The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-07-07
7. NJ. c. A ATHLETICS
Combine for the Purpose Of
Securing Athletic
Grounds.
CUBAN GIANTS LEAVE H0B0KEN.
Wheeler Beaten In the Cash Prize
Handicaps-Baseball Gossip.

The athletes of the jersey City and
G~reenvilIe Y. NJ. C. AS have decided TO
Join hands for the purpose Of securing .
first GLASS athletic field. and tomorrow
evening the athletes will arrange the
matter at a joint meeting at the Green
willie Y. NJ. G. A. rooms
Ever since the downtown association has
been organized, the members have clam
ored for a place where they could indulge
in tennis, baseball and other athletic
games. The Executive Board of the as
seciation manifested willingne ss to APP
propriate money for fixing up an athletic
field. but no desirable site could be
found.
The Greenville Christians however,
were more fortunate and secured from
the LehiRh Valley Railroad Company
permission to use the large plot or ground
bounded by chapel avenue, Central Rail-
road. Morris Canal and Vreelands farm.
The G~reenvilIeiLes at once went TO WORK
and laid out a fast fohr lap einder track
and an excellent base ball diamond.
During the past few weeks however,
the members of the Gresnville Associa-
ton have been decidedly apothetic and
the grounds were used but little. AS q
result the clubs name has not appeared
on an athletic programme this season.
President Arthur NJ. Duhme saw that
unless something was done shortly to
arouse tho members, the club woulu
have TO disband, and he hit unou the
happy plan of allowing the Jersey City
people 10 use the grounds. This would
inspire rivalry between the athletes OF
the two associations. Mr.. Duhme argued.
md when DC proposed that this plan be
adopted The members unanimously ap-
A-ArNl - ha onaatrr aOnr6fpnl u n
Duhme notified the downtown associa-
ton, and the Greenville athletes offer
was accepted with three cheers aud q
tiger.
III consideration Of this change the
Jersey City Association has agreed to
put the grounds liz first class condition.
The track will be repaired and the cor.
ners will be raised SO that fast time can
be made. Tennis coarts and places for
high and broad jumping will also be laid
out The baseball diamond will be
made second TO no other in the county.
All these details will be arranged at the
meeting tomorrow night.
A set OF games to be held on Labor
Day is already talked OF aud will in all
probability be arranged.
The committee hat will represent the
Greenville Association at the meeting TO-
morrew is as follows:-Arthur NJ. Duhme,
Chairman, G.. Ritchie Petit and j.. +.
Peters.
Mr.. Arthur Duhme. when interviewed
by a reporter Of THE JERSEY CITY NEWS
last evening, said:-
81 believe that the proposed consolida-
ton will awaken interest among our
members. Our athletes have become
decidedly lazy, and not one of them has
put on a running shoe this season.
Neither has our CLUB been represented in
the A. A. q. games. The Jersey City
boys are brimfull of enthusiasm, aud /
have no doubt but that they
will arouse our athletes. One reason
why our athletes never INDUCED
in practice was because they had no one
to run against them. Now there will be
more or less friendly rivalry between the
athletes of both associations and / ex-
pect to see our athletic club axe a new
lnrSa of life.n