The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-02-23
State CHESS CHAMPION.
ThirtY-TWo Players for the
Honor at Hoboken.
CATHOLICS CLUB BOWLERs.
Captain 0'Brien's Team was In
vinciple- Garfelds Lose the
Lead-Cue and Gun.
THOLICS CLUB BOWLERs.

IDSuL OIL IH6 NEW Jersey OueSs ASsoSl"-
ton took place yesterday in the parlors of
the Union Athletic Club, Washington
street, Hoboken. The annual meeting
was called to order promptly at nj ne
o'clock by the President. Mr.. August
Vorrath. After appointing r. W. Pope,
f. w. C. Crane, J. S. Shafter, C. Hymes,
and 7. T. Hatfield a Nominating Com
mittee. and transacting other routine
business, the Rev. P. Corrigan of the
Church of Our Lady Of Grace. Hoboken.
was called upon for a speech. Father Cor
rigan is an ardent admirer of chess aud
first class player, and very few can beat
him at forcing a Bishop. The reverend
gentlemen replied in his usually happy
manner.
The following gentlemen were chosen
the Board of Governors for the ensuing
year on recommendation of tue nominal
Jag committee. A. Voorath, Hoboken;
G. o. Osborne. Jersey City; G. Hyinss,
Newark; j. S. Shafter, Bayonne; E: L,
Massetr, Westfeld: H. S. Boice. New
Brunswick; P. Stryker, Bound Brook; r.
w. Pope, Elizabeth; f. W. C. Crane, Lyons
Falls, P. NJ. Van Riper, Belleville; Il. b.
Cook, HoboKen; L. Steinberg, Newark,
q G. E. Thum, Elizabethport. These
gentlemen selected the following officers:
President j. S. Shafter; First Vice Presi-
deut, e. L. Mascot. Second Vice Presl-
dent, P. NJ. Van Reiper. The president
appointed r.. w. Pope, Secretary and
Treasurer. The next annual meeting
will be held February %, 1894, III Eliza
beth.
At ten o'clock play began and continued
till midnight. There were thirtY-tWo
players in the championship tournament,
each gentleman playing five games, and
sixteen winning prizes. Those Who par
ticipated il this tournament were;-C.
HYnes, NJ. Hymes, n. Hymes, Louis
Bernstein, j. Greenberg. j. e. Habig.
gust Vorrath, P. j. Doyle. II. J.
Beatty. Il. Staffer, G. Vorrath, Thomas
F. Hatfield and j. {. Dwight of Hoboken,
Z. E. BoTland of Montciair, +. W. q.
Crane of Lyons Farms, E. G. Williams
and AZ. =. Smith OF Orange, j. Vosseler,
G. E. Thum and r. w. Pope OF Eliza
beth, G. o. Osborne of Jersey City. S.
Lissner and Emil Sabner of West Hobo
ken, J. S. Shafter of Bayonne, B. X.
Ewing, Princeton: G.. Fl. Bates ana n. Z.
Snow of Crawford, and E. L. Massett OF
Westfield.
The open tournament was participated
10 by the following gentlemen:-C. A.
Little and Hugo Geppert of Newark; Ira
J.. Ettinger, Arthur Seitz, Samuel A.
Benson ana G, II. Crandall of Hoboken;
Il. B. Mead OF Orange and P. M. Van
Riper OF Belleville.
Other members present but not partici-
pating in the play were the Rev. =. Cor
rigan, Thomas Fl. McCann, DIR. w. R.
Trante and Louis Penne of Hoboken and
Prof. J. B. Webb of Bloomfield.
Mr.. E. B.. Cook proved an efficient
referee.
s. A. Blessing, f. B.. Meade, G. A. Lille,
John j. Ettinger, A. Seitz, Hugo Geb-
hardt. G. H. Crandell and P. NJ. Van
Reyper. The prize winners in the order
given were Lille, Ettinger Mead n
Gephardt. Thirty-two contested in the
championship tourney. In the first round
Sternberg beat Lissner, N. Hymes beat
land, G.. H. Bates beat Gust. Vor-
rath, E. Sahner beat G. O.. Os-
borne G.. Bernstein beat j. C. Habig,
E. C. Williams beat j. H. Dwight G. E.
Thum beat h. w. G. Crane, A. Vorrath
beat j. S. Shapter. C. Hynes beat Ii. I.
Beatty, P. J. Dovle beat n. P. Snow, M.
Hynes beat NJ E. Smith, L. g. Hatfield
beat J. Lissner. j. Vossler beat G.. J.
Benuer, K. w. Pope beat B. r. Ewing,
H. Driscoll beat e. L.. Massett.
In the second round Bates, Greenberg,
Thum, Williams, Pope, Driscoll. Bern
Sbtlu, anu 11aduelO IOSb, Huu SCuu0r, Fob-
seller, NJ. Rvmes, A. Vorrath, c. Hymes,
S~ternberg. Doyle and Schuer won.
The prize winners were as follows:
First prize, N. Hymes; second. c. Hymes;
third, P. j. Doyle; fourth, A. Vorrath;
fifth, S. Greennerg; sixth, j. Lissner;
seventh, j. Vosseler; eighth, NJ. Hymes;
ninth, H.. Driscole; tenth, G. j. Benner;
eleventh. Z. f. Hatfield; thirteenth. S.
Lissner; fourteenth, Louis Bernstein;
fifteenth, e.. l.. Mascot; sixteenth, J. G..
Habig; boooy prize, George o. Osborne.
Samuel Besson won the BOBBY prize In
the open tourney.