Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-05-05
CURLEY
Is Very Confident.
He Is Training Hard For
His Match
In This City With Otto
SieIoH This Month.
Diamond Rubber Company Has
Two Teams.
N. E. A.. C. Preparing to Meet
Sharon.


at his quarters at Bennett baseball
park, Detroit, and he weighs a trifile
less than 1875 pounds, at which weight
he is to meet otto Sieloft in this city
later In the month for purse of $500.
Prior to the match with Sielo1, Sup
pies will meet Jack Abbott at Omaha,
and Jim Popp at Detroit, and the
sturdy Bulfalo lad who has been
making such rapid strides UP the pu-
gilistic ladder, is very confident that
he will win oyer all the men he Is
scheduled to meet.
Speaking of his coming match with
Sielolt, Supplies regards the ahar as
the hardest of his career. He Is quot
ed as saying: Il saw Sielon nght Jin
Popp at Buffalo and also saw the
Chicago man go through 20 hard
rounds with Jack DAILY at Roclkport,
o., so that ] have pretty fair idea
of what is in store for me. | have no
fear of the outcome, though, and based
on my performances against Popp
and DAILY have a little better than a
look in for first money. The best Sic
loft could do with Daily was to make a
draw in 20 rounds, while ! beat DAILY
in six rounds. Popp bested Sieloh, and
| made two draws with the clever Ca
madam champion, who fought 20
round draw with Champion Frank
Erne. SO that on form it looks as
though | should win handily. How
ever, Chis Sielotf is a hard proposition
as was shown by the easy way he
knocked out Tim Kearns in two
rounds. Kearns you will recall, is the
youngster who made draw with Ed
die Connolly in 20 rounds and later
knocked out Connolly in II rounds. No
matter how l figure 1t out, | cannot
see that i will not win, barring acct
dents, of course. Sleloif Is good at
long distances, and can punch hard.
He Is as strong as bull and has
plenty of endurance, but | will win,
just as sure as am talking to you.'
TWO TEAMS.
Employees of The Diamond Rubber
Company organized two base ball
teams Friday. They are called the
diamond Blues" and Diamond Pill
grims." William Neal Is captain of the
former, and David Jones, captain of
the latter. A match game was played
Saturday Afternoon.
GETTING READY.
I The n. E A. @. base ball team
practiced at Summit Lake park Sat.
urduy afternoon. The first regular
game will be played May II, with
Sharon.
SIMMs WAS A SECOND.
Art Simms was one of the seconds
FOR Eddie Santry in his fight at Louis
Vile Friday night with Oscar Gardner
MCCOY AND RYAN.
Kid Mccoy and Tommy Ryan vii
surely meet In the ring again. The
contest which was talked of few
Gays ago has been clinched and arti
cles signed. Thc men will meet in
six round bout at Chicago on May 90
The purse viii be $4,000, of which tn,
winner will receive $1,000. Mccoy Il
in line shape. He was working al
winter. having taken gymnasium ex
''N''N WHY ilt VIII uO IlOli
severe work now and will wind NJ
, his training at Muldoon's quarters
, Ryan too, Ia in fine shape. He i
working with Champion Jcffrles n
Allenhurst and will remain there. Al
though the bout Is Il short one, 1T shoult
be most exciting, Both men are fight
ersand boxers and will make 1t livel
from the start.
WORKING HARD.
Champion Jim Jeffries put in tn
hardest days work since he has bee
+. down at his training quarters Frlda
and remarked as he laid off in an cas-
chair on the porch "Thls has bee
"A corker for me. Another such a da
of wrestling and I'll need week
rest" or course, this was all sal
in o jocular strain, and referred to hi
tussle with Manager Brady over til
, settlement of real estate transactio
In which the champion becomes owl
er Of the Euclid avenue property n
), Loeb Arbor, known ms the Luck
Stamping ground for asprants b,
!, pugilistc fame. The price paid fc
thls very desirable piece of propert
J., was $4,000, aud II Is regarded as
> bargain.
NOT HOGAN KNOWN HERE.
huge joke on the sporting frate
~ nifty of Muncle, Ind, came to llgl
- Friday. When the first players fc
the Muncio State League naseba
team were secured, ii was reporte
that Marty Hogan, the feet outded,
had been signed. \ lively little fe
Ie low arrived and was hailed as MA
L. ty,' lie seemed fast OH his pins, bl
not quite so speedy as Marty used
:. be Ia hls'pnlmy days with the Westcr
League and other organizations. 4
nnlly the man wrenched a knee and |
= quit OF his own accord, stating thi
n he would be out of the game for IL
,r season and would return to Ohio. Ye
IS terd0y 1t was learned that Marty
boeated in Youngstown, Ohio, an