Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-12-02
RUHLIN
Arrived In Akron
Monday.
Asserts That He Was
Defeated Fairly.
Simms Well Received In
San Francisco.
Howard Street Bowling League
viii Open Tonight.


ing his stay in the city. There is no
denying that he feels badly about the
view that has been taken of his fight
with Jim Jeffries, by great many
Of the sports of the country.
"Whenever a man is defeated people
set their feet on him, but let him win
and they boost him to the SKIES" he
said to reporter Monday morning,
\ not long after his arrival Mt the home
of his parents. Gus is feeling well,
and says he will not allow his defeat
by Jeffries to stop his ring ambitions.
81 left San Francisco IL days ago,
and have since given show at Salt
Lake City, and visited other cities"
said Gus. 81 expect to be in Akron,
possibly, two weeks. I tried to get a
match with Tommy Ryan, in Kansas
City, for Thanksgiving, but he didn't
fulfill his part of the agreement.
1T is my intention to keep right on
in the ring. l will fight any white
man IN the world, but will leave the
ring rather than fight colorcd man.
I have little to say about my fight
with Jeffries, but am not disposed to
offer excuses or try to patch up senti-
In, f1xy VnfT 10 nd
man, and defeated me fairly and
squarely.
Il hear that some of the Akron
sports have been crying fake about
my fight with Jeffries at San Fran
cisco. All | want to ask them is,
Has my record ever given cause for
such cryY
~ will give to the poor of Akron
$1,000 IL any person can prove that
1 faxed at San Francisco. | did my
best, but was unfortunate. 1t Is fai
from my intention to allow the sam
francisco incident to stand long in my
way"
LOOKING FOR BUSINESS.
Art Simms Is received with open
arms in the west. San Francisco pa
pers give him very complimentary no.
tices, commenting especially on the
fact that he vas the only man who
ever succeeded in knocking out Jack
Hamilton, Sinims has challenged the
winner of the Perry Queenan-Jack o.
Brien contest, and has also announced
that he would like very much to meet
either Layignc or Heggarty, who are
now on the coast.
The San Francisco Call says Of Art
"Simms has none of the earmarks oi
the puglist. He might be mistaken
for dry goods clerk. Despite hi
appearance, he Ia there with botl
hands aud when he lands he usual.
scores II knockout"
ON THEIR WAY.
Gus Rubin and his manager, Bill,
Madden, are slowly working their wa.
eastward. On Nov 20 they were II
Salt Lake, where Gus easily defeatc,
q fighter named Jim Burns, of Spokane
Wash, In six rounds. The two vii
ondeavor to get matches with some o
the Chicago heavyweights, before com
ing further East.
HEAVY FOR THEIR WEIGHT.
The Eries defeated the Young Wes
Ends. Saturday. In the last game o
the season, on the Howe Schoo
grounds, by score of 20 to 3. IN,
Young West Ends averaged II,
pounds, and the Erics averaged 05
score OF II to o.
The Eries also defeated the Youn
West Ends Thanksgiving day, by
BOWLING FOR A cup.
AS soon as the trophy arrives, tn
series of bowling games between til
South Ends and the Kirkwoods wi
be begun OH the Main st. alleys.
handsome cup Will go TO the winner
OF the series. Fifteen games q I
be played, the total number pin
TO be considered In figuring . vi,
tories. The games will probably begI
next week.
THE NATIONAL TOURNAMENT
Preparations are going forward
Buffalo. for the National bowlln
tournament, which will take pla,
there during the third week in JaI
uary, under the auspices of the Wes
ern New York Athletic Assocatio
Frank Cohen, representative for tn
section, for the Association, recely,
letter Monday, stating that the {
leys on which the games will be bow
"a, will be ready for business in abo