Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-01-12
Sport Promises to Be-
come Popular.
RuhIin.Jeffries Fight Hanging
In Balance.
Peerless Players Are Home Again
Local Sporting News.

Local Sporting News.
A new game was introduced into
the local world of sport Friday night.
For the first time in Akron's history,
basket ball was played by opposing
teams and it will need but n few
similar exhibitions to make the game
popular.
The game was played at Assembly
hall between Akron and Canton High
school teams and the visitors were
easy winners.
The Akron boys played n plucky
game and, considering the fact that
1t was their first match game, they
played well. The local team is made
,lp OF first class individual players and
with more team work Will put up a
stiff game. Max Glover suffered
spraincd ankle early in the match,
and was compelled to withdraw.
Archie Runney was substituted and
played well.
The Canton lads demonstrated to the
onIoOkers, the value of team work.
They played together like machine
and always knew where to throw the
ball. AT the close of the contest, Can
ton had scored 20 points to Ak"on's a.
Two 20 minutes halves were played.
The game is n fast one. There are no
delays and all the time the players
are dodglng and skipping, throwing
and tossing the BAH with lightning
like rapidity. At either side of the
room, above the heads of the players,
are two baskets. They correspond to
the goal-posts of the grldlron. The OBJ
ject of the game Is, TO throw the ball
into the basket, each team choosing
a particular one at the outset. Each
basket counts two points. If the OPP
posing teams holds n player with the
ball or player tosses the ball while
running. II constitutes foul and
entities the opposing team to u free try
for n goal. If the ball lodges in the
basket from such trial II counts
one point.
Rackle and Strang did the best
work for the visitors. while Fauver
was the only lad who could score for
Akron. This was In the second half
and the crowd OF High school stu
dents present fairly raised the roof
from the old hall. .....
The line up follows:
..kron, Canton
Webb, center, Rackle
Fauver, forwards, Strang
Tryon. Faucet
Pitkln. guards, Van Horn
Glover. Correll
Ranney.
Goals Rackle >, Strang 6, Faucet
., Fauver j.
Fouls Racklc /, Strang T. Fawcett
!, Fauvcr ..
Referee and umpire Shipman OF
Akron and Rex of Canton. Scores,
Smetts of Akron and Krog OF Can
ton.
ROWLIIRS HAVE RETURNED.
The Peerless club bowling team re-
turned from Chicago this morning
Although their success at the Windy
City was not phenomenal, the boys re-
port good time and were well pleased
with the trip.
ANOTHER SERIES.
The after holiday bowling series nj
KirlSwood will commence next week
and run for about three months. Tho
Kirkwood team viii bowl the Enst
End team regularly every Tuesday
evening and the latter has alrcad,
promised the former some warm ar
l.,Ia
consist of the following: w. II. Sny
der, X. u. Carter &. Il. Howland, q
H.. Koplin, II. Williams and g. T.
lrain. The East End team embraces
! w. Chapman, q. +. Fircstone Il, g
Kasch NJ. w. Smith, IL. V. Carter anc
Il. A. Place. Other games will be bowl
cd from time TO time by these teams
against Cleveland and other outsid,
teams In addition to being ever read,
10 meet any teams nj present engaged
IN the side splitting farce Of "settnI
the city championship" which every
body knows never was aud never vii
he settled by any such methods n
those at present being attempted,
RUHLIN AT OPERA HOUSE.
The date of the Rubin entertain
ment at the Grand Opera House hat
been postponed until Wednesday
Jan. 23rd, this was done to allow
Ruhlin 10 play n weeks stand at tn
Cincinnati Opera House beginning
next Monday. The South End Atl
letic club IN making arrangements Ia
ward perfectng another good athletl
entertainment TO consist OF three fou
round go's six and ten round go 70
decisions and 10 conclude with Ohio
pride, Gus Rubin and his sparrin
partner Denver Ed. Martin. Marti
IS IN aspirant for championship honor
and at present Is matched TO bo
Frank ChilGs OF Chicago for III
worlds colored championship Rul
lin and Martin have agreed to DO
six very fast rounds. Jimmie Coyle ii
crack little Indiana boxer sends wor
that he will make Johnnie viii
faker travel very fast clip for fir
bonors AZ yet Jack Palmer Is M
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