The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-18
ATHLETIC ARENA.
Metropolitan Association Managers
VIII Have an Important Meeting.


VIII Have an important Meeting.
Police Superintendent Byrnes has stopped
the queer amateur boxing exhibitions SO far
as New York City is concerned. and has en-
abled the Metropolitan Association OF the
A.A.U. to accomplish something in the d.
rection of reform. They have tried for
years to prevent the alleged amateur scrap
pers from fighting for money; The pugs
wanted ''de dough- and turned mp their
noses at watches and medals, and the clubs
to secure entries had to put up cash. Super
intendent Byrnes is said to have no objec-
ton to legitimate bouts for points between
reputable amateurs, but objects to PROBES
sional pugs masquerading as amateurs.
President James E. Sullivan has called a
special meeting of the association for next
Friday at the Astor House.
The board may decide to make such an ar
-rangement with him as exists SO satisfactor-
iIy between the athletic and police authori-
ties of Pittsburgh.
A stormy debate Is likely to .ensue when
the Pastime A. G. amendment Is brought
forward. The Indians want a clause in
the constitution compelling every club to
give at least one open set OF track and field
games every year. 1t Is understood that
the board will not take final action on the
question, but it is probable they will refer
the proposed amendment to the A. A.
U. central body with a favorable en-
dorsement. Final arrangements will be out
lined in connection with the association track
and feld championships to be held at Sara
toga on July 81. A representative of the
Saratoga A. A. had a conference with Presi
dent Sullivan yesterday, with the result that
a local committee viii make preliminary
arrangements without delay.
For the first time in years the treasurer's
report will show a balance IN the right side,
a fact which will prove very gratifying to
those who advocated the election of James
E. Sullivan to the Presidency.
W. C. Bryan, the well known trainer of
the u. of p. athletes, was at Harvard get
ting a line on the Yale and Harvard boys.
He speaks very highly Of the athletic ability
of the athletes of the U. of P. and feels quite
confident that in the team race that is to
take place at the games Of the New Jersey
A. C.. on Decoration Day the four men who
will carry the colors OF the u: r. OF VIII
furnish q rare surprise. The Athletic Com
mittee of the New Jersey A. G.. has decided
to allow athletes and bicycle riders the use
of the grounds for the purposes of training
O n presentation Of their competitors tickets.
An entrance fee of fifty cents will be
charged for each event, and entries close
Monday next with James E. Sullivan, No
241 Broadway, New York. The following
events will be given:-75 yards dash on turf,
22O wards dash, 3 mile run, $50 yards run,
220 yards hurdle, running high jump, l mile
walk, all handicaps; novice race $50 yards;
\ IQVlE1t1On I6ldy b5dlLA AdSCf ORCA SOAhOSOo
only, teams of four men, each man to run
one quarter mile; 2 mile bicycle race, l mile
bicycle race, both open to class A riders and
both handicaps.
The annual track athletic contest between
Columbia and Princeton will be held to-
morrow afternoon at the Columbia Oval,
Williamsbridge. Both colleges are confident
of victory. Columbia expects to win the
two-mile bicycle race and the pole vault.
They also have an excellent chance for the
the dashes and the quarter-mlle run. Prince
ton seems to be sure of the hammer and shot
events, and will probably win one or both OF
the hurdle races.
stevens is Sangufne.
Stevens Institute boys are confident that
their lacrosse team viii win the champion
ship this season. The final game will be
PLAYED on Saturday of next week against
Lehigh at Bethlehem, Pa. They have char
tered a special train, and HoDoken will be
we'll represented. The Johns Hopkins team,
who were beaten by Stevens. declare that
the latter has a team that should easily beat
the Lehigh players. Scott, who fractured
his collar bone in the game with the Cres-
cents, viii not be able to play, but Maxfield,
who wrenched his leg early in the seaso',
has recovered. and will take SCOTS placer }
The Stevens team viii go to Orange tomor-
row and play q match game.
The Polytechnic team of Brooklyn was to
nave played the Stevens s.preps." at Hobo
ken Yesterday. The Brooklyn team had to
cancel the engagement, as several Of its
players were unable to play. A game was
arranged betwe IN the regulars and the class
OF '96. Four of the regulars are sophomores.
They had an exciting battle. The sophs.
made the first goal in twenty minutes. Five
minutes later Willetts Of the regulars drove
the ball nome and tied the score. No more
goals were made. The teams played for an
/ hour without intermiSSlOn. K
Diamond Chips.
The Bergens will meet the Manhattan Col
lege team tomorrow afternoon on the Culver
avenue grounds. r.
The Jersey City Clubs team will go to
Hackensack tomorrow and meet the Oritani
Field Clubs nine.
The New Jersey A.C. nine will bat against
the Englewood Fields Clubs talent at Ber-
gen Point tomorrow afternoon.
Como has been taken from first base and
Doyle is now guarding it. Doyle batted
hard yesterday, but he had W. errors in ten
Herman was called home by tho serious i'll
ness of his child. A shake UP is predicted In
the New York Club.
Result of League games yesterday:-New
York. 6: BROOKLYN. 4. Boston, 4; Phila-
delphia, q. Brooklyn, 10; Washington, 2.
Friel and Lang of the old Jersey City Club
are playing with B~inghamton. Friel is bat
ting hard and made 4 hits yesterday. Lang
is fielding cleverly- The ex-Jersey City
Jersey Cricketers Won.
The first eleven Of the New Jersey Athletic
4 Clubs cricket contingent and the first eleven
Of the Staten Island Cricket and Baseball