The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-11
SUCCESSFUL SCOTS.
They Have Had a Happy
Revival and Are Rap
idly Growing.
GROCERS GUARDS SHOOT.
Winners of the Prizes-puritan
Athletes-Yacht Races-Clos-
sey Disqualified.

There has been q grand revival of IN
lerest in athletics in the Scottish, A mer-
can A. c.. since the new officers assumed
sharge. The ambition of the members
las been aroused and they are gathe RUG
n new and excellent material. The club
leemsd on the verge of collapse two
months ago, now it is active and healthy
Not many months ago it had a balanc 9
n the treasury of $1.4o0. Three months
bgo the bank account mad disappeared aud
he club was in debt. IL was not a bright
outlook for the new officers. but they, led
by their energetic president. laDorsd hard
ind resuscitated the dying CLUB. Wneu
visited the gymnasium last night a
core OF athletes were on the floor prac-
icing boxing, jumping aud wrestling.
while "A dozen or the runners started out
or u long cross country trip. They ran
very night that the weather Is fsvora-
lble, Rud expect to have q team
nat Will make u fine showing
his fall The President and his staff in-
end encouraging the winners, and Will
lave q series of invitation cross country
faces during the season with an euter-
jainment after the run. Tne usxt will
10 held about September 4. aud all the
hubs in the vicinity will De Invited to
inter teams. They will not hide this
ilub's eolors and the talent will be slim
blated TO train, as they will -be en-
cred In all the open contests. Vngeilus
las been entered in the mile and 2-uiiis
aces ut the games of the ST. Georges
Athletic Club ag Weehawken tomorrow.
he will also run in the same ev,nts la
he Printers games at Suffers Park on
faturdsy Of next week. Two OF The other
finners of the club will take part in the
after games. Harry Coons will run in
he 100 yards and Aiasworth in The half
lille race. Vogellus will also START in the
invitation race at the New Jersey Athletic
Clubs carnival of sports on Labor Day aud
large delegation of his clubmates Will
10 present TO cheer and encourage him..
bome euemy OF Vogallus tried to make
kouble for him by alleging that he TOOK
.art in uureRistered games on sunday
July 80. Tue lie was speedily nailed Uy
he President aud others of the clubswho
unlimited aftidavits Yesterday TO Jams
= Sullivan, Secretary of the A. "A. q.
fhe Scots will seek reinstateme ut III the
be Union. The club, under It's old man
iRers, permitted the club TO default
Then the special assessment was Levied
Ind the new officers are eager to settle
he debt. They will undoubtedly expert :
nee little trouble as the IN ion will do its
Utmost to promote the Welfa re of a club
hat has shown SO much inters st in ath-
etics. and whose growth has been SO
hzrked. At its last meeting thirteen
here added to the roll aud a
dozen cRpdidates are expected at this
pexG session To be neld on August Is.
The social features are lot 10 Ne
neglected. a stsg will bs held on Sep
lember Is, and several interesting bouts
Tlll os arranged. jos Craig of tue Scots
to meet jim Brown of the West Side
4. c.. aud they expect to match SIN
robertson and Patterson for a SIX round
out. The boxers will meet tonight and
ak over the details. They tried
ard TO arrange u bout
etweea Eddie Cornell and young
1ariostt at ITO lbs. Many concessions
Fore made. but Hartnett refused 10 con-
EIDE anything, and insisted that they
honld weigh in aJ the ringside. Cou-
ell would bavs considerable in eating
lewn to weight, but was willing to weigh
n at eight O'Clock. Hartnett was
bdurate, aud the Scots were disap-
ointed. The cluo will mold a series Of
eceptlons during the season. The first
fll be on Wednesday, October IL The
nnual oall will be at Woods Hail on
November 3. aid In February they will
ave q masquerade ball.