Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-08-26

day night by three substitutes.
Private Rosseau Hess, of Company
b, Eighth Regiment, is an alternate
for this team.
NATIONAL LEAGUE OWNERS.
In view of the recent disagreement
between the owners of the Philadel-
pbia National league club, the meet
ing Of September 3 is awaited with
great deal of interest. The question
of continuing the limited partnership
for 20 years will be discussed. The
present partnership is understood to
consist of Col. John 1. Rogers, 100
shares; A. j. Reach, 35 shares, and e.
T. Grafey, Is shares.
NOW TALKING CLUB HOUSE.
Now that the tag end of the base
ball season has arrived. members Of
the West End club, while they still
support good team in fair shape, are
dividing their attention between this
and preparations for winter.
Here, however, they must stop, for
before winter arrangements can well
be made, the club will need q home.
1t is stated that the building fund has
grown steadily, since the club was
first formed, and the plans assume a
more definite shape all the time. 1t
is freely predicted that within year
this team will have club house, COM
pleted and paid for, on some lot on the
| West side, of which a number are now
being considered.
sWATTING FIGURES.
The All Akron team is certainly
made up of hitters and crack must
be the pitchers who can work the
shell and pea game on them. With
the exception of the pitchers, all but
three Of the team are in the 300 class.
Kossuch was not satisfied to be in the
300 aggregation so he batted himself
into high society" at .415. Kosht
is also lambasting the sphere and has
ascended to .355. McAlister advanced
to .319. DOC" Brownell has moved
into new century. He rests for the
present at .305. "Abe" Grille has jump.
ed the 200 class. He is staying at 1908.
Stone Is giving Grille pretty race, his
average being just 800. Shanafelt
will be there after while. For the
present big Hoss" rests at .295.
Smith hangs out at 900, while "Jim
mie" Malone at .21O is working slow
ly upward.
BALTIMORE GETS BIG FIGHT.
Baltimore, Aug. 26.-Another import
ant prize fight has been clinched fo
this city. The interested men are Jo
Cans, lightweight champion, and Gu
Gardner, Of Philadelphia. They ar
to fight for the lightweight title OIL
Sept. 10 at the Eureka Athletic club
Cans believes Gardner to be among th
top notchers in the class, and think
he will give him stiff battle. ON
week before they meet here Cans i
to fight Martin Duffy at Chicago ol
Sept. II.
DONLlN IN CINCINNATI.
Cincinnati, Aug. 26.-Niike Donlir
the ex-Baltimore player, who was re
leased from the Baltimore Jail las
week, has reported to Manager Kelle
of the Cincinnati club and signed
contract for 1908, Donlin was a,
: companled to this city by his sistel
who will remain here with him. Ii
J has not played for some time, br
: says he Is In flrst-class condition, an
Will be able to play the game of hi
, life.
ARMOUR is MERRY;
, Philadelphia, Pa, Aug. 26.-Manage
Armour of the Cleveland America
|, league laughs at the assertions of Va
{ rlous National league managers to tn
| effect that they have induced all G
his stars to Jump" to the Nationf
league.
4 Armour said today: 81 have signe
/ all my players except two and | al
, confident / will secure them to pla
. In Cleveland next year. Flick Ia
! signed for next season, so there
no danger of his playing In New Yorl
! as has been reported
, WEST ENDS FIELD DAY.
The West End Athletic club Is pr
pairing for its field day, which wi
probably be held early in Septembe
Field days among the local athlet
clubs have not been very numerou
and this unique exhibition OF spor'
will be watched with more than ord
nary interest, A meeting viii be he
Thursday night, at which the prelIn
;, inarles will be attended to.
!, THE LAST WEEK.