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Claiming to be Art Simms Knocked OatLocal Athlete.PMfirily Bout Only Lifted One Round, but was fast andFurious.\ would-be prize fighter who has been fiinnit the it wn for the past win It nr tv*o pu .og a Art Minima, the Ak-ron lightweight fighter, met his fate when lie donned the gloves with Chus. v Winter*, Thursday afternoon. Simms has he* n telling everybodyhe i a me in etmtaet with that he w*a* training for a fight with Otto Suloff, He has been seen by a number of penpie running on the outskirts of the lt;ity with a large sweater tied about his neek. Thursday morning Art Simms madr the aequaintanei of Winters andafter a short discussion of sporting matter invited him to put the glove* or with him during the afternoon \fter dinner he railed at Winters’ of-flee ready for the friendly bout. The glove* were pro* ured and they were put In use at onee. The friendly boutinly lasted about one round and dm ing that time Winters gave Simmsan awful heating. Professor WiP moth, a well know n tealt; her of Ixtldng and who was at Cedar Point last season. witnessed the bout and statedirthat he would bet Simms had no morelie*nse to rail himself a fighter than he had of elafming he was PresidentRoosevelt.The blow that made the would-be fighter throw off the gloves was a right hand on the jaw. After he had takenoff the gloves he bid Winters good-byeand nothing has b*« 11 seen or heard of him since.
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Sandusky Daily Register
Sandusky, Ohio, US
Fri, May 16, 1902
Page 6
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