The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-24
DAYS FRIENDS CONFIDENT

Tha the champion VIII Defeat Council
on Labor Day.
The many admirers of Willie Day, the
American champion distance runnsr are
not the least bit worried about the result
of tha great International 4.mile race that
is TO be held at the New Jersey games on
Labor Day. Willie Day, the only repre-
sentative that America can claim, when
it COMPS to distance running, IS taking
very good care Of himself. and 10 running
In q form that Is entirely satisfactory to
his eliminates and friends. and when he
meets the sturdy representatives OF Eng-
land, Ireland, Canada and Sweden GU
Labor Day. the many admirers Of the
American flyer can rest assured he will
give a good account OF himself. Cham
pion Day will not compsts ~ any OF the
coming games, but will reserve himself
for the 4-mile race OF Labor Day.
Athletic Arena.
The Joint COMMITTEES on the Eisli Day OF the
Greenville and Jersey City Y. II. @. A. athletes
will meet this evsniag at the rooms OF the Jer-
sey City Association on Wayne street.
The Y. NJ. c. A boys are practising hard FOR
the contests on Labor Day.
The cross country team OF the jersey City Y.
n. O. 4. will have a ran tomorrow night. They
viii start from the rooms at eight o'clock.
The gymnasium emblem OF the Jersey City
Y. NC. A. is an equiiateral triangle. The
cards for she Labor Day games are cut In the
same shape as the emblem.
The Indictment weather has intarfered with
vogsllus' outdoor training. He has been prac
tieing In the gymnasium Vogellus Is conf
dent that he will be In tbs hone stratch whel
that four mile race ends. despite the fact that
all the long distances crack runners will COM
pete. -
Turn of the Wheel.
The Joint committee of the Catholic Club
Cyclers. Hillside Wheslmen and Castle Point
Cyclers will meet tonight to select the date and
route for their joint run.
Jersey City A. Z. Wheelmen Will have q run
on Saturday to Bloomfield.
ton was held in the Hotel Pomeroy last evening
to perfect arrangements for a bicycle meet I'm
der the auspices of the association. 20 bs hatd
on Manhattan Field on September 8. Is was re-
ported that Q schedule OF races bad 0esd pre-
pared which would include two events opsu to
bicycle dealers only, one for aremen. one for
actors, end Que for members of the National
Guard. ia addition to an open contest. Dealers
Of Brooklyn and Jersey City as well as New
s visitors to Eastern Park, Brooklyn, nsxt
Saturday. wiz get q treat. During the time
not occupied BY the League bail game the Ma
catering and will run OF m attractive pro
gramme Of three bicy Gle races, distance oas,
two and i've miles respectively. Purses aggre-
cracks among the entries as Wheeler, Berio,
Rich, Kluge, Hess, and many oiherS capital
racing seems assured.
prior to the ball game between the Brooklyn
and Chicago tsams, and the five mile race win
be starred Immediately after the ball players
get through
Strikes, Spares aud Breaks. +
The Friday Night Bowling Club Of the Ariou
Club will mold q business meeting tomorrow
The Empire Bowling Cub will not resume
practice until the first week 10 oetobsr.
Palma Clubs Bowling COMMITTEES Will have
little 70 do next season. The club will retain
membership in the Amateur Bowling Associa-
tion. but will not enter q team.
There will be another prize tournament at the
Nonpareii early in October.
The mixed couples tourney will be q feature
Of the season at the Jersey City A.
win be early In the field this year and have q
team and individual handicap tourney.
The Jersey City A. G. whseimsn have . pnst-
decide second place in the Wheelmen's Bowling
Eddie Schultz may bowl with the New Jersey
A.. CT team next season.
one of the Newark Bay Boat Clubs bowling
team.
Aquatic.
A moonlight excursion will follow the Hobo
ken regatta on Saturday, The noats will leave
foot of Fourteenth street, Hoooken, at 1880 in
the afternoon for the regatta and at SIP. N. for
the excursion.
Odenwaedt, the long dist ance oarsman of the
Atlantic Boat Club. Is in Nebraska, where be
has q ranch.
All the Newark boat clubs will send crews to
the regatta at Scranton on Saturday.
Diamond Chips.
Tbs Crickets are seeking hopors from
Junior clubs whose players are not over fifteen
years old. the Crickets play 90 Sundays.
Challenges can be cent TO Captain ]. Powers
No. Iii Union street.
Jersey City players are numerous in the
Franklin Athletic Associations team Of Frank
lin, N. J. Jocko Fields Is in centre, Jimmy
Hughes and Chace Mccormick compos the
battery and WEIGH is second.
Results of League games yesterday:-New
York, 8; Chicago. 0. Brooklyn. 5; Pittsburg, 8.