Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-08-24
II its nlavers for next senson.

Il tidllh thdA h'Nh''h''t'
Lever, and Wagner have been cap
tured by the American League for
next year. President Dreyfuss sub
stantiated his statement by exhibiting
the signed contracts of the players,
and in addition showed personal
agreement with each man for next
year.
BIG ONES MEET.
New York. Aug. 24-Bobby Waltour,
Will G. Stinson and Jimmy Michael
will meet tomorrow at Manhattan
Beach bicycle track. Michael has
beaten Stinson, Stinson has beaten
Walthour and Elkes. while Walthour
has beaten Elkes twice.
AFTER RECORDS, TOO.
Joe Patchen, who was to go against
the worlds record for the half mile
at the Goshen, N. Y. track, Friday,
was prevented by the rain which made
the track too heavy for the trial.
CRESCEUS AGAIN.
At Providence next Friday Cresceus
will try to reduce his record of 2:02H.
GOLFERS TROUBLES.
Akron golfers have many privileges
denied their brethren In cities where
golf devotees are more numerous and
where there is danger of confusing
the property of one player for that of
another. When a number of players
are on the links and the place is more
n, IoG., f.fntxy1aI hn 1.alI ,,f ,roIfar
is sometimes mistaken for that of an
| other. Players in the links where
| this Is likely to happen are compelled
to have with them by the new rules
of the game, what answers for II flag
man. The latter must dress in a scar
let coat and 20 on before, to a suffi-
cient distance to give warning of the
players approach.
PITTSBURG AT SILVER LAKE.
The Pittsburg and Western railway
employees, out of the Pittsburg shops
| Will come to Silver lake today and hold
their annual picnic. 1t is expected
that an enormous crowd will take adj
vantage of the rate. The time con
sumed by the railroad trip will pre-
vent any possibility of an attempt al
program of sports.
CURIOUS INVITATION.
What might be construed by sus
picious members of the Kent ant
South End teams to be an insinuation
and has been figured out by others t
be an open confession of past iniquity
Is contained in the invitations ISSUED
by the management of the Webster
| Camp ~ Lane team for the game t
= be played between themselves and tn,
. Kilkwoods this afternoon at Sunni
Lake park. The invitations advertis,
, the game and end with this partin,
! shot: Come out and see IA good cleal
, game which has not been fixed befor
the players go on the field
WILL n BE FIXED.
= Eastern sporting papers comment ol
!, the peacefulness of the conditions un
e der which the fight between Ruhlil
t and Jeffres was made as very signi
. licant. 1t has always been the custom
y of champion to make the condition
e AS hard as possible for the younge
y fighter, who wants to try conclusion
Y with him. The absence Of this fea
g ture from the preliminaries of tn
: Ruhlin-Jeffries go is what makes tn
sporting public suspicious.
n The fact that Jeffries will get
| per cent of the money win or loos
t may have something to do with hi
$ seeming content, Then it may be tina
i he does not regard Rubin as a har
II proposition and Is confident of whlI
ping him any way. However 1t may
the cry of fake" is already bein
i raised and sporting men look askanc
J. ut the arrangements for the fight.
p. NATIONAL LEAGUE AFFAIRS.
Il National League officials do not loo
II forward to any marked changes in&h
l. league next season. 1t is eXpecte
e that the same cities will he represen
o ed, that the clubs will make money an
that the existence of the league in 19O
n will be Il dream of prosperity and al
n sence of trouble Ned Hanlon, maj
n ager of the Brooklyn club tells c
II the money the league has made tht
season and says that Cincinnati an
Boston We're the only cities where tn
game was not big financial success
% CHANCE FOR SHARKEY
a Jeffres binds himself not to figf
:. more than four rounds previous
n his championship with Rubin In De-
q omber. Sharkey might get on a mate
with the boilermaker for the fou
n rounds championship
- New York Telegraph.
a POLICE MATERIAL.
Baseball players with pasts ofte
n enter the police departments of varior
n cities when their best days in I'll
base hall line are over. Every lara
city In the country and many of tn
smaller one have ex-base ball player
u and other professional athletes In tn
Il ranks of their preservers Of the peac
$ In Akron, also Is the very rare spe
\ tacle of an ex-base ball man who
" treasurer of the county.
D. Mr.. Homer Berger was player {
10 ability for many years and made quit
,, n name for himself In that field h,
u fore he got into the court house an
into politics. Charles Pike needs II
Introduction to the base ball publi
g Yet he swings the policemnn's bato
'e and travels his heat as II he had don
II nothing else In all his life.
Ed. Russell, the operator at the fr
yiae IL. l.. 4.