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Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-05-04
ANY TIME
Gibbs Post His
Money
He Can Get Match With
Simms.
Must Make 1876 Pounds
at Ringside.
Sharkey Laid Russell
Low In Fourth.
Another Wonder has Exploded
Local Sportinp News.
Another Wonder has Exploded
Local Sporting News.

means business he can get n match
with Art Slmms as soon as he wants
it,
In his interview, published by the
Cleveland Plain Dealer, he says that
he wants a chance with the Akron
lightweight at 1875 pounds. Simms
is willing to grant him the privilege,
provided he agrees to weigh 135 pounds
at the ringside.
Art informed the Sporting Editor of
the Democrat today that he would
sign articles for match with Gibbs
lust as soon as the Clevelander posted
n forfeit He says there is no use
posting any money until they come TO
terms. He will not consider cbal-
lenge unless Gibbs agrees to do l35
pounds Mt the rlngsidc He will con
test before any club offering a reason
able purse and Gibbs can have all the
money on the side that he wants.
Among other things Gibbs stated that
he was entitled to the title of Ohio's
champion lightweight because Slmms
had never fought any lightweight be
sides Jim Pop. He alleged that Simms
had been beating II great many men
much lighter than he was. Comment
ing on this the Akron lightweight
said:
II have been beating lot of large
fellows right along. l don't consider
Gibbs any better than those | hay,
defeated He says | have only de
feated those who were smaller thar
myself Let's see about that. Wher
fought Joe Leonard, at Erie, h,
weighed 1873 and tipped the scales a
128 pounds at 3 o'clock tho same after
noon. Eddie Gardner weighed l2'
and | was less than that. When
fought Whitaker ! was under 127
At Canton, Squirrel Flnnerry weighed
14o, while / was 10 pounds unde
that. At Youngstown, Gus Gardnc
entered the ring at 1873. | fought n
100. In Akron defeated Hoonnl
who could not 80 under 1877. | wa
six pounds lighter. Jim Popp refuse
TO weigh IN but he admitted that II
would tip the scales at ii7. Bot
Ole Olson and myself were below 10
at Chicago. | defeated Tony Hoffman
and Dick Green Mt Chicago, and bot
refused to step on the scales. Tonm
White tipped the beam at l30 the las
time we met. l was pound unde
that. In every contest that l hav
had, with the exception Of the Whit
taker meeting in this city, / hay
been the smaller man. Now II Glib
wants to make match with me all h
has got 10 do IL post the money.
will cover his forfeit at once, pre-
yided he agrees to weigh in at the rim
side at 135 pounds.
AN EASTERN ENGAGEMENT.
Joe Macias, OF New York, who
trying TO get "A match for Simms I
New England. has written that h
expects TO sign articles for a contes
with Billy Gardner, OF Lowell, Mass
the conqueror OF Tommy Sullivan
Gardner Is one of the fastest Of III
Eastern lghtweights. Simms is 4
training again. Since he reached Al
ron he has taken on seven pounds ,
nesh. He proposes to be in condltio
10 make a match on short notice.
sHARKEY IN FOUR ROUNDS.
big Fred Russell" the Californ
heavyweight, lasted four rounds
Denver last night In his contest vii
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-05-04
FIRST BAPTIST.

Sunday school at 9:15 a IN. Preach
7:80 p. IN. Morning topic, "God With
U.s." Evening topic, Goodness and
Severity" At the morning service the
ordinance of the Lords Supper will be
administered. Young peoples meeting
at $50 p. IN.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-05-04
HE.....
.REPENTED

The man who bought cheap, in.
ferior household goods that were soon
in such condition that he might well
be ashamed of them. Not SO with the
many who buy at Stilwelrs and buy
good, durable, stylish, p-to-date goods,
goods that are joy and comfort for
years, and pay small amount each
week or month till paid for, thereby
not feeling the purchase price so much
as the man who bought cheap goods
for cash. Come in and talk with us
You are welcome whether or not yo,
buy.
Builders of Happy Homes.
Cash or credit.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-05-04

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&
of
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well
will Immediately
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this field and will be
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$
spoken of the Engineering Mining Journal February 1901 article
Phillips
and scientific oil the
indications will
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Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-05-04

such as bag punching, root movements
and boxing. Although rather fat and
heavy, Gibbs displays remarkable
cleverness while boxing. After the
work out the boys of course began
discussing pugilistic affairs. Simms
and the weight question came up.
Gibbs said he couldn't see why he
should kick on a pound or two. why,
look at the weight have given away"
said the local boy. when 1 fought
Eddie Burns ] weighed in at 1865
pounds. He tipped 'em at 143. When
Morrisey and met he came in at I41
and / at 1877. Down at Youngstown,
Joe Youngs weighed 100 and 1876. Now
can easily do 1876, but I'll go ON at
1873 with anybody. If you don't be-
lieve 1t match me and 1 will show
you.
Did you ever hear Of me kicking
about few poundsT continued Gibbs
II guess not. Gee whiz! but 1t makes
me angry when he says big fellow
like me ought to be ashamed to want
to meet him, besides he didn't care to
box a negro. Why didn't he think
that when he met little 11S-pound
Johnny Whitaker? l was at Buffalo
when Erne defeated Lavigne for the
lightweight championship and l saw
them weigh in at 1876 pounds at 8
o'clock. L didn't hear this-I saw il
with my own eyes. simms fought
Gardner at 1856; let him do the same
for me. If he can beat me am willing
to 60 broke-so there you are"
MATCH GAME.
Mr. Geo. ID. Bates and Professiona
Smith, of the Portage Golf club played
a match game on the links Friday
afternoon. Mr.. Smith gave NJ. Bate,
handicap of one.haIf stroke to tn,
hole. He won the contest by on,
hole, Thursday Mr.. Bates made tn,
course in d5. This is an excellen
/, score for this early in the season. 4
q number of the Cleveland players ar,
. in the city today. They are playing a
, the grounds this afternoon.
BOWLING.
=, Martin and Grille bowled on the How
!, ard at. alleys Friday evening. Th
scores:
Martin-136, 14O. al; total AT.
Crlle-154, l67, 1876; total 516.
II,
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-05-04

Martin and Grille bowled on the How
ard at. alleys Friday evening. The
scores:
Martin-136, 14O. 141; total AT.
Crlle-154, l67, 1876; total 516.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-05-04
H0W's This 7

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Halls Catarrh Cure.
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Halls family Pills are the beat.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-05-04
EVANGELICAL ALLIANCE.

There will be a special meeting Of
the Evangelical Alliance at the First
at 10 o'clock sharp, to hear the report
Of the committee ON tent meetings. 1t
has become necessary to take imme-
diate action in the matter and all the
pastors of the city churches are urged
to attend.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-05-04

weary tired feeling all left me, and II did seem |
as though life was worth living"
DR.. Pierce's Pellets cleanse the skin.
"Sailor'' Tom Sharkey. 1t was rough
and tumble scrap from the first. The
men clinched and wrestled like novices.
In the third Russell all but put Shar-
key out. The knockout blow was a
swing on the ear. Sharkey had knock
ed his big opponent down with two
swings to the jaw. AS Russell arose
from these he sent in the finishing
rap. All bets were declared off be.
fore the fight started as it was feared
there was n deal on.
HEAyYWEIGHTS WILL MEET.
Denver Ed Martin and Crank
Cbilds of Chicago, will battle for the
colored heavyweight championship Of
the world Monday evening, May IS,
III Auditorium" was the announcement
made by the Olympic club officials
of Grand Rapids, after comforting with
Billy Madden. Messages were re-
,cived from Summerfeld and Essig,
of Chicago, managers of Childs, to the
/, fleet that the terms offered are salts
factory and that they would sign ar
iicles as soon as sent. Mr.. Madden
announced that he will close the theat-
rical season this week and stay here
while Martin gets into condition for the
match under Gus Rubin, the great
| fighter now matched with James def
fries for the championship of the
world.
FROM AWAY BACK.
Billy Madden, who is In the city with
the Ruhlin-Martin combination, has
the reputation OF managing and dis
covering more champion fighters than
all the rest of the managers in the
business today, says the Grand Rapids
Morning Democrat. He picked Johr
j.. Sullivan up when n boy and de
veloped him into II worlds champion
Charles Mitchell, Jack Dempsey ant
Rubin are some Of the leading fight
crs of their day whom he brought tt
the front. He was the lightweight
champion before going into the manag
Ing business and TO the cleycrnes,
taught by him many of the men h,
managed owe their success.
II toll you though" he said yester
day, ut is not always the creates
fighters In the world that are the cham
plons, not by any means, | hav,
known OF men that would beat Sulli
van or any of them ring fighters, ye
they never entered the ring. Their,
are many men who might becom,
champions who would not fight fo
prizes"
The famous manager seems to thinl
he has a coming champion In Denye
ED. Martin, and judging from tn,
cleverness shown ia his bouts witt
Rubin 1t is evident that he is a grca
boxers. With all the fakes and othe
questionable affairs that have givel
the ring bad odor the past ten years
Billy Madden's name has never beer
connected with any. He is calle,
Honest Billy" Madden In sportin,
, circles and ii is a saying when Bill,
!. Madden is connected with a fight yo,
G can bet on II 9nd you will know tha
a there win be no crookedness."
: GRAND STAND TALK.
I A large crowd of local sports calle
n at young" Gibbs gymnasium /
watch him work out yesterday after
noon, says the Cleveland Plain Dealer
a Gibbs and his protege, the cyclic,
I Kid" have been taking light exercls
h every afternoon for the past weel
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-05-04
FIRE M eaARM eAhHs

1 Central Engine House.
2 Buckeye Works.
3 Miller Rubber Works
Diamond Rubber Works.
6 Main and Market.
& No. Engine House, Sixth Ward.
z North Broadway, mead Market.
Buchtel ave, and Bowery.
o Schumacher Mill Mill street
IL Prospect, near Mill.
10 Furnace and Broadway.
II Main and Keck.
Ii Ash and Park Place,
16 No Engine House, West Hill.
II Carroll and Exchange.
Is Empire Mower and Reaper
Works.
10 Akron Rubber Works.
y Prospect and Perkins.
% Forge and Market.
~ sherman, near Exchange.
% Main and Exchange.
26 North Howard and Tallmadge.
~ West Market and Green.
% Akron Knife Works.
% Washington and Hopp Alley.
81 North Howard and North.
81 East Market aud Spruce.
81 West Market and Valley.
81 Carroll and Spicer.
So Carroll and Sumner.
81 North and Arlington.
IS Vine and Fountain.
50 Coburu and Campbell.
al Wooster ave-, and Locust
~ Pearl, near cistern.
4S South Main and Falor.
45 College and Mill.
As Arlington and Hazel.
Al Howe and Bowery.
4S West South.
40 Merrill Pottery, State.
81 Howard and Cherry.
80 No. 4 Engine House, Main and
Falor
53 Center ST., Railroad Crossing
81 Buchtel ave, and Union.
b6 Akron Stonewarc Co., 9th Ward.
81 Lods and Turner.
5S Perkins and Adolph ave.
50 Webster, Camp & Lane Ma.
chine Co.
61 Case ave, and Kent.
e. Sleberling Mill. 9th Ward.
63 Johnston and Champlain.
81 Akron Sewer Pipe Co., Black
Mill.
81 Carroll and East Market.
6S Second ave, and Valley Ry.
50 Johnson and Wilson.
II Grant and Cross.
~ North and Maple.
73 Werner Printing Co,
"A North Union, near Bluff.
rs Robinson Bros, North Forge.
10 The Whitmore- Robinson Co.
rs East Market and Cook.
70 Home, near lillian.
81 Western Linoleum Co.
81 Summit Sewer Pipe Co.
SO Allyn aud Gross.
81 Thornton and Harvard.
So The i. G. Mcneil Boiler Works,
~ Thornton and Camp.
50 Main and Miller ave.
81 Cereal Mills, South Howard. ,
Broadway.
Schumacher cooper shop, N. Broad
way,
"a Mill and Summit,
95 Main and Mill.
9S Buchtel ave, and Fay.
1923 Silver and Hickory.
124 South High and Chestnut.
125 West Market and Rhodes ave.
121 General Alarm.
1876 Arlington and Second ave.
232 Renners Brewery, n. Forge ST.
241 Sherman and Voris.
2bl Cedar and Wabash ave.
253 West Exchange, near Willow.
312 Cascade Mills, North Howard
314 Fire Chiefs Residence.
32l Adams and Upson.
341 Balch and Market.
342 Maple, opposite Balch.
345 Bittman and Crosby.
35l Exchange and Spicer
412 Wooster and st, Clair
4l3 St. Clair and Bartges.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-05-04
LATE CHURCH NOTES.
MAIN ST. NJ. Il.

J. w. Moore. Regular services
Morning theme, Prepare for Forgiv-
eness." Evening, "Christ Recognized"
W. o. Lemasters will lead the Epworth
League devotional meeting at $3.50 p
m. Subject, decision of Character
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-05-04

Throughout the land Bromo- Pepsin
is becoming household remedy for
headache, Indigestion, insomnia, nau-
sea, and mental exhaustion, because
it cures, and because ii is absolutely
harmless Physicians prescribe it.
All druggists, 10c, 25c and zoe per bot
tie.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-05-04
YOU NEED NOT HESITATE TO
BORROW MONEY

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On such Easy Plans and Low
Rates as the Akron Security &
Loan Co. offers you, especially
when you are placed in n posi-
tlon where little financial help
will be of great assistance, and
you do not wish to borrow of
friends for various reasons.
We Can Help You
In such an event, as 1t Is our
special purpose to make loans TO
reputable, honest people on fur
niture, pianos, organs, horses,
and wagons, and any kind of per-
sonal security. You have the use
of both money and property.
All Our Transactions
Are strictly confidential and our
customers names are never
known to any one. We act in as
confidential capacity toward
our clients as exists between
lawyers and doctors and their
clients.
Should You Desire
A loan at any time we will be
pleased to make same to you on
reasonable terms. We would be
glad to confer with you at any
time at our offices, which are
located at 1893 South Howard ST.,
and at the same time are so prl-
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can know the name OF a single
customer nor his business at our
office.
You Need Not Trouble
Yourself about the payments.
They are made up into equal
amounts (Which include princi-
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each week or month, or just as
you wish. Come In and talk 1t
over with us. If you cannot
call drop us card and our agent
will call ON you.
Business hours, 8 am. to 8 pm.
For further Information, address
| Akron Security e Loan Co.
I93 5. Howard ST., Akron, o.
| Near MIL st., Ground Floor,
Bell Phone llsO Peoples Phone s.,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-08-31

Every schoolboy knows in brief the
frightfrI story of cruelty and horror
practiced upon the prisoners of our
privateers by the British during the
revolution, and especially of that rec
ord of the old Jersey, which will go
down the long corridors of time with
undiminishing reproach to our once
bitter foe.
The whole story was born anew the
other day by the announcement tnaf
the navy department would use one OF
its colliers as a prison ship at Norfolk,
Va, to tighten the tax upon the pretty
well filled prison at the Boston navy
yard y. \ =
The report of the judge advocats iof
the navy for the past fiscal year po.nt-4
ed out the inadequate quarters Tor
prisoners at Boston-long the principal
naval prison on the Atlantic foasIsi
and urged that something be. done to-
meet the growing demand for such ,ae-'
commodations, incident to the great
increase of the service.
The story of the British prison ship
Jersey is a criminal record of the
progressive murder of nearly 10000
continental patriots, and that within
the sight of their own dear land and
amid the Wanted plenty of their cap
tors; and it is something to THE dis.
credit of us, who enjoy the fruit of
their sacrifice, that no fitting monu-.
ment has yet been reared ito their.
memory, even though their bones have
been given the Christian burial first
denied them, says Boston Herald
The Jersey, the most notorious OF
the several prison ships, was an old
ship-of-the-line, a 64-gun craft which
had passed the days of naval useful.
ness ere the revolution was more than
begun. sst5s.s'.ss
Fast decaying, the ship was disman-
tied and first turned into a storeship
and moored in the East river at New
York. In the year 1880, however; be-
coming unfit for that service, she was
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-08-31

relocated to the duty of prison snip
and a place of confinement for our
privateersmen captured by the BRUSH
toward whom the bitterest luminosity
was felt. Smallpox in its most vlru-
lent form soon fastened upon her IN
mates, and fearing that the disease
might spread to the well-populated
shore the ship was moved to. the
Wallabout then solitary and unIre-
quented part of Long Island, but now
the site of the fiourishing Brooklyn
navy yard There she slowly rotted
away during the remaining, years OF
our struggle for liberty. and finally
sank on the site she had made the
center of SO much human misery and
needless suffering
ANY one that has been aboard the
old order of our wooden ships can re-
call the limited space between decks.
the scanty allowance of sunshine that
found it's way in through the none-too-
generous gun ports, and the general
atmosphere of confinement even under
the pleasantest conditions The sur
roundings on the Jersey were these
limitations intensified by an indifer
ence that amounted to well-nigh deg
ilish cunning <,<s1{f,s.4s
The old gun ports were securely
closed as soon as the ship was given
over to prison purposes. and small
holes, about 10 feet apart. were cut
instead These openings, only 20
inches square, were. in turn, partly
Closed by the stout iron bars that
crossed them in two directions. and
when we remember that the vessels
sides were from Is to twenty odd
inches thick, one can realize how ef-
fectually the inmates were cut 7Sr,ft
from the reach of sunshine, except for
the briefest while in the earliest and
latest hours of the day.
The bowsprit of the ship was the
only original spar of the ship left and
out upon its ample length the hardies.
OF the prisoners clambereds to be as
free as possible from the noiseme, at
mosphere of the body of the hulk Sew
eral accounts of the ship have been
written, but none of them with more
fulness and startling truth of color
than the simple. straightforward ac
count of Capt Thomas bring of the
Providence privateer. The Chance--a
vessel OF IL six-pounder cannon and a
complement of Is men,
brings account dweIls upon the sum-
mer period, In fact he was liberated in
October, after a confinement OF only
five months, but the story of the win
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-08-31

Probably the most expert thieves in
the world are those in lower Bombay.
There theft has been made-a fine art.
To enter a zenana, or the woman's
apartment in a native house, where all
the family treasures are kept, is the
ambition of every native thief. This
is no easy matter, for the zenana is
the center of the house, surrounded
by other apartments occupied by ever
wakeful sentinels. In order to reach
it the thief burrows under the house
until his tunnel reaches point be-
meath the floor of the room to which
access is sought But the cautious ma
tive does not at once enter Full well
he knows that the inmates of the
house sometimes detect the miner at
work and stand over the hole armed
with deadly weapons, silently await
ing his appearance. He has with him
a piece of bamboo, at one end of
which a bunch of grass represents a
through the completed breach II the
vicarious head does not come to grief
the real one takes its place, and the
thief entering the zenana secretes
himself-or. finding everything favor
able for this purpose, proceeds to at
tempt what seems an impossible un-
dertaking. This. indeed. is no less a
task than to remove from the ears ami
arms and noses the earrings, brace
let's. armlets, bangles and nose rings
of the sleepers without awakening
them and to get safely away with his
plumber. Who but a dacoit would be
equal to SO delicate, dangerous. and
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-08-31
National Prison Ship.

ter suffering is even many times worse.
The old hulk was absolutely unheated,
and the great mass of the prisoners
had only their tattered garments in
! which to wrap themselves The cold
winds blew through the old craft with
out hindrance, the sleet and snow i'll
tered down through the hatchways up
on the crippled sick, and the wretched
prisoners saw their frost-bitten feet
! actually fall from them for want of
medical attention of the mildest sort
Heaven knows the record is grew
some enough as far as we have gone,
and yet this is but the briefest hin.
of the sufferings of that 10000 that
we-it to martyrs graves with the prof
fer Of plenty, and the comfortable ex-
ample of their renegade countrymen
ashore should they desert the CONT
Mental cause
With every reasonable consideration
for their health and comfort, the pris-
oners on the Southery have nothing to
endure save confinement to the ship.
Food they have in plenty, and of work
and exercise enough to keep them in
proper trim.
The ship is under the police control
of a marine guard detailed from the re-
cefving ship Franklin-herself most
famous because she brought back from
the Mediterranean the notorious
boss Tweed years ago.
~ ROBERT G. SKERRETT.