Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-03-10
Will Play Ball There
and In Akron.
Big Show at the Grand
Tonight.
Bowling League Will Begin
Games Tonight.

for the games this season. y deal has
been closed, whereby Silver lake will
get many of the seasons games. The
present plan is to have IL game at
each of the grounds, each Saturday of
the season, and the number Of games
will be increased after June 10, by a
mid-weck game at Buchtel field.
Extensive and expensive repairs will
be required at Buchtel field before the
place will be in good condition The
grandstand will be patched and bleach
ers will be added.
The signing OF players for the
teams is in full swing, and the follow
ing players have already been selected
for the Niagara Fire Extingulshcr
Co.'s team:
Watts, Akron, pitcher; McAllister,
Akron, Basement; Coyle, Cleveland;
catcher; Abe Grille Akron, infieldcr;
Hess, st. Louis. Several other play
ers are in sight, and the quota for this
team Is nearly complete.
CHANCE FOR INFORMATION.
Art Simms' friends will he able to
get a line on his condition at the en-
tertainment to be given at the Grand
Opera house, tonight, by the North
End Athletic club. He has had but
a very short time in which 70 prepare
Tor a Is round fight, and lc has work
ed especially hard, for that reason.
He states that he has had 40 great
difficulty in reaching weight ana con
hition, and will leave for Eo3,on to-
morrow night, Gardiner has long
string of battles, and large number
pf victories to his credit, although II
Is not known that he has ever de
feated really first clafs man,
SHORT FIGHT MATCH.
"Kld" Broad, fresh from his victory
pver Benny langer, Is 80 b2 mH,"."d
against young CDibett," whcl he
appears ut Chicago, 5000 having been
offered for six round tight bctwccI
these two. II is thought this should
make an excellent fight, NJ
though Broad has hardly been lighting
up to the pace set by Young Corbott,'
before or since the lntter's meeting
with McGoycrn.
HUGH McGONERN MATCHED.
Tommy Wilson, the Cincinnati bun
tam weight, and Hugh McGovcm,
brother to Terry McGovcrn, have been
matched for limited contest, to take
place before the club offering the larg-
est purse. The men agree to weigh
40 pounds at 3 o'clock on the day Of
the contest The rules will be straight
Marquis Of Qucensbcrry.
NO SCHEDULE.
The schedule In the billiard tourna-
ment for the week, has not yet been
arranged, but the prospects are that
there will he some good games. The
series which Is drawing toward n
close, has been one Of the best stimu,
lants for the game Akron has ever had
and has aroused interest that had
tagged for some time.
LEAGUE OPENS TONIGHT.
The new bowling league ON The
Howard ST. alleys VIII begin opera
tions tonight, with contest bctwccl
the s, q. :. team and the Peerless
bowlers. The schedule has been ar
ranged. and provides for two games
around. The series will take tho
teams well up into the warm weather
"A trophy will he provided for III,
winning team, and the series will enc
bowling for the season hriskly.
WALLER WINS.
The amateur pool tournament will
be brought TO close Tuesday night
the Anal games being between Brow
and viers and Brown and Clarke
Both these games viii be played Tues
day night. Waller has won the mos
games and is sure of first place. III
rest OF the positions can only be dC
termined by the work in the flnu
games
A REVIVAL IN ATHLETICS.
The show at the Grand Opera Ilous
tonight which VIII be given by IN
North End Athletic Club, will be Ia
beginning of revival In athletic al
fairs among the clubs OF the cit,
which, though begun late in the scr
son, win be felt most IN the affairs {
next winter. Boxing, wrestling, ba
punching, dancing and music viii I
features Of the show.
Jack Burke, Of Kingston, Ont, wi