The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-10-17
LIVELY LOCAL LEAGUE.
Enthusiastic and Harmoni-
Gus Meeting Held
Athletics.

The Jersey City Amateur Bowling
League had one of its happiest meetings
yesterday. Seventeen officers and dele
gates were present, and every club was
represented. The proceedings were con
Quoted in that fraternal spirit which has
been a marked feature of its sessions.
Not an unkind word was uttered
and The league voted almost as
The only protest animated from good
natured Larry Murray. and he smiled
when the chairman gracefully informed
him THAI the protest could not be re-
ceive,l, as the laws required that 1t be
submitted in writing, Thc protest was
VINO was formerly a member Of the Fair
mount Club. Tine objection to him is
based on q refusal to pay an assessment
levied by the latter. The particulars
did not develope, but may at
some future meeting, as Murray
writing. He will probably Change his
mind as he IL o jovial fellow and not one
who would break the harmony. The list
of names submitted by each club was
ratified. The meeting was not alone
pleasant and devoid OF angry debate but
good natured chaf was INDUCED in and
The session was a jolly one.
Chairman Loud presided, Secretary
Ramsay was Oh deck and Treasurer Rol-
stein was ready to receive the cash.
It came quickly and as soon
as the session opened the dues
had been paid in. 1t was decided to de-
vote eighty-dollars to purchase prizes.
The first prize will be fifty dollars, and
the amount will go to the winning club
TO procure suitable prizes for the bowlers.
Three individual prizes will be awarded
to cost respectively, fifteen, ten and five
dollars. In addition three Individual
prizes will be donated. Ell. Del
presented a handsome trophy last
season to the winning team announced
that he would donate a medal, the Sport
ing Times will give a prize n the other
prize will be an elegant medal to the
bowler making h best average in
eligible as a prize winner unless he
bowls in at least fifteen championship
games.
schedule, which was satisfactory aud the
plan was adopted. The dates had not
been inserted but will be in a few days.
The will begin the first week
in November. Messrs. Lusch and Bischof
were appointed as a committee to procure
the printed schedule for distribution
among the members. A pleasing compli-
nent was paid to THE JERSEY CITY NEWS.
The stand it had taken in adyanc-
ing the interest OF the league
last season when a rival paper sought to
sow the seeds Of discord and bring about
lis collapse, was mentioned by Chairman
Loud. ex-Secretary Hulse, Mr.. E. Del
Orme and others. The gratitude of the
League was manifested by adopting by q
rising vote a motion to make THE JER-
sEY CITY NEWS the official paper of the
league.
The sporting editor viii take the liberty
OF trespassing and state % the policy of
this paper is to promote the interest Of
every institution that is formed for a
worthy object. The necessity for the
nation to make the healthful nastime a
game of chance for money. Its purpose
was to elevate the game from the low
gambling plane, invite young men to
engage in it for the sake of recreation
only, and bring together the young men
ternal ties, and make their meetings
so pleasant that other young men
would be induced to JOIN. Their aim de-
served applause and encouragement, and
THE NEWS gave it at the hourwhen it was
most needed, when the league was a
struggling infant, an experiment, and the
attacks of an enemy were likely to have
some effect. The league has successfully
passed that era in its existence. 1t is now
\ institution, n the assaults
ofits enemies, prompted by pique and dis
anpointments, can have no influence now
IN arresting the growth and popularity
of the league. Its mission Is an excel
lent one and it has come to stay. The
News is delighted hat its efforts in be-
half of the league were appreciated and
il shall continue to do its utmost to aid
tine eague in its earnest efforts to make
bowling a respectable and enjoyable
@The offer of Ed. Del Orme to devote a
nrize for the bowler making the best
average and that Of Larry Murray to
donate a prize to the bowler making the
lowest score were accepted by a rising
vote, There was, however. a pronounced
suspicion that the genial Larry's medal
will not be made OF any OF the rich
metals.
me league decided to have a reception
and the earnings of the social event are
to be used at the close of the season to
defray the expense of a grand Jubilee. 1t
was decided that each club shall desig-
nate one of its members to represent it in
the Committee of Arrangements for the
reception. The chairman, whose address
is given below, requested that the clubs
act promptly and the name n address
Of its committeeman be sent to him with
ont delay. as he desires to bring the COM
mittee together al the earliest possible
day.
A resolution to that effect was adopted.
Messre. Hulse, Lusch and Kaiser were
appointed as a committee TO select n
purchase the Individual prizes. After a
pleasant chat about the prospective meet