Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-03-15

ANOTHER TOURNAMENT.
The employees Of the Akron Demo
c1at are engaged in pool tournament
for the championship of the office.
There has been a dispute as TO who
was entitled to the honor. Six EN-
ployes of the company have claimed
for long time that they could de-
feat most anybody in the city. 1t is
to settle this dispute that the games
are being played. Manager Frees, of
the Grand has offered two handsome
cues as trophies. These will be award
ed to the men finishing first and sec
ond. Fifteen 10 point games will be
played on the tables at the Grand.
QUESTION OF REFEREES.
If pugilistic affairs continue on the
same lines as at present, every boxer
in the land will have his personal re
feree and decline to fight unless that
particular person judges the bout.
When a match is now discussed there
is invariably quarrel over the Sc
lection of referee. AS soon as the
clause referring to referee is reached
all present adjust the hard gloves and
begin to fight.
Il suggest Tommy Countemout," re-
marks one of the principals. This is
the signal for general row.
"Whatw shrieks the other fellow.
THAT bunco steerer to decide a fight
for me? Not if there wasn't another
man on top of the earth But. say,
haven't you got nerve to ask it?
Amt you afraid that when it came
TO making a decision he might think
of that suit of clothes you handed
him? Oh, yes, think l see Counte-
mout refereeing for me. Now, if you
want square man for the place, Billy
Breakum is the fellow"
Pack up" screeches the friend of
| Countemout. Have you the gall TO
ask me to have that panhandler ref
cree? What did he do to me when
Billy the Goat gets a lucky punch
on me and sends me to the mat
Didn't he count ten in five seconds
by the watch and call me down and
out when l was on me pins in seven
seconds? What? Breakum. Well,
think again"
And so goes the battle.
HURST'S METHODS.
Tim Hurst, the umpire and referee,
is agent for make of reddish liquid
and when questioned as to his methods
said:
1T is not so much trouble to sell
goods, but the guys must be right
financially. / always look up their
batting and fielding averages before
/ call. For that purpose there is a
small book with the name Bradstreet
or Dun on the outside in large letters.
This volume is much more pretentious
than Spalding's or Reach's annual
output of averages. There are certain
marks in these books by which we
merchants are guided. In other words,
take no chances now, save when
/ go out on the field to umpire a game
of ball. am working for good people,
and this business does not interfere
with umpiring or refereeing."
do you expect to umpire this sea,
SOM"
Il will if ! am appointed, / guess
If l don't catch on in the National
/ may get a job in the American.
have not heard anything as yet from
President Young. This thing of lug,
ging around samples of booze is the
same as training, and will he in good
condition to watch close plays when
the flag drops, Things are rather
muddled at present, and think the
magnates should use a few whites
of eggs in order to clear up the situa-
ton"
PEERLESS PLAYERS.
The Peerless team won two out of
three from the Cereals last night on
the Howard st. alleys. The scores:
pparless-S27 Sab 773 CprealS-7fh