Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-07-01

ion is about evenly divided as to the
outcome.
There will be a preliminary between
Clarence Bouldin, the Cuban, and the
best available man. Butch Saar, the
Canadian middleweight, has written
that his other engagements will prevent
him from heing here and some other
man will have to be substituted.
WILL STAY AT HARVARD.
Boston, July 1.--Pitcher Clarkson has
been elected captain of the Harvard
baseball team. AS he has accepted,
the rumor that he would accept pro
fessional offer is disposed Of.
ABOUT THE PLANETS.
The social side of the Planet Athletic
club Is one of the strongest features of
that organization, and the entertain
ments, dance series, etc, which have
been promoted by the club in the past
have been almost uniformly successful
The club will give big lawn fete at
the corner of West Exchange and Bow
cry sts., tonight. The Great Western
band will furnish the music, and the
good things eatable will come from
other sources.
SEAWANAKA CLUB TRIALS.
Bridgeport, Conn.,, July LIN the
first of the trials of the Bridgeport
Yacht club Monday to select a chal-
lenger for the Seawanaka cup, the
Tecumseh won the first race and the
Massasoit won the other two.
The Tecumseh, which won the first
race, was designed and built by Jones
& Laborde, of Oshkosh, Wis. She is
owned by syndicate of the Bridge
day by her designer, J. II. Jones. The
MassasOit was designed for the same
syndicate by B. B. Crowninshield. Of
Boston. She was sailed by w. H.
Jennings.
SIMMS IN STRATFORD.
Art Simms has entirely recovered
form his injury to his arm which trou-
bled him for so long, and to which he
attributes some of the adverse decis-
ions he received in late fights. Art is
strong as an OK, and stated recently
that he felt thatehis rest had done him
world Of good.
He has ended the rest, however,
and is again looking for fight. Art is
at present in Stratford, Conn,
where he will try to ar.
range some matches before he re-
turns to Akron. Bert Matheson,
Simms' manager, has stuck to his man
through thick and thin, and still be-
lieves that Art Is made Of champion
ship material. At the International
club, at Fort Erie, Art Is popular
man, and it Is believed that Match
maker Jack Herman will give him a
chance to go on with good man be-
fore long. Simms went to Stratford
from Philadelphia.
A SOCIAL SESSION. ~
A committee at the North End Ath-
letic club is working on program for
a social session, TO be given at the
club rooms, some night next week, not
yet definitely decided upon This will
be for members only, and the object
is to make the club members acuuaint.
ed with the members of the base bal
team, some of whom are as yet strang-
ers TO the mass OF club members,
Boxing and other athletic events are
promised for entertainment, and it is
predicted that this will be a great
rally Of members of the North End
club.
FIRST MID-WEEK GAME.
The City league has made many
efforts to start n series of mid-week
games, and SO far they have been un.
successful, When the weather did not
stop the games, confusion of dates
did tho work, and the fans have not
yet seen the first Wednesday game.
Another effort will be made tomor
row, however, ana the teams that are
scheduled to clash are the North Ends
and the South Ends. There has been
a great deal OF Inquiry about the
mid-week games and 1t is probable
that, given n fine day, the attendance
VIII be successful from the very i'm
portant financial standpoint.
EAST AKRON PLANS.
A distinct novelty in base ball, prom
ised by the management of the East
Akron Athletic club, Is game by cleo
tric light, to be played on the East Ak.
ron grounds against the strong Kent
team IN about two weeks. Members