The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-09-27
PALMA'S ANNIVERSARY
TWenty-seven Years of I'm
exampled Prosperity to
Celebrate.
DOING IT In ROYAL STYLE.
Last Nights Anspicious Opening
Will Be Succeeded By
Brilliant Reception.

The festivities of the Palma Clubs de-
! cennial anniversary were inaugurated
last evening. They will continue all the
week. Tonight is the anniversary night.
Last night was known as "cribbase
night" and included tournaments in
bowling, billiards and poor' for prizes.
The Palmas were out In force and filed
the luxuriously furnished rooms of the
pretty club house. AS early as 7.30 the
Office platform overlooking the bowling
alleys was crowded with club me mbers
congratuating each other upon the favor
able outlooks for successful celebration.
In the big and splendidly furnished re-
ception parlor on the second floor the
games of cribbage waxed more and more
interesting as the hours for the close of
the first nights games drew near. 1t
was in this parlor that the splendid array
of prizes for all the various tournaments
were exhibited, and they made most
tempting display. DR.. Ben. Edge and
William Machold were perhaps the most
enthusiastic among the sixty-four par
Elephants who sat around the sixteen
tables; not that they valued the prizes.
but that they entered into the games
with the same zeal that characterizes the
American school boy entering upon the
long vacation.
BULLpoZING GAME.
The partners in last nights tournament
were:-C. w. Carter and w. H. Carrick,
T. E. Tilden and W. e. LiffertS, N. j.
H. Edge and R. W. Elliott, DR.. B. Edge
aud James Hanseli, w. H. Ewald and F.
W. Kennedy, John Holmes and J. w.
Ege Leny Schemerhorn and A. j. Max
well. ". J. Seeley and C. E Hoffman, C.
+. Meyer and w. Machold, Jr., +. W.
Mangels and DR.. f. c. Barlow, Joseph
Hurley and Henry G. Adams. ]. P. Hall
and W. f. Midlidge. Senator" Potts and
James White, j. h. Gallagher and Geo.
Bloombury. Charles Mason and E. w.
Elkins, r. G. Bennett and n. MackelIar
Two teams tied for fret honor-Hurley
and Adams and Mason and Elkius. They
played an extra game 90 setule it and
Mason and Elkins won.
Upstairs" as they call 1t, that isin she
luxuriantly furnished card rooms on the
third floor, in the game of 'Bulldoze" the
old members OF the club had everything
to themselves. O. +. they are called
which stands for Old Fellows. James
3. Throckmorton led them in the game
and Messrs. Frank Vandsrbeck and En-
nights contest. Tine first prize is for
beautiful specimen of Bohemian ware,
but the second, a prize offered by Roberl
Elliott, is veiled aud is simply labeled
"Guess." Mr.. Elliott assured the reporter
for THE NEWS that the winner would be
pleased when he finds Guess" unveiled.
The billiard room was jammed from
7:30 until 1880. The pool tables, too, were
surrounded by enthusiastic Palmas, play
ing for three hours. The most enthust-
astic players were j. B. Staples, tom"
BedIe, A. e. Vultie, George E. Watson
and W. Leffsrt. Around the billiard
tables enthusiasm was noted on the part
of William Barriclow, Benjamin. Downen,
Fred c. Nolbert, John Griffin and William
Clark, Jr. All were cue sparR1ng for the
highest number of points.
The bowling alley was simply alive.
There were over thirty-five participants,
prominent among whom were noticed
George L. Brown. the afiable cashier of
the dry good firm of 4. G. Brown and Van
Anglen; James White (muscular, but
sadly In need OF training from a muscular
standpoint), Counsellor w. F. Midlige,
Counsellor Herbert Potts. John Meagh,
William McKellar "a novelistic nervy
ideal of manliness and courtesy, G. F.
Lange, James Ogden, Charles h. Carrick,
Joe. Farmer trim and neatly dressed). w.
G. Post, G. DInkel, Jr,, q. Diukel, Justice
of the Peace Frank Lockwood Ia paragon
courtier), Ben Van Vuren (the popular
head clerk at the post ofilce), George H.
Earle, Frank Jeannes, G. f, Meyer,
James Clarke, Fred Reibes and John
Powers.
SOME BOWLING PROBLEMS.
"Sam" Hathaway, Chairman of the
Bowling Committee, felt too keenly the
responsibility resting upon him as to the
ultimate success of The bowling tourna-
ment. With that keen appreciation of
orff n mi
onometricaI'' problems he must neces-
sarily solve in his upward flight from
assistant to an already big gun in the
Pennsylvania Railroad offices, ''Sam"-
''our inimitable, invaluable" Sam sat
there last night like q statue, although
he is one of the best bowlers of the club,
and tabulated the scores of the thirty
five first night participants. But like
busy railroad man as ne Is. he found
time to explain to a reporter for TIE
NEWS the rules regulating the gamer
The main rule of the game is that the
head pin must be struck in order to count
No allowance is made, even if all the
struck by the ball. 1t is
head pin game. Six balls consti-
tute game. The maximum score
is 60 points. the season has just opened.
The old bowlers are showing upin good
shape. The younger bcwlers are not do
practice out of the game, and before the
end OF the week they are expected to
reach some good scores. Two sealed
scores have been filed away by the Pres-
dent. and the minimum figures for these
have been 80 fixed that unsktllful bowl
ers have chance of winning one of the
prizes on sort of chance basis. Four
prizes will be bowled for, and the un-
skillful will have chance at two of the
four prizes. The alleys Will be open
every night this week except tomorrow
night (Tuesday) aud Saturday night.
BILLIARDS AND POOL.
The billiard and pool players are
divided into two classes. Ths experts
are, of course, in Class A. The commit
tee has 'em on the list, and that list has
been posted. ALI those not bullentined
are in Glass B. IL billiards there is a
prize for the man making The highest run
In each class at the three-bail game, fifty
points up. No pairs can monopolize the
Ia bies, and they are limited to two games
each pignt. The best billiard run last
night was made by j. B. Staples of Class
A. who put up ii, and T. Menagh, in
Glass 3, who ran 9. In pyramid pool
there are six prizes, three for each GLASS.
for the greatest number of balls pocketed
in break, 1or the three highest runs
maximum 15i points, and for the second
best total in three runs The best record
for balls on the break were made by
Red e, Valiee, Hulshizsr and Letfert'.
W scored two EACH. The best runs
IN de w.re in Glass A, Staples. Is, 10 aud
IL. Kluge, Is Vultee. IL, 10; Bedle, II, IL,
10; Class BID. r, Ha comb, 9.