Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-05-03
BUILDERS
Were Beaten Three
Times.
Cleveland BowIers De-
feated by Grands.

The Grands defeated the Cleveland
Builders Exchange team Thursday
evening three out of the FIVE games
rolled.
1t was one Of the most interesting
In this city for a long time. At the
end of the fourth game both teams
had won two and the crowd was great
ly excited.
The Grands had but little trouble
winning the deciding game. Their
margin was 202. Martin, of the
Grands, rolled 223, in the fifth. Brown
ell made Do IN the first and Water
bury, of The Builders, piled up 237 in
the fourth. The scores:
Grands ...... 800 $40 S5S $40 91S
Builders ..... 7SS s66 TO 904 714
WILL CHALLENGE AKRON TEAM.
Editor w s. Hostetler, of the Doyles-
town Journal, informed the Democrat
Friday morning that Doylestown is Or
ganizing a strong base ball team this
season and will challenge the team of
the South End Athletic club to play u
game at Doylestown on Memorial day.
He assures good entertainment for
the Akron players. The Doylestown
team will be composed of some of the
best players of last years Wadsworth
team, in addition to Doylestown's play
ers.
INDIVIDUAL SCORES.
Four games were bowled ON the
Howard st. alleys Thursday in the in
dividual tourney. Moore made the
high score The results:
Chapman ........ 1865 1863 140--46S
Frain ........... 14S 1S9 1871
Anders .......... 161 1913 179-49S
| Moore ............ 161 19D 1S6--546
TWO OUT OF THREE.
The Postoffice bowlers won two out
of three from the Unltnowns on Berro-
din's alleys Thursday evening. The
scores:
Postofiice ............. 694 SD 667
unknowns ............ 656 T06 G56
POOL GAMES.
In the class b tourney at the Grand
last night Darley defeated McCaskey
by score of 100 to 49,
GIBBS HITS BACK.
George young" Gibbs, of Cleveland,
takes exception to the claim made by
Simms to the lightweight champion
ship of Ohio. He recently challenged
the Akron pugilist who replied by call.
ing the attention of the public TO his
past efforts to get a match with the
Cleveland negro. The statements
| Ia hn, h. i,,.
of Gibbs. In the Cleveland Plain Deal
er today he is quoted as follows.
THAT is a very nice little speech Mr.
Simms made He says, put up some
money if I wish to meet him. ! guess
he has overlooked that little forfeit of
500 ] have had up for over three weeks
10 fight for 5000 TO $500 a side. He
wants TO know who has better right
to the lightweight honors than he has
Why, he never fought but one light
weight, He was Jim Popp, Simms
has been fighting a lot of feather,
weights, at 133 pounds, such men as
Joe Leonard, johnny Whitaker, Eddie
Gardner and a score of other little
ones, who can easily weigh in at from
llS to ia pounds. He claims he gave
me one chance al 1875 pounds. Wei
let him give me another one ANA We
VIII see If l lluke or not. Now, | still
claim the lightweight championship Of
ohio, aud If 1t doesn't please Smms
he can get n crack at me any tim,
al au, the sooner the BETTER"
The Rockport club has agreed to of
fer purse for the contest aud if tn,
men eau come TO terms an interesting
bout will lie assured.
DIFFERENCE OF OPINION,
The students of Western Rcserv,
University are divided on the question
OF allowing all athletes to wear til,
University n" A number of the stu
dents believe that it should be givcr
only to those who have played on tn,
football eleven. Others want Il mad,
universal. A meeting was held Thurs
day to discuss the question. An ad
dress was made by bill" Laub, VIII,
has captained the Reserve football team
for two years, He opposed the unlver
t, sal wearing of the letter. Others talk
ed In different vein. 1t was finall,
decided TO postpone action ON the uucs
ton.
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