Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-04-16
BOYS
Are Ready For
Base Ball.
SUBMITS Issue First
Challenge.
Akron Bowling Tourney will
End Friday.

The younger element in local ath-
letics is actively engaged in preparing
for a season OF many games and long
arguments. Base ball teams amnog
the boys Of the various schools are
springing up by the score, and the
time when they first turned out for
field practice has long since passed.
Saturday games are already being
played. The SUBMITS are the first
among the boys teams to actually or
ganize and issue challenge, and the
following def was sent to the Demo
crat office Wednesday:
The Summit base ball team have
organized "a strong team and are ready
to begin the season. They would like
TO hear from any or all teams in the
city at the age of IS years. Answer
before Saturday through this paper.
IL. Kolp, manager.
LEAGUE MATTERS.
The latest possibilities for positions
ON teams of the Akron base ball
league arc three Toledo men, whose
services will be secured III Il short
time. Positions for the men have al
ready been secured, and it is stated
that they will be there here in n few
days. The grounds ut Silver lake are
said to be In good condition for base
ball already, and the grandstand and
fence ut Buchtel field will soon be
ready. The diamond will also he
rolled and placed in the best of con
ditlon as soon us possible, and the
league management Is leaving moth
ing undone which may add to the
success of the seasons work. All of
the teams expect to get some active
practice work the latter part of this
week, The next meeting of the
league managers will be held next
Sunday morning
SHARKEY WANTS MORE MONEY.
New York, April 16.-Gus Rubin
aud Tom sharkey are not TO box i'm
England after all. Billy Madden the
'Akron Giants" manager, said yes
terday, that the proposed tilt is off.
When Sharkey was seen last night
he said: 1T is true that | have can
celled my mill with Rubin, and that
will not sail for the other side on
April 26 as | had intended. The rca-
son is simple. The purse offered,
$4,000, Is not enough. If they hang
Bob Fltzsilnmons in England"
FlTH AND McSWEENEY.
Columbia, $, G., April lG 1t is not
often the Governors and prize fight
ers have correspondence, but these
kilograms passed this afternoon;
Bath Beach. \. y, April H.
Gov. McSwecncy: Rumors concern
ing the precise position OF the state
of South Carolina in the matter of Il
glove test Mt the exposition confuse
me. is II legally possible for me 10
box 20 rounds with James .Icffries IN
your State? Pardon me addressing
you personally, but | am my own
manager.
Robert Fltzsimmons.
Robert Fitzsimmons: South Caro-
lima laws positively prohibit contests
OF the kind and | will use all legal
machinery to prevent any attempt.
NJ. Il. McSweeney,
Governor.
POOL MATCH.
Rampanelli and Goddard defeated
Davis and Seybold last night, in the
pool tournament at the Howard st.
pool room, by II score of 100 TO o2
The game was hotly contested all the
way through, and the result was in
doubt unt'l the end,
"KlD" BROAD WILL WE'D.
New York, April l6 Consumed by
jealousy over the newspaper comment
accorded the affairs Of Kid Mccoy, Kld
Broad, the eminent lightweight of the
prize ring, has decided on II course of