The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-09-07
!. NJ. CA. CHAMPIONSHIP.
Greenvil1e Christians Chal-
, 1enge Jersey City's Mem
bers to Meet Them on
Equal Terms.
NAVAH0E BADLY BEATEN
Oceanic 7. C.'s New Oficers-Bowl-
ing and Wheeling
Notes.

The Joint field meeting of the Jersey
City and Greenville Y. NJ c. AS held on
Monday. at the Chspe. avenue grounds
has caused considerable friendly rivalry
between the two associations. The re
suit Of the games is by no means sRtisfac-
tory to the members of the Greenyille
Association. They claim that the associ-
ATOMS best athletes did nor compete,
being unable to devots tue necessary
time TO training, and it ia highly prob-
able that they will challenge the Jersey
City athletes to a championship contest.
The Gresnville athletes claim tnat thsy-
can place first, second III third man In
the 100 yard dash, go yards run, 440 yards
run and field sports. In addition to this
they declare that they can furnish q dan
gerous man for the half mile u mile
runs.
One of the GresnviIle members, In
speaking to q reporter of THE JERSEY
CITY NEWS last evening about the 10 A.
ter, said
citation can easily win the championship,
and 1 hope that the Jersey City Asso-
citation will accept our challenge when 1t
is forwarded to them. On Labor Day Il.
Petit allowed the Jersey City men five
yards in the 100 yard run and he won
easily. Last year when all the men
were scratch, he was easily beaten by
another MEMBER of our club. l did not
wish to mention his name, but he ia still
a member of our club and will compete
in the championship games. II they are
arranged. He will also compete In the
$50 yards run and in the field sports. ]
am satisfied that he can make q better
-A@--f~n ~ fhazA nwAnfo rhAn Aha T0RGaU
City athletes. At the last games the high
Jump was won with q leap Of 4 feet 9
inches. Wells Hamilton, one Of
our best men, can clear 5 feet
four inches without troub}e. He can
also clear twenty feet In the hood jump
when he is In good condition. j. +.
Byrne. another one of our athletes VINO
failed TO enter In the Labor Day games,
can run 100 yardsiin eleven seconds, and
mas q record of five feet for the high
Jump. Alongside OF these men our
athletes who competed on Labor Day
would rank only as second class. We are
q little weak In the long distance events,
but in spite of this we can make good
showing. Ihope that the championship
meeting will he managed SO that we can
determine which association Is entitled
To the championship honors. The events,
of course, should all be scratch, In order
that all the athletes Will meet on equal
terms"
The challenge will probably be for
warded to the Jersey City Association
within the next few days. II il is ac-
cepted the Gteenville athletes will at ouce
GO into training. An effort viii be made
to secure a first class track such as that
of the N. J.. A. C.. at Bergen Point. The
Association track at chapel avenue is not
considered fast enough for a champion
ship meeting. and it is doubtful IL 1t is
large enough TO accommodate all the
men who would enter in the different
events. The matter is causing wide.
spread Interest in Association circles, and
further developments will be awaited
with interest.