The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-04-12
sKArOR1AL NOTES.

Charles Taylor, Of the Alpha Is about as |
the average skater.
Clarence Vandervoort won very pretty
medal at the Park rink short time ago.
Sam Robinson's sailing countanance was
missed at the Pavonia rink last Wednesday
Charles Robinson, Of the Alpha rink, is
one OF the most clever skaters at that
place. s..
Elias Morris of the Park rink beats any
of the skaters at that rink-for poor
skating.
Mr.. Grimes is said to be roller, but
whether towel roller or not, has not been
"toweled."
| F.. w. Provost must have been born tired,
as he is the LATEST skater ever seen at the
Park rink.
Specia, officer Darrah may be Justly
called one of the finest He is on duty at
the Payonia
Ed. Stout, of Alpha rink fame, wears
banks and yet skating does not make him
ight-headed.
Homer Harrison, of the Alpha rink, is
i envied by great many on account of his
clever skating.
| Although Mr.. Pumyea wears nice suit
he can't skate for medal unless it should
| be leather one.
Mr.. Lang of the Park team has been
bounced, and another big stuff has been
taken on in his place.
Mr.. Campbell of the Pavonia rink, did
wonderful skate act short time ago, but
he did not do it on rollers.
L. G. Orr is rapidly improving as a goal
keeper, some of the stops he made in o
recent game being very good.
Wonder whether James Murtha will sue
coed in collecting those bets he won from
certain young ladies Friday night
White won the medal put up at the
Hoboken rink. beating Abe Ross, Jim
Swan, Slip Allen and numerous others.
Professor Walter O'Mara has returned
from Central Square, N. Y, and will short
ly startle the patrons of the Park rink
G. B. Reed should practice skating at
home for about two months, and then he
might be able to skate in the Park rink.
| OF all the skaters at the Alpha rink Ho-
mer Moore should be the proudest, as he
possesses the names of two great writer's.
Ben Ham is evidently follower of Os-
car Wilde. as he wears knee breeches and
strikes attitudes while skating at the Al
pha.
John Newcomb, who is in the skate box
at the Pavonia rink, always looks as though
he had his mouth set for newcomb of
honey,
i w. st. John, who tends the coat box at
the Pavonis rink, is not in any way con-
nected with st. John the prohibition adj
vocate.
Jim Hanlon is only in the way of the
rollers at the Pavonia rink. We wonder
who ever told him he could skate Come
off, Jim
It is said that o. Smith makes himself
very agreeable with the girls at the candy
stand at the Park rink. No wonder he is
always eating caramels.
The well-known figure of Fred Becker is
frequently met with at the Kinks where he
creates a great deal of laughter in his ludi-
crous attempts at skating
Sam Eusan of the Park rink won another
medal at that rink short time ago. AS
usual he managed to knock every body
down who skated against him.
Hugh Mckay, while seen skating at the
Alpha rink reminded tho TATTLER of the
old proverb, "As independent as o pig on
ice. When he couldn't stand up he sat
down.
Miss Carrie Smith, of the Heights, has
challenged Miss Carrie Smith of Paterson,
to skate for the championship of the State.
or medal, in any rink the latter may
choose.
The game of polo at the Oakland rink
last Wednesday evening was well contested,
the Acmes winning in 80 minutes with q
score of to nothing. The playing on both
sides was good.
Tony Kennsdy, Yice-President of the
Electric Pleasure Club, is regular visitor
at the Pavonia rink on complimentary
days. Tony viii possibly in time (say two
or three years) be able to skate.
The American Polo team was organized
short time ago. Its members are; Frank
Barker, goal; e. G. Boyd, cover; Lum Cos
lehman, half back; Slip Allen, rush, La
Rue, drive; and NJ. Mccarthy, centre.
VIII Horton seems to be as DESTROYS of
running the TAFTLER as he is of taking the
championship of the Alpha rink on his
shoulders. He had better be careful or he
may, like s'Allas, get too much of load
to carry conveniently.
Asa Dolan skated at the Park rink few
days ago-or at least he made an attempt
at skating. While doing SO, his feet ship
ped from under him, he rose about i've
feet in the air, and came down with such
force that the whole building shook.
Charles Bickel of the Electric Pleasure
Club. is frequently seen at the Park and
Pavonia Kinks enjoying the rollers. He re-
Gently skated-at least he claimed it was
skating three lapes in the unenviable
time of % minutes; allowing for five
falls.
Mr.. Hen. Somers, who was manager and
proprietor of the Caledonia rink before it
was destroyed by fire, has leased build
ing, 195x85 feet, in Allentown, Pa, where
he will run rink under the old name of
the Olympian rink. He will take with him
Jim Swan, Corny Cox, Harry Lyons and
his brother Chris, who is one of the most
wonderful trick and fancy skaters in the
United States. s5
The third game OF polo between the
Columbias and Pavonias took place Last
Wednesday evening, and the Colambias
went to their positions with strong de-
termination to win, as the two former
games had resulted in tie The game
lasted As minutes and was won by the
Columbias who made three goals out of
four. Both sides played strong, but the
Columbus had the best of it from the be-
ginning. The playing of Dode Morris and
Lorton was exceptionally good.
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