The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-02

grees to throw both men twice in
four hours and all the time Aker-
man is down south. away down at
Panama maybe aud can t occept the
challenge.
Well \ Akciman might draw a
house at Lima but in Marion both
Akerman and Beai, his manager
combined could no, draw a sled.
The has been wrestler which Fred
Bartl made look foolish did his best
to quecrlthe wrestling game here
during his recent visit and local
lovers of good, clean, honest sport
do not care rap whether or'mot
Akelman ever comes back from
Panama. Marion wants none of his
wrestling game. Finley would do
well IL he expects TO keep things
going here to scratch Akerman s
name off his little slate once and
for all. Al<erman will never again
wrestle. Bartl or any other man
in Marion.
Fostcria, o., Feb. 1. = (Special)
Kirk Yates, the local lightweight,
easily defeated "Young" Gotch on
the mat here and thereby made a
reputation among the professionals.
The first fall came in 1-2 min
utes ands the second in 6 1-2, both
with hammerlocli and half-Nelson
holds. Gotch was strong, but
Yates was too fast and strong for
him. Yates will meet Fred Bartl,
the Canadian, here soon in a ham
l'rap match.
The last few years have seen
many famous baseball player
take the count, as far as his big
League playing days are concerned,
while in several instances the play
ers in question have quit the
game for good. In fact, there is
a list Of thirty or more who have
been in the big leagues from one
to twenty years that found the go-
ing too fast for them and dropped
either into obscurity or into the
red apple leagues. B,
Emmett Heidricl, dropped out of
the game altogether few years
ago and wassfollowed later by Char
ley Farrell, the great catcher, While
the following fell back into the
minors a year ago. Dick Padden,
one of the braincst players that ever
lted; Joe Sug1on. the reliable ;
Jesse Burkctt, whc was always a
power in batting; Barry Mccormick
n star second baseman; George La
Chance, Fred Abbott, Rudy Huls-
witt, Jimmy Burke, Charley Carr,
"Kip' SelbGeh. Hhelsmm, Frisk,
Ambrose, Putnam. Pitcher Elliott,
Mique Kahoe. "Buck" Weaver,
lew Drill, Catcher Doran and a
host of others Of more or less fame
and life in the big leagues.
There were number, like Ollie
Pickering, Billy Haliman, "Icfty"
Davis and others who have since
shown the speed which has result
ed in their being given another
trial this year and the chances are
that in most eases the ones draft
ed or purchased will make good.
The aggregation that is relegat-
ad to the minors since the close of
last season is still larger. p
Gilbert. star member Of the
New York worlds champions of
1908 has been sold to Newark of
the Eastern league, while Joe Kel-
ley, one of the best players ever in
the big leagues goes to Toronto but
at a high salary. Heine Peitz, a
prominent figure in Cincinnati base
ball, is to play at Louisville, while
Jim Sebring is sentenced to the
Tristate league foi life. "Doc"
Newton, famons twirler for years
will be found en- tho Montreal team
~ the Eastern league, while
"Noodles' Ham has quit the
game altogether. Other former
Cincinnati players to go back to
the minors are Paddy Livingston
and Outfielder Seigle to Indiana
polls, Outfielder Smoot to To-