Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-06-12

colleges, sailed today on the st. Louis
! to appear in the prize contests before
| the National Athletic club during cor
onation week
Their adversaries will be English col
Iege men, and the prizes for which they
will box will consist of valuable
trophies instead of purses. Naturally,
members of the faculties We're dismay
ed at this latest departure in athletics,
and exhausted every means to pre-
vent the consummation of the plan, but
the rugged and skilful young men
would not give up their chance for a
European tour, and have deiied facul-
ties, university athletic committees,
alumni associations, and all the forces
that sought to bring pressure to bear
to prevent the display Of the college
colors in prize ring.
AS long as they do not compete tor
money or against professionals, their
amateur standing Is preserved al
though their expenses are paid by this
club formed exclusively for the en-
couragement of prize fighting.
WILL ATTEND TO CHALLENGES.
A base ball team, composed of men
from the newspaper Offices has been
formed, and an effort will be made
to get games with the clerks, and
other amateur teams. Fred Beck
with is manager, and communications
sent to him will receive prompt at
tention.
SIMMS WAS CLEARLY ROBBED.
Art Simms arrived home from Buff
falo, Thursday morning. With the
on the face and Il sprained arm, no
evidence Is shown that he was in
fight at all. Simms is very sore over
the decision, and claims that he had
the fight won all the way. His con-
tention IL supported by the majority
of those who saw the fight, for they
came to him afterward and told him
what they thought Of the deal. While
Simms Is practically without mark,
supplies had his teeth knocked out,
his lip was cut 80 that he bled freely,
and he thought he had the fight lost,
for he tried to get Simms to permit him
to lose on n foul
When he saw that Art paid no at
tcntion to his request, he struck Simms
below the belt repeatedly so that he
was cautioned several times by the
referee. Eddie Mcbride was referee,
and he acknowledged to Simms after
the fight that he thought he must have
made mistake in giving the decision
that he did.
The management of the club was so
pleased with Simms' work that Art
was offered Il fight with either Joe
Leonard or Jimmy Murray, If he would
accept It, These men are already
matched for fight, but Art was given
preference by the club, in the belief
that it was due him, for the raw deal
he received at the hands of Mcbride.
I'm not II squealer," said Simms
= Thursday morning. "lf | had been
, defeated honestly, | would not have
. word to say, but this was certainly
the rankest deal l ever received.
supplies weighed 145 pounds and
looked like a young giant compared
with Simms.
I Bert Matheson, Simms' manager, Is
a shrewd observer and well known
sport, and the fact that he believes
Simms had his man whipped all the
J way is the surest evidence that there
II was something decidedly bad in the
way the decision and the money went
" Simms will take n long rest and then
u will go after them again. While hC
r Is undoubtedly sore over the way he
a. has been treated he Is undlscouraged
n for he knows that he fought good
= fight Buffalo papers give Art all IN,
best of 1t and criticise the decision
freely.
:. MISS GOFFE MADE LOW SCORE
:, New York, June 12-Low score in tn,
Qualifying round of the third annua