Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-08-27

championship of the world in savan-
nah, during September.
RAvENNA PROGRAM.
The Ravenna fair opened Tuesday
and indications are that it will sur
pass all other efforts of the Portage
county society. Wednesdays races
will be 2:50 trot and 2:40 pace.
Thursday there will be 2:23 trot
a 2:25 pace and 2:18 pace, the lat
ter race being the only one in the
weeks program for which the entries
are not all in. On Friday 2:30 trot
and a 2:19 trot will fill the race pro-
gram.
The entries for all the races began
to come in early and Akron will have
Il big representation at the meet, the
classes embracing time that will let
many of the Akron animals have more
than good show for the money.
TOO MUCH PROSPERITY.
What has been said so often about
the inability OF fighters to stand pros
perity has just proven true in the case
of Marvin Hart at Louisville. That
young fighter has been enabled by his
recent successes to get his hands on
more money than he probably ever
saw before, in one heap and the way
he has been spending it and the ex-
cess in which he has INDUCED would
make drunken sailor blush for
shame.
Hart's finish is in sight. He is un-
dermining his strength, and some 9th
er fighter will soon be earning the de-
cisions and the money that have re-
Gently been going to him.
PARR AFTER JENKINS.
Massillon, O., Aug. 27.-(Spl)-Jas.
Parr, of London, England, who claims
the wrestling championship of Eng
land, Is here, the guest of John Clark
Il well known sporting man. Parr
wants to get on IA match with jenkins.
He will go to Cleveland for that pur-
pose as soon as jenkins returns.
WHO WILL REFEREE?
The selection Of the referee for the
Ruhlin-J effrles fight seems to be max
ing more trouble than the rest of the
arrangements all taken together. Both
men are inclined to insist in having
say they have confidence in him and
that the general public also looks upon
Siler as "A reliable man.
Welsh and Ward, of San Francisco,
are both suggested by the Frisco
club management, and neither are
suitable to the lighters or their man
ayers. The difficulty experienced in
the selectiin of the referee is mex
pllcable TO the rlngsters who are fol.
lowing the fortunes of this fight and
the obstinacy with which both men
declare for Siler would denote that
| the end Is not yet.
FlXING UP COLUMBIA.
New York, Aug. 27.--The former cup
defender, the Columbia, was placed
In dry-dock in Brooklyn Monday fol
cleaning and examination, preparatory
to taking part next Saturday, Off New
port. in the first of the official trials
to select defender to meet the Sham
rock She viii probably be taken t
) Newport next Wednesday.
TRYING SHAMROCK III.
New York, Aug. 27.-The Shamrocl
II, after light weather sail stretchin.
spin Of six hours, returned to he
mooring In Sandy Hook Bay at I;3'
pm. The Shamrock, accompanied b.
the steam yacht Erin, sailed to poin
about two miles east of the Sand.
Hook lightship and then turned back
1t was almost Hat calm for thre,
hours. Sir Thomas Lipton, George l.
} Watson, and j. Il. Hllliard were ol
board the challenger during her trial
WEBSTERS VS.. KENT.
Labor Day win see one of the prin
cipal ball games of the season, when
in the presence of the vast crowd tha
will flock TO Silver Lake TO attend tn,
Labor Day picnic, the Kents and tn,
Websters will play. This game and til,
teams who win play II, was decide,
upon after n great deal of delibera
tlon by the members of the G. l.. u
committee. The Kents are players o
known ability and the Websters hay
played the best of the average game
that Akron has had this season. Niue
speculation is heard as to the outcom
Of the Labor day game
WEBSTERs Al CUYAHoGA FALL
The Websters and the Cuyahos
Falls teams Will meet at Silver LAX
on the occasion OF the Farmers plcni
The Falls boys are powerfully bolste