Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-11-01
NORTH END
Prac ticing For the
Battle.
South Ends Game With
Warren Off.
Simms May Fight Kid
Broad.
Barberton Alleys Are Bad For
Akron Bowlers.
Barberton Alleys Are Bad For
Akron BoWlers.

The North End foot bali team had
hard practice last evening in pre-
paration for the hard game with the
Salem Athletic club, Saturday on the
Buchtel grounds.
Capt. Cassidy gave the players two
solid hours of hard work last even
ing In making formations and taclSlng.
The North Ends realize that to de.
feat Salem hard practice must be had
therefore the team will work tonight
at the usual place.
Art Kauth the star tackle of the old
Akron Athletic club who also played
with the North Ends last season will
be found in his old position Saturday
against Salem.
ANOTHER DEFI.
The Grays have again challenged
local foot ball aggregations. The
challenge states that they will play
any team in the city, the average
weight of which is not more than 1870
pounds. The manager of the Grays
directs that the answers be sent to
the Sporting Editor, of the Democrat
BUSINESS BOOMING.
Many additions to the membership
of the North End Athletic club con.
tlnue TO be made. The convenience of
the new quarters has appealed to
numbers of the bushes men and the
younger generation whose headquaf-
ters are down town. 1t Is from this
class that the latest additions have
been made AS soon as the necessary
arrangements and purchases have been
made, the club will establish itself
In the new home with bigger mem
bership than ever. 1t was hoped and
expected that arrangements could be
made to hold IN athletic show, from
which there might be some proceeds
to devote to the Improvement of the
clubs equipment, but nothing de-
finite has been done, although the
matter has not been forgotten and
will be attended to later.
MORE MATCHES FOR ART.
Art Slmms manager is making an
effort to get matches for him with
either Dave sullivan or Kid Broad.
the two fighters named, although there
have been negotiations before, for a
fight between Simms and Broad.
JENKINS AND Mcleod CONFI-
DENT.
The sale OF seats for the champion
ship wrestling match between Tom
Jenkins and Dan Mcleod, which will
be decided ut Cleveland, Nov. Z opens
tomorrow and already many orders
have been fled. Tom Scanlon the To-
cal promoter, who guaranteed Il purse
of $1,000 with percentage privileges
for the event, Is making extensive
changes In the seating arrangements
of Central Armory, and when com
pletcd viii allow the handling of n
crowd of 10000 without trouble. Both
Jenkins ana Mcleod are down to
weight and each Is confident of win
ming.
NOT DISBANDED.
The fact that the last foot bal
date Of the Buchtel Academy team has
been cancelled indicates nothing serl.
Gus and has no bearing on the event
that has saddcned and quieted all foot,
ball circles. The game was postponed
and could not have been played on
Will be In the game untIl the season
Is over.
PLANETS ARE WRATHY.
Ever since the South Ends defeated
the Planet football team, the manager
OF the latter aggregation has been Try
ing TO get return match. SO far with
out success, Having defeated tn,
Planets, the South Ends, evidently pre-
pared to take no chances, straightwaS
filled all their time for Saturday game,
without giving the Planets another
chance. The latter men are wroth.
They claim the South Ends are
little afraid of the result of anothc
meeting and that they are purposel!
avoiding II game. The management
OF the South Ends had directed th,
attention of the Planet players TO IN,
North Ends and has stated that If the!
again defeat that team they may hay,
game At the same time the Soutl
Ends are making no especial effort t
get match against the North End
themselves. The Planets say tina
when they played the South Ends the,
were sore and stif from the gam
against the North Ends the week be
fore. They apparently have goo,
case and aro the logical opponents o
the South Ends for the city champ
ionship.
THE FIGHT PICTURES.
The very important feature of tn
Ruhlin-Jeffrles fight. that OF takn
the pictures, is being arranged. De
laney and Madden have named thei
terms to the biograph man and II the
are accepted the rigging Will be place
and the pictures taken. Delaney ha
announced that his man Jeffries neyc
felt better In his life than he does nov
STRONG GAME SATURDAY.
The crack team of the Salem, O
Athletic club will be the opponent
OF the North End Athletic clubs foo
ball team Saturday on the Buchte