Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-06-08
Simms Matched With a
Chicago Unknown.
Kirkwoods Play Their First
Game Saturday.
Choynski Shows White Feather
Local Sporting News.

The news that the struggle between
Fitz and Rubin was off created good
deal of talk among the sports last
night, says the New York Sun. Eitz
came in for much sympathy as his
luck of late has not been of the best
Rubin may meet Sharkey on June %
at Concy Island. There was some talk
on this subject yesterday. After the
akron Giant signeG 10 tackle Fitz
his manager, Billy Madden also clinch-
ed a 25-round struggle with Sharkey.
This ''go" was to have been decided
after both Sharkey and Rubin had got
through with their respective oppon-
ents, Mccoy and Fitzsimmpns. Now
that these mills have been abandoned
Sharkey and Rubin will have no fur
ther obstacle in coming together. Rub
lin has been training for many months
cause htim to get stale. He would be
willing, no dubt, to have the fight set
tied at an earlier date than June -.
Sharkey, who has been training very
hard, is in fine shape and may meet
Rubin earlier.
FitHsmmons was interviewed last
night at Bergen Beach. He said:
1T is true that ! have called my
tight with Rubin Off | will forfeit
$1,000 to him, aud | am very sorry
that | cannot fight him. l will be com
PEELED TO carry my hnnd In splints for
Jfx l.s.s 4, - ;,,t t,,
it, my physician says, will retard its
complete recovery, and am not going
TO hamper ii in any way. may be
able to meet .Ieffries next August, but
the way things look it is very doubtful.
will not allow myself to get out of
condition. ] will keep on running every
day Just to keep my muscles limber."
Last night Martin Julian, one OF the
promoters of the Westchester A. C. In
company with Billy Madden, manager
of Rubin, went down to Bergen Beach
and called upon t'itzsimmons to ascer-
tain whether ii was really true that
the match was off. Fitz admitted such
was the case, and agreed to forfeit 81, :
900. OF his $500 will so to Rubin and
the other 5000 to the club. Julian ex-
amined Fits hand and was convinced
that the injury had not been eXagger-
atcd. He told Fltz that he was sorry
for him. Before he left ho
asked Madden whether Ruhlin
would consent to fight Jim Jefi'rlcs OH
the same date. MaG,.en responded
that Rubin was open 20 meet any one
In the business. Julian telegraphed to
the champion and expects an answer
from him today. II is not likely that
Jetfries will accept unless he has time
In which to train.
GAME AT KENT.
The Buchtel college team went tc
Kent Friday to play the High School
of that place. Orin will be in the box
for the Buchtcls, Price being saved
for the game against the Kirkwoods.
AGAINST AN UNKNOWN.
Simms was booked to meet an un
known at Columbia hall in Chicago
last night. THE dispatches contain
nothing In reference to the outcome
of the fight It is probable that Slmms
will not get an engagement in the
east, the RootRyan match having been
called on
WORKING HARD.
Jack Palmer Is working hard to get
in condition for his match with Morris
Rausch AT Chicago. June 20. lie cx
poets TO give good account of him
self. He Is doing most Of his work al
the South End Athletic club.
CIlONNSKI ELI NkED.
Joe Choynski, the yaifornia heavy
weight, who was matched to fight Joe
Walcott for six rounds in Chicago or
July 10, has deliberately funked on
of the fight Tom O'Rourke received
n telegram yesterday from Lou Hous
man stating that Choynski would mo-
meet Walcoit, although he had already
signed
PITCHERS TO BURN.
Up to date, II pitchers have pitched
in one or more games, and there ar,
| plenty of twirlers in reserve yet. Ant
| think of the time when one man wen