Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-02-20
RACES
At the West End
Rink.
Some Fast Perform
ances Assured.
Another Bowling Lea
que Forming.
Simms Has Gone to the Battle
Ground.

The skating races tonight on the
West End Athletic clubs rink will
mean the assembling of some of the
fastest skaters in the state and 1t Is
predicted that some remarkable time
will be made. This winter has been
unusual for the amount of excellent
skating weather there has been, and
more interest has been taken in this
particular sport than for many years.
The entries comprise the best in this
city and Cleveland, although, perhaps,
some are younger skaters than other
Cleveland men, and have not quite
the regulations that are possessed by
the latter.
The entries comprise such names as
Scmon, Bccbc, Davidson and Hills of
Cleveland; Flynn, Souers, Hoffman ana
Drach, of this city, and Cooks of RAJ
VIENNA.
The program will be as follows:
Semon, of Cleveland versus Flynn,
Of Akron Beche of Cleveland versus
Soucrs, of Akron; Davidson, of Cleve-
land, versus Hoffman. of Akron; Hills,
OF Cleveland, will race either Cooks,
Ravennn, or Drnch, of this city. 1t
IS expected that there will he II big
crowd present, as there will be some
very good sport.
BASE BALL SENTIMENT.
. Sentiment in favor of the scheme
for city base ball league grows
stronger as the details of the plan are
more generally known, and II is be-
lievcd that he result of the meeting
at the Buchtcl, next Sunday win be
watched with Il great deal Of interest
by the members of athletic clubs and
lovers of the national game. There is
strong base ball sentiment in Akron,
and the only serious thing that has
been Iackng' IL organization, along
the lines of good business policy. This
Is supplied in the plan now under con
si,leratlon.
SIMMS GONE.
Art Simms has left for the West, His
mlsfortunes in the more recent past
have been many, and II Is his hope
as well as that of his friends, that
kinder fortune will smile on him from
now on. He carries with him the best
wishes OF n host of Akron friends,
who hope that he win be able to de-
feat tho Western man easily ana de.
cislvely.
PARR TO WRESTLE SHARkEY.
Masslllon o., Feb. 20--Wrcstler
James Parr. now in this city, says he
will 20 to New York. Friday to sign
articles for match with Sharkcy.
FOUGHT A DRAW.
Chicago. Feb. 20,-~Aftcr six rounds
OF fast work the fight between Jack
McClelland of PittsbrG, aud Eddie
Santry, tonight, was declared II draw.
The decision was well received. al.
though n number of people considered
that the Plttsburg man had Il shade
the better of II.
DEFEATED CHING.
Cincinnati, o., Feb. No. Hughcy Me,
Govern, brother of Terry McGovcrn
easily defeated Ching Fong the chin
csc puglist, in the first round ut III,
Blue Grass Athletic club. Coylneton
KY, last night. The ChInnmnn was
no match for the younger McGovern
ana after 30 seconds Of fighting In
the first round, McGovcrn landed 4
hard right on Chlngs jaw aud III,
latter went down and out.
NEW BOWLING LEAGUE.
The last game of the Howard ST. nj
ley bowling league win be played ia
night. Although only one half th
original schedule has been played, frs
place has been conceded to the Pccrles
club, and the rest OF the teams bellev
that they cannot catch up with th
leaders. The positions of the team,
~ they now stand are as follows:
Peerless, first; Akron Manufacturin
Co., second; Empires, third; Imperial
fourth, and superiors, hfth
Following closely on the heels OF thl
league another will be formed on tn
Howard st. alleys. II viii contal
about five teams, and every effort wi
be made to have them composed +,
such material TINT they Will be mol
closely matched than We're the team
,jn the last league. Among the poss
bbilities OF the new league will he III
4 kirkwoods, a team from the Goodrlc
offices, the Imperlals Will be strepgtl
cned and re-enter the race, and u
entirely new team viii be forme