heat affair.
Ed Hershey will enter Little Coaster
in number of the meetings. This
horse closed the season with a mark of
2:25A. This is no indication of his
| speed 1t is believed that the horse
can beat 300 by wide margin. He
is being trained at Litchfeld.
| Monte Bayard, owned by George
Hopkins, was wintered at Granger. He
is said to be in fine condition for the
races. Bayard has mark of 2:16H.
His owner expects him to reduce this
several seconds before next fall.
George Hartman has new PAGER
Belle S., with mark of 2:22. Little is
known about the mare in this city. Her
owner will enter her in her class. He
looks for good things from her.
DR.. Barnett. +. " Williams and Har-
ry Del!enberger have green ones that
will make their first starts this year.
All are well spoken of. Laura Backus,
Eyria, 2;32, owned by Il. NJ. Ganyard;
Freebooter 2:291i, tire property of Cal
Stull and Perry, William Richardson S
unknown quantity, will be campaigned
KIRKWOOD'S BALL PLAYERS.
The Kirkwood club will have n base
ball team this year. A number OF first
class players are members of the team.
Among those who will play on the
team are Hutchinson, Moss, Smith
F'irestone and Carter. The minor teams
will he given an opportunity to defeat
the Kirkwoods.
RUHLIN IN TRAINING.
Rubin went to Lakewood Thursday
to assist Jim Corbett, who is training
for his fight with Jcffries. Before
leaving he said that since his defeat
by Sharkey he learned a grent deo
about boxing, and that his work Will
Corbctt would still further improve
him in this respect
HOGAN HAS SIGNED.
Marty Hogan at one time an Akron
player, one of the fleetest runners eve
seen on the diamond, has been signet
to field for the Muncic team Of til,
Indiana Baseball League.
YOUNGSTOWN'S TEAM.
Manager Finn OF Youngstown ha
announced the makeup Of the Youngs
town baseball team as follows Catch
crs, Hess and Millerick; pitchers, Car
ncy, Gallagher. Mcfarland, Best, Gan
non, Mccilli and McCreary; Shires, frs
base; TRULY, second base; shay, thir'
base; Bcrte, King or Glenn, shortstop
outtclders, Connor, Wright, Gilber
and Grant The players will report 70
practice next week.
: KIRKWOODS OBJECT.
The Krkwoods take exceptions T.
the title of Champions being used b,
the Peerless bowlers. The following
card is self explanatory;
sporting Editor;
= with mingled feelings of amuse
ment and disgust, | have recently nc
tced, In the columns of the local an,
Cleveland papers, repeated referenc
made to the Peerless bowlers as 'AkroI
: Champions, Summit County Cham
pions, etc,
ITO all inquiries have been com
= PEELED to reply about as follows The
have no possible claim to such a title
except such as may arse from dis
torted imagination, based upon eithe
{ assumption or ignorance. Kirkwoo
has soundly thrashed them. every yea
! since they were born with the excer
sttion OF the present and this year W
I have not had the opportunity W
T have, however defeated the Eureka