Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-03-07
Billy Madden Has a New
Heavyweight.
Simms Signs Articles With
Green For a Match.
Scores Made on Akron AIIeys-LocaI
Sporting News.

Sporting News.
The smoker given Tuesday evening
by the North End Athletic club was
well attended by members, and the
program conducted was full of amuse-
ment and entertainment.
Among the features of the evenin
were songs by the North End quar-
tette, buck and wing dancing by Har.
ry Stephens, bag punching by Bernard
Strapp, and number of sparring
matches.
The North End quartette was popu.
lar, being obliged to respond to
number of encores. Members of the
quartette are: Milo Williams, Fred
Schrank, Frank seeley and Harry
Stephens.
Three-round sparring exhibitions
were engaged in by the following
named club members:
Thomas McGrcevy VS.. Frank Viney:
Ernest Treen VS.. Frank Limrlc; John
Strapp vs.. Frank Hanson; Natha
Tuholsky vs.. james Limrlc; Bernard
Strapp vs.. John Sullivan; John Sulli
van VS.. Mike Zoltam; Otto Bedur VS..
Frank Cassidy. The last exhibition
continued for four rounds. Fred Dietz
was referee, but as the bouts were
merely friendly exhibitions, no dccls.
ions were given.
WILL MEET THIS TINE.
Peter Maher and Stockings Conroy,
who are to meet at Youngstown Fri
day night In 20-round contest, wired
the athletic club Tuesday that they
would arrive there Wednesday, and
finish light training at the headquar-
ters of the club. Maher comes from
Morris Park, and Conroy from Troy,
\. Y. Preceding the Maher.C Conroy
contest, there will be two six-round
prellminaries. The sole OF tickets In
dcates there will be large crowd of
sporting men In attendance.
KENNY'S AMBITIONS.
A New York special TO the Plain
Dealer says:
Iank Kenny and Matty Matthews
spared four lively rounds In nm up.
town sporting headquarters yester
day in the presence Of several mon
who like to see lively practice bout,
Kenny's quick work was commented
on and several did not hesitate to say
that Yank has good chance Of beat,
Ing Gus Rubin when they meet. Ken.
ny and Oscar Gardner do their roaS
work together daily, aud the big fcl,
low Is enthusiastic over tiardnor's
chances against McGovern on Friday
night Kenny has been matched for
20 rounds with Jack Cavanaugn, an
other big fellow, AT the Metropolitan
Athletic club Of Wheeling, W. va.
March %. n "Yank' defeats Ruhlir
he will issue brond challenge, backed
by substantial forfeit to meet any
man In tho world
Commenting on the above the Plain
Dealer says ho viii not beat Rubin
II the hght Is on tho square.
WHITTAKERS WORK.
johnny Whitaker wac on In ono Of
the prcliminaries at Cleveland last
night. or his work the Plain Dealer
says;
Johnny Whitaker, the colorcd boy
who started out well here several
years ago, aud then did fairly we'll IN
the West, met Jim Smith, Of Youngs,
town, in four-round bout IN tho soc.
ord preliminary. The ROUNDS did no,
go to the regular time limit but they
NN'p hphS NiiOhEh " nuOM liUl cllllll
would not have been In the colored
mans class II they had been fighting
for gore. 1t was clover exhibition
however, and amused the crowd.
ARTICLES SIGNED.
Art Simms and Freddie Green sign
ed articles for 20.round contest Tues
day, They will meet under the aus
pices Of tho Cleveland Business Men'i
gymnasium, and will fight at ls,
pounds.
NEW MEMBERS.
AT the next regular meeting, Marcl
16. the North End Athletic club will
receive 10 new members into tho club
MADDEN LOOKING FOR DATES
The North End Athletic club has re
csfvsd letter from billy" Madden
Ruhlin's manager. He wants the cln
% arrange match for Soldier WI