Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-03-03
Selected by Base
Ball League.
Signing of Players to
Begin Soon.
Simms Back From l1ot
Springs.
He Will be a Busy Man For
Some Time.


With each meeting Of the Board of
Governors of the new city base ball
league. the plans for the coming sea-
son grow nearer to completion. The
meeting yesterday at the Buchtel was
prolific of results. Among the things
decided were the uniforms that VIII
be worn by each of the teams. Kirk
woods players will appear in suits Of
cadet grey; South Ends coors Will be
black and orange; the colors of North
End are green and crimson. and the
Niagaras will sport uniforms Of white
and blue.
The managers are well pleased with
the success thus far, and predict a
successful season. The signing of play.
ers will begin within a week. Repre-
sentatives of the East End Athletic
club were at the meeting, but that
team was not taken into the league.
FREEDOM FOR HOY.
Detroit, March 3.--Jimmy Hoy, the
Cleveland fcathcrwcight whom Nelsc
Osborn took in tow few weeks ago,
aud who was later called back to Ohio
to stand prosecution for fighting Geo.
Siddons has wired that arrangements
had been made for his release on Mon
day, on payment OF costs Osborn will
arrange for this, and will bring Hoy
back to train for bout shortly to be
arranged.
A BOWLING CHAMPION.
Warren, o., March 3.--Cnrl $. stiles
holds the bowling record for Warren
with 220 pins. Mr.. Stiles wins Il So
gold piece for this score. A series of
bowling games is to be arranged for
Warren, Niles and Sharon, Pa, teams
WANTED IN ENGLAND.
The National Sporting club, London
England, will give week of enter
tainments and carnival during the cor
pnation of King Edward, and some of
The best men in the world in thciI
various lines will be brought together
Mt that time "Young Corbctt," whose
defeat of Terry McGovern brought
him TO fame, has been invited to tax,
part In the boxing events which vii
be given, and 1t Is probable that he vii
accept.
SIMMS WILL BE BUSY.
Art Simms Is back from the seen,
of his victory over Jack Carrg, anC
beyond black eye, he shows no signs
Of having been In hard fight, Slmm
says that the fight was one of the fast
est. for time, that he was ever In
The finish came In the eighth round
when Art delivered hot ono to tn
stomach, and then crossed over to TN
jaw.
On his way home, Slmms stoppc'
over at Chicago, and has practicall
made arrangements for another meet
ing with Martin Duffy, who dcfeate,
him the last time they came together
Other prospects for fights whc
Simms has now are as follows: Maj
tin Flaherty, at Boston; Billy CARD
ncr, at Jackson, Mich; Spike Sullivan
Milwaukee,; Barney Furey, lie
Springs.
All of the matches except the las
are In the hands of Simms' manager
The fight with Furcy Is the result q
n challenge which Furcy issued, orfc
ing to meet the winner OF the Slmm'
Carrig match.
WANTS TO WRESTLE.
G.. Able local wrestler, announce
Saturday that he was willing TO maxi
match with Frank Davcy or an
pther man In Akron for comforiah
sum. As Able stpulatcs II weight ,
las pounds, however, and ms Dave
wrestles at l2i, it Is not probable thI
there Will be match between thc'
two.
BILLIARDS.
The following players will meet
the billiard tournament this wee
Monday-Work ana Garrett; TucsdG
Waller and Goddard; Wednesday
Waller and Rowell; Thursday Bee
with and Wintrode; Friday Beckw
and Goddard.
ORGANIZATIONS URGED
II has been remarked by n lar
number az visitors to Akron that IL
city has the strongest spirit for spol
and athletic clubs, of any city of (
size for great distance around, ri
has been because there are many q
mIrers of amateur sport.
This fact has made II seem stran