The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-05-19
CARNIVAL OF SPORTS.

H0lO O4AOLo ~ $500
were won by Thomas Cavanagh and
Thomas Duane.
CARNIVAL OF SPORTS.
Sweeney Will Try and Break the Record
at the N. j. A. @. Games.
The annual carnival of sports of the
New Jersey Athletic Club. which will be
held at the club grounds on Decoration
Day, win attract a large number of frs t.
class athletes. The entries for the events
will close Monda y morning with James
E. Sullivan, Sporting Times office, No.
l00-yards run, handicap; 220-yards
hurdle, handicap; A0-yaFds run. handi-
cap; i-mile run, handicap: Smile run,
handicap: SS0-yards run, novice lscratch(;
2-lnile bicycle, handicap; Emile bicycle,
handicap. open to AL residents OF Huo-
son county; team race. one mile, open 70
teams of four, representing any one CLUB
or college; a special high jump has been
added, limit six inches.
The club has secured the services OF the
champion high jumper, Mr.. F. Sweeney
of the Xavier A. O. who Will attempt TO
break the record. Should he be success
a special record medal will be given. The
games will commence promptly at one
O'Clock with a lacrosse match for a hand
some banner, the contest to be
a picked team from Princeton College
and the crack New York A. c.. players.
The bicycle races are attracting
q great deal of attention, and the local
riders of Hudson county are training
daily in order TO make a good showing
for their respective Gibbs. The team race
promises 10 be the feature of the day.
Howard. Yale and Princeton have agreed
TO enter teams, and the struggle for the
hammer will ha well worth WtEuaS7-
ing. 1t is the intention of tue
Athletic Committee to have each col
lege team wear its colors. In this
way the spectators witilbe able TO distin-
guish the % bers of each team. At four
O'Clock the npal event will be a match
game of baseball be crack N. J. A. c..
team and the Nav York a. c.. nine. The
New York rnen feel particularly hopeful,
and they expect to play most OF Yale Col
lege cracks and may possibly win the
trophy.
II is with regret that the club is forced
tc announce That Mr.. William 3. Curtis,
of the New York a.. G., cannot act as
referee, but Mr.. a. A. Jordan, OF the
same club. has been selected in his stead
Arrangements have also been made with
The JerseyCentral X, X. OF New Jersey, and
special trains will run at short intervals
during the afternoon, landing passen-
gers at the club grounds. Ii is also ex-
pected that tickets, good tos ad mission to
the grounds, and the railroad fare Will be
sold at all the way stations from Eliza
beth TO Jersey City.
NEW PITCHERS FOR THE NEW Y0RKS.
Captain Ward Releases silver King and
Signs Mark Baldwir.
Captain Ward of the New York Base
ball Club has shaken up the pitching de-
parJment of his team. OF the twirlers
amos Rusie was doing all the work that
was being done. Silver King made no
attempt TO take his part of the work, and
Crane was too fat to be any use. This
was the verdict of the ranks
Realizing these facts. Captain Ward de-
cided that it would be a good thing to
SHAKE mp his pitching section, in the hope
that the club would be benefited. Ac-
cordingly, he has released King, with the
usual ten days notice and the latter's
silvery crown Will no longer adorn the
diamond at the Polo Grounds. It was
suggested that washington might take
the royal twirler.
In place OF King, Ward has signed
Mark BALDWIN of The Pittsburgh Club.
Baldwin comes to the metropolis with the
best OF references, and there will be con-
siderable lnteIe est manifested III his work.
He had on a uniform yesterday. Il prac-
tised while his new cIubinate5 were toy
ing with the Washington twirler. Many
of the spectators left their seats and
watched him send in his best ones.
Ward announced yesterday That he
would sign another new pitcher today,
but would not reveal his name. It is
likely that the new man is We~sLervel5 OF
the Euglewood Field Club. g.. b. Tai
colt, Treasurer of the New York Club,
said yesterday that Ward would let the
Jerseyman try his hand either this after
noon or tomorrow. 1T he shows up well,
Westeryelt will be signed. He has been
considered a good man in amateur circles.
MICHIGAN AND WALC0TT MATCHED
To Fight Ten Rounds at the n. j. A. C.
Tournament, Newark. June s.
The New Jersey Amusement Com
pany, OF Newark. has signed Paddy Me-
Gulgan, the well-known lightweight
boxer OF Harrison. and Joe Walcott. OF
Boston, to box ten rounds aaE 1913 pounds
the bout to take pla 9 at the clubs
rournament on June 5.
There was no difficulty whatever in
arranging the match.
eMeet Walcott.n said McGuigan when
the matter was preached to him. Eyes,
1 will. and am glad OF the chance to face
one more good man before / retire from
the ring"
Walcott is the lightning hittsr, who
travelled with Champion George DiXOn.5
Variety Company during the present
theatrical season. under Thomas Il.
O'Rourke's management. He met all
corners successfully during the year.
There ism question but tnatithe bout Will
attract wides.a III attention, especially
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