The Jersey City news., 1891-09-18
AMATEUR ATHLETES.
What is TranSpiring III
Our Local Clubs
and Gun.

large attendance of members WAS Ple9-
ent, who seemed to take an active inter-
est in the business transacted. Ih'
Rooms Committee reported that thel
had secured rooms on Twelfth street
which they will take possession OF OF
October 1. The membership OF the clue
is constantly increasing. The CLUB VII
hold its first set of members games mex
Sunday morning at West Side Drivln
Park. The Board OF Managers hav
offered gold medal to the one securl ms
the most points In the club games, ana
silver one TO the second man. Ihe clut
will hold its next meeting next Wednes
day evening.
The Heating A. A. will mold its regular
meeting this evening at the rooms, NO
BIZ Communipaw avenue. Every mem,
Der should attend. The club Will hoio
its second outing and games on sunday
at Cross pavilion, Clifton, s. l. Ine
Games Committee has arranged the 1ol.
lowing events:- 100 yards dash, hall ana
one mile run, standing broad jump. run
ming nigh Jump, sack race, tub race, aud
a three legged race They will.also have
baseball, football and cricket matches.
The club intends to eclipse any OF It's Tor
mer attempts at running on their outlng.
The club will leave the Pavonia Yacht
Club Mt ten o'clock, aud go down III sew
eral large yachts.
The Wayne A. a. will hold a weekly
handicap competition among its mem
bers every Thursday evening. comrlenc-
ing the first Thursday in October. The
club will offer medal to the novice VINO
makes the most poinJS in each month.
The Rooms Committee have their eyes on
one OF the largest buildings on the
Heights If they succeed in obtaining it
bor ha lure n a
the city. 1t is also large enouRh to .pnt
In Il track Of twelve laps to the mile. The
Committee will report at the next meet
ing, which will be held next Monday
evening at Caledonian Park.
A big cross country team took place
last night from the rooms of the Warren
A. A., Pavonia avenue and Erie street.
Members of all the different clubs com
peted. The course was from the rooms,
lid Ninth street to Summit avenue. down
Summit avenue to kearnv avenue.
through Kearny avenue to Ocean ave-
nue, Then to Grand street, to Barrow
street, to Newark avenue, over Erie street
to the rooms Harry Haistead ana
George Bowman OF the Wayne A. y.
were the pacemakers. E. Iaite and j.
Egan made dead heat for first place. D..
Fallon was third and L. Boiler fourth.
The Harrison A. G. of the Heights will
hold its regular meeting this evening A6
Bergen avenue and CommunipaW ave-
nue., when new officers will be elected for
the ensuing six months. Every MEMBER
should attend.
Peter Sherry and William E. Harty of
the Warren A. A. will spar four rounds
Saturday evening at the benefit rendered
to Patsy Doody al Gachs Casino in New
York.
The Hoboken A. C. held its regular
meeting at its rooms last evening. Ar
do fpnf hnir of n
The Aroma A. A. neld its annual re-
ception Wednesday.evening at Kachlee's s
Hall on Ocean avenue. 1t was decided
success. Representatives from all the
clubs in this city and Greenville were
present. Many athletes VINO are promi-
nent in the ring and on the cinder path
were, noticed in the grand march. The
proceeds will go for fitting out rooms for
the club this winter.
The account of the Connors- Bolen fight
in THE NEWS was the talk of the city. Ii
was the only paper that gave detailed
account of the four rounds.
There will be a special meeting of the
Keating Athletic Association at their
rooms, No. 312 Communipaw avenue,
Monday morning before they leave for
Staten Island.
The j. Keogh Association, named in
honor of Alderman Kehoe. held their am
nnal outing and games yesterday at Pas
saic Fails, Paterson. The members hired
a special car Oh the SusQuehanna
Railroad which was sidetracked Oh tho
Marion Beach. The members left ut ten
n m. and arrived at the Falls at twelve
o'clock, where they found substnntial
dinner waiting them. which they did full
justice to, after which the following ath-
letic events were 'Contested:-100 yard
dash-Won by ]. G. RourSe; b. Boyd, 2.
Half mile run-G. Mclver, 1; III. Book, g.
Sack race-P. Rodgers, /; j. Gardner, 9
Fat mems race&SA Kerr. 1; H. Book, 2
The three-legeed race WAS won by H.
Darby and G. Dagen. A match game OF
ball was played between the McIver and
Kehoe teams. The former team won by
the score Of z to 5. When the train with
the merry party rolled into Marion a
grand reception was rendered them by
riieir friends. They then adjourned to
their club rooms Mt Newark and Tonaele
avenues. where the jolliAcation was pro-
longed until late hour.