The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-02-07
The Athletic Arena.


other loo l athletic clubs spent a few
hours IN indoor sports at Metropolitan
Hall last evening.
Harry Sutton, of the Puritans, is ready
to walk against any one in the county
under the age of eighteen. Harry is
the PuritaD'S representative runner.
Several of the Puritans are entered in
the games OF the iriquois Athletic Club,
which will be held at Bergen Point on
Washington's Birthday.
The Cable Athletic Club will have a
stag party on Saturday of next week.
Lieutenant Dolan had the Wayne Clubs
runners out last night.
The female class occupied the Loril-
lards' gymnasium last night.
The teachers have contracted the fever
and two classes practice at the gymna-
SUM Monday afternoons.
Captain O'Brien, OF the WayneS, Will
be on the turf again this season. He was
one of the cracke in a half mile run q
few years ago.
Pat CahilI was before the committee of
the A. A. u. last night Il was subjected
to u rigid cross-examination.
The old questions were repeated and as
before he denied that he had been com
,pensated for his services and claimed to
Still be an amateur. Nothing absolutely
new was ELECTED.
The committee win sit again next
week to take testimony, and will submit
their opinion to the BOARD of Managers,
who will determine whether Cahiu is a
professional or an amateur. From the
evidence last night the committee had no
reason for shutting out Cantll.
The Scots will meet this evening and
the session will not be n~lonotonous. w.
J. Crowley is a prominent candidate for
president.
The event for the runner this week
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morning. Lieutenant Dolan, of the Scots,
who has made arrangements for the
event, extends an invitation TO all the
local athletes to a part
The start will be from the North Hud-
son Park Hotel, near the Gutenberg race
course, and the run to Fort Lee and re-
turn. Lieutenant Dolan and the Wayne
contingent will leave the club room at
half-past nine.
Strikes. Spares and reaks
Clarke and Miller will bowl a series of
match games at Muller's alleys this even
ing.
The Hudson County Wheelmen will
bowl at Browns alleys this evening
against he team of the Citizens Bi Club.
The Hudson County boys will undoubt-
eddy win. They must to tie the Atlantas
in first place, ss the latter defeated the
New York Bi Club last night. and have
six Victories and two defeats, which is
one better in victories than the record of
the home club. They are q tie in games
will take them of the race for the first
prize, as they have only three games to
I'M second team Of the Palmas will go
to Elizabeth tonight to meet the second
team of the Elizabeth A. c.
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best score rolled by d visiting team at the
Jersey City Athletic Clubs alleys this
season. Good for the seconds.
The Centurys will bowl this evening as
the Volunteer Clubs alleys in the Jersey
City Amateur League series. The game
was postponed from last Friday.
In the new league the Jersey City Ath-
letic Club, New Yyfk A. G.. and Roseviile
A. G. ares tie for first place, with 5 vie
tories and 5 defeats; Orange follows, with
A victories and 4 defeats; Oxford Is next,
with 3 Victories Rnds5 defeats, and Staten
island is Iastsso@swfth victories and6ade-
feats. II s4.~
monds tomorrow night at Browns alleys.
The Excelsior Bowling Club, which
rolled at StentzeI's alleys, has ~disbanded.
The ghost was surrendered last night.
The was q lack of interest. The
majority of its members belonged to
other clubs and the Excelsiors were their
second love.
Ofmstead, of the Jersey City a. c.,
leads the association with q handsome
average of l91. Davis is second, Carter,
of the Palmas, third, and Hathaway
The Teutonias will bowl tonight at
Henn's, Hulnors AT Breudenberger's,
Fuliers at Fulier's, Pamrapo Al. G. at
Metropolitan Hail, and Fairmount Juns
iors at Holstein's.