Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-17
AGNES
Began Series With
Victory.
Stofft Ahead of "Cow
Boy" Cha mpion.
South Ends Added to
Their Big Lead.
Ruhlin Reports the Situation as
Still Unchanged.

operations last night with an inter-
csted attendance and Il match between
the Acmes and the Crescents, which
resulted in victory by three straight
games for the former team. The
scores Of neither of the contesting
forces were high, and the work of both
will stand great deal of Improvement,
but the components of the league are
Interested and will work hard for i'm
provement and the success OF the SER
les. The scores were as follows:
Acmes-72O, 732, 716. Crescents; GAG,
G52, 627.
OPINIONS OF FLYNN.
Local sports who claim to know, be-
leve that in case of skating match
between VIM. Flynn and Paul Couch
er, the Akron man can easily defeat
the Cleveland champion. 1t is even
claimed by F'lynn's partisans that
Goucher is n great deal afraid of
Flynn, and that he had the latter
barred from race at Cleveland last
year, alleging that Flynn was not in
an amateur class, just because he was
afraid OF the Akron skater. The fact
that Flynns acceptance of the chal-
lenge has brought forth nothing more
from the Cleveland man seems to
carry out this impression. Flynn is
anxious for some time to train for
race, but he Is also anxious that the
race, II there is to he one, be pulled
off while there is yet plenty of winter
weather.
NO CHANCE FOR GUS
A letter from Gus Rubin to an Ak
ron friend, received this week, indl
Gates that Gus has not found life Il
path of roses In the East. With the ex.
ceptiOn of talk of a match with "Wild
BilP' Hanrahan, he has as yet succeed
ed I'm getting no ccrtainties of matches
A purse has been offered by Phiadcl
phia club for a match with Hanrahan
and Gus wants to meet the latter bad
~. He says he feels well, and never
felt In better shape, but his hard luch
continues, more or less the same.
STOFFT BEAT THE COWBOY"
II. l.. Stofft defeated the cowboy
champion in the first half Of SOC
ball pool match ut the Howard ST.
pool room, last night. The match Is
being played for 81 a ball, and the
fast work of both players made II
the most interesting that has been seer
on local tables for Il long time.
Weston played an excellent game
but was in hard luck. 1t was his lot tt
break the balls for his opponent q
good many times, and In this way
Stofft, who also played an excellent
game, had a slight advantage. Yves
ton made four 10 ball runs, and Stoff
two. The final score was: Stofft 15l
Weston 124. The second half of tn,
match will be played tonight on tn,
Main st. tables.
MORE VICTORY FOR SOUTH END
The South Ends practically cinche,
victory In the series of bowling match
es that are being played against tn
Kirkwoods, in the games that wcr
rolled on the Main st. alleys last night
Although the "Old Guards" playe,
their prettlest, they were outdone iron
start TO finish and when the work o
Friday night was ended, the Soutl
Ends attained "A lead of more tha,
400 pins for the series. The score
were as follows: South Ends-I05, sS7
O1S. Klrkwoods 1903, 771, S3l.
Maranvillc, of the South End tear
broke the alley record in one of hi
games, piling mp a score OF 235.
HOWARD ST. ALLEY LEAGUE.
The Empires and the Imperials wi
meet In the Howard st. alley Ieag,l
series tonight.
SECOND KIRKWOoDs WON.
The second Kirkwood team and IL
Imperials came together In retul
match on the Howard st. alleys. la,
night, and Kirkwood retrieved the re
uation that she had tampered with
allowing the Imperials to take tv
games out Of three when they la
met.
The first game last night resulted
a tie score, both teams rolling 7O1. ~
Kirlswoods We're able to take the ty
others by narrow margin. ri
scores were as follows: Kirkwoods
7O1, $50, $50. imperials- -7O1, S24. 8.
This gives the Kirkwoods the adya
tage OF one game for the series.