Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-02-02
New Racing Circuit Will
Include Akron.
William Wallace Scribner Has
Changed Hands.
Ieffries Comment on Fits Story
Sporting News.

he met and defeated Jack Finnegan,
Rubin issued q challenge TO Jeffries,
Fitzsimmons, Sharkey or Mccoy for
a finish fight, with gloves or bare
knuckles, for $1,000 side.
There was considerable alarm felt
after the Utica fight by all parties
concerned. 1t was feared that finne-
gan had been seriously injured. For
10 minutes after the Knockout blow
he did not regain, consciousness. Lat
er on he revived and when he left
the building he was apparently all
right, although the marks Of the pun
ishment that was inflicted by Rubin
will show for months.
Ruhln weighed in at 100 pounds
and Finnegan at 1877.
LOCAL FAyORITE SOLD.
William Wallace Scribner, horse
which has appeared at Akron on num-
erous occasions was sold Thursday at
Chicago, to j. W. Powers for $500.
Scribner is IL years old and has a
record OF 2:06A. He was sired by
William Wallace out of Rebecca.
NEW RACING CIRCUIT.
A new racing circuit, including Ak
ron, has been formed at Canal Dover
A special from that place says: AT a
meeting of the Tuscarawas County
Fair Association here a plan was de-
vised whereby State circuit is to be
formed during the coming fair season,
which will give'aH impetus 10 the fairs
in all the towns, comprising it. 1t is
proposed to include the following
towns in this circuit: Ravenna, Can
ton, Canal Dover, Carrollton, Miner
va, Akron and Coshocton. The dates
are to be so arranged that exhibitors
and horse owners shall start at Miner
va, and end with Coshocton. All the
towns named except Minerva have
been communicated with, and are ia
vorable to the plan. A meeting OF
the secretaries of fairs held in these
various towns will be shortly called
at Canton, where the details of the
circuit will he arranged. Following
are the officers elected by the local
fair associations: President, John l.
Kennedy: vice president, Ed. S. Sling
luff; superintendent Of grounds. c. ii
krantz: secretary, Mayor II. w. Streb
treasurer, Valentine Kentz; chief mar
shal, John Ginter; executive commit
tee, John l.. Kennedy and Ed. S
Slingluff.
When Art Simms enters the rims
with Tommy White of Chicago he viii
Z. be seconded by quartet of expericnc
ed ringsters.
His chief adviser will be Johnny La
yack of Cleveland. Lavack has had
number of lively bouts Of his own dur
ing the past year and his experience
= will bc of great value to Simms.
= Arts trainer Johnny Whitaker, o
Cleveland, will also be Oh hand to SCI
. that his favorite gets fair deal
Charles Ghcen and Mike Gallagher o
Akron will also be in Simms' corner
Sam Young has been selected as Off
cial timekccpcr.
ROASTED FITZSIMMONS,
When James ]. Jeffries, the cham
: pion pugllist Of the world, arrived a
Hot Springs, last night, he lost no tim
in ''roasting" Rob Fitzsimmons for tn
Australians charge that the latter ha'
g been robbed OF the championship b,
y being drugged at the end of the secon'
j. round.
s "Ie must be daffy," said the burl
!. boilermaker. "This is a mighty lat
= day for Fitzsimmons to be discoverin
!, that dope knocked him out of th
s championship. II he was poisoned
It suppose the blows landed in the sec
G ond on him poisoned him."
= Jefrries was accompanied here by hi
:. brother. Jack. They are assigned t
the apartments that sharkey occupie
during his recent visit. In compan
with Dan Stuart and several othe
!. sporting men the champion visited tn
e Southern and Arkansas clubs. He
y billed TO appear in Little Rock tonight
i but his trunk has gone astray and h
~ will not show. He Will call on Tomm
If Ryan and will see Ryan fight Georg
Lawler, the Detroit Giant, this after
II noon.
"Ryau will probably be In my corne