Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-07-18
Purse Offered For Rubin
and Goddard.
Akron Horses Made a Poor
Showing
In the Races atsCanton Yesterday
Sporting News.

opVftlUJ NCWos
Madison Square garden will be the
scene of the heavyweight contest be
tween Bob Fitzsimmons and Gus
Ruhln on August 10.
The selection of the garden as the
scene of the meeting between the big
fellows was made at a conference be
tween FitzsimmoEs and Ruhlin's nan
Bger, Billy Madden, Tuesday, when
bids for the battle were received. The
seaside Sporting club offered 40 per
cent of the gross receipts, the Iwen-
tleth Century A. C. 30 per cent and the
westchester A. C. 70 per cent. AL
though both Fitzsimmons and Madden
favored the Twentieth Century clubs
bid they thought it rather small and in
timated that there had been au un-
derstanding with the Seaside club to
keep the bid down. Jim" Kennedy,
manager of the Twentieth Century
club. denied this and said his club had
filed It's bid in good faith.
Subsequently Kennedy Ftzsimmons
and Madden talked matters over pri.
vateIy. At the conclusion of the con-
ference 1t was announced that Ruh-
lin and Fitzsimmons viii positively
fight In Madison Square garden on
August 10. The men will sign the ar
tcles OF agreement of the Twentieth
Century Athletic club today. They
Will 1ght for 30 per cent of the gross
receipts. or this amount the winner
will receive 70 per cent Fitzsimmons
said today that his hand, which he
injured some time ago, was now in
good shape. He expressed the greatest
confidence in his ability TO dcfcat
Rubin. Ftzsimmons win train for
Y the battle at Bergen Beach. Rubin
X will receive his preparation for the
mill Mt Bay Ridge
LuNACY IN DOUBT.
A warrant will probably be issued
Tor the Philadelphia manager who
offers a purse for Gus Ruh!in and Joe
Goddard Exchange.
GREAT BATTLE.
No one who follows the pugilistic
snme expects anything but mighty
clash to result in a meeting between
Tommy Ryan and Jack Root, match
ed 20 meet at Tattersals on Tuesday
July ~, no matter what the condi
tons There Is bitter rivalry between
the two men. This feeling was in
creased when the match made for the
east for June fell through, When
Manager Houscman succeeded in sign.
ing them for next weeks go II was
stipulated Oh RyHns demand, chiefly,
TINT there should be no decision with
both men on their feet AT the end OF
six rounds
But on Saturday last after lively
discussion as 10 the respective chances
OF Root and Ryan, the formers repre-.
sentative offered TO bet $500 on the
proposition that Root would win the
decision. were one TO be given. Ryan
called this proposition. the sum OF
$1,000 was put up with n Chicago news
paper. and the following addendum
was made 10 the original articles.
III is expressly understood and
agreed that the contest between Tom.
NY Ryan and Jack Root at Tattersalls,
n Chicago, July "a, shall go to decision,
and that the winner shall receive the
I $500 wagered on the result of the
bout"
Roots last appearance was when he
# was put TO the test by Dick o'Brien,
Il and this has doomed his stock In every
"A way. His garneness and his capacity
4 Tor the gaff are quoted away up. and
Il those who have been studying up the
B record OF the same Dick oBrien find