Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-11-23

couraged his friends to lay their money
on him. They claimed he would take
five to land one. He took more than
that every round and during the whole
fight he failed to send in one that hurt.
Simms was looked after by Morris
Collins, Pat Deely and Wallly Young.
Elmer Manton handled the financial
end of the affair for him. In Gard
ner's corner were Ed Taylor, Jack
Tompkins and Billy Ryan. Harry
Weaver and George Holbeck held the
watches.
An account Of the contest by rounds
would be monotonous. 1t was always
the same. SImms would follow his
man around the ring jabbing his left
first to the eyes, then to the stomach.
To break the monotony he would once
in a while sent slashing right to the
head or body. In the seventh Gardner
landed on Simms' nose with sufficient
force to start the blood. In the tif-
teenth he cut Arts lip.
AS the gong sounded at the close of
the Goth round, the referee, without
any hesitation, declared Slmms the
winner.
Before the match, Eouden Campbell,
Of Pittsburg. challenged the winner.
1t is doubtful whether Simms will ac-
cept as he has had some experience
with that individual, who fought him
foul at Niles. Simms has gained one
decision over him.
During his stay in Youngstown, Art
was at the Mahoning house.
In the preliminary Jimmy Moran and
Tom Howe slugged each other for six
rounds Neither had any science and
1t was a hammer and tongs affair In
the clinches the men would resort to
biting and all around dirty work. At
the end 1t was declared a draw.
Simms returned to Akron today with
Go per cent. of the money in his posses
sion.
NEW BRAND OF DOPE.
Some one tried a new brand of dope
in New York last week, and the result
was n story about Tom Sharkey's bank
account that beat out any pipe dreams
ever sprung on the public.
Snariley never was accused of being
able to compete with Thomas Edisor
or Horace Greeley or Benjamin Frank
4 lin, but 1t may be also said that hs
] never needed n guardian.
: So when dreamer" springs &
story about Toms being worth S225,
4 900 it seems wise to reach for the sal
Il shaker and do. the up-and-down.
Now, that much in itself is bat
n enough, but when the same write
d comes out and tells about Toms goin,
4 to the postoffice and trying to cash or
\ ders for $4,000 and being refused, |
4 seems like going the limit.
4 The whole thing starts out yer.
q nicely, but there Is one insinuatiol
q In it that makes it looks like knock
X That is the story that while Sharke
u was trying to make himself known a
the postoffice some OF the clerks go
4 wise and examined the bank book
a that he had passed in as a means o
n proving who he was.
4 They, SO it is stated, found one @
A them that interested them very mucl
N II was that one In whic
81 deposit of S50,000.0O ha
been made just two days after he 10.
n his fight with Fitzsimmons. His shaI
of the money did not amount to ths
much. and they We're wondering If til
Sailor had backed the Australian /
u the fight against himself.
Is The story went on to say that Sha
key owned gold mines. coal mines, ca
81 tie ranches, beer saloons, and doze
other money-making ventures, brlnl
ing him in an annual income larg'
than that of all the big trusts cor
p blned. What makes the whole stol
n so hard TO believe Is the fact thl
n nothing was said about the ressr'
N fund Sharkey had on hand for char.
NJ able purposes and the money he spe
a ON his wine cellar.