Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-12-14
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Finish In Pool
Contest.
RampaneIIi Champion
by Is Balls.
KirkWoOds Defeated the
South End Team.
Six Day Bicycle Races VIII End
In New York Tonight.

at the finish stood: Rampanelli, 500;
and Hard 475.
Hard made one Of the greatest spurts
ever seen on local tables when the
time came to roll the last 100 balls, and
came very near to winning the contest.
His work for the evening consisted of
214 balls. A large crowd saw the
contest, and watched its progress with
almost breathless suspense. There
were offers to bet, at different times
hast night that Hard would win, and
Rampanelli grew nervous as the scores
came closer together.
After the game was over, victor and
vanquished met and congratulated
each other, one for the excellent show
ing he had made, and the other for his
victory. The scores In full were: Ram
panelli, 104, 101, 100, 9S, 97-5OO. Hard
10. So, 10, SO, 214-475. Last nights
playing was among the best ever seen
on local tables.
The leaders in local sports are not
an enduring class. Few are seen in
the places where they gain fame, for
more than one or two seasons.
In football, first they are seen on
the sidelines for season. They
learn the game and learn TO love ii.
Next season, equipped with nose
guard and mask, they're in, the scrim-
images, and after one years practical
work, the survival of the tittest pro-
vides that the subject of evolution Is
either out of the game, or local
star or hero. One season az Il lead
er-and then the heros place Is taken
by younger and more strenuous
citizen, who, in turn goes the way of
his predecessor.
In pool, an entirely new set of faces
Is seen ut the local haunts almost
every year. One or two of the stand
bys remain and promulgate the tradi-
tions Of few seasons ago"
Bowling is the sport which stands
as the exception which proves the
rule. The citizen who once culti
Yates the bowling habit never seems
to be able to abandon 1t. Season af-
ter season, in tournament upon tour
nament practically the same faces
are seen ON the alleys. They bowl
steadily, are relied upon, and usually
retain the bowling spirit for many
seasons
CAN'T UNDERSTAND IT.
The Eastern men, who had pinned
their faith to McGovern, are unable
as yet 10 realize that he was defeated
Thanksgiving day, fairly and square
N, and they continue to say and print
most unpleasant things about
tYoung Corbett," the Denver boy
who turned the trick.
Because he has sidestepped Terry
for a year or more, he Is bitterly ar.
raigned. Yet when McGovern was
equally eyasive as 10 meetings with
good men, they had nothing to com
plain OF. Art Simms wanted to fight
McGOyern for long time, but the
latter would not meet him. There
was more money and less risk In
fighting men Of lesser reputation and
sporting men believe that Terry met
"Young CorbetH' only because he
greatly underestimatcd the latter's
ability, and believed he would be an
easy victim.
RACE CLOSES TONIGHT.
Nine teams only, OF the six.
teen starters are left In the
six day bicycle race at Mad
ison Square Garden. Hour after hour
they continued around the track Fri.
day, with no change In their relative
positions, and 1t seems that they are
tn %. hn
before the contest closes tonight. The
IL o'clock score was:
Butler and Mclean. 2,191 miles .
laps: Newkirk and Munroe 2,19l miles
2 laps McEachran and Walthour, 2,l9l
miles z laps; Maya and Wilson, 2,10l
miles 2 laps; Babcock and Turyillc
2,l01 miles 2 laps; King and Samuel.
son, ., 100 miles D laps; Hall and Me
I.aren, 2,1gO miles 3 laps; Fredericks
and Jaak 2l90 miles laps; Lawson
and Julius 2,l53 miles ! lap. The
riders arc 125 miles behind the record
SIMMS CHALLENGED.
Gus Gardner has issued challeng,
tn any lightweight In the business, and
has specified that he would like espe
eially to meet Art Simms, Young Grilfc
or Spike Sullivan. Gardners recent
victory over Roxy Kanel is responsi
BILE for the def
WILLIES WORRIES.
What makes the marvellous performs
ances of Willie Hoppe the young bill
lard expert, especially annoying to the
older players, who have made and lost
regulations for years, In the fact that
the youngster is so. short that he has
to crawl upon the table TO make many
of his shots.
Efforts have been made by some Of
the older ones to have him barred from
the game unless he complies with tn,
same conditions as govern the rest o
them, but the efforts are in vain
Hoppe Is not the first billiard exper
who has been handicapped by lack o
tature. Lynn Higham, in 1S30-40 ha,
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