Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-01-11
Cost Considerable Sum
to Rectify It.
Rubin will Fight Finnegan In
Cincinnati.
Kid McCoy's Ruse TO Rattle Maher..,
Sporting News.

Sp0TtIng news.
Members of the Akron Poultry and
Pet Stock club held meeting i'm nr.
]. W. Lyder's Office Wednesday night
to attend to financial matters. Com
pletc report has not yet been pre-
pared.
All premiums, amounting to 5000,
have been paid Other bills, as fnst as
they have been presented, have been
paid.
Through n mistaken Interpretation
of the rules first premiums OH pigeons
amounted to just twice as much ms
the club had originally designated.
Entry fec for siuglc specimens was
- cents, but when bills We're paid 30
cents wus demanded for first prem
iums. Premiums paid on pigeons
amounted TO $40.
HuIiLIN VS.. FiNNEGAN.
Manager Tommy Costello, of the
Ohio Athletic club is in correspond
encc with Billy Madden. manager of
Gus Rubin. in regard to Rullin meet
ing some tirst-class heavyweight in
this city, says the Enquirer. Ruhlin's
opponent will likely be Jim Flnnegan,
of Pittsburg. FinneGan wants to
fight Rubin at lS0 pounds. or winner
take all mt catch weights. Jim Hurst,
of the Utica, (N. VI Athletic club, Is
also af;er hulilln and l'innegan, and
the club that o.fcrs the best induce
ments.
HAS QUIT.
After the fight Tuesday night Geo.
Dixon said that he would never enter
the ring again. McGoye,n lssres Il
statement inviting chaI!nnges from
ambitious fcati!ei welglii'.
MruCY'S TRICKS.
"Eid" Mccoy Is known 70 hc fill OF
tricks in ,hc rlns. ana his ughf with
Peter Mahcr nt Cnney Island Ia mn
example of that fict, Wien he hag-
gled over the gloves to he worn, thus
wasting Il lot of time, and compelling
the spectators to writha in agony with
the cold he had u purpose In view.
AS reporter was Informed, the
kids" idea Wa to get Alaher wor-
ried.
"Beforc Mccoy left his dressing
room TO enter the ring" said Il friend
of the kid" he steamed his feet for
u half hour. He know that tho build
Ing would be cold. and lic realized
that the place he would feel 1t most
would ba the neither cytycmltlcs. With
a long bath robe about hin, hn Ind 10
fear Of his body becoming chilled
He was foxy enough 10 hud out that
.htHSi nav ho' 'hH'.i 's.tot UEc'HU-
tlons. and when hc got into the ring
hc srt about at olco to I'LL ti.io. lie
realized from the first i,nt he would
have to Use the gloves the referee
gave him, but by keeping his oppor-
crt wn'tinghc was sure that 1, would
help him in the end nell, YOU know
the rcsIit do not say the fight would
have terminated the other why, but
there Is no galnsnying that It did I'M
pnir Peters chanccs, for Maher has
had severe cold ever since the fight,
and admits :hat tho Kid got the bet
ter of him all round"
AFTER ROCKPORT CLUB.
The village of Rockport is up IN
arms against the Rockport club. The
villagers are going TO make II strelu-
ous effort TO put the club people out
of business. The villagers don't
think that pool selling and prize fight
ing are conducive to the best infer
ests of the village. They have conse-
quently secured legal ialent TO take
care of their interests. a long fight
mny be begun by this action, as It Is
known that the club won't give mp It's
quarters without an effort TO retain
them. Warrenis FOR the arrest of
several of the club people We're sworn