The Jersey City news., 1891-08-05
PROSPEROUS WAYNES.
They Have a Full Treasury
News of the Diamond,
Track and Ring.

Mar meeting last evening In the cino
rooms at Caledonia Park. The meeting
was attended by almost every member
and much enthusiasm was displayed dur
ing the proceedings. The final report Oh
the entertainment aud games committee
was received. Il dealt mainly with the
recent picuic Of the association and
showed that the affair was decided sue
cess. The CLUB cleared almost 500
As this was the last meeting OF the year
officers were nominated for the ensuing
year and the election will take place az
the next regular meeting OF the eiuo-
The services OF the present olncers ot the
club. which have tended so materially TO
bring il to the present prominent position
it occupies In amateur athletics, were 50
highly appreciated Dy the members that
with but few exceptions the old omcers
were renominated.
They were President, James Kelly:
Vice. President James b. Gill; Treasurer.
Harry Halstsad: Recording secret lry,
W. T. berrigan; Corresponding Secre-
Terry. George Bowman. The nomination
for Financial Secretary was laid over
nntil the next meeting. The nomination
for Captain was William Glossy: for
First and Second Lieutenants, Leo Herr,
X. Douglas, K. Everlss and q. Arnold.
Boa I'd OF Managers VI. Burke. r. Black
burn, 4. Berrigan, Louis Michael. Au-
uiting Committee, w. L. Berrigan, Leo
Herz and II. Krause. After the nomi-
nations were over all the old officers re-
signed. A temporary chairman will be
elected at the next meeting until the new
president will be elected. The next meet
ing Of the club will be held on Tuesday.
August is, at their rooms at Caledonian
Park. ALI members should attend as the
new officers will be elected.
Metropolitan Championship.
The Champion Games Committee of
the Metropolitan Association OF the Ana
teur Athletic Union held meeting Tues
dny at the New York Sporting Times Of
fee. the following members being pres
emit. f. Sullivan, chairman; Z. W.
Jansen and J. X. Woodruff.
Messrs S. J. Cornell and Eugene Van
Schaick were added to the committee.
They decided TO start the championship
games OF Septem Der IL at 2 p. m.
The entries will close on September 2.
with james E. Sullivan, chairman, p o.
box Gil, New York city. An entrance fee
of <2 per man will be charged. and no en-
try viii be accepted unless accompanied
by the fee.
The following events will be given:--
/. 100-yards run. 2. yards run. ..
440-yards run. T. Ss0-yards run. ). /
mile run. 5. 5-mile run. :. 1-mile walk.
s. smile walk. o. 2-mile bicycle. 10.
Pole vault for height. IL Running higa
jump. 12. Running broad jump. 10.
Throwing l6-pound hammer. II. Throw
ing 56-p0und weight for distance. 10.
Putting 16-pound shot. l6. 12O-yards
hurdle. 10 flights, SIT. Gin. high. II. 220-
yards hurdle. 10 flights, Oft. Gin. high.
is. Individual tug-of-war, Unlimited
weight
Tho Cham pions hips Go to st. Louis
The Championship Committee of the
Amateur Athletic Union of the United
States is composed of James f. Sullivan,
New Jersey A. c.. chairman; Harry Nc
MILAN. A. @. S. N, and Jinks Taylor,
Boston A. A. For some time Buffalo
aud ST Louis both Isaimed that they
would like to get the annual cham
pionships. Fl. d. Hartwell, President
of the Pastime A. c., of st. Louis. at
once called ~ meeting Of the clubs trus-
tees and agreed 20 give the United States
championships ana guarantee the A. A.
u. against loss The Pastime A. C.'s
offer was at once put to mail vote, and
the committee decided by u unanimous
vote. to award the championships to st
Louis
the cham Dions from all sections of the A.
A. Y. will compete. The meeting will be
held on October 3, and the regular cham
ship events will be given.
All Information in relation to this meet
ing wilt be gladly furnished by james E.
Sullivan. the secretary of the A. A. u. at
the Sporting Times office, No. 252 Broad
way, New York City.
The Ring.
There is prospect Of another fight be-
tween Cal Mccarthy and the colored pm
gilist George Dixon. A letter was sent to
the Police Gazette Office yesterday from
Collins & Newton, bookmakers, OF Harri-
son, in which they offered to match Cal
against the colored boy for 81, 500 side,
provided the Granite CLUB OF Hoboken
would add d purse OF S4,000. the men to
fight according to Police Gazette rules at
lis pounds.
President Fulda of the California Club
is very anxious to bring about a match
between Fitzsimmons and Hall in San
francisco. a despatch from that city
says that the match has been consum-
mated. the battle to be fought before the
California A. e. for purse of $1,000 A
despatch from Chicago, however, states
that Parson Davies last night said he
would refuse the California Clubs offer,
the purse being too small and the time
too short.
Cal McCarty is training for his coming
fight with Warren at Tom Scott's, ConeY
Island. Scott and Nike Cushing are put
ting him in form.
Charlie Kemmie, the celebrated light
weight. has asked several of the Cali
fornia clubs to offer a purse for a contest
with Dennis Needham.
JACK and Bill Slavin, brothers of
Frank. have signifed their intention to
settle down in San Francisco. Jack is
anxious TO meet Alexander Greggins,
who bested Bill McCarty lately.
A Football League for This Vicinity.
A meeting was held last Sunday after
noon at the rooms of the Irish-American
A. G., No. "a North Moore street. New
York, for the purpose of organizing a
football league TO control all the clabs in
the vicinity of New York. Delegates
from the following clubs were present.
aud all were heartily in symyathy with
the movemeut:-The Irish American A.
Q, and the Q. j. kiekhsnans, OF New
York city; William Barry Association,
Shamrock Club and Irish Wanderers.
OF jersey City; Rangers and Volunteers, of
Ionkers; Stars of Erin of Hastings-on-
hudson; Sarsfield ef Port Chester. and
the Faugh A. Ballaghs Of Brooklyn.
The following officers were elected
Thomas j. Stllivan, L A. A. C., President:
G. Roche. kickhanans. Vice-President:
III. j. Pouers, Recording Secretary; Will
liam NJ. Barry Garry Association, Treas
urer.
The next meeting will be held next
Sunday afternoon at the same rooms.
when a committee win be appointed TO
draw mp schedule of games. Any CLUB
wishing TO join may do so by sending
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