The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-26

pl0n OF 1rcihnu, Jus khCa tuat ~ khUoA4u
out Peter MAher 10 two rounds. 10 sum.
cient TO strengthen the opinion OF many
prominent sports thai he may prove such
as q great u surnrise to R1tzstnf mons, NJ
Pitmmer did to Dixon. They argue that
no man Is invinethle. Strange thtLRe
have ~hsppensd, and do occur very fro
uuenflY. Fitzstmmons will doubtless be
3 slronR favorlle, but than no one IN this
viciuiIy really knows muoh about
Hickey, who 10 q tall, rawbonsd, muscn-
lar fellow and looks as though he was ~
hard as q rock. His frfends have tho
utmost eopidsnce In his AGILITY 70 defeat
.I4snky Bob" who Ia now training Wig
crousiy for the bou I. >
Amateur Baseballists. y
The Bramhalls defeated the States In . hotly
contested game on Thursday afternoon. The
score y.s . 70 !. a the ss', sgs s,. wsssi wsssisa
The Young oswego stars would like 70 hear
ssS@ s'sG' a Gnss. t cSisisr, No. Ss.; Ia ' arsaa street
Tennis Plays.
-Four teams from the Dauforth Tsunfs Club
of0reensnle journeyed to Bergen Point today 80
play the Bergen Point Tennis Clubsa series Of
doubles. The teams from ths Dsnforth Club
are the Jardins brothers. Thomas AID John;
Clark Walker and Samuel McAnenny, Gus
Lembeck and Edward Dusel and William and
Henry Gennsrt.
Al the last tourney of the club. that with the
Bayonne Tennis Club, held last Saturday. the
Danforths were victorious. The finals werD
played hetwesn the Myers brothers for the
Bayonne Club and Messrs. Walker and Mo-
Anennny for the Danforfhs. The score WAS
o. 20 and Oil in favor Of the Danforth
team.
Rowing News.
The annual regatta for prizes donated by the
HooOken Evening Ners to the Hoboken boat
clubs Will be held this afternoon.
The annual regatta of the Bayonno Rowing
a o9sr A ! Oss Ii As'S course ON n'i New W. York sss Bal. vi tie
hnish being opposite the clubhouse.
The Crescent Boat Club regatta occurs today
on the Harlem.
Interesting Cricket News
Another good list Of cricket aames has been
Vicinity. The Bergen Point cdcEsssss Of the I.
j. A. q will not take part In any Of the cham
pionship ganes scheduled, but win practice.
! Contest. The New Jerseys are lied With the
| Staten Island Cricket Club for the lead IN
the Metropolitan Cricket League championship
| tbs head until the close Of the season. Their
| sivsls wiz have q comparatively sassy time OF II
In todays game with tho Manhatteps At Pros
and liz South BrooElyns and New Yorss con-
tend ID q match as Central Park For second
eleven Teams matches have been arranged be-
| New Ycrks at Contrib Park, Staten Misnd 4. c.
and Brooklyn az Livingston sud king's County
vs.. Teutonfc at Prospect Park.
New Jsssey Athletic Club. Mr.. 4. .co0b, their
| popular cricketsF, has agsin mounted % the
| top 10 tbs leagues batting averaEes- He was
at'the hsad At the close OF last season with me
| honor q second time. F. J. Preudsrgast OF the
| Manhattans has made strenuous efforts TO re-
main In front aver since the season opsn Cd ana
succeeded until the last match. when Cobb's
| hne batting gave him q lead of three rurs.
/ The Staten Islam i'd Athletic Club has offered
the league the use of It's clubhouse for the pre-
sanitation CT the prizes az the end Of the sea son.
This would be q particularly appropriate place
providing the Cricket Club should win the
championship honors. but l. is doubtful il the
I Jessey Athletic Cub should BE- the honor OF re.
ceiving the trophies.
.Arch9e Gum, the Vice Captain or the new.
/ Jersey Athletic Clup Is organizing a team Of
| Scotchmen to contest with a eleven of Irish
| Cricketers upon the Bergen Point Q val early In
September. 3
Yachting Notes.
There will be no ladies day reception today at
the house Of the Greenvilie Yacht Club because
OF the damage done by the storm.
"Wednesday nights storm created such havoc
among the Jersey City Yacht Club feet, that
they have found IL necessary to postpone tbs
ladies' day reception which was to have &c
CURED this afternoon and evening at the club.
Commodore c. h.. Benson has entered his
i 0fSE BLOOD YACHT III kVE ~ &tt& Va tAV
New York Yacht Racing Association to be
sailed Labor Day In the lower bay. The Com
modoro Ariil be absent on . pleasure tour In tue
West. but tue latter will be banded BY his son
George, who expects to pilot her to success.
The n. Y. Y r. A. has secured over 100
entries for the Labor Day regatta.
Secretary J. v. Woolcott of the Jersey City
Yacht CLUB had q very thrilling exp erience II
Wednesday nights storm. He was aboard his
yacht Hazel In the vicinity OF Black Rock on q
two weeks cruise on Long Island Sound, when
the squall struck the Hazel, and although
every effort was made BY Captain Woolcott aud
his crew - prevent it the boat was driven upon
board had a narrow escape from drowning and
although they reached shore In safety every
thing with the exception of the clothes thsy
wore was lost.
Turn of the Wheel.
The Associated Cycling Clubs OF New Jersey
u nars % Il sns the rssids sooss9 Prs %'ss Jsnass ].
Holmes, at East Orange. A feature will be tho
rapid eating melon contest bstweea several
negroes for a substantial prize. Tue Hudson
County Whselmsn aud Castle point Cycisrs
will be large represented among the melon de-
molishers.
Clubs had q regular mcstlng last night at the
Columbia. There were thirty delegates pressnl
from the numerous clubs OF tho association.
The Irvington MIlburn committee made . final
report, as did the Century Run COMMITTEES
This PR. r. has promised to stop all trains 81
Wayeriy on the day OF the race meet, Septsm-
| Der lG. over $cU W0Ftn Oh lCkot4 Nefc b9D-
sc 4 bos \ meeting ii tho stone whselin,
Association will occur this evenins. Dctaih
viii be completed for The series Of raced 20 b
held Labor Day.
Joseph S. HouRh Of the Jersey Avenus Wheel
men and John L. Grice of the Stone Associa
| ton contemplate o weeks tour through 6outf
Jersey, starting September 8.
The Hudsop County Wheeimen will have q
run to Piain1sid tomorrow..
The Castle Point cyciers Of Hcboken are II
1 ANa faffla AfOr THAR frat 0Artoa of Foad rnr0
which are to be decided tomorrow OVER thu
Engiewock Tsnafiy course. The evsuts Will %
one Inile race, onc-haf mile and one-qunrte
mile, all scratch. Tpe winners ib addition Il
securing prizes viii be eutcred In the Metro
poltau Association meet at Waveriy, Septem
Der la.
The Catholic Club cycIars we're well enter.
taiped on the occasion OF their vlsis to the Castle
Point Cyciers In Hoboken, Thursday evening.
and Metropolis WheeImsn. Tbs msnbers Of
these organization will participate In . Join
rua to Staten Island the 70 cond week IN Geptern
bar.
The Castle Point cycIers OF Hoboken will hay'
q club run to Wayefly. on September 10 TO at.
tend the race meet Of the Metropolitan Associa
ton OF Cycitng Club. They will srart from the
clubhouse. No 1910 washingtou s~treet.at 4 I'm
The Castle Point Cyclers will leave their club
at eight Al. N, on Sunday. September 10, I
Join the picnic run to Staten Island OK Ia
Metropolitan Association Of Cycling Clubs.
Athletic Arena.
The Y. NJ. G.. A. Cross Country Club vi
have a practice run tonight under the leader
ship OF Lieutenauts Bush and Rider. They wi