Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-04-10
LUCK
Has Deserted Art
SimmS.
Discouraged by Failure
to Get Match,
He Will Return to Native
Land.
Leach Maskery Doomed
For Manager.
Woodmen Have Organized Team
Local Sporting News.

Local Sporfing News.
Art Simms good luck seems to have
deserted him since his arrival in Eng.
land. He offered to conccdc any one
IN the United Kingdom six pounds but
even at that none OF the Johnny Bulls
were willing to take chance.
It Is now reported that Art is com
Ing home AS he cannot make II
match in England he will return to
America where the boxing game is
growing brighter. Tuesday the sport
ing editor OF the Democrat received
a letter from Simms in which he told
of his troubles trying TO get some one
to go against him He also enclosed
n copy of the last issue Of the London
Mirror OF Life, the leading English
sporting paper. 1t contains an OK
cellent half tone of the Akron light
weight and the following editorial
comment:
When Jabez White and Bill Chester
come to terms it virtually puts our
newest foreign arrival, "Arrie' Simms,
out of the running, Simms evidently
suffers from "A common complaint in
these days of mediocrity- much
ability II is evident to get rid of
the reproach of being challenged by
the young American, who offers 10
present any opponent with half n
stone (sevcn pounds), the two British
crs made haste TO make n match be
tween themselves. JaheZ White and
Bill Chester We're not IN such a hurry
TO come 10 terms prior 10 the advent
of the lathy young Yank from the
State of Ohio. Jabez aud Billy had
been fighting each other ON paper for
considerable time. and though Iabez
tmuch 10 the surprise of most per
off t.. 40. 4
chance of beating any British boxer
mt his weight. nothing definite had been
settled until Artic Smms arrived mp,
on the scene with backing for n
monkey" and then to show that they
were not afraid of any American pro-
ducc, this match which appeared to
be nm indefinite problem, Is speedily
consummated. Two challenges have
appeared this week from Simms. Fail.
ing the 9st champions, he is willing
TO concede Glib to any lad in England
and box him for 600 side and the
best purse. When lad of 0sr con,
ccdes Glib It Is almost equal TO n light,
weight conceding a stone. Very few
boxers half a stone over the bantam,
weight can afford TO concede six
pounds OF sinew, bone, and muscle to
trained opponent. Failing Jabc2
white and Bill Chester, Simms, de,
rcrmined not to he left out In the
cold has challenged VIII Curlcy, hen
Jordan, or Tim Haggerty, the ost
champion of Australia, from 200 IA
$500 side. Time was when, for the
honor OF the old country, some of the
very useful brigade al this weight
which might be dcnominated the
Feathers" would have fallen over
each other to he first to plank down
their "cole" in order TO have shy
Mt the Yank. These days, however
are past, and we behold the sorry
spectacle of "Artie" Simms, with
money In all pockets, trailing his coat
for some of the above boxers to tread
upon 1t without the Donnybrook result
The challenge published in the Lon
don Mirror Of Life, on behalf of Art
Simms, reads as follows;
London, March %.
@To the Editor of the Mirror of Life
"sirs-Before my arrival from Amer