Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-08-23

on Prices Hill where Jeffries was In
training for the fight which was en-
joined here.
EXPECTS CREsCEUs TO BREAK
RECORD.
indianapolis, Aug. 23-George A.
Ketcham said today: II am confident
now that Cresceus will lower his rec
ord before the close of the seasop. He
stepped the mile yesterday three Sec
onds faster than I expected him to,
and I'm going to put him under the
wire at a two minute clip"
PIQUA TEAM COMING HERE.
Ed Mackey, Of Barberton, continues
to be optimistic about the Piqua in
dependent team, of which he Is man
ager, and the work the team is doing
shows that Mackey has good reason.
He writes breezily concerning doings
there, in a letter to the Democrat as
follows:
The Piqua ball team still continues
to defeat all comers. This week they
played series of four games with
the Muncie, Ind, team, who claim the
amateur championship of the state.
The Piqua colts took all four games. In
Muncie Sunday, the score was 5-2. On
Tuesday Robertson and Zook had a
pitchers battle in which Robertson
came out victorious by score of Fl,
Muncie getting two hits while Piqua
gathered in four.
TO vary the monotony, Oh Wednes-
day both teams INDUCED in smuggling
match, Piqua winning out by score
of 10 to q. Robertson again pitched,
on Thursday, and let Muncie down
with four hits, shutting them out,
10, Knepper, the old National Lacquer,
pitching against him.
The Akron players still continue to
distinguish themselves. Volk and Chat
field, by brilliant fielding and timely
batting, while "Old Horse Bedur is
making all the pitchers weary. In the
four games against Muncie he got IL
hits, including home run, "A triple,
four two base hits and six singles.
The Piqua team expects to make a
trip through Northern Ohio and the
Akron people will have chance to see
the fastest independent base ball team
in Ohio today. An agent of the Buff
falo Eastern league team has been
watching the work of several of the
players for few days and the chances
are that a few Of the boys will be to
the front in 1908.
A GREAT RACE.
Saratoga, N. Y, Aug. 23-Plans are
making for the running Of special
race during the last week of the racing
season here, which will attract world
wide attention. 1t Is proposed that
each of the prominent horse owners
enter horse in one mile race for
the purpose of breaking the worlds
records. Each horse will carry weight
for age, but at 10 pounds below the
scale. The Saratoga has not taken Off
cial action, but will in all probability
hang up handsome purse. VIM. G
Whitney has pronounced himself al
heartily in favor of the plan.
MINOR TEAMS DROPPED OUT
There has been a dearth OF amateur
base ball teams In this city this sea
son. Never were they so scarce. Las
year there was team to almost ev
cry shop, Office, and store and fence
corner. There were games Saturdays
and through the week, and although
no money was made from the sport
there was much enjoyment of the ma
tional game.
All this was the result of the fac
that there was no organized effort fol
base ball In the city, nor had there
been for several years. The formation
of the City League was the cause OF
the scarcity of teams this year, fol
there was plenty of good ball this year
played on good fields, and given plenty
of publicity, so that the minor teams
dropped out of sight, and, with a few
exceptions, out of existence.
There is no Indication, however, tina
there has been any injury to the loca
base ball spirit. On the contrary, thi
was big season, and the prospects
are now that there will be many goo,
things for players and lovers of TIN
game here next year.
BELLE s. NOT DISTANCED.
Mr.. George Hartman denies that hi
mare, Belle s., was distanced In tn
racing at Newburg, Thursday. g
didn't want to start the mare at all,
he said. Friday "She was not In he
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