The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-09-14
Athletic Arena.

CluD mas eu1eIeu the AOl1OW1Hs aLAlctSS
in the Riverside A. c.. games at Newark.
on Saturday, September 24:-Langer,
Byrne and Petit in the 300-yard run; P.
mile walk; George Kirner iWthe one-nile
run; LANCER in the 100-yard dash and
Sohotker in the 440-yard novice.
The Y. NJ. G. A. Athletic Club of Green
vile intends making the grounds at
Chapel avenue the finest athletic field In
Jersey City. The track will be made 20
foot wide and the field will be enclosed
with d ~ foot board fence.
The Puritan A. c. has several athletes
in training for the coming fall games.
Among them are Reilly, the high jumper
and 100 yard runner, and Silas Leach, the
crack five mile runner.
The Garfield Athletic Club will cele-
brate its second anniversary at the rooms,
No. 80 Linden avenue on Saturday even
ing. September "a An excellent musical
and boxing entertainment is being ar
ranged for.
Tine Aroma Athletic Club will hold its
second annual anniversary reception at
Metropolitan Hall in GreenviIle this even
ing,
Charles Voigt. the long distance runner.
of Greenviile, is surprising his friends by
bis ability. Charles in a recent trial ran
one mile on a slow track in five minutes
and one second. He is wearing the Y. M.
G. A. A. c.. emblem.
The Garfield Athletic Club is arranging
for a series OF boxing tournaments to be
held at the clubrooms during the fall and
winter.
There seems to be an evident reluctanc sc
on the part of the Puritan A. G. athletes
to meet the cracks of the Greenville Y. NJ.
c. A. Athletic Club. The Puritans do
considerable shouting about their ath-
!etes. not one OF whom has ever been
known to compete in a set of games.
registered games. the Puritans
claim, can beat any man at
one hundred yards, in Greenville. The
Y. M. C.. A. boys, knowing that they are
liable to disqualification IL they run
pete against him. The Y. M. C. A. boys
are willing to arrange match races with
any Puritan athlete, providing he is an
amateur. according to the definition of the
Amateur Athletic Union.
Strikes, Spares and Breaks.
Frank Muller is making many improve
ments in his alleys.
The Y. NJ. c. A. bowlers have resumed
practice and expect this season to have a
team that will win the honors in the Y.
NJ. c. A. League.
The bowlers of the Yorkville Branch of
the Y. NJ. c. A. held their first meeting
of the season On Monday night. William
J.. Vogel, the efficient captain, was re-
elected, and William SGumpfel was
selected as treasurer. 1t was decided to
open the season with an individual
tournament The four participants max
ing the highest averages will receive
prizes.
An Individual bowling tournament will
be held at Lion park, New York, on SEP
TENDER 20.
The bowlers of the Jersey City A. q.
who ride the bicycle have not started to
down" The pins. and will not until the
wheeling season is over. Bowling is
their second,love.
The Empires will start their weekly
meetings next Tuesday night. They
will bowl al Henn's alleys.
DIR. Wins, Chairman of the Bowling
Committee of the Jersey City A. c., re-
turned last night from his trip to Maine.
He has not arranged the opening con.
tests, but intends to go to WORK at once to
map out the programme for the season.
On Their Gallery Range.
The Excelsior Rife Club held its first
indoor shoot Of the season last evening,
The competition for the clubs class
medals was as follows:-W. j. Charming,
PAL; l.. P. Hansen, 236: j. Hughes, 800; c
Bauchle, 227; w. Weber, 216; r. Fl, Duff
80; G. L. Pinney, 209.
The club added another marksman tc
its roll. The new sharpshooter is John
Day.
Athletic Arena.
J, Birmingham of the Lorillard A. G.. is
training for the fve-mile championship
race of A. A. U.
The Beehive A. C. has changed the date
for its boxing tourney from October 10 &c
October z
The Lorillard A. C.'s cross-country
team will begin its runs early mex
month.
The Wayne A. c., despite the loss o,
Glossy, will have a strong cross-countrS
team.
The Sylvia A. G. anticipates that I'll
cross-country runners will be prominent
in contests this fall.
The Union A. C. of Hoboken will NEE
tonight to decide whether to suspend tn.
initiation fee for two months. The cluk
wants to increase its membership. They
will also discuss the advisability of haY
ing a fair.
The gymnasium class of the Palm;
Club is practising for the exhibition.
The Y. NJ. C. A. gymnasts are pleased
with the new physical instructor.
The PEOPLES Palace gymnasium is oc
cupied every evening.
Diamond Chips.
President Day, of the New York club
has suspended O'Rourke for abusing
Man ger Powers.
Pat Powers told O'Rourke he is 8
record player.
The New Jersey A. C. has several open
dates and Manager Annett invites chal
lenges.
Results of League games yesterday
New York, IA; ST. Louis. 8; Cleveland. 2
Brooklyn, 8; Boston, 9; Pittsburgh. 0
Louisville. A; PHILADELPHIA. 2.
Tickets are being sold rapidly for the
festival of the Hudson County Amateur