Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-08-16

thdl AklOH COUiu 1illpTONe tut uiupli'
ing by handing the job over to Mac
Kent Courier.
Akron had three whirls with the
in the field. A player who is batting
In the 300 class is not to be relegated
to tho umpire class.
HERE'S A HOT ONE.
Akron had three willis with the
Culhns and couldn't lick 'em. Kent
had one and came out victorious-and
WITH an Akron umpire, too.-Kent
Coufier.
pIQUA GAME.
Tie bright outlook for an all Akron
team for the remainder Of the season
has caused considerable talk among
the bail lovers in this city. A group
were discussing the situation in the
Hotel Buchtel Friday evening and one
fan! on whose head no dark hair re-
poses, said: II am willing to wager
even money that If the Piqua team is
brought here TO play the All Akrons,
the Attendance will bring forth mem,
ories of the football crowds which we
are accustomed to see. 1t would be a
crowd for Akron, such as Cleveland
sees at League park on Saturday"
A REMARKABLE THIEF.
Pittsburg, Aug. 16-"Dutch'' Wag-
ner earned record Wednesday at
Boston,
Dresser Boston's new pitcher. failed
to watch the bases, fact Wagner
soon caught onto.
Wagner performed n brilliant feat
In the seventh. Demontreville muffed
his easy fly and he promptly stole sec
ond. Tannehll and Ritchey popped
up flies.
Wagner decided 1t was time to steal
another base. He started down to
third before Dresser had pitched the
ball and was safe by a mile. He
brought the crowd to it's feet by dart
ing home on pitched ball, and by a
long slide was returned winner. II
was remarkable exhibition.
GOOD BOUT IN PROSPECT.
!! Buffalo, Aug 16-It may be that
philadelphia Jack O'Brien and Joe
Walcott will meet in 20-round scrap
at Fort Erie.
OlBrien Is anxious to meet some good
map and now as long as Ryan has
skipped this proposal, by signing with
theIgood thing, Carter, then Jack must
look for other game. Against O'Brien
1t Is safe to say that Walcott would
prove big card. The men are very
evenly matched
AKRON BOYS PLAYING GREAT
BALL.
| In letter to the Sporting Editor OF
the Democrat, G. II. Mackey, of the
Piqun team, speaks in glowing terms
of the work of Bedm, Volk and Chat
field. the former Akron players, who
are playing with Piqua, Following is
| the letter:
'Ihe Piqua base ball team still con
tinues to play great ball, and all thu
Akron players are doing themselve,
proud Volk at short is fielding IL
grand style, while Bedur Is leading
the team In batting. He is playin,
first like big leaguer. Today Crhurs
day., against Washington G. H., hi,
3-bhse hit In the ninth with two mer
on bases and his single in the elev
enth drove In the winning run. Th,
team IL now lined up ms follows:
"simon, catcher; Sheppard, Fare
and Robertson, pitchers; Bedur, la
base; Sanfor, 2nd base; Volk, snor
stop, Richards, 3rd base; Sullivan, lcft
field; Chatiield, center field; Mackey
right Held. The record for games til,
last ten days was as follows:
| Washington 3, plgua ., 10 innings
Washington >, Plqua 4; Urhana O
piqnn 3; Sidney |, Piqua 9; Sidney 4
piaua /; Muncle o, Plpua l, ~ innings
Washington 4, Piqua o; Washington
4, plqua 3; II innings.
a series of II games has been ar
ranged with the sidney team for tht
state championship, rhe games star
with double header Labor day. Th,
morning in piqua and the Afternoon
in sidney.
G, \. MACKEY.
| DATE or FIGHT CHANGED.
Louisville, Ky, Aug, l5-A dis
patch was received here this afternoon
from Robert G. Gray, manager of IN
Southern Athletic club nnnouncln
that the date of the Corbett- Mccoy
QIsll contest I'm IouIsvllla hna haa