The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-31

tnlS ufHlCu ~ hkIdubcu ~ Wal hAAO s%o~e
in public.
Diamond Chips.
Chicago is now seven games ahead of
New York. They have zach lost thirty
two games, but Chicago has won forty
nine. while the Giants have cap tured
forty-two games. Boston Is pushing the
Giants harIl for second place. II New
York does not quickly improve in battery
work it will not be first. second or third.
League games observation-disclosures, l:
Cincinnati, o. Cleveland. 9, Pittsburgh. D.
Boston has improved its lead IN the
American Association. This Is the only
team la the League or Association that
mas escaped a whitewash this season.
Results of Association games:-Bostnn,
0; Baltimore, 3. Washington. IL; Ath-
isUics, 5.
Eastern Association games yesterday
Buffalo, 4; Troy, 3. Rochester, 3; Leb-
anon, 1.
The Tabernaeles will play the Alerts at
Elizabeth tomorrow. Tbs Tabs will IA ce
their old pitcher George Wilson, who IS
twirling for the Alerts. A special car via
Z. r. X. nas been chartered for the team
and it's friends. All those desiring to
avail themselves of the opportunity,
please notify H.. E. Ramsay, No 10 Wayne
street, before Thursday. Fare, round
trip. forty cents.
A scheme is on foot to merge the Yves
tern Baseball League into the American
Association, and declare a truce between
the Association and the National league.
President Krauthoff, of the Western
League is SAID to have suggested that
the American Association drop out OF its
circuit Cincinnati, Louisville and Column
bus, and fill the vacancies with Mil
yankee, Kansas City aud one club be-
tween st. Paul n Minneapolis.
AIaw.n1Aa ~ n SurnnnE rnffahnr
packed his trunk last evening aud left. 1t
IS thought, for his home in New England
without leave of absence. Persons rea-
son for jumping his contract Is not
known, as his salary has been paid up.
His departure, however, Is not regretted,
as his work was unreliable.
The baseball talent or the Jersey City
Athletic Club will have a practice game
Oh Henderson's grounds tomorrow after
noon
Tabernacle second nine having
strengthenedit its team, will play the Ken
sington A. 9. on Saturday next. August
l, on the Grand street grounds. Game
called at hSif-past three D. m.
The third meeting of the series between
the team of the New Jersey Athletic Club
aud the nine OF the New York Athletic
Club for the Metropolitan District cham
pionship OF the Amateur Athletic Unions
Baseball League will take place tomor
row afternoon on the grounds OF the for
mer organization at Bergen Point.
To cross bats with the nine Of Clark's
o. n. 4. Athletic Club the team of the
Young Mems Association OF Bergen Point
will journey TO Newark on Sunday after
noun.
Next Wednesday afternoon the team of
the New Jersey Athletic Club will do bat
tie on the organization's grounds at Ber-
gen Point against the nine of the Ath-
letic Club of the S~chnylktll Navy, of
Philadelphia.
The cricket eleven of the New Jersey
Athletic Club will meet she eleven of the
Fort Hamilton Cricket Cub. at Fort
Hamilton, tomorrow afternoon, in a
match of the series for the championship
of the Metropolitan District Cricket
League.
The Meadows, OF the Fifth ward of
Bayonne. viii cross bats at Bayside Park
tomorrow afternoon with the Claremonts,
Of Jersey City.
Tomorrow afternoon the Standards, of
the Fifth ward of Bayonne, will play the
Edgewaters, of Stapleton. Staten Island,
on the grounds at lower Constable Hook.
There will be = game at Bayonne to-
morrow afternoon between the Sea-
boards. of the Second ware of that city,
and the PearsaIls, of Greenyille.
At Bergen Point tomorrow afternoon
the Orients, of the Fourth ward of Bay
O1lCs 4 l. COlGAASlO1S Will Lut AL
thur Kulls, OF Elizabeth port.
Notes.
Needham defeated Billy Mahan at San
Francisco last night. Heart blows did
the work.
Some sharpers bled Staten Island
sports last night ia a fake prize fight.
II bicycling records fall much lower it
will soon be a question which is the
smartest. the wheel or the ~fieetest trot-
ter. The bicycling record Tor a mile is
now 2.16.
Mccoy of NewsYork and Moran Of Bos-
ton fought twenty-eight rounds at Suf-
ferns last night. Mccoy won aud there
Is talk of matching him against Dixon.
There was a mall crowd at Jerome
yesterday. The Monmouth Park Associ-
ton have realized that racing does not
pay them outside the Long Branch
course.
Ernest Roeber, champion wrestler of
America has challenged Carl ABS, mann
pion of Europe.
The new club house OF the New Jersey
Athletic CLUB was found yesterday morn
ing 70 have been entered by thieves, who
took money from the cigar stand till, q
set OF billiard balls. and several boxes OF
cigars.
The first race this year for the hand
some challenge cup known as the Neptune
cup was sailed for yesterday at Red
Bank, although it rsined in torrents. The
Neptune challenge cup was given
by the Neptune Club two
years ago to be sailed for BY North
and South Shrewsbury yachts. Six
yachts crossed the line TO-DAY at four
O'Clock aud sailed over a twelve-mile
course. Fred Oakes's Enigma W as first,
time, 1884, with Herman Duryea's Twi-
light second.
The annual prize handicap members
tournament OF the Bergen Point Lawn
Tennis Club will probably be concluded
this afternoon.
The following officers have been elected
for a term of six months by the BayonDe
City Athletic Club of Bergen Point
President, George NJ. Bull; vice president,
James X. Donovan: financial secretary,
John Bowman: recording secretary, En-
ward Ellis: treasurer, William Bull; ser
geant-at-arms, William Ahern.
Pulled Down a Sign.