Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-09-26

Elyria got third in the 2:24 trot al
Youngstown. 1t will soon be time fol
the racers to turn their noses home
ward and get into the races of the
Akron fair.
FOOTBALL VS.. PUGILISM.
Nearly every day there is recorded
an accident or the death of football
player and the enemies of the football
game take it that the sport Is as dan
gerous as fighting, and that more
deaths result from football each sea-
son than result from the fighting game
in years.
There has been a well defined ten
dency among the members of the ath-
letlc clubs of the state to protest
against the discrimination that is
made against pugillsm, but as the
athletes who are boxers are in good
many cases football players also, they
are content to let bad enough alone
and will do nothing to start a crusade
that may not only settle boxing In the
state, but may take away the privilege
of playing football as well.
BAD FOR KID BROAD.
Kid Broad is said to be in very bad
condition and his friends are afraid that
If he does not improve wonderfully in
short time, he will get the short end
of the purse when he faces Dave Sui
livan, before the Southern athletic club
! on Sept. 30.
| SULLIVAN QUITS.
Spike Sullivan has declared that he
will quit the ring. He says that he
has had enough of the game and will
go into something less strenuous. In
his recent fight with Jimmy Handler
Sullivan's arm was badly injured and
the fighter says he does not believe
that it will ever recover its former
strength.
SIMMS AFTER TERRY.
Joe Macias. the manager of Art
Simms IL ready and anxious as ever
to match his man with Terry Nc
Govern. Terry has date open for
Thanksgiving and Simms' manager is
trying to close with Sam Harris for
u fight on that date. He says that
Simms can make 1913 pounds at
pm. and has reputation that entities
him to a match with the champion.
Art. also, Is anxious to meet Terry
and is willing to go to almost any
length to secure fight He says
that no conditions will he too harC
and that the division of the money
will cut very little figure If he is per
mltted TO face the champion ant
show what lie can do.
WALCOTT-GARDNER GO.
The GardnerW go. whcl
takes place at Frisco Friday night /,
attracting a great crowd of interested
followers OF the fighting game. tn,
fact that Walcott gives his oppon
ent nearly 20 pounds OF weight does
not seem to detract from the interest
In the fight and the only result OF the
discrepancy is seen in the betting
which runs at odds of 10 to 9 I'm favor
Of Gardner,
SIMMS MATCHED.
Art Slmms was notified Wednesday
afternoon that he has been matched
to fight Kid Lnvlgne, the ex.light.
, weight champion. The fight viii bt
at Fort Erie, October IL,
sIMMs' MATCH.
Art Simms Is pleased because of the
chance he viii now have OF lighting
} man OF the style and the reputation
Of Kid laylgne. The Kid has n nam,
ms lighter that Is second to none In
the business. Simms will begin train.
ing today NJ the South End club anl
Will work, II possible, with Mike Gas
sldy, who trained him when he pre-
pared for some of his other good
: fights.
SiIhms believes that he can defea
his man and says that rushing fight
\ ers, such as Lavigne represents, ar,
= the kind that he likes to meet. Tn
fact remains that Lavigne Is yer,
! good man and IL Art defeats him h,
VIII know that he has been In {
\ fight.
1t Is conceded by all of Arts friend
that when he placed himself unde
the management of Joe Macias he dl,
y the best thing that he has done In hi
d lighting career.
e GOVERNOR NASH AWAKE.
4 Governor Nash has announced tina
e he will nip any attempts to hay
prize lights In the state early and CON
pletely, Owing 10 the fact that ther
l. has been no great effort in the stat
e TO pull OF fights there has been a
;. effort lately In Columbus to quletl
D form club and pull off contests. Gov
g; ernor Nash soon heard of the project