Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-09
Dr.. PIeS'ce,s
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Makes Weak Women Strong
and Sick Women Well.

dispossessed of the idea that he can
whip Jim Jeffrles, and he has lately
asked his brother to procure him
match, IL possible. Corbett figures,
and a number of his friends figure the
same way, that he made Jeffries look
like u novice for % rounds at the
time of their last meeting. The pros
poets are that the boxers may meet
in September next. If the match is
made Corbett will go to San Francisco
two months before the battle, and go
into training.
ADVANTAGES OF SMALL TOWNS.
| Some of the lesser local athletic
lights have decided that the best
field that they have found, in which
to give successful athletic shows, is
the small town.
Doylestown, Wadsworth, Barberton
and other places, where expenses In
connection with conducting entertain
ments are small are said to make the
best returns OH Investments, and
cause much less trouble than an at
tempt to hold u show In place the
size of Akron. The sports figure that
In a place of AkrOn's size, there are
too many things going on, all at the
same time, to enable them to draw
Il Sarge crowd. In n small town the
show Will be the whole thing, and
the attendance. in actual numbers,
will he as large as the one In the
bigger city, while expenses will be
much smaller.
AS n result Of this condition, the per-
formances of many Akron athletes,
clever or otherwise, are never seen
here and their neighbors know very
little about them.
IN CERTAIN LINES.
Billy Coleman Is determined to
make business for himself. When
there are no matches readily appar-
cnt, he digs up a few, and goes ahead.
When his opponent Is OF insufficient
fame to be drawing card. title is
readily found which viii draw.
The only matters neglected thus far
by Mr.. Coleman, are few challenges
from wrestler Frank Davey, who of.
fered some time ago, to throw Cole
man not three times, but five, In a
match.
CLENELANDERS CHALLENGE.
The Cleveland and Imperial hockey
teams, both of Cleveland, are very
anxious TO make match with the
Akron hockey players. and have is
sued challenge to that effect The
Local players, as a club are some
what disorganlzed, but there are a
great number of individual players
who have been practlcing steadily
ever since the cold weather appear.
ed' ana II Is believed that an excellent
team can be picked to meet the ambl
tious Clcvelanders.
NEW CENTURY CLUB.
The New Century club met wednes
day afternoon at the home of Mrs. III
I. Wilson, 1o5 Marshall ave. The sub
ject for general discussion was a con
tlnuatlon OF the subject "rhe Race,
OF Mankind Mrs, Robert Outlet reat
paper on "The Mongolian Race" nm,
Mrs, X. w. Talbot responded witl
one on the subject, "The Negro" Mrs
Hnrlbcrt Hale spoke on '"rhe Evolution
OF the Gun" The meeting was wei
u attended
WILL GIVE A SMOKER.
There was an interesting meeting o
. the East End athletic club last nigh
at the club rooms. Arrangements wer
: made for II smoker, to he held Jan
IL, and eight new members We're inl
tiated. A musical program. togethe
V with athletic and dancing numbers
y Will probably he given. The smoke
y will be for club memoers.
d The bowling tournament at the Sout
End Athletic club has lost its identit
!. more or less, in the contest the clu