The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-11-16

Total. 1852 Total 80.
In one AthIetLe Arena.

In the Athletic Arena.
The Scots had a long meeting last night
They burned the midnight oil. l saw
several members who quit before adj
journment, but they would not reveal
what business had detained the club
until that late hour. 1t was probably the
coming boxing and wrestling tourna-
ment and the report of the committee
on the purchase of q site for a club house.
The club has incurred a heavy expense
in making preparations for the tourney
as expensive watches have been bought
as prizes. There were several sites Of
fered and the cost and location were dis
cussed. The club will undoubtedly build
O house of their OWE
Ii you see two on more young men
moving about a pool table so completely
absorbed that they are not aware of the
existence of anything except themselves
and the pool table, balls and cue, who
carefully draw an imaginary line with
the centre Of the pocket and the object
ball, and dot the spot to hit with the
chalk from the tip of the cue. do not re-
gard them as being off their base or con
firmed pool cranks, they are only the
members of the Lorillard d. and x. A.
practising for the pool tourney.
A dozen teams have entered for the
sLorillard pool tournament. The entries
will close tonight.
Dolan. Flaherty, Vogellius, Schott and
ID. and j. Murray, of the Waynes, had u
run last night. They ~traversed a five
mile curse at a rafting gait.
The Wayne A. @. will have a regular
meeting ON Monday night.
Messrs. Bushfield, O,Brien and Kelly,
of the Fair Committee of the Waynes, are
working tirelessly I'd make the event a
success. The Fair Committee will have a
meeting on Monday evening prior to
the session of the club.
The boxing and wrestling tournament
of the Scottisn-American Athletic Asso-
citation is the next big event in athletic
circles. 1t win take place at Oakland
Rink on Monday November 20. There
win be six events. There will be boxing
for 105 Id. men, 115lb., 1856 Id. and 1853 Id.
classes and a special 125-pound sparring
event. The wrestling contest will be at
is5 pounds. The rules Of the Amateur
Athletic Union will govern. The entries
will close next Monday night. If the en-
tries are too numerous the preliminary
bouts will be held on Saturday, Novem-
Der %.
Strikes, Spares and Breaks.
The bowlers of the Pamrapo Athletic
Club had a merry roll at Metropolitan
Hail last night.
John Muller, Jr., is out with a challenge
to bowl q series of games with any one
under twenty years old.
The League of the Jersey City Athletic
Club will go TO Roseville on Monday
night.
The tournament Of the Amateur Bowl
night on the Oratini Field Clubs alleys.
at Hackensack. The visiting team will
be that of the Staten Island Athletic
Club.
the first game OF the Association to be
rolled in this city will be on Wednesday,
November 81, when the Palmas bowl
agaidst the Jersey City Athletic Club on
The independent Clubs team will prac-
tise at Metropolitan Hall this evening.
The New Jerseys will meet tonight at
Becker's Hall.
It is Excelsior Clubs night at Freuden-
berger's.
Sporting Notes.
The roller skaters will have a chance to
win a prize at Metropolitan Hall, Green
Vile. this evening. There will be an OBJ
stacle race. Mrs, Joseph KAISER, the pro.
prietor. has a z handsome trophy.
house-warming tomorrow. The clubs
Mouse was badly wrecked during the big
storm. The repairs have all been made
and the club will celebrate { Q event.
The Danntless Yacht Club will nave
their annual ball at Cooper Hall on Mon
day night.
The Suburban Shooting Association
will shoot at pigeons and clay targets
this afternoon at Claremont.
Joe Ridge, q feather weight of Brad
dock, Pa, and Kennard, the ST Paul Kid,
are anxious to meet CAP Mccarthy.
CAP has enough to occupy his attention
for two months.
The postponed game for the benefit of
Fred Potts will be u off this afternoon
at the grounds of the New Jersey Athletic
Club. Several athletes swill make an
effort to break the records.
The cold snap has come and the curriers'
smile.