Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-07-24
Watts : DIETRICH Match Is
Declared Off.
Ruhlln Begins Training For
Fitzsimm0ns Go.
Fast Time at Cleveland Races--Local
Sporting News.

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Sporting News.
The North End Athletic club has not
decided where the Simms- Iloonan con-
test will be held There is probable
ity that it will not take place nt the
Grand Opera house. The club Is con-
sidering an offer from one of the near
Sy resorts. II is thought that the
audience would prefer seeing the CON
test in one of the open theatcrs this
hot weather. AS soon as the club has
closcd Il contract for the house II Will
posi- its forfeit. The club has secured
permit for the contest and there Is
nothing TO prevent the show going on.
Smms and Hoonan are in training
for the match. Simms realizcs that
Hoonan is Il very hard proposition and
that he will have his hands fun In
beating him. There viii be plenty OF
Hoonan money at the ring side. Simms
will be the favorite in the betting
There will be two strong preliminarcs
Whitaker will appear in one. His op-
ponent has not been selected. Farmer
Reedcr. of Cleveland, has been asked
to 20 on in the other.
MATCH Is OFF.
The Billy Watts-Billy Dcirick match
has been declared off. There was II
misunderstanding relative to certain
clauses in the articles Of agreement.
AFTER RuHLlN'S STYLE.
4 match is on the tapis between
Billy Moore, Il local favoritc, and II
top notchcr, says n Canton special,
Moore recently held Dick Moore of
Minneapolis to n standstill IN 20
rounds, To draw, when the decision
his friends thought, ought to have gone
to him. He * n heavyweight who
fights after the Ruhlin style, and is II
wrestler of more than ordinary ability
Forfeit on his part was posted Monday
night aud Is to br covered today.
JEFTRlES MIGHTY LEFT.
lin .Ielrrles wants Ia have another
fight before the ltgrlon law expires
ON Sept /. He says he viii lncklc ih'
winner Of the liuhlin-Iitzsimmon'
tight an August -, IL the match cnl
be arranged. st the present time Jcf
fries Is really IN no condition TO iigh
anyone. His mighty left arm whicl
he injured last November at Ashbur,
park while tossing the medicine ball
has only hecn embarrassed from
steel ana leather device, which has 70
weeks kept the injured member al
most continually bent
For month before the harness wa
put on the arm was In n plaster o
paris east. This allowed no move
ment whatever. In the harness
could only bc used to II certain extent
IVhe hnrnrss Is made of four lcathe
belts inclosing the arn one above th
wrist. the next around the forearm
another Just above the bend of th
elbow aud the last drawn taut aroun'
the arm lust below the shoulder. Con
nected with each OF the leather belt
Is a bar of steel running from the tol
strap 10 the wrist, with II hingellk
Joint M the elbow. The big tghte
was permitted on Saturday, for TN
FIRST time in weeks, TO remove the dc
vice. 4 curve in the arm was easil,
noticeable, but light work, II is said
will bring II back TO It's natural shape
by August !, Jeflres expects to be II
good as ever. He viii then issue
sweeping challenge. He viii leay
Thursday for Mt Clemens, Mich
where 10y We'll timed work he hopes I
get his arm back to Its original shap'
VILE HAVE HIS SAY.
Gus Rubin aud fitzsimmons hay
ngreed 10 fight at the Garden on IL
10th Of August, and later ON | will ha,