Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-04-07

! ten fights before he faces McGOvern.
SIMMS HOME AGAIN.
Art Simms arrived home from Hot
Springs, Sunday night. He will not
go to Boston, his fight there on April
| 10 having been declared off, as Kerns
refuses to make the weight required.
Smms Is unmarked from his battle
with Dick Green, and says that he is
back in his old time form. Art has
not n single match to look forward to
| at this time and Is waiting anxiously
| to hear from his manager. Simms
states that he had very easy time
with Dick Green, and he does not re-
gard the colored man as a first rater,
by any means.
BLOW NOT RESPONSIBLE.
Philadelphia April THE Coroner's
| jury has decided that Thomas w.
Hornketh, pugllist known as Tommy
White, who died after a bout with
Thomas Markey at a local club last
Saturday night. died Of hemorrhages
of the brlin. Coroner's Physician Nor.
ton snid a blow was not responsible
for the young mans death, but that
the homorrhagcs were due most likely
to excitement
LOUISVILLE PARK OPENED.
Louisville, April THE baseball
season was opened Mt the new Eclipse
Park Saturday, by Il game between the
Louisville American Association ana
the Central team from Danville. The
Loulsvilles won by score of % to 1.
NEW TRAP.
A new mangcr trap is being put in
to position at the grounds OF the Chem
ical Gun club, at Barberton. The
members Of the club are proud of their
acquisition and claim that they have
grounds as fine as those of any club
In the vicinity. Practice work cofitin-
ies to bring out some excellent scores
DUFFY AND COuHIG REMATCH-
Ed.
Martin Duffy and Tom Couhig, the
Dunkirk fighter, We're rematched Sat
urday and will meet at the America
club, Chicago, on April 81. The pair
were TO have fought last Monday
night, but Duffy contracted cold,
which caused calling off of the
match Martin has fully recovered
and began light training today.
To ATTEND FUNERAL
There will be n meeting of the South
| End Athletic club, at the club house,
Tuesday at / 80 p. M, for the purpose
OF attending the funeral of Officer
Charles Pike. 1t is desired that as
many members attend, as possible.
FOUGHT IN ALL CLASSES.
Kid Carter is probably the only liv-
Ing pugilist who has fought In every
class from the feathers to the heavics.
He began his pugilstic career as n
featherwcIght, and as he grew bigger
| Travelled from one class to another. He
| Is but ~ years old and can make 162
pounds easily, He expects to be u
full hedgcd heavyweight before he is
- years old
ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING.
What is said to have been the most
enthusiastic meeting of the Governors
OF the city base bah league, was that
held sunday, Events have shaped
themselves 10 such an extent that the
league men see results from the work
that they have been doing and they
nre firm bellevcrsin the success OF their
project, Cavannugh, Dietz and Hick-
ey, the latter from Circlevillc, are tho
latest players TO be signed for the
league. The work of placing Buchtel
field In good condition will he begun
this week, aud the teams Will soon be
ont for field practice.
Attractive advertising matter, In the
form of hangers, viii he up In "A short
time. These will contain the schedule
for the entire season.