Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-03-05
NORTH ENDS
Tell Their Story.
They Claim That Simms
Is Not Grateful.
He Has Chance to Meet
Ole 0Ieson.
Rubin May Fight "Dinky"
Dunkhorst.
Purse Offer For Gus and childs--
Local Sporting News.

Ine HeunDerS Oh tne N0rtn Emu Atn-
letic club are not inclined to let the |
Simms matter 90 by without an expla-
nation.
The sporting editor of the Democrat |
is in receipt of the following commu.
nication:
"An article in the columns OF your |
paper Of the 3rd inst, regarding the
alleged differences between Art Simms
and the n. +. A. C. has stirred up
much comment, not only among the
\. Z. A. c. boys, but among uninter-
ested parties who are quite familiar
with the proceedings which are sup.
posed to have brought about this trou-
bic. While we are not at all disturbed
about the withdrawal Of Simms from
the organization, still il would be an
injustice 10 the y. Z. boys to let this
article go uncorrected. 1t is our inten-
tons to present facts in this article
and then let the public decide whether
or not Simms has been treated well
by the n. E. boys. We are willing TO
admit that Simms did great deal in
attracting attention to our organiza-
ton; but in this article we will AT
tempt to show that we doomed him
and made it possible for him to meet
with much success. When Simms met
Jack Focht, in Massiilon, he was prac-
tically unknown outside of East Ak.
ron, bis home. Yet this fact did not
keep us from investing 800 in a spe-
cial train. We took the chances of
losing it. Until the Akron crowd
reached Maesillon there was not more
than 20 people in the house; but the
Akron crowd swelled the audience to
about 400. This goes to show that
had not the Akron crowd gone to Mas
silloD, Simms would not have gone
on. At any rate he would not have re-
ceived 500. His go with Jonny Den
nison, before the Rockport Athletic
club, was only fixed after the manage
ment was informed that the \. E. A.
c. would again run a special train.
Approximately $500 was taken TO
Rockport that night, and it would be
strange if the management would not
give Simms 500 for the 60. When he
met Tommy White before the Cleve-
land Business Mems gymnasium, we
again gave him the benefit of special
train and also sold tickets for this con-
est. For this 60 he received $40. When
he returned to Akron he wss in sore
need Of benefit, and the N. e. A. G.
ever ready to help him, gave benefit
in their club rooms on North Hill.
Each and every member hustled out
tickets for the benefit and from this
he received the entire gate receipts,
amounting to about SS5. What benefit
was the club getting all this time!
The members were having the pleasure
of investing their money and then
, working night and day in order that
we did not lose il. The fact that we
did not lose money on our special
trains was not wholly due to an in,
tense desire to see Simms. We must
not lose sight of the fact that the boys
worked hard to come out without a
loss Of money. Noww comes the
Simms- White contest in Akron, where
, in Simms claims he was treated sc
shabbily. Let us see. The club al
first offered purse for the so, which
ordinarily would have been divided
$500 10 the winner and 5000 to the
loser, but owing to the fact that White
got "flimmed" in Cleveland, he was
not at all anxious to come to Akron
his manager, T.. NJ. Housman, wrote
us that White would come IL he was
guaranteed $500. This was consider
ably in excess Of the amount we con
templsted and we decided to secure
some other good man. Simms came tc
me with the following statement. He
said: 4 know that White has asked
big sum of,money but am anxious
to meet him again. think can beat
him and II I can 1t will be worth
money to me. Now II you viii offel
so per cent of the gross receipts, fol
the purse, am willing that White
have $500. If so per cent does moi
reach $500 the club is to make it good.
This proposition was not very salts
factory to the club, inasinucb as il
would mean very little money fo'