The Jersey City news., 1891-09-11
THE ATHLETIC ARENA.

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THE ATHLETIC ARENA.
Warren Clubs Benefit Entertainment
Doings In Other Local Clubs.
The athletic entertainment for the bene-
fit of the sufferers by the Park Place dis
aster will be given at Woods Hall this
evening under the direction of the War
rem A. G. 1t promises to be a grand sue
cess and will be one of the finest enter
taiuments of the kind ever given in this
city. Volunteers will be present from the
Varuna Boat Club and Bridge A. g. nf
Brooklyn. The Down Town, Nonpariel,
East Side, Pastime. Hanover and Owl
Athletic Clubs of New York. and all the
local clubs have promised to send talent.
The wind up will be six round bout be.
tween Tommy Kelly of West HoboKen
and Jack Mailiy of New York.
The first cross county run of the season
was held last evening by the Warren A.
A. Over sixty members participated.
They sstarted from the rooms at half
past eight. The course was from the
rooms, corner Pavonla avenue and Erie
street. up Ninth street to the Hill, to
Paltsade avenue, down Hobokea avenue,
TO Jersey avenue and back to the rooms.
The distance was about five miles. Some
of the members had never engaged in
cross country run before, and not know
ing the oenrse. got lost. I5 was eleven
O'Clock whom the last man arrived. J.
Egan was the first man home. with Il.
Tuite q close second. J. ~. Peterson,
third, and T. FalIop, fourth. Time, 26
minutes. Tao clnb will have a run over
the same course nex5 Tuesday evening.
All athletes from other clubs wishing to
accompany them can do SO by calling at
the rooms
The L. j. Lane Association will hold
THAR o1 ar ri n md mas nay Sun-
day. Thev will go TO Cross Pavilion.
Citizen. S. /. The members will leave
their headquarters, No. 90 Railroad ave-
nue.. in three tally-ho coaches and drive
10 the float Of the Pavonis Yacht Club on
the shore. where tney will embark ia
several large yachts and proceed to the
Island. The athletic committee has ar
ranged the following events:--100 yards,
440 yards. half mile run, 8 mile rnn, sack
race, tub race. and quoit match. There
will also be exhibitions of boxing by
prominent amateurs and grand ten
round bout between Dick Oxford and j.
williams for u trophy.
phe Owl A. G. held their regular
meeting last evening at their rooms on
Pavonia avenue. This club Is constantly
increasing in membership, new mem bers
being admitted &C every meeting. The
club intends finding quarters where they
can put in u gymnasium. There are some
good hustlers in this club, and they are
working hard to make it a success. The
Club intends to hold stag entartain-
ment some time next month In st. Lucy's
Hall on Grove street. The club will hold
an outing and set of members games
next Saturday st Rockcellar Park, Union
Hill The next meeting will be held at
the rooms next Wednesday evening,
The West Bergen A. A. held an open
set of games on Labor Day, at West
Bergen, which were not registered by the
A. A. u, Several athletes of this city,
among them being Fallon and Bouman
of the Waynes and VandervoorJ of the
N. J. A.C.. paid the entrance fee of % cts.
and competed and won prizes. This same
club held set Of games of the same kind
on July 4. 1t was brought before the
Union by delegate from this city, bat il
was dropped. AS this is their second
offense the Union may take action. 1t
has the power to stop AZ the men, who
competed and to disqualify she club and
all it's members. The meeting of the
Union win be held next Friday evening
Mt the Astor House. New York.
Robert Atchison. better known as
.'Rebby," the good-natured hustler of the
l.. A. c.. has Joined the Scottish American
A. c., and In him they have secured
great worker. He will be great loss to
the l.. A. G.
The Scottish American A. C. will hold
iss annual excursion next Sunday. 1t will
20 TO Cornwelton Grove on the Sound. 1t
ought to be grand success.
The OutinG A. G. will hold its outing
and games next Sunday at Carlstadt,
N. j.
A new athletic club will be organized
among the members of the Farley .Emitrs
Association this evening at their rooms,
No. 159 First street.
The Harrison A. C. will meet this even
ing at their rooms on Bergen avenue. A
set OF officers will be elected, and all
members SHOULD attend.
The Hoboken A. G. will meet this even
ing at their rooms No. 80 Hudson street.
Hoboken. and after the meeting recep.
tion will take place.
The Garfield Athletic Association will
meet tonight at it's rooms when delegates
will be chosen to the meeting
of the Amateur Athletic Union.
The Amusement Committee is hard
at work to make the entertainment on
the Gath success.
Special meeting of the West Bergen
Athletic Association at it's rooms, No. 95
Bergen avenue, next Monday.
I. J. Vogellus has been entered by the
Wayne A. c. in the hve mile run at the
Carnival of the Manhattan A. G. ON
Saturday of next week. Joe Flaherty, of
the Lorillard A. c., will compete in the
one mile.
A new bowling club will be organized
next Tuesday evening at No. 1870 Newark
avenue. Several we'll known bowlers are
at the head of it, and intend to get to-
gether strong team and enter the
league.
The American Amateur Bowling Union
will bold their fret meeting of the season
at Wallace's, No l2l Fifth avenue, New
York, tomorrow evening at eight O'clock
This union new boasts OF thirty-seven
clubs. all the largest and strongest IN
this vicinity. 1t is likely that some steps