Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-05-16


Washington at Baltimore.
Blue coats will be worn by the
members of the South End base ball
team in the parade Saturday, which
will precede the games at Buchtel field.
A band will accompany the teams, and
an effort will be made to make each
game as attractive as possible. The
leans still have regular practice be-
tween games, and it is reported that
they are ready to play better game Of
base ball than ever.
WILL SHOOT SPARROWS.
ElwoOd, Ind, May 16.-The Zoo Rod
and Gun club, which holds It's annual
state championship tournament May
10 TO %, will use English sparrows in
,tead of pigeons.
MAY FIGHT ERNIE.
Art Simms arrived home from Buffa-
p, Wednesday afternoon, and has be-
run active training for his fight Mt st.
Paul, where he will meet Otto Sieloff,
May 26, for $4OO. The bulk of Arts
work will be done at the North End
rlub. There are prospects that Art
may make a match for the fight Of
hts life in a short time. Bert Mathe-
1on, his manager, has been after Jack
Herman, of the Fort Erie club, in an
Fffort to induce him to make an offer
for fight between Simms and Frank
Erne. Herman is more than willing
md believes that it will be good
light, and he announces that he win
permit them to appear June 10, if the
lighters get together and make n
match.
1t is also stated that Erne Is willing
! to meet Simms, and friends of both
parties are confident that the match
viii be made. If Simms can whip
Erne, his earning power will be in
creased many times,
CHALLENGE FOR WITTMER.
Fred Marks, n heavyweight wrest-
Ter OF Brooklyn, N. Y, has sent Il
challenge to Charley Wittmer, of Gin
cinnati. Marks offers to wrestle Witt
mer a mixed style match for side
bet of $500 and wants the match to
:. come Off In Cincinnati.
NEED A PERMIT.
One of the effects of the Mayors alb
sence from the city is a further post
ponement OF the smoker that has been
prepared by the South END Athletic
club. No permit for the show can he
obtained until the Mayor gets back
from his trip TO Erie. The program has
I been arranged, however, and 1t is stat
ed that there will be no further de.
lay, once the necessary permit has been
secured.
LADIES MUST PAY.
A notable thing about tomorrow's
games of the city league will be the
fact that this time ladies' will not be
admitted free. That feature was mere
ly for the opening game. The hand
some new uniforms of the South End
team are bound TO attract much atten-
ton. The general color Is black; the
caps will be orange, with blue trim
mlngs and the men viii wear orange
stockings. The team letters will be
the same color.
JENKINS WON.
Tom jenkins downed James Parr,
the English wrestler twice In 40 min
utes last night In Cleveland, before
an audience of 5000 people. jenkins
adopted very rough tactics, and al
though he did not transgress the Po-
lice Gazette rules, was repeatedly hiss
ed by the crowd. who, In turn, gave
the Englishman much applause and
the Englishman much applause and
credit for the cleverncss and game.
ness Of his work.
The holds employed by jenkins were
back hammers and seemed to he de.
partures from his usual style of work
After the match Parr challenged Dan
Mcleod to "A match. straight catch-as
catch can, for $1,000 n side.
ENDED IN A FREE-FOR-ALL.
st. Louis, May 1G.--The boxing bout
Mt the West End Athletic club last
night between Kid Abel of Chicago,
and Tommy Sullivan, of New York,
ended In the fourteenth round amid
scenes seldom witnessed in the squared
arena. Sullivan practically won the
battle on foul blow delivered below
the belt, hut lost the decision be.
cause his manager, temporarily losing