The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-17
ANGRY ATHLETES.
The Lorri1ards And the
Scots at Variance
Bowling.

The Scottish-American Athletic Club
and the Lorrilard A. C. are ut war, or will
be. If the former does not cancel its con-
tract for Caledonian Park on July 4. aud
surrender the date to the Lorrilards
warlike preparations have begun, al
though hope has not yet been abandoned
Of effectfng an amicable settlement. The
Schedule Committee of the Metropolitan
Association of the Amateur Athletic
Union has given the Scots Decoration
Day for It's open games, and the Leril-
lards were allowed July T. IL is the nrst
time the Lorillards have had a holiday
for Its games, and they were exceedingly
iubilant. They anticipated securing q
holiday this season, and when they heid
their picnic NJ Caledonian Park last year
they had a talk with Manager Harmon,
OF CALIFORNIAN Park. who promised them
that they should have one holiday aud
toe Scots the other, the dates to be Fixed
when the A. A u. had fixed its sched-
ule. When the Lorillard committee
waited on Manager Harmon a few
days ago to inform him that the
Scots would have Decoration Day and
the Lorillards July 4. they were shocked
TO find their Scottish brethren had shut
them out by engaging the park for both
dates from MIR. fahey, lessee OF the PARK.
The L~oriliards sent a delegation TO wait
on the Scots to induce them to abandon
their picnic on July 4. but were met with
q fiat refusal. OTertures were made 10
buy the date, but the Scots modest de
mand ~precluded all possibility Of coming
TO terms. They demanded five hundred
dollars for the date. The indignant
Lorillards held a conference. The action
of the Scots was condemned as selfish
and avaricious, and 1t was decided to, as
far as possible. make the games and PIC
-. - fkn Confa n fnflnra The fxVn
clubs aspired for their patronage mainly
on the employees of Lorillard's
factory. The Lorillard Club de-
cided to give excursions on both
dates and hav chartered the
steamer aud barges for Decoration Day.
They expect the employees VIII be loyal to
the factory club and rebuke the sharp
practise Of their athletic rivals, and that
the Scots picnics will 70 on without sup
port from the factory hands. III it Is nee
essary the Lorillards will give compli-
mentary excursions to ensure a large at
tendance. Definite action, however. has
not been taken, and will not be until
next week when the committee VIII meet.
In the meantime Manager Harmon is EN-
deavoring to secur a settlement, Tor he
is In q position to make it uncomfortable
for the Scots in future seasons, as Gale
DOMAIN Park is the only available picnic
ground hat can be engaged. The Scots can
not give open games on July f,iDut iuteuu
10 hold CLUB games. The difficulty may
be submitted to the A. A. u, as the ac-
tion of the Scots is a clear violation OF the
spirit Of The law, which prohibits a local
club from giving opposition games on a
date allowed 10 a rival club. The Scots
regard the transaction in a business way.
They know that pienics on holidays have
been a success, and engaged the park
for July 4 for 500, with the
expectation of clearing many dollars and
improving their bank account. They
lame the Lorillards for being too slow
in securing the park. and cannot under
stand why fault should be found with
them, because the Lorillards have been
guilty OF procrastination. They do no5
think the rival excursion will draw many
from the picnics, and as they are not to
give open games on July 4, they are not
breaking the Athletic Unions laws.