Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-04-07
LADIES
Welcome at West
End Show.
Programs For the Event
Now Ready.
SimmS Has No Matches
In View.
Enthusiastic Rasc Rail leaplIe
Enthusiastic Base Ball League
Meeting Sunday.

Programs for the show to be given
by the West End Athletic show are
out, and the entertainment will con-
tain much of merit and fun. The show
will take place at the Grand Opera
house, Saturday night, April IL, and
the promoters of the show are conf.
dent that they have prepared one of
the best that has been given in this
city.
1t is announced emphatically that
the performance will be one that may
be attended by ladies with perfect
safety. The acts and the perform
ers have been carefully selected, and
are as follows: Hayes and Beatrice,
double trapeze; Llewellyn and Shat
fer, wrestlers Fred Colley and Jack
Palmer, boxers; Ash Brothers, aero
bats; Collins Brothers, buck and wing
dancers; Parker Brothers, of Cleve-
land, trick bag punchers. This team
has n challenge to work against any
team in the world doing the same
class of tricks; Fenton and Fcnton,
four round boxing exhibition; Master
Freddie Coffin, boy singer; Miss La
Conn, contort!onlst; Smith aud Jcnk-
ins, the midgets, in an exhibition box
ing bout.
1t is expected that there will be n
crowd in attendance when the cur
tain rises Saturday night. The pro-
ceeds of the show will go to swell the
building fund which the club started
tome time ago and which has grown
in such manner as to cause club
members to hope that they may have
u new club house In short time.
START POSTPONED.
The start of the billiard tournament
at the Howard st. billiard parlors has
been postponed. 1t is desired to Sc
cure some additional entries which
cannot be made for n short time, and
this Is the cause of the delay. The
prospects OF n 14-inch balk line tour.
nament has aroused n great deal OF
interest among the billiard players OF
the city, and 1t Is predicted that this
will be watched more closely than any
series of games which has ever been
begun on local tables.
STILL UNSETTLED.
The wrestling match between Frank
Davey, of this city, and Otto Wendt
of Cleveland, has not yet been ar
ranged. The hackers Of the local mar
say that the Cleveland wrestler is af
flcted with symptoms of procrastina
tion, and has been successful in avoid
ing n match up TO the present time
The Akron parties TO the case realize
ference. once for all, for the locaI
athletic clubs are giving shows, from
time 10 time, at which such match
might easily be decided. If 1t Is post
poned, it may he necessary to wait
until next winter before the contest
can be pulled Off
WORKING HARD.
The arrangements for the show to
be given at the Grand Opera house by
the West End Athletic club, next Sat.
llrday night, have been all complet
cd. Special care has been taken ia
provide such II show as will present
nothing In any way Objectionable Il
ladies, of whom quite number are
expected at the entertainment The
proceeds of the show VIII go TO swell
the building fund OF the club, which
was started some time ago, aud which
has been growing rapidly enough TO
please those who have been working
Tor II.
READY FOR BUSINESS.
Young Corbctt" has returned TO
Denver, satisfied that he has had en-.
ongh OF the stage. lie says that he
Will at once commence training, pre-.
paratoly to season of prize fighting
10 begin next month and last until
October at least He expects 10 fight
ABOUT once week after he begins