Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-09-04

American boat. The result of the
coming contest will be more produc-
tive of results in many ways than
any other attempt on the cup has been.
CEREALS ORGANIZED.
The Cereal bowlers, the Oldest organ
ization OF the kind in the city, who
have been the pioneers of the sport in
the city met last night at the Howard
st. alleys and organized for the com
ing season. Officers were elected and
the club is ready for business. Their
| object in bowling is merely gratiiica-
tion Of their love for the sport and they
do not enter many matches. Follow
| ing are the officers: j. Ii. kruse, pres
ident; Bert Montgomery, captain; Mil
ton Smith, secretary aud treasurer;
August Habicht, mascot.
ST. LOUIS WON.
Buffalo, Sept 4.-The first game in
| the association foot ball series to de-
termine the international champion
ship was held in the Stadium ut the
Pan-Americnn Exposition today. The
teams on the card represented the
Christian Brothers College, at st.
Louis. and the Fall Riven Foot Ball
club of Fall River, Mass. The game
ended with the ball in st. Louls's ter.
ritory with the score to l in favor
of Fail River.
SIMMS FIGHTS THURSDAY.
Thursday Is the date set for the go
between kid Thomas and Art
Simms, at New Britain, Conn. Art
regards this as the most important of
his later battles, for on his success
in this depends much of his future
success in the business.
In Arts first fight east of Pittsburg,
which this will be, he will meet man
whose record has been excellent, who
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just as ambitious as Simms himself.
That the fight will be decided strictly
on its merits there can be no doubt.
Sinims many Akron friends await the
result with interest and feel confident
that Art will give the eastern man a
hard fight and that he will bring the
victory to Akron If it be possible.
1t Is Simms intention to return to
| Akron after this fight and look to the
establishment of his business here.
The fight was set for tonight, but
postponed at the last minute, until
Thursday.
DIXON's TROUBLE.
George Dixon Is confronted by more
hard luck. He has arranged for a
fight with Abe Atell, the California
tighter, to take place at Cripple Creek
Cal, and now he has heard that his
sister Is dying in Boston. DixCn has
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making go and will return to the
east at once.
Dixons time of peace and prosperity
was short. He fought many good
fights and proved to all the sporting
world that he was II good fighter and
as honest as any man IN the bust.
ness. In spite of this he has been
beset by more adverse times and cir.
cumstances than any fighter in the
business and his latter days have been
more than full of trouble.
MAGIC CITY FOOTBALL.
Barberton football folks reiterate
their declarations of desire to play
football with Akron teams and are
organized they claim to play good ball
this fall
They desire to open the season with
. an Akron team and prefer the Planets
| as their first opponents.
The latter club has not yet got q
team ready to play, but when few
weeks have passed the Planets viii
be ready and the Barbcrtons will
doubtless bs given the drst date.
AKRON ABILITY.
Akron college and professional ath
letes who attended the Stadium con
tests, and know OF the brilliant show
ing Hugh Price made last Thursday
In one of the big events, when he rar
third In 100 yard foot race. ever
after n false start, believe that there
are other Akron athletes who woulo
make excellent showings in many OF
the events that are held every day.
Said II well known ex-oollege athlet,
who saw Prices performance on Scot.
tish day: Il could get together an Ak
ron team OF athletics who would make
an excellent showing in many of the
events there.
; MANY college athletes from the east
who are at Buffalo for the summer
are fairly loaded down with honor,
and performances whose equals hav,
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