The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-04
THE TWO BEST PLEASE.
Jersey City Bowlers Take
the Highest Honors-
Sports.
Three cheers aud a tiger.

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Let it &c again and again for the valiant
n brilliant bowlers Of the Jersey City
Athletic Club IND the Palma Club. They
deserve 10. The magnificent bowling
struggle which has been in Progress for
two months is over, aud the two highest
honors ave been won By the Jersey City
BOWERS. We had only two teams in the
contest II we had another II is possible
that the third prize would also have been
brought here. for our list of talented
bowlers was not exhausted when the two
champion teams were chosen. The honors
meet in the arena the picked men Of New
York. Brooklyn and two promi-
nent New Jersey clubs. The
leading athletic clubs. the New
York. Manhattan and Staten Isla nd were
represented. Such large instltution rs as
the Produce Exchange and the Consoli-
dated Stock Exchange, with an album
dance OF skillful players to draw IN to
select a team, were contestants, and the
bowling clubs made CONSPICUOUS the skill
oftheir bowlers who competed. Nearly one
hundred clubs wanted to enter, and the
fifteen best were chosen and Jersey City
leads them all. They Won by hard,
earnest effort, and a remarkable display
of courage and confidence. Many victor
les were achieved when defeat seemed in
e%vitable, for the Jersey City boys never
acknowledged defeat until the last ball
was rolled and even when their adver-
saries had obtained a decided and almost
winning advantage they worked with as
much care and zeal as II the figures were
reversed Defeat only increased their de-
Termination TO do better; II did not dis
courage them nor cause decentralization.
They were self-possessed~ throughout. and
never once showed a disposition to be-
come ratified. Luck was often against
them. aud games were lost by a solitary
pin, but even this failed to disturb the
sturdy. Jersey boys. IL was the combina-
tiou OF skill and pluck that earned for
them the honors from the crack teams,
and 1t is admitted that they earned them
fairly.
The Jersey City Athletic Clubs team
settled the battle for the first honors on
"Wednesday night when IN its fina game
IL defeated the teams Of the Roseville A.
G. and the Our Club. The Palma boys
ended the contest for the second prize
last night by bowling in grand style aud
administering defeat to the teams of the
Produce Exchange and Recreation Club.
Jersey City has a record of IL victories
and 3 defeats. Palma's recor is 10 vic
tories 4 defeats. This is a splendid
result In such excellent company. There
is a bare possibility that the third priZe
will come TO New Jersey. There are four
clubs = tie in third place and the Eliza
beth Athletic Clubs bowlers are in the
quartette. 1t must bowl down the
Phoenix, American and Munroe teams to
win.
The Palmas opened the ball last night
with the Produce Exchange team. The
latter were in fine fettle and bowling as
II their lives depended on the result. 1t
was one of their best games aud from the
second to the seventh frame they
held the lead. The Palma boys
did not despair. but went al the pins with
renewed energy, In the eighth frame
they went to the fore, and maintaining
the excellent work improved the advan-
tage and won by 80 pins. How well and
steadily they bowled is evident by the
scores. as four Of the team closed in the
seventies. The score:-