Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-07-21
BELLE S
Won Third Money
In Fast Pacing Race at
Canton Friday.
Great John Is Belt Is
In Soak.
Many Matches Being Made In
New York.
Ryan Anxious TO Meet McCoy-lO-
cal Sporting News.

Oue AhTOu nOrse iuhHdHeu w get III
side the money at Canton during the
meeting in that city this week. In the
2:22 pace Friday afternoon Belle s.,
owned by George S. Hartman, finished
third in the summary. She finished
second in the first heat which was
paced in 2:22A. The race was won by
Ruby Hughes. The little mare took
new record of 2;21A. Belle S. finished
2-4-4--3.
Wardetta started in the 2:27 pace
| finishing $50. The race was won
by valure B. in straight heats. Best
time 2:23A. The 2;1S trot went to
BILLY g., hest time 2:1s%. A number
of Akron horsemen witnessed the
races.
NEW UNIFORMS.
The West Hin Grays and the Star
Drills are playing at Summit Lake
Park. The Star Drills new uniforms
arrived today.
CORBETT WILL NOT FIGHT.
When James j. Corbett's attention
was called to "A story stating that lie
had agreed TO fight Kid Mccoy ON
Aug. % at the Twentieth Century club,
lie said: "rhere is no truth in the
story. | have not made match to
fight Mccoy or anybody else, and will
not fight anybody until | fight Jeffres.
/ shall not fight at the earliest until
next spring
ANOTHER ROW.
Tommy Ryan has declared that he
| was through for all time with Jim
Jrffries, and would never again assist
the heavyweight champion in his
training Rynns version of the split
up Is that his compensation was too
small.
DIAMOND BELT IN SOAK.
John l.. Sulllvans' famous $4,000
gold and diamond studscd champion
ship belt is held for n beer bill. This
was the cause for the eX-king of the
prize ring appearing i'm Jefferson Mar
ket court this afternoon, says II New
York special He wanted to get II
from Thomas Allen, president of the
Dante Inferno Amusement Co., for
which Sullivan was manager until he
severed his contract by tapping Allan
Oh the hea din an alteration.
Sullivan told Magistrate Mayo that
he put tile belt over the bar as an at
traction while he WAS manager OF the
Dante saloon on Broadway and that
when he left the place Allen refused
to give II up. Allen admitted having
the belt but said that Sullivan owed
him So, 100 for oYerdrawins his ac-
count
"rhe belt" John T.. said, was the
gift of the people of the United States
and $5O,0O0 could not even buy an in
tcrest In IT," He wants TO exhibit In
his new place on Forty Second street
Hearing in the case was adjourned
until July 10,
SIX WEEKS MORn.
But six weeks more of boxing under
the Horton law, and the sports are
going to have n pugilistlc carnival to
wind up the sport in the Empire state,
The fitzslmmons.R Rubin bout, sched.
uled for Aug 10, auG the Fit2simmons,
Sharkey go for Aug %, are fixtures,
and negotiations are going on for
bouts between the lighter men, Jim
Corbett declared today that the sports
win not have the pleasure of seeing
him face "Kid" Mccoy in the ring,
The ex-champon says he has not
given the match thought as he in
tends TO have another so with Cham
pion Jeifrlcs before he win agree to
meet anyone else. Tommy Ryan
has authorized Jim Kennedy to
match him with Mccoy in the event
of Corbett FILLING TO come to terms.