The Jersey City news., 1891-09-10

The League has decided to arrange a
series of athletic games. This meeting
will be held 10 Octo er.
The Lyceum team defeated the Harri-
son team last Monday in a well played
game. The score was Lyceum, 4; Harri-
son, l.
CARNIVAL OF AMATEUR SPORTS.
The Programme for the 1Ianhatten
Athletic Clubs Big Event
The Manhattan Athletic Club will
have carnival of amateur sports on
Saturday of next week, OH its field at
Eight avenue and One Hundred and
Fifty fifth street and the Harlem River
1t will begin at eleven O'Clock in the
morning aud close at ten o'clock at night
There will be a shooting match at clay
pigeons. The entries will close with
Captain A. w. Miney, on September 49,
For arace OF Naptha launches, nandl-
cap. the entries will close on Ser
tember 12 with Captain j.. Z.
Summers. A swimming match, 900 yards.
The entries will close on September IL with
Harold v. Cleaver A canoe race will be
given under the direction of w. 3. Elliott,
who will impart all information. A se-
nior eight-oared smell race, one mile,
straightaway. The entries close with f.
II. Fortnieyer on September IL. The ath-
ietic events will be 100 yards run, 22O
yards, 440 yards, $50 yards. mile run, mile
walk 120 yards hurdle, 220 yards hurdle,
running high jump, putting 16-lbs. shot.
throwing 16-lb. hammer. pole vault and
throwing 56-lb. weight, all handicap
events and running broad jump, and 800
Yards run, scratch events. Three prizes
for each event. Entries close with 5. j.
Cornell on September IL. In cycling
fhAfa VIII hQ a mile safety
open to all and a two mile safety for
mem bers only, beth handicaps. Entries
close with S. j. Cornell on September IL.
In tennis there will be ladies' singles,
ladies' doubles. ladies' and gentlemen'S
doubles, gentlemen's doubles and singles.
The preliminary rounds will be played on
Tuesday, September Is. Entries close on
September IL with FL. l.. Bloomfield. The
baseball aud lacrosse teams of the New
York a. G. aud Manhattan A. g. will
have contests and there will be an exhiUi-
ton of football. All entries must be sent
to the Al. A. C.'s clubhouse, e, Madison ave
nue. and Folty.fifrh street.,
Handball.
Jersey City is very proud over the
achievement of it's representatives in
Cusick's handball court, Newark. on
Monday, The event in question was a
contest between the Flaherty brothers of
Jersey City ana Brogan and Donnelly of
Newark. 1t WAS a hard fought battle
from start to finish. and while the latter
rendered effective service, they were
beaten by the following score:-
Broasn bisss,'y gna SSG5osrs Il 1ssS sS
The Jersey City men stood ready to
match q team TO play Paterson. but the
latter failed to keep their engagement.
Captain Boyle's han iball and racquet
court is almost finished. There will be
no better court i'll this State. He Will
have grand opening. in which the stars
will compete.
Rifle and Shotgun.
The blue rock tournament that has
been going ON for the past three days at
Absecon Inlet was brought to a success
full close to day. The attendance on the
closing day was the smallest of the meet
ing, the guaranteed events just filing.
The best averages in the events today
were made by Apgar of Plainfield, K, ID,
Miller of Spriugneld, K. M. Cooper of
ked Bank, j. HowardsBrouse and Harry
Thurman of Philadelphia, and Charles
Minard Of Atlantic City.
The date has finally been fixed by the
Central Gun CLUB or New Jersey for the
Interstate League shoot on their
grounds at Pleasure Bay. Long Branch.
1t should have been today, but they have
fixed it for next Thursday. The same
clubs will compete as in previous con-
tests.
The team of the Zettler Rifle Club de-
feated that of the Newark Shooting So
ciety on Tuesday. The results in strings
of ten shots We're: Zettler Rifle Club-R.
Walther, 21l, 19S, I'll, 206, 2ll; total. l,037;
average. 20,74 M Dorrier, 2l9. 2l4, 224,
220. 2l2; total 1,0S9; average. 21.7S; grand
total, 2,126. Newark Shooting Society
w. Hayes. 30 226, 224 217, POI; total.
i loss; average, 81 "a. +. Z. Watts, l70, $50,
1888, l75, l67; total $50; average, IL go; al
lowance. s5 points; grand total, Including
allowance, 2,053.
Diamond Chips.
In the League games yesterday the
Bostons made gain on the Chicagos by
winning two games from Cleveland. The
scores OF yesterdays contests follow
New York, z; Cincinnati, 8 Chicago, 4;
BtooklylL 2. (First game) Boston; IA;
Clevelsn'i. 10. Second game) Boston, 10;
CLEVELAND, s. .Pittsburg, q; .Philadel-
phia, 5.
No games were played by the American
Association Clubs yesterday.
Scores of Eastern Association games:-
Buffalo, A. Albany, |. Lebanon, z;
Troy. 8.
The Poughkeepsie Club, strong ag-
gregation will make a trip through this
State.
Lawrence Young, the Princeton pitch
er, opposed the Louisvilles in an exhibit
tiou game at Louisville yesterday after
noon for the benefit Of the Confederate
Association. Several Thousand people
were present. society being better repre-
sented than at aHy previous game in
shat city. The contest was an interesting
enc aud was lost on wild. throw
for the picked nine The score
was 1 to in Louisville's favor Louis
vile made but five hits off Young, one
being scratch.
strikes, Spares and Breaks.
Sam Hathaway, chairman of the Bowl
lug Committee of the Palma Club, prom
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