Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-07-09


phenomenal catch was the feature Of
the game. A large number of feminine
rooters were present from the
Upbam- Brouse store, and added to the
excitement of the game.
A team from the office of the B. f.
Goodrich Co., and one from the post
office will play at Buchtel field next
Tuesday afternoon.
WHEELER LOANED 10 CoLUM-
BUS.
Columbus, o., July 9.-Third Base.
man Wheeler of the Brooklyn base
ball club has been loaned to the Co
lumbus club by Manager Hanlon to
take the place of Mattress, who jumped
to the Buffalo club
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS.
New York, July 9.-The first swim
ming races for the championships of
the Amateur Athletic union will be
held at Traverse Island on Saturday.
Some of the best short distance men
In America are entered, and promise
lively compet zion. e. G. Shaeffer,
of Reading Pa, the noted record
breaker, will meet such fast n. Y. A.
G. men as Otto Wahle, Charles Ruberl,
| n mr. lt, t.fe
from England; the X. A. c. cracks,
| G.. W. Vancleaf and L. De Handley,
and Columbia Universitys represen-
tative, j. w. Spencer
The second series OF races will be
contested Saturday August II, and
Saturday, Oct. 4, all Gnder n. Y. A.
G. auspices at Treverse Island.
WAIT FOR WEATHER.
The Planet Athletic club members
are not doing much just now except
waiting for cooler weather. This club
in base ball. but saves its energy for
the foot ball season. The club has
many good players, and has had strong
teams in the field for several seasons
past. One of the Planet players who
has made much local fame for himself
since Is Volk, who plays snappy base
ball and Is a bad man on the gridiron.
There are more in the same class in
this club, and they W Il be heard from
as soon as the weather will permit
anything more than a mere discussion
of foot ball plans.
LOTS OF KENT.
If all reports are true, the Kent
players will almost make their head
quarters in Akron for some time to
come. The city league has arranged
for three md-week games with them,
the first of which takes place this
afternoon Oh Buchtel field, 1t is un-
dcrstood that the East Akron Athletic
'iuD Is uiso uitcl Sohe SuuicS VIII
Kent, to be played here aSturdays. The
East Akrons have already clashed
with the Kent team twice.
oS now every one will have an op-
portunity to see the work of this team
of hard hitters and winners, about
which so much is said and heard in
Portage county.
UP TO SIMMS.
Tomorrow night Art Simms will
make another effort to step into the
winning class in pugilism. AS In sew.
eral previous bouts, he has a chance
of making some good matches, if he
wins this fight. Simms is said to have
worked very hard at Captain Bonds
training camp and Is hard as nails
The worst drawback to a good fight
at this time is the fact that the weather
is too hot. 1t Is well known that box
ing bouts have been held later this year
than almost ever before, though there
has long caesed to be any weather fol
fast lighting. No opposition to the
match ls expected, for the Council OF
Stratford, Conn, has ssued n permit
and all the arrangements are made
Tim Kearns, Simms' opponent is an
old fighter, and good general and lie
believes that he can whip Art,
AT THE PITTSBURG MEET.
DIR. II. II. Waters, who is known as
one of Akron's best all-around ath-
letes, is in Pittsburg, where he is at
tending tho outing of the Duquesne
club. A series of water sports is a
feature Of the meet, and DR.. Waters
is entered In one OF more of the events
Much interest surrounds the contests
of the club, as the membership Is
large and the organization very pop
ular Or, Waters will probably re
turn to Akron at the end of the week
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