Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-09-09

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spoken of later in the season. officers
King and Mueller led in the scores
made in practice, but there were 9th
ers who were not far behind and the
club generally seems to be in good
shape.
POOL TOURNEY STARTS NEXT
WEEK.
The amateur pool tourney at the
Howard st. pool room will probably
play games next week. There are al
ready ms many entries as the original
limit will permit, and it is expected
that the limit will be raised slightly
in order to let more in. Prizes amount
ing TO 500 will be given, and the best
players In the city will be seen i'll
some of the games.
THE FAIR RACES.
Preliminary efforts at getting n good
card for the race meet here at the Iu.r
time are being made, and it is stated
that the classes will be fast and easily
the best fair races that have ever been
arranged for Summit county. The
purses will be large, the classes fast,
and 1t Is also expected that there will
be plenty of entries in good season.
The past year has been lively one
for the racing men of the city, and it
is regarded as merely sort of leader
toward even better and greater things
next year.
PLANS OF THE PLANETS.
The Planets are not saying great
deal about their football plans for the
season so soon to open, but they will
not be behind when it comes to pro-
viding team for work on the grid
iron. This club has an abundance of
material. and most of the players are
loyal members of the club, for whose
service other clubs have made unsuc-
cessful bids for several seasons past.
The Planets stand well up toward the
top in recent local football history, and
they expect to have team this year
that will be even better than its pre-
decessors. Within very few weeks
an announcement of lineup for the
season will be made, and games will
be booked before the team Is ready for
appearance on the gridiron.
THE COMING MILL.
Art Simms, like most of the follow
ers In the McGoverIf ira aiming camp is
confident that his principal will win
the fight with Young Corbett,' Sept
%, at Louisville. and it is stated that
he has wagered about all the wages
he has coming that the fight will turn
out just that way.
He also believes that he will win his
own fight. which will be one of the
preliminaries to the main show. There
seems to be no possibility now that the
fight will not take place. 1t has been
settled that there will be no police in
reference, despite the efforts of hun
dreds Of ministers and barring acciden
or death before the arrival of the date
the mill will be one Of the fastest an,
most interesting that there has beer
In the country for years.
WANT A COUNTY LEAGUE.
} Over In Medina county they are al
ready talking OF a county base bal
league for next year, and the pros
: poets are now that one will be formed
including Medina, Sharon, Wadsworth
, and Seville. All Of these towns hav
| played as independent teams this sea
. son and have done very well. The
: are also known as good base ball town
and have provided good teams 70
many seasons past.
The talk of base ball league ir
cluding these towns last year also ii
cluded Akron, but the deal was neve
made success, and the towns pla,
cd independently. Akron has had
great base ball year, and there is Q,
cry indication that the spirit will liy
and that next year will be eve
greater.
WEST ENDERS ARE BUSY.
The West Ends are losing no tim
these days and the club Is as energet
as ever, The base ball team win G
to New Berlin next Saturday to pla
the strong team at that place, aud thei
! are also other good dates for gam,
4 arranged. The football team will q,
three nights Of regular practice III
week, and the management will soc
. be able to name team that will gi,
), anything In the city a run for i
{ money,
4 MAHER no BOX AGAIN.
. philadelphia, Sept. 9.-Poter Mahe
!. the Irish champion, aud Jim Jefford