The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-05-03
THE 0S AND THE MACS.
Chances for New Quarters for the
0'Keills About June /.


The proposition to create the Office Of
corresponding secretary in the O'Neill
Association is q good one. The work
which Billy Heller has had to perform
has been more than his share.
Included in the forty-seven new men,
bers elected Friday night were Eugene
Hartnett DR.. Baumann, Alderman John
McEntee, John Fl. Cable, James Boucher,
Hall Commissioner John Pierson. Real
Estate Dealer James McGrath. Thirty
five propositions for membership were
submitted.
Over fifty new members have been
brought into the association as the result
of the recent social session. he mem
bershfp OF the club is now over six hun
dred
Fire Superintendent John Brown is
| having padded base ball suit prepared
| for him. He is TO play second base in the
game between the O'Neills and the Nc
Water Register Haley win probably be
| selected umpire for the coming base ball
| game. He will wear muzzle
johnny Sullivan has purchased
bicycle. He rides to and fro between his
| home and his business. He says it's
ctsaper than horse. because it does not
eat.
It is said that Jimmie Mediation has re
| fused position as gate keeper of Bar
/ NUNS show. 1T this is true Jimmie will
| find himself the most popular man in
\ town today.
| Harry Douglass arrived home from his
| trip to Savannah yesterday, much i'm
| proved in health. He has been appointed
shortstop in the O'Neills baseball nine
| Alderman Day expects to catch at the
| game of ball between the O'Neills
| and the McLaughlins. He will wear a
w rrln Hbn
will be played May 16, II Oakland Park
| can be secured.
1t was interesting Friday night to see
| with what rapidity the twenty tickets
| for the entertainment of the United
| Working Girls Society were snapped up
TO keep up their reputation for gallantry
The O'Neills hope TO change their
! headquarters by the first of June. The
association recently secured a FIVE years
lease of their present home from the
| owner, Michael Doyle. IL is thought
there will he little trouble in getting rid
of the lease. as property In that section is
in constant demand. The association
| wants to move into the Heller building
| adjoining Mullone,s Opera House, where
it will throw a bold and beautiful front
| of galvanized iron.
| The Fats and the Leans of the O'Neill
| Association played an interesting game
| of ball on the mud flats of South Cove
one afternoon last week. They are prac-
| Using for the McLauEhlins, and will
know just what TO do IN case they stick
| their opponents or get stuck themselves.
| The game resulted in score of rs to IS
] in favor of tue Fats. who proved them
! selves the best mud wabbiers. The Leans
| were badly stuck. Donaldson pitched
| for the Leans and Heller for the Fats.
| George Garretson caught behind the bat.
| His score was all outs Heller made sec
ond twice and sat down exhausted. P. H.
| played at second in fine form. Umpire
| George Gardner, the tonsorial artist of
| Taylor's Hotel. rendered his decisions in
| German. Joe Buckeridge broke all the
bats, after which Peter Daley did excel
| lent work at short stop. james Braden,
/ Tommy Cummings, Joseph Whelnn, His
| Axe Flanagan, Jimmie Burns, Eugene
Fitzgerald, Matt Fowler, Harry Doug
lass and Jack Roberts ali did great work,
and George Alexander cheered the
crowd with the song, THE Gray Hairs of
| My Mother.
The McLaughlins.
| The suits for the McLaughlin Associa-
| tion ball team have cost $50.
| The association has decided to give an
| excursion to Iona Island on July 60
Tickets may be procured from any of the
members.
| Stewart Moran is making rafting
| success He is keeping the boys up in
| the boys keep good hours.
Billy Quinn keeps the boys at practice
| all the time in order to tske the O'Neills
scalp on Decoration Day.
President Minnhan has not yet discon-
| tinued his Wednesday and Sunday trips
to Summit avenue.
The members are very we'll satisfied
with Jimmy Mckee as financial secre-
tary.
r. E. Obergfell is one of the clubs
strongest ball players.
II any member OF the association were
10 be asked who is the best pool player in
the association the answer would be, j.
r. Cassidy.
The boys will give general serenading
party t. Alderman Connolly, Thomas
Hughes and other members of the Asso-
citation recently married.
Dan Hawks still persists in selling
frozen wafer for ice.
Goose Noonan and Andy Sheridan
have made pool in the smiles OF the
pretty girls who trip across the railroad
tracks. The winner will be the one who
Secretary Mckee is confined TO the
house with the dreaded grip.
A mammoth outing party OF members
will leave the Associations rooms some
time during August.
Among the many artistic treasures in
the Associations rooms IS large oil
painting. IL is marine view aud the
only queer circumstance about it is that
the moon is only half fuil. Commits
sioner Feeney should see to this.
The alligator, which smiles continually
standing before the presidents desk, is to
be the mascot OF the ball team.
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Cheerful Place for a Spree.
drunken woman staggering in and
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