Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-12-26

second meeting, has also tended to
cause Furey to hesitate.
Art has already begun light work
for the fight with Martin Duffy, but
will not go into heavy, active tram
ing for few days more. He will do
most. Of his work at the South End
club, and will put on the finishing
touches at Detroit, where the fact of
his presence during the week before
the fight will aid in making the af-
fair a drawing card. His remaining
OIL the ground during the last week
will also do away with a tiresome
night on the train, and leave the
fighter in the best of condition for the
meeting.
CLEAN BREAKS AT MILWAUKEE.
Hitting in the clinches will be per-
mitted at all the boxing shows which
may be conducted in Milwaukee in the
future license having been granted
by Mayor Rose to the Badger Athletic
and Milwaukee Boxing clubs, to OBJ
serve the same rules as govern the
| fighters in Chicago and other cities.
This permission is given, however,
only to men weighing 150 pounds and
under, while those going over that
weight will be compelled to bow to
the old ruling, which calls for clean
breaks. l.u-
DOING NICELY.
Monday evening, Jan. 9, the East
End Athletic club will meet for the
purpose of electing officers for a term
Of six months. The members are well
satisfied with the progress that has
been made by the club, and look for
ward to rapid growth. Applications
for membership continue to be re-
ceived, and interest grows. Club col.
ors, cardinal red and imperial blue
have been selected.
A pool table has already been added
to the clubs equipment, and more ar.
ticles are promised, both for the ath
letic and social side of the clubs ex,
istence.
A FRESH START.
The Alley leagues will soon be again
in full swing. The Imperials and Ce
reals will meet tonight, and the Cereals
and Peerless team will bowl Friday
night, in the Howard st. Alley league
and the schedule on the Grand alleys
will be Immediately resumed. tn,
Kirkwoods and the South Ends vii
come together tomorrow night for tn,
third three-game meeting, on the Mail
st. alleys.
OFFER FOR ART.
Art Simms has been made an offer
by the South Bend athletic club, O
so per cent. of the gate receipts for
fight between he and Joe Leonard
The date suggested was Jan. 6, but thi
would be too close to the time of tn
Duffy fight to suit the Akron man. Th
stipulation is that the fighters weigl
In at 13O pounds, at o'clock.
1t will be remembered that Simm
was matched to fight Leonard at Erie
Pa, Thanksgiving Day, but the mattel
was declared off because of the inter
ference Of the police.
Simms will be glad to make mattel
to meet Leonard later.
MADDEN'S VERSION.
Billy Madden, Gus Ruhlins man
ager, takes great deal of the respon
| sibility for having thrown up thu
] sponge in the Ruhln-Jeffries fight, IL
an interview which was printed in
Salt Lake paper at the time the tw
, stopped there on their way East Whel
D asked why the fight was given up Mad
Q den said:
II will take all the blame for tha
, act, and did right under the circum
stances. Rubin was whipped maj
and / knew 1t, and not wishing hin
] to receive any unnecessary punish
mcnt, l threw up the sponge to say
4 him."
r Madden declares that Rubin was no
l at fault, that he had no intentions o
Y desire to quit, and that he was una
| ware that Madden had thrown up til
, sponge, until after he had done so.
, most strenuous denial is made by Mad
= den of the report that Rubin quit an
| a Al