The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-12-26
XMAS ON THE ALLEYS
Hudson County Cracks Won
Many Valuable Prizes
Yesterday.
PURITAN A.C. BOXING STAG
Tie Event Will Be Held Next
Month at Greenville-Associ-
alton Football.


From a bowling point of view Christ
mas Day was the most enjoyable day
of the year. Yesterday every alley from
Bergen Point to Union Hill was throng-
ed with the enthusiastic bowlers who,
in the majority of cases, were eager con-
testants for prizes offered by the pro-
prietors. 1t has been claimed for Hud-
son County thai she holds more bowlers
within her limits than all the other coun-
= ties combined, and ehere was certainly
enough evidence in support of this asser-
ton Yesterday. A few of the alleys were
opened as early as ten O'Clock in
the morning, but the pin boys were not
kept busy until in the afternoon. In the
evening the sport began in real earnest
and continued until midnight.
Al many places the holiday celebration
began on Monday evening, and among
these places was Edinger's alleys,
Greenville. The bowlers of Celery
vile believe in beginning early in
all things, and the members of Bay
View Lodge F. and A. NJ. therefore
engaged Edinger's alley for Monday
evening, and notices were sent to the
bowing contingent to come and celebrate
as only the member of Bay View can
celebrate. AS a special attraction a
handsome silk umbrella was purchased
and put up for competition, the highest
score of the evening to count. AS a re
suit all the members of the bowling clup
turned out, each member determined TO
win the prize. The men were divided
up into teams and match games were
rolled. A number of exciting match
games We're rolled, and in one OF the
contests Mr.. Edward Barr made the
score of 16e, which earned for him the
umbrella. Edward Schultz made a
strong bid for the prize, he having a
score of 1853. Suckow was also a strong
competitor, he making 1852. Sergeant
Charley Haag, who was looked upon as
a sure winner, experienced unusually
hard luck, undese9ved splits, making his
scores low. St.ilPauls church clock
struck one before the Bay Views bowl
ers started for home.
The feature of the holiday celebration
however was the big prize bowling con-
test at Dick Voss' alleys on Rose avenue.
Dick, who is an enthusiastic lover of the
popular winter sport left no stone un-
turned to make the contest the largest
and most successful ever held in Hudson
county, n he succeeded. The prizes
were very valuable, and the best bowlers
in the county We're on hand to compete
for them. Owing to the large number
of entries the contest was opened at
noon and from that time until the close
at eleven O'Clock the pin boys had to
hustle. The contest was a head pin
game, four balls being allowed each
Contestant and the highest possible score
being 10. The first prize, a handsome
solid gold ladies' watch, was won by a
dark horse Justice of the Peace George
F. Vreeland. Justice Vreeland stuck to
the game with bull dog tenaeity for two
hours and only quit when he made the
full score-ef 70. George Weigel, the Min
kakwa Club crack, gave Vreeland a hot
chase and succeeded in yin his score,
but as Weigel failed to put in an appear
ance at the time set for the roll off. the
first prize was awarded 10 Nreeiand,
while Weigel was awarded the second
prize, a valuable diamond ring. For the
third prize a solid gold watch chain,
Bucky Franz of the Lindens andPeter
Erharet tied at SO. In the roll off Franz
won and Erhardt took fourth prize, a
gold initial ring. The fifth prize, a mar
quise ring, was won by Harry Linde Of
the Terrapins, with a score of 3S. The
sixth prize for the last ten tickets,
& five dollar gold piece was won by
Bucky franz, who had a total score of
{ The Minkakwa Club will roll a match
J game with the Indian Club at Edinger's
alley, Greenville, tonight. The Min
'kakwas should win IN easy victory and
increase their lead in the tournament
Mrhe Elite Bowling Club will meet for
regular weekly practice this evening at
/ Smiths alleys on Ocean avenue. Bob
Zeiger will be out for high scores and
he advises Captain Nugent to lie low.
low.
AT Becker's Jackson avenue alleys
/. yesterday the cracks of Bergen turned
out in large numbers TO roll for the
valuable prizes offered by the proprietor.
Haldiman of the Social Club made the
highes score. 22S. and won the first
prize, a silk umbrella. George Lusch
won the second prize. with a score Of
222, and the third 9prize was awarded
to VIM. Sto1l. His score was pa.
A contest that promises to be close
Volunteers and Pioneers on Becker's al
! leys tonight. The Pioneers are conf
sdent of winning g victory.
tlEeyThe Pioneers, Pin Knights and Elites
epkHI roll in the New Jersey Bowling As
' bciation tournament tonight.
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