The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-12-18

The Athletic Arena.

The Puritan Athletic boys are not very
active at present. but they intend to make
things hum in the spring.
Woodward, of tine Puritans, is quite a
Splinter. He has excellent records Tor all
short distances.
Bob" Jackson, the well known colored
pug1liSt, has opened a boxing school at
Metropolitan Hall. dob" has several
efficient young pupils, all of whom expect
to make names for themselves before
many years have rolled by.
Frank Burns will be one of the Puri-
tans cinder path representatives next
year.
Negotiations are pending for the organ
ization OF a Baseball League to be COM
posed of the Grayling, Iruquois, Pamrapo
Juniors. and Puritan Athletic Clubs. The
organization will probably be affected
during the winter months, and several
other desirable clubs will probably be
added before the bail season of 1890 ar
rlves.
The Lorillard sharpshooters were at the
range again last night. The tournement
will end this evening.
The Gable A. G. will visit the fair of the
Wayne A. q. tonight i a body.
1t will be ladies' night at the Wayne
Club fair on Friday night. Each lady Wis
itor will be presented with a souvenir
donated by Mr.. j. Brasiel.
The Individual pool tournament of the
Lorillard ID. and A. A. will begin On Fri
day night.
The gymnasts of the Y. NJ. G. A. are
getting 10 fine form for the informal ex-
hibition.
Frank Rush it is said cleared the bar at
6 feet 5 Inches while practising last night.
Several were present and witnessed the
tall jump.
Strikes, Spares and Breaks.
The Pamrapo Bowlers will indulge in q
few hours practice on the Metropolitan
Hall alleys this evening.
Tomorrow evening the Excelsiors will
continue the gold medal contest on Steut-
zeI's alleys. Noble street, Greenville.
George Dillaway, of the Independents
is doing some tall bowling.
The Hudsons will bowl at Newark on
Thursday night against the America
Clubs team.
The Americas of Newark and the Bel
.vederes will bowl a match game at Beck
er's alleys, Jackson avenue tonight.
The Hudsons have selected the follow
ing bowlers for their team:-A. Duke,
Kuncken, J. Muller. L. j.. Cummings, w.
Schmedes, j. Smith, G. Meyer, w. Temp
kins, +. Muller and j. Leuly. The sub
stitutes are G. CLARK, L. Hunt and F.
Casey.
An Association game will be rolled to-
night On the alleys Of tye Jersey City A.
C.6s team. Their opponents will be the
team of the Oritani Field Club, of Hack
ensack. The Jersey City A. C.'s team
has % clean record of victories, and their
~tomahawks and scalping knives are in
condition to gather the Hackensack
Scalps.
The Centrals and Fairmounts will roll
a game tonight, for the championship of
the Amateur League. The match will
take place on Hoistein's Alleys, corner Of
Bergen and Falrmount avenues. The
Centrals hope to begin the second round
with a victory and 90 through the
round without a defeat and thus
equalized the straight string Of defeats
in the first round. II the Fairmounts win
ana they probably viii as they will be at
home, it viii give them command of the
league.
The Bergens bowl tonight at Henn's.
Pamrapos at Metropolitan Hall, Wednes-
day nights at Dramatic Hall, Centre
Hills at Fuller's. Lafayettes at Smiths
and Ednas at Browns.
their protest.