The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-11-23
FOOTBALL

The Clubs that Will Play for the Gaelic
Champions ip-A Protest.
The final games for the championship
honors of the Gaelic Athletic League will
be decided at the Polo Grounds Thanks
giving Day. The teams that will COM
pete are the Irish-Americans, Shamrocks,
Mitchells and Kickhams, the strongest
teams in the League. The contests Will
probably be played, as the Irish-Ameri-
cans will enter a protest against the game
OF Yesterday, when they were defeated by
the Kickhams. The previous Sunday the
Irish-American won, but the KICK
hams filed a protest and the game was
ordered to be played again. The winner
of the first donors will receive a team
trophy and each member of the team u
gold medal. Each player in the second
best team will receive silver medals. The
sport will begin at two O'Clock. In the
game yesterday the Irish-American A. =.
made 5 points and the Klckhams ! goal
and / point. The game was marked by
rough play.
Two teams of the Shamrocks practiced
at Communipaw yesterday. They had an
interesting struggle. Captain John Nc.
Mahon's team won with a score of 2
goals and / point. Captain p. Flynn's
team won / goal and 4 points. The win
ming t6dul 10 dIuUlblOuS W piay ally uO0M
in this city for the championship The
Captains address is No. 222 Erie street.
The Gaelic Football CLUB yesterday
held forth at the Central grounds at
Communipaw, where they played several
interesting games. The hurlball team OF
this team also practiced, and was heartily
cheered by the spectators for the fine
work with the ball.
The Farley. Emmets yesterday prac-
ticed at Commuuipaw. The club would
like to hear from some of the socalled
champion clubs to play a match game.
This team has been greatly strengthened
by the addition of several first-class play
ers, and they now put up a very strong
game. A match between them and the
Snamrocks would draw a large number
of spectators.
The Shamrock Club cleared about 500
from its entertainment on Saturday
night.
The Tabernacle team was beaten by the
Bedfords at Brooklyn on Saturday. The
score was:-Bedfords, 16; Tabs, 9.
Randall and Racquets.
Several exciting match games at hand
ball and racquets were played yesterday
at Captain Boyle's Court, Hoboken. A
large audience was present. The results
of the handball games were as follows:-
John Lawlor and Thomas Dunn. 81 II is Is
Larry Ford and Thomas lyman. 10 81 q 81
John Kelly and Young Williams 10 II 16
John Baggs and George Husbands. 81 81 81
Thos. Flaherty 6 Larry Ford. 81 81 10 IS 81
ScottY and Young Williams. 10 10 81 81 II
Prof. Heating had a lively battle with
the racquet Dat against John Kelly. In a
team game Richardson n Langcroft
won. The scores
Prof. Heating q q q
John Kelly ............ ......"........ 10 10 II
George Richardson and II. Lam
L. Cramer and Charles Miller -. II 9 81 II
There will be exhibition game at this
court all day Thanksgiving. Oscar Man
ming of Philadelphia, ex-champion rae
and give an exhibition.
At Doyle's court, Henderson and Four
tenth streets, it was not as lively as
played. The scores:--
Leany and Doyle.-........ 49,. y 10 Il p
Nassiuy ana 10 II II il
Leahy and Brennan. ..,.............. 81 81 q
Crooks and Beaner .............. 9 Is Il
hi6ohn and DAILY .............. 21 10 16 81 s
O'Connell and ORourke....... 10 81 q Is 81
On Thanksgiving Day several match
games will be played.
W~heelmen's Theatre Party.
The New York, Brooklyn, and New
Jersey bicycle clubs will unite in a thea
ire party and u banquet. The delegates
will meet again next Friday at the Man
haitian Cicycle clubhouse to select the
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