The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-20

ley, of Phfladelnhia, IN the nfsJ rounu OF
= light for a 500 purse in ST. Paul Satur-
day night. Ina light was short but very
hot while it lasted, and resulted Ia a clean
Knockout
Tne ladies' gymnasium class of the
Orange IN. J.l Athletic Club will give a
public exhibition in the gymnasium OF
the club house April %. It viii be Tor
members is in active training for the at
fair, under the instruction Of Prof. J. T.
Doldt.
The bitter rivalry between the olympic
and the California Athletic Clubs OF san
Francisco, Cal. has been increased Dy the
latteris success in arranging for the meet
ing etwee Peter Jackson and jim Cor
bett The Olympians will back Cor0ett,
who was formerly instructor of boxing IN
their club.
There is n feeling among the students at
Princeton College. not members OF apy
regular athletic team. that more room
ought TO be provided for them for tennis
and other games. The new University
field affords splendid facilities for varsity
teams, but cannot, of course, by used by
the general student body.
CAPTAIN Frank l.. Martin, Of the Plain
field Bicycle Club, has made the follow
ing OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Lieutenant, J.
K. Erickson; Second Lieutenant, George
Mahon; Color Bearer, L. +. Warning. Cap
tain Martin proposes to make this year a
memorable one in the history OF the club.
and has urged the members TO participate
in all the rms, particularly in the Cen
tury Run" from Newark to Philadelphia,
TO be run on June 10.
A busy day and pleasant one was yes
terday for the bicycle men. Every good
road within a radius of fifty miles OF the
city was made use of by the riders of the
silent steed." The joint run of the Alta
lanta and Kings County Wheelmen to
POmDton, n. j., was well attended. The
South Brooklyn Wheelmen made a trip
to Yonkers, the Brooklyn amber spent
the day on Staten Island roads. aud the
Orange WheeImen took a rather lengthy
jaunt to Plainfield.
The athletic grounds of the Gaelic So
ciety, at Quailton, Woodside, Long
Island, were crowded all day yes
terday. Among the prominent ath-
letes present were n L: Conner the
champion runner; Willie Mccarthy, the
Irish mile champion; I. S. Mitchell, the
champion hammer thrower, and John
Connery, the pole vaulter. There was a
practice match of hurling and n football
match between senior AMI junior football
teams under Gaelic rules, which resulted
n a draw.
The lacrosse team OF the College of the
City of New York has arranged the fol-
lowing schedule of James in the Metro
politan League, the first of which they
have already won:-April II. Corinthian
a. u, AZ New 10TH. Aprll ~, Jersey OAty
Lacrosse Club, at New YORK; May l,
Brooklyn. at Brooklyn; May 5, Stevens
Institute, at Hoooken; May %, New YORK
A. c. at New York. Besides taese
matches practice games have been ar
ranged with Stevens Institute and the
Berkeley A. c.
Sergeant Louis Baignell. late fencing
instructor of the Fifth Royal Irish
Lancers, writes as follows:-"I accept the
challenge Of Sergeant-Major Morgans to a
fencing competitor with the following
weapons, foil, sword and bayonet, for q
stipulated number of points, under the
English rules and n stake OF $500 a side,
contest TO take place within a period OF
one month from the time of the signing
Of articles of agreement. Professor Senac,
OF New York city, to act as judge.
The annual team cross country ham,
pionships of America will take place at
Morris Park on the 25th inst. Admission
to the races win be by invitation only.
The junior race will be started at three
O'Clock .. m. In the senior championship
race the following clubs have entered
teams:-Manhattan, American land st.
George Athletic clubs and the Prospect
Harrlers. The latter are the present
junior and senior team champions. aud
also hold the Herald cup. The prizes in
this race Will be the same as in the junior
run. On the day of the races special
trains will be run from the Harlem River
OIdlCn u Tie NEW 1OIks NOW 1dfGu
and Hartford Railroad, beginning at two
O'Clock p. IN.
4he prize shooting tournament at
Sturm's Atlantic Park, Union Hill, con-
tinued four days and resulted in the fol-
lowing gentlemen winning lprizes:-Geo.
Schlict, 140 points; Thomas Fitzsimmons,
1s9; Eraest Fischer, 100; d.. Miller, 139; I.
Vogel, 135; A. Meyers, 100; F. Freitag,
1876; Captain Jack, 122; g., Burger, 1l5, |
aud b. Neumann. ITO. The premiums
for the ten highest scores were awarded
as follows First, E. Fisher, 666 points;
second, 7. Fitzsimmons, $50.
The whist tournament that is in prog
ress along the line of the Central Railroad
Of New Jersey is giving the game quite a
boom. The clubs represented are the
Bergen Point, Elizabeth Athletic Club,
Westfield Athletic Club, Fanwood Atm
letic Club and the Crescent League of
Plainfield. The latter club have now a
lead Of g. points In the series, having lost
but one game. !
Frank p. Slavin, Charley Mitchell and
Pony Moore left Euston station Saturday
morning for Liverpool, en- route TO Amer
lea. Slavin attracted a large crowd of
sporting men, and a number Of Mitchell's
and Pony Moore's friends gave him a big
send-otf. The party sailed on the White
Star line steamship Germanic. Slavin,
when interviewed by the Sporting Life
correspondent, said on his arrival in
America he would offer $500 to any man
he could not knock out in six rounds, no
matter if it was John L. Sullivan, and
That he would arrange a match to fight
any one according to London prize ring
rules or Q~ueensbury rules for $500 or
$1,000, the Police Gazette championship
L the championship of the world.
Mitchell stated that he was going to
America on a pleasure trip; that be might
engage in a boxing contest, but it was
not certain.