The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-02-02
The ATHLETIC Arena.

Joe Flaherty, the well known cross
country runner. is all right. He has set
tied with the Wayne A. c.. and is now in
good standing in the A. A. U.
The New Jersey A q. is averse to part
ing company with Halpin and Tom Nam
ack, who want to represent the Manhat-
tan A. c. on the cinder path. The N. j.
A. G. has entered a protest. The Acorn
A. c. has filed a protest against L. r.
Riley. who wants 10 wea= the NJ. A. C.'s
colors.
A new record has been entered by au-
thority of the A. A. U. 1t is 9A seconds
for a 90 yards sack race. 1t is to the
credit of j. N. Mason, of Buffalo. A sack
race between Mason and Marten Of the
Lorillards would be interesting.
The mex meeting of the Board of Man
ayers Of the A. A. U. will be held at Bos-
ton on February II.
The following dates have been allowed
by the union
Boxing-March 81, Astoria A. c., Long
Island: March 80, Ashland A. c., New
New York.
Indoor games-February 81, Michigan
A. A, Detroit; February %. Detroit a.
c.; February IS. Seventh Regiment A.
a., New York; March IA, Manhattan A.
c., Madison Square Garden; March 81,
Iroquois A. c.. Buffalo: March 81, Eighth
Regiment A. A.. New York; April !, Sew
enth Regiment A. a., New York.
EnterIainments-February 20, Acorn
A. A; February z, Union A. c., Brook
lYn; February 10, Yonkers A. c.; Fe bru-
airy 10, Eastern A. C., Brooklyn; Febru-
airy IL, National A. c., Brooklyn: Febru-
aIy %, Company E, T~wenty-third
Regiment. Brooklyn.
IL is quite doubtful if John Owen, Jr.,
Of the Detroit A. c., the champion anna
teur 100 yard runner of America and
holder Of the worlds record, will ever
again compete in open competitions.
Owen has conided to several friends that
business will hereafter probably preye mt
him from taking Us active an interest as
he would like to, and that under the cir
cumstances he would be unable to train
properly for a championship contest.
The annual boxing tournament of the
LOrillard Debating and Athletic Associa-
ton will take place OIL the 14th inst. The
events, open to all amateurs, are as fol-
Iows:-Bantam weight, limit los pounds
feather weight class, limit lis pounds;
special weight limit 125 pounds; light
weight. limit 1875 pounds, and middle
weight. limit 15S pounds.
The Wayne A. c. will meet this even
ing in its new CLUB rooms in the club
house at Caledonian Park.
The Amateur Athletic Arena Union has
removed the penalty recently imp osed on
Ebert Schofield, Jr., of the Bayonne
Rowing and Athletic Association and the
Crawling Athletic CLUB.
Walter j. Currie, the clever amateur
pitcher. will manage the baseball team of
the New Jersey Athletic Gu during the
ensuing season.
The annual meeting of the Metropoli-
tan District Cricket League viii be held
on Monday evening, March 2.
Charles X. Nogel, of the Pamrapo Attn
letic Club, is the champion checker play
er of the organization. He is open to chal-
lenge.
Now that the League of American
Wheelmen has raised the ban OF suspen-
sion il imposed on Arthur A.Zimmerman
the New Jersey Athletic CLUBS crack 'cy-
clist. there are some prospects that he will
go to Europe this spring 10 meet proml-
nent British cyclists.
Harry l. Briggs has been chosen secre-
tary OF the cricket department of the
New Jersey Athletic Club. His address
is No. 80 Broadway, New York city.
The New Jersey Athletic Club will be
represented at the Boston Athletic Asso.
ciation's games on Saturday. February
IA, By Edward Z. Barnes, Frederick G.
Puffer. Fred +. Sliney, Arthur A. ZIm-
norman and jeremiah b. Heating,