Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-07-01

will take no mean part in the festivi-
ties.
The former champion pugilist will
be the head usher and sergeant at
arms. 1t is hoped that this hint will
be sufficient to such of the guests as
may be tempted to permit their joy
over the glad event to pass beyond
reasonable bounds. If it is not, it can
be added that the sergeant at arms
has announced in no uncertain tones
that the etiquette of good society is go.
ing to be preserved.
The bride elect has been for some
time with Fitzsimmons' theatrical
company. She is said to play the
banjo in such a way as to make it give
forth pleasing harmonies. 1t is pro-
bable that next season she will join
her husbands company.
Bride and groom will view the honey
moon at Saratoga.
RUSSELL TO THE FRONT.
Fred Russell, the heavyweight pugi-
list whose home is in Seattle, an
nounces that he is willing to fight any
heavyweight in the world, barring
Champion Jetfries, Sharkey or Rubin
preferred. James w. Morrison, Rus
sells manager, has deposited $500
with the First National Bank of Seattle
as guarantee Of good faith to any
reputable club offering purse and ar
ranging the contest.
GRAYS DEFEATED.
The West Hill Grays drove to Doyles-
town, yesterday to meet the team at
that place. The Akron team was an
extremely easy proposition for the
Wayne county nine. At the end of the
ninth inning the score stood Doyles-
town 81 to IL.
CLOSE GAME
The Webster, Camp & Lane team
won close game from the Barbertons
at Barberton, Saturday afternoon. In
the sixth inning the Akron team got
onto the pitching Of Nicodemus and
scored five runs. Bedur made his u.s.
ual home run. Stempfel played good
game at short for Barberton. The bat
ing order was as follows.
Webster, Camp 4 Lane-3b., Bedur;
c.. Krohmer; IT,, Limric; S., Volgt;
1b., Cassidy; cf., j. Limric; 2b.,
Moon; r., Rogers; p, Heller.
Barberton-Sb., Holvey; c., Werntz;
IT,, Keller; S., Semfel; h., Trump
hour, cf, Hires; 2b., Marker; rf.
Weller; D., Nicodemus.
Barberton ..... / 900 / 3 0 O-6
MONEY TALKS.
HI. II. Young, of the Hotel Buchtel,
has 5000 with which to back his opin-
ion that Simms will get the decision
over Young Gibbs.
| MAY MEET IN NEW YORK.
Even as / write there Is a strong
possibility that in September Jim JEFF
fries and Gus Rubin will meet for
the worlds championship almost
within the corporation limits of Great.
er New York, says Macon. Despite
California expectations Tom O'Rourke
expects to have them as a star attrac.
tion at Port Chester before the leaves
begin to turn, and there is a strong
possibility that ere the coming winter
has passed the annals of the ring will
be enriched by accounts of contests
between men whose abilities are equal
If not superior to any who have ever
| figured inside the ropes and stakes of
the British or American prize ring.
The fact of the matter seems to ba
that England is in her physical as well
as commercial decadence, while Amer
lea is only entering on her manly
majority.
TO MEET ON THE MAT.
Just how popular pair of fighters
Will be in wrestling bout will short
ly be tested here in Madison Square
Garden, for Fitz and Gus Rubin are
to show there next Tuesday night, says
a New York special. Joe Goss' favor.
ite maxim was Every bloomin' duffer
to his own bleedin' racket" Though
Fitz and Rubin are no doubt fairly
clever ON the mat, wrestling is but a
side issue with them, as It were,
Should they make great monetary
go of 1t lots more of the fighters will
follow their lead, though there isn't
the slightest evidence to show that as
wrestlers they will ever become the
attractions they were as fighters.
GLOVE MISSING.
After the game at the Buchtel Col.
lege grounds Pitcher Kavanaugh OF
the South Ends, was unable to find his