Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-02-17
ELKS
Preparing for Atl,-
Ictic Season.
New Material Will Aid
Teams.
Another Bowling Lea
que in Prospect.
Davey Training at Planet Athletic
Club.

initiated into the Elks, during the past
few weeks. have contained n great
many young men of more or less abil-
ity in athletics, and this fact has
caused an earlier start than usual in
the planning for the coming season.
1t is planned, at this time, to put
teams into the field in Akron, this
year, which will be the leaders in
local sport. There are a great many
of the old members who will furnish
experience and great deal of ability,
and 1t is aimed to combine the old
timers and the new material to the
improvement of athletics and sporting
affairs at the club. Base ball players
there are, in number and with eXpo-
rience. Foot ball players are also
numerous, and although no steps at
actual organization have as yet been
taken, 1t is predicted that the Elks
will get into the game early this year,
and that they will cut wide swath
in the winning of games and contests.
"FOXY" ROBERT.
The "foxiness" of Robert Ftzsim-
mons is said to be of nature which
passeth all understanding. Jeffries
had camped on his trail for long
time, In an endcavor to get a match.
The old man refused to sign, and
kept asking for better terms than
Jeffries was inclined to offer. Final
ly, however jeff made an offer of a
division of spoils on the basis of 60
per cent to the winner and 40 per
cent to the loser and Fitzsimmons,
realizing the advantages Of such n
proposition, has accepted. In their
former meeting, which was the one
that brought Jcf1'ries to fame, the
loser of the match maintained that
he was druggcd. There Is no doubt
that this viii be one of the best draw
ing cards in pugillstic history for sew
eral years.
FURTHER BASKET BALL.
The girls basket ball team of the
Canton High school and that of the
Freshmen class Of Buchtel college,
Will meet In II game in this city, March
z. The Canton team has been trying
to arrange series OF games of this
kind for some time.
YALE'S BASEBALL PLANS.
New Haven. Feb. l7.-Yalc will cln,
to her timc-honorcd system of base
bal! policy another year. No profcs
sional coach VIII be engaged To dircc
the development of the team, an,
from the long list of former Yale play
crs who viii be present during the sea
son and handle the nine, no hea,
coach will be appointed. These are tn
general plans for the season as out
lined Saturday by Raymond Guernsey
captain of the team. He plans TO hay
some graduate coach here nearly a
the time from the opening of the set
son. He will call out the general yal
sity squad next Friday.
TRAINING AT THE T.. A. G.
Frank Dayey's training for the con
ing wrestling match with Jack Burk,
OF Kingston Ont Is being done at tn
quarters of the Planet Athletic clul
The Akron wrestler is RAPIDLY gcttn
down into the best possible condition
with the aid of his two helpers, an
will be able TO give the visitor tn
bout of his life, when they come t
gcthcr.
NEW RECORD MADE.
Chicago, February, IA world
swimming record was broken in Il
sportsmens show at the Coliseum Sa
urday night, when j. $. Lcary, of II
Olympic Athletic club, of san Francl
co. swan twenty yards In ten sccon,
fiat. by 80 doing he clipped two-tftl
of second from the worlds mark, S
by u. C. schaefer OF Philadelphia.
RAGING CIRCUIT FORMED.
Mansfield track has been Withdraw
from the Northeastern Ohio circu
this year,and three new tracks we
taken IN at n meeting held in Clev
land Thursday Wheeling, Salem al
Rayenna are the new membors. III
racing season will open at theNe'
burg track, June 10, and will cont
nc without interruption until octob
"a, season Of twenty weeks, Il,
lowing Is the schedule of the seaso
Newburg, June 10 to 13; Vallc
June II to 20; Rockport, June "a
N: Youngstown, July / to 4; Sale
f July s TO II; Ravenna, July 10 to !
Erie, Pa, July % to 20; Akron, Ju
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