The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-06-27
ATHLETIC INDEED.
Jersey City A. C.'s Revival
Wayne's Cracks Won
Sports.

The Jerseycity Athletic Club is having a
revival and has ceased TO be an athletic
club fin name only. Interest has been
aroused and the organization will again
attain the prominence it enjoyed many
years ago" The activity is told In NE
Outlook. the official paper Of the eiuo'
from which the following is clipped
"The organization of the Wheeling
Division has brought this committee into
a prominence which Il never enjoyed be-
fore. In fact, such an interest mas peen
awakened by having an organized oouy
Of wheelmen that members OF the cluo,
who never thought of riding before, ave
made application for membership, Sign,
ned their intention Of buying a Wneei anu
are now learning to ride. 1he club mas
spared nothing 20 make this department.
a success. The facilities which are onered
our wheelmen cannot be excelied- FRO
vision has been made for cleaning the
wheels, and a rider returning from a
rrlr, has only TO put his wheel IN tne
stand and It will be in readiness Tor him
the next time he goes but. A space mas
been rallied off down stairs, and Is being
fitted up rs an Office, where meetings Oh
the division IAN be held. Record books,
maps aud charts will be provided. Inc
division now numbers tweuty-eight. Inc
following IS a list OF the memoers:-n
4. Scudder, Captain; j. ID watson, Jr.;
First Lieutenant; G. b. Beider-
base, Second Lieutenant; Phillip I.
Sweeney. Color Bearer: Messrs. ".
r. Starrett. L. Schermerhorn, II. ~.
Abernethy, j. II. Currau, Maurice Cohen.
William Robertson, Jr., George {. Tho
MAR. l. T. Gubelman. Johu J. Cordner.
X. a. McAra. Nell Campbell, Fred Love-.
Charles Il Klugoe, Charles NJ. Iuthili,
j. Wertha, s. Hanford Ayes, Edward
Fields. +. p. Baggott, George nj. Chris
tian. Frank Eveland. II. a. Steffens, w.
S. Vaudeville, E. Il. Kirksted aud J. ;.
Newkirk-
Arrangements are perfectinR for suit
able ball grounds to be used exclusively
by club members. IL Is hoped tnat oy
Saturday, the 9th inst, the Henderson
Commons. Ocean avenue, near Clare
mont, will be graded and put In good
condition, including back-stop, netting,
ETC.. for the use of u ball tossers. An
attendant win be on the grounds at one
o'clock D. m. IN Saturday next in charge
Of the clubs baseball equipment, re-
mainn all the afternoon. Members are
invited to use this equipment at all
times. and il is hoped a good represen-
tntive nine may eventually be deVel-
oped from this modest beginning.
Two picked mines froA the club will play
a match game, beginning at $50 IL IS
evident that there Is a strong baseball
following in the club, and this manly
out-of-door element will doubtless be out
In numbers. Too much thanks cannot be
offered the Messrs. Henderson for their
courtesy in extending to the cluo the use
of their grounds.
.srhe gymnasium is open every day
and evening to all members who desire
10 avail themselves Of its privileges for
exercise. The class Is, however, dis
banded for the summer months, and Will
not be ~reconvened until September. The
privileges of the floor are open to the
ladies every Tuesday and Thursday after
noon. as usual.u