Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-04
FIGHTING
Is Nearly All Work.
A Prizefishter's Life a
Busy One.
South Ends Took Three
Straights.
Yale Athletic Club will Form
Basket Ball Team.

From start to finish, as long as a
pugilst follows his particular line, he
must be an exponent of the strenuous
life. The application can be plainly
seen when the fighter is in the ring,
joltng and being jolted, delivering and
receiving blows of every description,
and doing as much foot work In an
ordinary fight as would take him far
on days journey. While he is train
ing there is no rest. He must rise
early in the morning. take long runs,
wrestle and box until tired, and do
days work every day which would
exhaust the laborer at trade.
Weather cannot deter him from the
work, for one days absence from
training quarters may cost him vic
tory.
Art Simms realizes this, and every
day sees him hard Mt work. Long
runs over country roads are taken.
Boxing, wrestling and exercise of ev-
cry kind take up his time, and he is
very busy young man, now that he Is
preparing for the fight with Martin
Duffy, which will take place at Detroit,
Jan. %.
The road work has not been aban-
doned during the last few days, and
every morning Simms, equipped in
sweater, cap and heavy shoes, takes
a little spurt to Summit Lake ana re-
turn, or gayly gallops over one of the
country roads around Akron, for five
or six miles. Simms Is heavy, and
does the work with especial earnest
ness, in order to reduce his weight.
ANOTHER Oh FER.
Simms has an offer for good purse
for fight with Joe Leonard, from
the 1nterurban Athletic club, but the
gested are too near the time of the
Detroit battle to suit the Akron fight
or. The offer requests that he state
whether or not Slmms Will agree to
meet Leonard, no matter what the
result of the fight with Duffy. Slmms
is willing to do this, If date can be
arranged that will not be close to any
Of his other battles.
MORE LETTERS.
/Art Simms Is stlll n regular recipient
Of communication from prospective
trainers, who believe that he IL with
out helper. Simms received two let.
ters of the kind, Friday, both from
men who state that they have had
plenty of experience. Slmms Is well
satisfied with the work of Frank Gas.
sidy. and mas no special desire fol
another trainer.
BASKET BALL.
Hand basket bali matters are inter
esting. The Central Akrons We're ID
have met the team of the Actual BUS
mess college, last night, but the game
failed to matcrializc. The meeting vii
take place later.
The Academies have arranged tC
play the Kents, nt Assembly hall, mex
"Wednesday night. Both teams ar,
strong, and have every confidence tina
they Will win.
Members of the Yale Athletic clul
i, are the latest to form n basket bal
team A strong organization Is nj
ready under way. and will be com
pleted next week.
WILL TRY AGAIN.
There Will he a meeting of the mem
bers OF the hockey team which wa
recently formed, mt the Main st. bowl
ing alleys, tonight. An effort viii b
made 10 elect officers and get To worI
as soon as possible. The interest II
the club has grown steadily and Ak
ron has nm assurance of an cxcclcn
team. t.Ir.,
SOUTH ENDS WON.
The Kirkwood team, for the hrs
time In the history of the club. was d,
feated In three straight games, by tl
South End bowlcrs on the Main y
alleys, last night. The contest wns ON
Of the most exciting In the history {
bowling in Akron, and large crow
of rooters attended and made thInp
especially interesting At the cOnclu
ion of the games, Captain Carter, {
the Klrkwood bowlers, led in thr,
cheers for the South Ends, for bcin
the first team which ever defeate
the Kirkwoods In three straight game
Last nights performance gives II
South Ends n lead OF 2i1 pins In II
series. Nine games hayc been playC
and six remain TO be rolled The ne,
meeting will take place next Fridg
night.
The scores were: s. E A. C.-S0
s1s. $40. Kirkwoods -S67, 7S0, "
making the totals to date as follow
s. IL. A. c., 252T; liirkwoods, $3.50.
GOOD GAMES.
The MaroOns took three games fro
the Dagues in the Grand Alley leagu
last night, rolling one of the be
games that has been rolled In tourn
rnent In Aaron. with score of 81
Byrider and Kaufman each rolled q
The scores We're as follows: Maroon
s33. 049, 800. Dngues, III, 81, u
The schedule for next week will be
follows: Monday, Grands and Su
mits; Tuesday, Akrons ana Dagu,
Friday, Maroons and Ultras