The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-03-30

George d. Phillips. who was one of the
crack oarsmen of the late Hudson Boat
Club of this city, is still prominent with
the SOULS and intends training again this
season. He is now a member of the New
YORK A. G. Phillips is the champion anna
teur fancy skater.
Princeton athletes are joining the New
York A. G..
The Manhattan A. C. will sendi its crack
athlstes to Europe this season.
CoDnin has recovered from his SCI re
illness and will take part in the cross
country championship run.
Jerry Barnett, the featherweight of
the Down Town A. c., declares he is
ready to meet any lis ID. amateur in the
ring.
Hogan of the National A. c. will again
meet Horohan Of the Bridge A. c. Ho-
gan declares he was unfairly treated at
the last meeting.
Referee Bucomeyer states that had Van
Houten lone more leading in his last
meeting with Cahill that he would have
given the decision to Van HOuten.
J. Webb of the Williamsburg A. A. is
a clever 1876 pound man and has IN edu-
Gated left that can do great execution.
The New Jersey A. G.. has a strong ag-
gregation Of hurdlers and a clever walker
IN Heating.
or best on record intercollegiate per-
l~DftiduccS 1dle 1OluS scfcH-Lu6 DEOdO
jump, by i. G. Sherman, Jr., p it. 6 III.
the hammer aud shot, by A. b. Coke, 80
#. 6 in. and 40 ft. 81 in. respectively; the
pole vault, by +. ID. Ryder, 10 fl. Z in; the
100 yard hurdles, 16 10 seconds by H.. L.
Williams, and the 100 yard and 30 yard
dashes. by c. H. Sheriff., the last
nan named 1,ra h TsseES Of h 10 ii5 seconds ID,
Jointly with his college mate, H. S
Brooke, Jr., and H.. H. Lee, Of the Univer
sity of Pennsylvania. and the go YARD
record. y 25 seconds, with Wendell
Baker of Harvard. Harvard besides mi:
holds records in the low hurdles, % l.
seconds by J. Z. Lee, and the two mil
bicycle race, On. 4-5s., by X. Ii. Davis
Princeton holds the quarter and half mill
records. 80 seconds and I'm. 81 Los
respectively, by w. c. Dohm.
COlumbi4 also had the best figures TO
two eyents-the m mile walk, : m.
45s., by Mcllvaine, and the pole vaul
record OF 10 II. ia, which Walsh shares
with Ryder of Yale. H.. II. Lee of tn
University of Pennsylvania Is one of thu
three holders of the l00-yard record o
10 2-5s., and w. b. Page has the higl
| jump record Of II. 1l34 in. One recon-
belongs TO Amherst-Jne mile run, il
Am. 20 4-5s., by G. ID. Wells.
APP Copeland has at last been allowe'
a record medal for his running brOaC
1 Ill Va ~ = 49, 49, 49, - NA( - =
u. championship games held at Washing
ton last October. When the matter wa
decided at the last meeting of the A. A
u. Board Of Managers it created aspirlte
discussion. Some of the manager
claimed that the place where Cops
land made the record was dow
grade and that it should not be allowed
Mr.. Xix, the representative of the Cal
fornia A. c., who is IA surveyor and SUI
veyed the ground. thought the jump wa
down hill. Other managers thought the
the ground was level, aud that Copelan
was entitled TO a record medal. Vine
the matter was put to a vote II was foun
that eight managers favored Copeland
claims, while seven were opposed TO it,
The annual gymnastic championshi
meeting Of the Berkeley Athletic Gu
will be held at the clubhouse, No.
West Forty fourth street, Thursda
evening, April 2 The contests are d
vided into four sections. viz. ;-Heav
gymnastics, including horizontal bar
parallel bars aud rings; jumping, inclu'
J lug high jumping, broad jumping an
yaDlting bar; running, including DUN