The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-09-23
CHAMPIONS WILL MEET
AT the Metropolitan Asso-
CATIONS Games at
Bergen Point.
CLUBs RUNS A FAILURE.
Catholic Club Cyclers Will Try
Afternoon Trips-Bowling,
Tennis and Gun.

The championship meeting of the Net
ropolitan Association of the A. A. U.
to be held a5 the New Jersey A. Z.
grounds on Saturday. October Z promises
TO be the greatest OF les kind ever held in
this vicinity. ALI the Worlds Fair
champions, mem bers of the Metropolitan
clabs, lave entered:-T. Sh ermnn. N. Z.
A. G.; S. Liegbold. Pastime A. c.; u.
Coils. N. Y. A. c.: Fred Pufsr. N. j. A.
c.; E. w. Allen. N. Y. A. c.; A. A Zim-
norman. N. Y. A. c.; A. J.. Walsh, X. A.
A.; E. W. Gof. N. j. A. c.; w. D. Dav.
n. j. A. c.: A. P. Schwaner, N. Y. A. c.;
6. r. Gray. N. Y. A. c.; NJ f. Sweeney,
X. A. A., aud J.. S. Mitchell. n. Y. A. G.
Great Interest will be taken as many are
of the opinion That several OF the athlete 3
who were not wealthy enough 10 go 60
Chicago wiIlsurpfise the Chicago Fair
winners by dereaGiag them. This is es-
pecialiy expected III the long distance
runs. Champion O'Keefe. X. A. A.; Tom
Vsgsllus of this city. George Hoilandsr
unu Others feel positive thae they VIII
make Day extend himself considerably
If he desires To retain his championship
hunors. Ouihe other hand Day has gone
Into strict training at Bergen Point ana
he il thoroughly ~couvlncsd that he can
not only viii the D mile event. but the /
mile as we'll. 1t is also his intention of
making All ATTEMPT az the 5 mile record.
He rau in exceDtioaally line form At Chi
Cage and tnele Ii no reason why he
should not establish u new record aB
the distance. The different clubs
IN the Association propose To
enter their strongest teams. The Acorns,
Pastures, Xaviers, etc. Will outer their
best teams and goat struggles are ex-
pected. Champion a. A. Zimmerman
will be on mani to c1nlpe III the 9 mile
bicycle race. This will ue his first APP
peararce IN this vicinity, and he should
certainly be q drawing card. The prizes
this year will be very line. The coinni
tee are e~ndeavorlng. il possible, to have
them donated by gentlemen prominently
connected with sport and so far have been
fairly successful. Among those who
have donated prizes are A. g. Spaulding,
100 pards run; A. Il. Mills, go yards run;
DR.. Worman. of Outing" mile run
Col Pore, 2 mile bicycle; I he New York
Times. 440 yards; Z. Stoll, $50 yards run,
and tue COMFY Island A. G.. mile run.
Tbs events Will be the regular champion
ship series as follows: 100 yards run. go
yards run. 40 yards run, $50 yards run, l
nile rup, 3 mile run. l mile walk.3 mile
walk, 2 mile bicycle. pole vault for
height, running high jump, running
broad jump. throwing l6 pound hammer,
throwing 90 pound weight, Tor distance.
putting l6 pound shot. 100 yards hurdle.
10 flights. 8 IT. 6 in. hfgb) 220 yards
hurdle. 90 flights. 2 It. 6 in. hIgn).
The entries will close with James E.
Sullivan, No. PAL Broadway. n. Y, on
haturdaY, Sept. 80. The committee at a
recent meeting made q deeislon that no
entry will be excepted unless 1t is ac-
cempanied by the entry fee. Club secrs-
,arits are requested To forward with the
euIries a check to cover the entrauce fees
or the athletes will net be allowed to
compete. The reserved seats are going
very rapidly and Mr.. Barlow S. Weeks.
Vice President of the New York A. G.
has taken $50 Of them and will endsayor
To dispose of them among the members
of the club. q large number of whom ex-
pect TO be present at the meeting.