Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-06-24
SCRlBES.
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CURES catching. Under cross-exam-
ination Ebbetts admitted that the
Brooklyn club. without Mcclure, Is
now occupying as high IL position in
the championship race as it did last |
year with him. Manager Hanlon also
testified Judge Dallas reserved his
decision.
FAST HEEL AND TOE GO.
The details of an exciting foot race |
which took place on Buchtel ave, the
other evening, have Just. become
known Among Il crowd of young men
at boarding house on Carroll st. are
Messrs. Wilder and Sebree who have |
no mean opinion of their respective
abilities as heel and toe walkers. Dis
tussion and challenges back and forth
were of nightly occurrence, until one
night last week, when, the conditions
being favorable and both men down to
weight, race was arranged. The
course was from the engine house on
puNnttl uNNs W thN nOtti,
| the stakes So.
The other boarders got down with
their loose change on their respective
| favorites and the race started. 1t look
ed like easy money for Wilder for Il
while .as he was using his actors
strideand placeda gap between himself
and Sebreeas they famed the air down
toward College st. However. Sebree
was foxy and took things easy until
half the distance was covered, when he
let out few links and soon showed
! that he was past master of the heel
and toe game. He soon dstanced his
competitor. and won out with plenty to
spare in the remarkable time of eight
minutes flat. The seconds and specta-
tors got in moment later with their
tongues hanging out and badly winded.
The race created a big sensation along
the route and every window, was filed
with heads anxious to knowdwhat the
great excitement was. Wilder broke
down completely after the race and
was almost in tears, not because of the
loss of three simoleons. but because his
reputation as a walker was gone.
Sebree generously promised him an
other chance and another race will be
arranged in the near future.
BARBERTON'S BEATEN.
The Barbertons went down to defeat
at Kent before the strong Kent team.
by score of D to l, in the presence Oh
Il large crowd. The Kents outplayed
their opponents, although the Barber
tons played good ball. t.-'
WILL FIGHT AFTER ALL
New York, June 24-The mill be-
tween Dave Sullivan and Young Cor
bett." which was prevented from TAX
ing place at Denver will be decided
after all. According to a dispatch from
st. Louis the two have signed new ar
ticles of agreement to clash in a 20
round bout for the fenther-weight title
before the West End Athletic club, st.
Louis on July 3.
President Charles Houghton has Of
fered n purse of 5000. which has been
accepted by both sides. The weight
is III pounds, The victor mas agreed
to box Abe Attell.
The Coliseum Athletic, club. of Den
yer, where Corbett and Sullivan wTre
Ito have fought, has given $500 to the
merlas forfeitssfor not pulling the COM
bat off. .8 $
II THEYREFERTs TsES. NAMED
London. June 24-Charles White, rnc
American referee, who has been i'm
ported to show the patrons of the Ma
tional Sporting club how bout is
handled in America by an official in
side the ropes. will referee the Tommy
Gorman and the Joseph Walcott-
Thomas West contests. He will work
inside the ropes.
Jack Angle. the former official ref
cree of the club. has been chosen by
Sharkey and Rubin to officiate at their
meeting. He will follow the English
custom and remain outside the ropes.
Tom Scott. the official referee of the
club for amateur bouts, Will have
charge of the kid" McFadden-Ben
Jordan contest. while j. III. Douglass.
thelclub's official referee, will look af-
ter the spike" Sullivan-Jaber White
encounter
CORBETT GETTING READY,
james j. Corbett is getting together
a party TO accompany him to California
week or so prior to the Jeffries- Fitz,
simmons fight Honest John Kelly al.
ready has agreed to be one of the
party.
81 intend TO challenge the winner at
the ringside." said Corbett.
BROAD WON'T FIGHT TILL FALL,
kid Broad has decided to do no
more fighting until fall, unless he can
got on with Young Corbett' or Terry
McGovern. His manager, Joe Macias,