Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-12-10
SKATERS
Favor a Hockey
Club.
Names AIreadyRe
For Team.
Tom jenkins and the
Pictures Wednesday.
RampanelIi Leads In the Pool
Cont est.

A hocitey team for Akron, is now
almost an assured fact VIM. Flynn
and w. Mcleod, both local skaters of
the city have announced their inteh-
ton of Joining.
A meeting will be called in short
time, in order to place the matter on
practical basis. Flynn has issueu
a challenge to any skater in the couri-
ty for a match race, and he says lie
has backing to tie extent Of at least
800, that he can defeat any Summit
county man. There are several ex-
perienced hockey players in the city,
who learned the game with some of
the big college teams, and 1t Is expect
ed that they will give some time and
interest to the formation of team
here.
THE CHAMPION POOL MATCH.
The match pool game between John
Rampanelli and Met Hard started Off
with rush, last night and the CON
testants both played brilliant game,
with the odds, II there were any, in
favor OF the aspirtant for champion
ship honors. Rampanelli has develop
ed much in the time that has passed
since last he played He displayed
generalship, and found 1t an easy task
to roll score OF 104 to his opponents
80. The series will be continued to-
night.
GOOD SHOW PROMISED.
The Jenkins show, with the Cleve-
land wrestler as the star a number
Of clever specialtles and athletic turns,
and the moving pictures of the Nc
Govern" "Corbett' and the Jeffrics- Rub
lin fights promises to be as strong an
attraction of the kind as has ever Wis.,
tied Akron. The pictures are said to
be Of especial clearness and unusual
accuracy. The acrobatic turns are said
to be clever and as good as anything
of their kind now on the stage.
Jenkins offers $50 to any Akronian
who may wish to face him, If he can
not throw said aspirant in Is minutes
OF wrestling.
He will also give an exhibition wrest-
ling match with doc" Payne, OF
Cleveland. This attraction will be at
the Grand, Wednesday night.
HALE DONE.
Next weeks bowling will finish the
first half Of the series in the Grand
alley tournament, Thus far, none of
the tailenders have shown any pro-
gress toward the front rank, and po-
sitions are relatively the same as they
were a month ago. The percentn ges
have not varied great deal In that
time.
The second half will be taken up
with spirit. The teams that have lost
steadily during the first half will
endeavor to change their standings,
ana the leaders vii try to keep them
down. After the holidays a second
league will be formed on the Grand
alleys.
BOWLING THE MOST POPULAR
SPORT
Contests for supremacy in billiards
have lost much of their charm. In Ak
ron. The local devotces of the game
coniine their efforts entirely to socla-
BILE contests In which there Is to be no
reward save the pleasure OF playing
the game. ID has been "A long time
since there WAS a contest ON Local
tables, or an exhibition by one of the
many experts, whose doings are given
great publicity and are watched close.
~ ut other places.
Bowling seems to be TIE sport which
has tho greatest hold on Akron peo.
pie. Two alley leagues are already IN
operation and a third Is promised i'm
mediately after the holidays.
Thare are a number of Akron ladies
who are proficient bowlers, and the
Grand alleys are used by large nun
ber OF them ench week. There is ne
club, or organization, but a great dea
of interest is taken by the feminine
bowlers, and some excellent scores ar,
occasionally rolled by them,
Barberton ladies were obliged to dis
continue bowling because OF the fac
that there has been no Barberton allie,
tfAs year where they could have pri
vaoy. The Barberton ladies had a goo(
club last season.
A SIDE LIGHT.
An interesting light on the Jeffries
Rubin fght has been thrown by Man
ager Kennedy Of the club before whicl
the keayywelghts fought, In a recen
interview In New York.
During the first two rounds" salt
Kennedy, "Ruhln was much In evI
dence. He fought hard, went after hi
man In good shape and landed som
telling blows.
after Jeffrtes caught him with
severe blow In the region of the sola
plexus, however, II seemed that tn
fight was all gone from Gus. He gre,
steadily weaker, and Madden acte
wisely when he threw up the spong,
"Jeffries changed his tactics durin
the progress of the CO. but he fougf
carelessly all the way through, II
was evidently willing to take all thi
came his way, for the purpose OF l
ling able 10 land his finishing blows
g. AND Il. BREAK EVEN.
The Q and II teams bowled tw
games at Klrkwood club last nigh
the Q team took the first by 6s, bl
the II team could not see It that wa