Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-03-14
Akron, March -. 1901.
RUHLIN IS CONFIDENT.


Gus Rubin Is hopeful He still eX
poets to be the heavyweight champion
OF the world and anticipates that the
title will be his before the end of the
year. He Is now In New York with his
manager. Billy Madden This Is the
first time that he has been in the met
ropolis since he bcg'i training for the
Cincinnati contest lir is in splendid
condition and Is loG,;.Ng for n chance
to sign articles for n contest with any
man In the business. He said Wednes.
day that he Is willing to go most any
where in order to get n chance to prove
that he was the best man in the world.
ARRANG EMENTS FOR MATCH.
A special from Chicago says:
"Billy Madden, manager of Denver
Ed Martin, requested Charles r.
Essig by wire yesterday TO make an
arrangement for the fight at Coving-
ton, Ky, the last week in March he,
tween Martin and Frank Chlds, for
the colored heavyweight champion.
ship, The agreement has been closed
with the exception of the posting Of
forfeits, which Esslg has delayed until
after the Chlds- Bycrs, fight at Hot
Springs, Friday night. Esslg does not
care to post n forfeit for Chlld's ap-
pearance nj Coylngton ana run the
chances Of the colorcd man being in
jured In the battle with Bycrs. If
Childs pulls through his bout Friday
night in good condition the Covngton
affair viii be speedily closed"
SULLINANS IDEA.
John l.. Sullivan has some peculiar
Ideas AZ to the proper method of secur.
ing orders for the brand of whisky
for which he Is agent Walking into
saloon he orders beverages for all
present These. having been lmblbcd
and paid for sullivan draws forth an
order book, and, fixing his eye coldly
on the proprietor of the cafe, says;
young fellow, I'm agent for this
style of corn juice, Now, / want an
order from you. Sign right here"
and the former champion puts his fin.
ger on the proper place
II the saloon keeper wants n row
on his hands he attempts to side
step. Otherwise he signs, upon which
Sullivan bids him good day.
is THERE A SPLIT
Despite the details of Champion Tim
Jeffries on the one hand and Eddie
Cooke on the other, there il evidence
to show that there is a split between
the big pugilist and his manager, w.
A. Brady. The evidence IL n statement
made by Jeffries to relative In Colum-
bus, while there shortly after the
Saengerfest Hall match was stopped
by Governor Nash. At that time Jeff
ries declared that he was about 10
sever the relations existing between
himself and Brady. The moving rea.
son was the fact that Brady had made
a match for him with jim Corbett,
signing an agreement for IA slx-round
contest in Chicago
II know that Corbett can put II all
over me In six rounds" said Jeffries
"He Is a cleverer sparrer than am
and would make such a showing that
he would get the decision. In finish
fight he has absolutely no chance with
me, and he knows 1t, as everybody
else does. If I had agreed to meet
him he would likely have gotten the
decision and would have been ma1C
to look like thirty cents, No friend OF
mine would have ever made such q
match for me- and hereafter l will
make my own"
Jeffries also stated that there was q
disagreement with Brady on account
oe the division Of the profits Of the