The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-07-25
THAT GREENVILLB ROW.
One Faction Finds BaCkers
and Will Form a
New Club.
PENN NREELAND'S YACHTS
lie Sends off Three of Them in a
Race-Baseball, Lacrosse
and Wheel.

Close Upon the story. published in these
columns, of the failure to bring about an
amalgamation of the three athletic clubs
of Greenville, come the details of a new
deal. The fact that this intimately con-
Germs the club which was most eager for
amalgamation suggests the idea that the
club in question favored the latter scheme
as a means for their own advancement.
The same outsi Terra are interested in this
who were behind the amalgamation deal,
and the same offers have been made.
Last Thursday evening, 10 nights after
the stormy meeting OF the Puritan A. c.,
the members of the ball nine of that ciuo
held a meeting at the residence of Mr..
Struthers, on Pearsall avenue. The meet
ing was secret, and it was weIl-niah I'M
possible to discover what t~ranspired.
When any of those present at tae
meeting were approached, they put
of the Questioner with II story OF u
testimonial dinner given by Mr.. S~uruthers
to the club. ~
One man was found, however, who was
willing TO talk. From MIN it Was learned
that the members of the baseball nine
wilt secede from the old Puritan A. @.
and organize a new athletic club. They
have not yet decided on u name for the
new organization, but the majority be-
lieve that they can still hold the OLD name
OF Puritans. They claim to have backing
from prominent business men in town,
and mention among them, john Struth-
erS, Messrs. knobioch and keifer and
others. They also assert hat Henry
Lembeck is interested in the scheme, aud
will help them financially.
One man, whose lame my informant
would not mention, is reputed TO have
offered to erect a ~cluU-nouse to cost
$4,000. II such an offer has been made il
is not likely it will go long unaccepted
by the club. The hackers are TO secure
grounds and lay out a baseball dia-
mond and "A quarter mile running track.
The location has not yet been decided
upon, but a plot Of ground on Gator ave
nue. is favorably thought Of. The plot
in question lies on the north side of Gator
avenue, just west of the Barr-Din widdie
Bookbindery. extending some 400 feet in
either direction.
1t was decided to give q set of games on
Labor Day on the new grounds, provided
they are completed by that time, 1t was
decided not TO request the Y. NJ. c.. A. A.
G.. or the Garfield A. c. to amalga-
mate or associate themselves in
auy way with the club. Probably
because these organizations had already
unanimously declared against amalga-
nation. Members of both these clubs
will he permitted TO present their James
for membership if they so desire.
When all these facts were summer up
and put IN the form of q hypothetical
question as to whether he thought such a
club could succeed In Greenvllle. my in
fSrmaHt thus answered it;-''Those peo-
pie are going about the matter in just the
wrong way. They are getting the club
house and grounds without the ath-
letes to use them. That Puritan
Club has no athletes except baseball
players. It they can induce any OF the
athletes from the other clubs in town to
join them, there is au opening for them,
Due otherwise l don't expect 60 see their
efforts crowned with success. Besides,
the move was not made at the right time.
The 7. M. G. A. A. C. already have what
1t will take the new club a year to get-a
clubhouse, running track and a baseball
diamond. This ia practically the senJi-
ment of the ~toWnspeopIe on the subject.
The idea that athletes be secured from
other clubs is not a new one. IL is the
scheme by which the new club intends to
get its athletes q la Xavier A. C..
IL is not likely that they will succeed,
however, as the members of both clubs
aie loyal and will not make the change.
The idea in giving games on Labor Day
in opposition tc those Of the Y. NJ. C. A.
is to test the popularity of the two clubs.
Comparison of the quality of the events
at the W meets will settle the question
Of superiority between these clubs.