Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-07-10

n mere suspicion in the minds of the
Cleveland base ball club that they
might lose some of their players, as
Injunction threats and actual proceed
ings have been numerous ever since
Lajoie Bernhardt and Flick jumped
Philadelphia and came over to Cleve-
land.
An injunction against these players
working for Cleveland was sought by
the Philadelphia club and the cases
of the three players came to trial
Wednesday with the result that Cleve-
land will keep all three. Judge Wing
dismissed the cases after trial and
there is, accordingly, much jubilation
in the hearts of the Forest City fans,
for Lajoie, Bernhardt and Flick are
the strongest men on the team.
CHAMPIONS HAD TO WORK
HARD.
New York, July 10.-Two exception
ly fine matches were played Wednes-
day in the continuation of the round
robin series of doubles on the courts
of the Country club Of Westchester.
Ward and Davis, the national and in
ternational champions, found 1t nee
essary to play five sets before they
defeated Clothier and Ogden. Dark
ness caused the match between Whit
man and Ware VS.. Wrenn brothers to
remain unfinished. The Wrenns play
ed an exceptionally strong game. They
nearly took the first set, captured the
second, evenly balanced in the third,
and strong in the for.th. Both teams
lobbed with exceptional brilliancy and
made many clever shots. The sum
mary:
Round robin doubles: Holcombe
Ward and Dwight r. Davis defeated
William II. Clother and Montgom-
cry Ogden, Ga; $40; 3-6; 6-3. NAL
colin ID. Whitman and Leo Il. Ware
vs.. Robert d. Wrenn and George l..
Wrenn, jr Sc; 10; GO; G-6. (Unfin-
ished)
SIMMS WILL TRAIN McGOVERN.
Art Simms is indeed getting into fast
company. He has been engaged by
Terry McGovern to train him for his
fight with Young Corbett," which
will take place before the New Lon
at Atlantic City, and Art will have
to do some tall travelling in order to
keep up with his man, for McGovern
| Is traveller of no mean attachments
and follows the races almost as con-
tinuously as he does fighting, Art
VIII be able to get some pointers that
will be of great benefit to him, for
Terry is known ns a man who is no
toriously hard on trainers, and makes
them fight as though each bout were
for big purse. Simms and Tim
kearns will clash tonight.
THE BIG FIGHT.
All interest in puglistic affairs now
centers in the big fight between jeff
ries and Fitzslmmons, which will
shortly take place at San Francisco
Though there are still few hackers
of Fltzsimmons who believe that he
can whip Jeffrles, the number grows
smaller year by year. and it is gen
orally conceded that age is bearing
down upon the Australian in man
ner which will prevent his winning
a fight against younger and stronger
opponent such as Jcifries is The
present champion states that he is il
the best of condition and so, for tha
matter does FltZsimmons brag of Tho
same condition. Gus Rubin ant
James Corbett are WORKING up to the
point where they can challenge tn,
winner, and 1t is probable that botl
will be at the ringslde.
WHAT WILL THE HARVEST BE
/ Tonight Is the night when the bat
tie between Tim Kearns and Ar
Slmms will demonstrate whether
Simms Is to go on and win some bi,
fights and some big money or wheth
er he is to be doomed to more defea
and disappointment. Kearns is Il hare
man to beat, and there are those, VIII,
say that the defeats that Art has al
ready had will make him easier thai
he otherwise would be. However tina
may be. 1t is certain that Art viii
fight his best, and the man who win
Will know that he has been In no
fight.
THE NEW SERIES.
What is without doubt the best NOV
that the city base ball league has mad
in months was the arranging fo