Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-07-08

teams, consisting of the Clerks, the
Goodrich team, the Newspaper men
and the Postoffice team, has been call
ed for tonight, to take place at the
Howard st. pool room. Definite ar
rangements for some sort of a a sched-
ule will probably be made at this
meeting.
BASE BALL PARK LEASED.
North Baltimore, o., July s.-Kirby
W. Fansnaugh, a young business man.
has leased base ball park and has
completed one of the finest diamonds
in Northwestern Ohio. He has pro-
cured the services Of number of fast
independent players and has already
arranged games with surrounding
towns. The Columbian Giants will
cross bats here on July 8 with the
local tesm.
CHALLENGE UNHEEDED.
John Ranlpanellis challenge of Jack
Carroll the winner of the series of
pool games for the. championship of
Northern Ohio. at the Howard st. pool
room some time ago, has gone by un-
heeded. There has yet been no response
from Carroll and 1t is regarded as prob
able that the match will not be ar
ranged.
BLOCKED by MAYOR.
Detroit, Mich, July S-Matchmaker
Nelse Osborn has been fatty refused
permit for match between Tom
Couhig and Otto Sieloff on July 10, by
Mayor Maybury. The Mayor said:
There have been too many of these
shows, and there Is enough going on
that week without any boxing. !
think it unreasonable in the summer.
1t is a winter sport, and / do not be-
lieve in trying to run it through the
summer months"
sANTRY WON
indianapolis, Ind, July s-There was
a lively 10-round go Monday night at
the Empire Theatre between Eddie
Santry and Young Mowatt, both of
Chicago. Both were on their feet and
eager when the tenth round finished
Herman Marx, the referee, awarded
the bout to Santry, but the crowd
thought differently.
ABOUT .SIMMS' FIGHT.
Thursday night, July 10, Tim Kearns
and Art Simms will meet in 15-round
boxing contest at catch-weights under
the auspices of the Acorn Athletic club
of Bridgeport says the Bridgeport Her.
aid. Articles of agreement were signed
and the forfeits of the club to pull off
the contest, and 500 each from Kearns
and Simms have been posted
According to the articles of agree
ment the boxers must be In Bridgeport
three days before the day of the con-
test, SO that there will be no danger
| of their not being on hand. Simms is
at Capt. John Bonds training camp
on the Housatonic river in Stratford,
where he will spend the summer Har-
ry Stiles, the colored boxer, is work
Ing with him as sparring partner.
Kearns will put the finishing touches
on his training at the rooms of the
Columbia Athletic club.
Simms and Kearns are both we'll
versed in the ways of the ring and
they nre clean and scientific boxers.
They have good heads and do not lose
them. This year Simms has met C,frl-
ey Supplies and Martin Duffy and
though he met defeat with them on
points 1t is still disputed question II
he was not given the worst end of.
the deal in both cases. Kearns was
| defeated last week by Patsy Sweeney
In Lowell In very quick order, but he
explains the defeat on the ground that
he dislocated his shoulder. Boxers
have done this when swinging and not
landing. Jack Moffat Of Chicago was
a most unfortunate fellow in this mat,
ter. Twice he was going along well
when he threw his shoulder out and,
his arm fell limp at his SIDE This'
accident, however, has never before
happened to Kearns, and it Is hardly
likely that It will occur again. M
There will be one other good prelin1,i
mary and a wrestling bout between,
local amateurs, SO that followers of the
mat game and those of the gloves can
both be entertained,
WERNERs REvIvING. S
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