Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-12-12
ADMIRERS
Of Pool Playing
In Akron
Will Begin a Tournament
In January.
Gus Rubin Pleased With
the Pictures.
RampaneIIi Increased Lead Over
Met Hard.
RampanelIi Increased Lead Over
Met Hard.

ldllb Dtulhu w
ponent as the pool contest for the city
championship, at the Howard st. bill
lard parlors progresses. Last nights
contest left him 100 balls behind his
opponent. When he was given a
chance, the present champion played
very fair game, but Rampanelli
played excellently, and made II, 13,
of Ia, nearly every time he had q shot.
The scores up to date are as follows:
Rampanelli-1O4, 1O1, 100, total, 305.
Hard-79, 80, 40, total, 1855. The fourth
hundred of the series will be rolled
tonight.
POOL TOURNAMENT ASSURED.
An amateur pool tournament VIII
be started at the Howard st. billiard
parlors during the first week In the
new year. Mr.. Frank Cohen, proprie-
tor of the billiard parlors, announced,
Wednesday night, that these amateur
tournaments have come to be regarded
as annual affairs, and the players take
great interest In the matches.
About 10 players will be entered in
the tournament and $40 will be offered
In prizes, to be divided in four parts,
consisting of a first prize Of SO, and
other prizes Of So, So, and 81 An
entry list and schedule will be pre-
pared in a short time, and as suffi-
cient number of players have an.
nOunced themselves as desirous of en-
tering, tie success of the series Is al
ready assured.
RUHLIN'S FRIENDS RALLY
Now that the first impressions of the
Ruhlin-J Jeffries fight have had time
to be regarded from every possible
standpoint, the number of those who
believe that Rubin quit" in the re-
cent contest, is growing smaller. Re
ports from reliable members of the
sporting craft who saw the fight, in
dicate that Rubin was whipped fairly
and squarely, and while the opinion Of
the general public as to Gus's fighting
ability has been given setback, it Is
believed that he fought an honest
fight. He still says that he has moth
ing in sight.
McGOVERN AND SULLIVAN
SIGNED.
Articles have been signed for h
match between Terry McGovern and
Dave Sullivan, to take place before the
club offering the largest purse. Rob
ert Fitzsimmons will act as referee.
The National Athletic club, of Water
bury, Conn.,, has offered 65 per cent
of the gate receipts.
BOXING WILL BE PERMITTED.
The Attorney General of Canada
has modified his decision, with refer
ence to the bouts that are being pull
ed Off at Fort Erie. Ont. He stated
recently that they may go on, but that
In order to satisfy those who have
objected to them, test case will be
made and tried In the Dominion
courts.
SCHAEFFER'S VITALITY.
The fact that the veteran billiard
expert, Jake Schaeffer, continues
to win hard fought matches, is almost
as much a matter of surprise, as ad-
miration, to his many friends and ac.
quaintances. For many years Schaef.
fer has gone the pace" and the pres
ervation of keen sight and steady
nerve necessary for the winning of
billiard matches, Is most remarkable
under the circumstances.
UNIQUE ATHLETIC CLUB.
There has been a great deal of COM
ment In Akron over the fact that sew.
erai things that are popular at the
other athletic clubs, will be barred
from the Akron Athletic club, the new
organization which elected officers in
East Akron Tuesday night. The club
will be closed tightly, from II 80 Sat.
urday nights until Monday morning,
and the members will not tolerate any
form Of gambling, betting, or any.
thing OF like nature.
Prize fighting and boxing contests
of all kinds will not he countenanced
ana 1t Is understood that on obsery-
ance or these points will depend the
building of new club house by those
interested In the project
I
BUSY BIS BUNCOED.
The #. team captured both games
last night from the Il team on the
Kirkwood alleys, entirely due to the
i'rst lieutenant swallowing dose OF
ginger when. he intended to treat him
self to vegetable charcoal. A and d
teams bowl Friday evening at Kirk
wood alleys. and the Kirkwood team
on the Main at. alleys In argument with
the representatives OF the s. r. A. q
as regards permanent possession of the
Cohen trophy.
ADMIRE THE TROPHY.
The handsome cup which will be tn,
trophy for the series of bowling game,
that viii be played by the South End,
and the kirkwoods has been showr
on both the alleys, and is now at tn,
South End club, Both teams hay,
admired 1t greatly, and both are anx
ious to win 1t. The first Of the serle,
OF games for the trophy viii be role,
on the Main ST. alleys, Friday night.
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