The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-12-04

four round bouts. 1t will be a violation
of the laws of the A. A u, hut the club
is not a member of that body aud has no
regard for its laws.
The roll of the Harrison A. c.. was in
creased by four last night. TIE club had
a session at its rooms, No. 100 Harrison
avenue. It is growing nicely and has X
cellent material. 1t has evidently come
to stay. The checker tournament began
last night IN will continue nightly for
two weeks. Fourteen have entered the
competition. Three prizes will he award
ed. The champion will receive a gold
| medal. the second man will get a silver
one, and the third prize is a bronze medal.
j. Coleman defeated t.. EverisS in the
opening games, and j. Melrity and +.
Rabbit quit even each with a victory.
The HoboKen A. Z. will meet this even
ing for the last time in its present quar-
tiers. The club is negotiating for It's old
rooms on Washington street near Fifth
which IS a more central location than the
rooms they now occupy on Hudson
street.
The Summit A. c. will meet this even
ing at its rooms No. ~ Jordan avenue.
The club will have q reception ut Foye's
Hall on January %.
Among the ''amateurs' who partici-
pated in the A. A. U. tourney last night
was the Elizabeth heavy weight who
fought and was beaten Ivy Bill Dunn at
Raritan Beach Grove last year.
Curriers' Convention.
The Executive Committee of the Ma
tional Curling Club met last night to ar.
range for the coming curling contests,
national aud international, for this year.
After a long discussion the following
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The East DalrymDle medal contest, at
Central Park, Jan. Z, 1897.
The Gordon medal contest, at Van
Cortlandt Lake, Jan. 10, 1892. Contest to
begin at ten a. IN.
International Gordon medal contest. at
New York City or vicinity. Time to be
elected upon after correspondent Q with
The New York-New Jersey Institute
medal contest was postponed for one
year.
Football.
The Barry Athletic Association will
ond fiddle to the annual ball which is to
be held on December II.
The Farley-Emmet Club will meet to-
night aud elect officers.
A meeting of the Shamrocks this even
ing at No. 220 Erie street. Several mem
bers will be bAlloted for n the COM
mittee on bylaws will submit its re-
port.
The Gaelic A. A. will meet tn is evening
at its rooms on Pavonia avenue. Its
team will play n match game reXt Sun
day ut Communipaw against the Amboy
team.
The Games Committee of the Gaelic A.
A. will meet tomorrow and settle the dis
puIe between the Kickhams and Mitchells
over the result of the championship con.
test on Thanksgiving day.
Polo.
The Jersey City and Columbus will
have a match game at Oakland Rink this
evening. 1t is predicted that it will be
an exciting contest, as the rival teams
are composed OF experts on the rollers.
Strikes, Spares and Breaks.
The Pastimes of G%reenville will bowl
tonight at Metropolitan Hall, the Pas
times Of Bergen at Becker's and the
Young Fellows at Whites.
The Hudson County Wheelmen will
bowl at home, Guests alleys, this even
lug a League game against the New York
Ri Clubs team.
This evening the bowlers Of the New
Jersey Athletic Club will the
team OF The Bayonne Bowling Club in
the first of a series of three friendly
matches.
The bowlers of the Newark Bay Boat
Club, Of Bayonne, will meet this evening
the quintette OF the North End Athletic
Club, Of Newark, on tue latter's alleys in
the series for the cham pionship of Sec
ton No. l, division of New Jersey, Amer
lean Amateur Bowling Union.
A series of games has been arranged
between the team Of the Pamrapo Ath-
ietic Club. of BayOnue, and the bowlers
of the Young Mems Catholic Lyceum, of
Elizabethport.
Champion Boxers and Wrestlers.
The preliminary bouts for the boxing
and wrestling championships of the
Metropolit tai Association of the A. A. U.
were decided last night at the Metropoli-
tar Opera House. The results of the
boxing contests were as follows:-Ban-
tam Glass, Boyle defeated Kelly; feather
weights, Mullins defeated Lee; Special
1875 pound class. Tillistranu defeated Hoch,
WEIGH won by a forfeit froom Shortell,
Ahern acknowledgements; 1876 pound class.
Greenfield defeated Hughes; heavy
Gilmurry, S. A. c. Dwyer is the man
who was beaten in II prize fight with Bill
Dunn. Winners OF the wrestling bouts:-
Bantam, Bertsch from Counor, PfOrtner
from Martin; featherweight, Mueller
from Miller: Harris from Schnachenber-
ger and Berger from Collett; lightweight,
Brayer from Yaeger and Bothner Collins
from Lindstrom. Goss from Edwards
and Ullman from Halpin; middleweight,
Theirs from Brayer, Won Boechman
from Pfeiffer and Ryan from Sutphen.
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