The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-30
FINAL ATHLETIC GAMES
Grand Windup of the Field
Meetings on Labor
Day.
ulNnpAIT nAIIDT npENEn
HANDBALL COURT OPENED
Champion Lawlor and Other Crack
Players WIRE Present--Gun,
Ring and Cue Notes.

The athletic season will close In this
vicinity on Labor Day. 1t will wind up
ia grand shape. The New Jersey A. q.
will have a carnival of field sports; there
will be games at CaIedoniRn Park as a
feature of the annual festival of the trade
and labor organizations. and che Jersey
City and the GreenvilIe Y.M.C.A. will
join In u field day on their grounds. foot
of Chapel avenue.
The New Jersey A.C.'s Labor Day Car
nival or Sports promises to be q ssnsa-
tional affair. Tn much talked OF
ship bauner will be a rare treat. b
coutestiuE teams will represent Tia
William Barry Association OF this city
and the Garryowens of Brooklyn. These
teams Will line up at / Pm, aud some
fine playing is expected. The athletic
events will, without doubt, be the
feature OF the days SPORT. i.
W. ALEU-, the New York A. c..
flyer. is on scratch IN the SU0-
yards run, and after his fine performances
last SATURDAY. at the Riverside games.
when he ran 800 yards from scratch III 81
S-5s.. there Is uo oub Ms to his ability,
on the New Jerseys fast track. TO wipe
out Lon Myers old record figure of 81
3-Ss. Tommy Sherman, the champion
walker, has entered for the l nile walk,
and the race " him and Nicoii,
the e~x-chRmpion. should be worth seeing.
Cnatnpfon Connect will be back from
Boston today, and in a letter to Secretary
Sullivan. the irish boy writes that il the
track is in condition, and weather favor
able. he will try for all worlds
records from one mile to four. Willie
Day, Tom Vogsllus of this city. aud
other we'll known long distance
runners will be In the four-mila race.
o. - - ~~~n ~ ehn "a - y o an q
will interest local wheelmsu will be tue
lwo-uile team racs between the crack
riders of the rival G~resnville Clubs. The
Garfield A. G.. Wheelmsn have selected
the following team:-W. Van Cleet, J. o.
Hslloran. E. Edingsr and H. Spea rim
with B. Wegmau and G. Taupel as sub
Htitutes. The Greenvllle Wheelm ems
team consists Of Herman Koch. Charl es
Mcintyre. joseph Livingston aud w m.
f. Kreiser with Henry Lediug and Il. A.
kreiser a. substitutes.
The fsid day of the I. NJ. G. A. will
artlacea big crowd. the msnnb srs OF
the two associations are full OF eufhu-
siasm aud determined 10 make the fair
a grand success. Tns cntriss will close
tonight, aud CAPTAINS Aeueson of the
ia key City and DuhHae OF the Greenville
Association will meet this evening to re-
seivu The entries aud select the oticials.
ius cross country teams of the two or
&d1iHabiVGS a law "a III bAA9
Any young man maj join il the run. Tbs
runners will leave the Wayne street
building at half past eight. FIfUecn of
The Jersey CITY association Will taks
part. The yace will be set by CAPTAIN
George Achesen with First Lieutenant
Harry Bush and Second Lieutenant
Cnarles Rider we'll up. The programme
for Labor Day will be interesting. rh
events Will De 100 yards dash, 300 yards,
440 yards, $50 yards aud q uils runs. put
ting shot, hiau aud broad Jumping aud u
baseball match between q picked Iealn of
The TIVE associations and some stroug
outside niHe. II arrangements cannot DO
made with u suitable club then the ball
game will be between teams represent
lug the TWO associations.
HATtisre will be fair sports at Caledoniau
Park. Six events are on the card aud q
large number of entries have been re-
ceivei by Chairman Louis Gruber aud
sept to E. C. Gruher, official handicap
Ter OF the A. A. U. re following field
officers have been cnessn:-
Referee, Louis A. Negravei, Scottish
American A. G.; Judges. Henry e.
Gruber. Pocahontas A soc1ation; jacob
J. Muller. ;. D. C.; William H. Saunders.
Wentz. ID. Nd. 5. A.; Scorers, Jacoo
Knerr, Pucahontos Association, John
Dierksr, Jerney City Turu Verein: Fred
Miehiale, JERSEY City Turn Vereiu;
Clerk Of Course. Frank Rusn,S A. A. G.;
Assistant CIerk OF Course, William J.
Kelly. S. A. A. c.; Announcer, Joseph
j. Srot;. Y. N. q. A.: Judge of
WAIKIKI, terrence Audrey. K. u. A.;
Timers, LOUIS Vulter, NJ. A. Ga icy
Joseph w. Griffin. Caief Marshal. ia mes
T. McNuitr. Pocohontas Associ alton,
Marshais. IL. Haisey, John L,ves. JACOB
Schwerdtfeger. John r.. Murphy. II. H..
Hewitt, Harry G.. Cochran, J.. No Gori-
gan. henry H. Tiynu. 3. j.. Ford,
ThainHs P McGuInness, William T..
Alpe aud james Eatwistle.
The tesuscitated Wayne A. G.. will
have a picnic and Gamss at Calsdonian
Park next aturday.