The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-07-31
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CHAMPIONS ENTERED
For the New Jersey A. C.'s
Grand 0lvmpiad on
Labor Day.
WOMEN IN UNIQUE CONTESTS.
Barry Athletes in Good Shape
Wheel, Baseball and
Turf Notes.
WOMEN IN UNIQUE CONTESTS.

The New Jersey Athletic Club has certain
ly spread itself for its Grand Olympaid that
is to be held Labor Day. a game of Associ-
alton football has been arranged between
the strong CentreviIle Athletic Club, the
winners of the Decoration Day games, and
the Red Star Football Club Of New York
City, one of the strongest clubs of the Asso-
citation. This game will be spirited and
worth seeing. Then will follow the meeting
of the giants for arrayed against each other
In a grand game Of Gaelic football, which
everyone will admit is a spirited game when
two evenly matched teams contest, the rivals
for the medals and championship honors on
Labor Day being the famous William Barry
association of this city, and the Thomas
Francis Meagher Association of New York
City.
Next will come the athletic portion of the
Olympiad. A special match has been ar
ranged over the high hurdles between
Stephen Chase. the champion of the Metro
politan Association, and Fred Putfer of the
New Jersey A. c., the present American
champion. The two sterling timber toppers
met for the first time on July 81, at Sara
toga, and the race was a grand one from
start to finish, Chase winning by a few feet
in the fast time of Is 40 seconds, notwith-
standing that there was a strong breeze,
which did not help the contestants to any
extent, as it blew diagonally across the
track.
Next, Champion Liebgoid has consented
to give Tommy Letson of the New York A.
C. another chance 20 retrieve himself, and
they will have a special battle at walking
one mile. Both boys are in rare form, and
many would not be surprised to see the rec
ora broken.
Nine minutes, thirty-two and two-fifths
seconds is the American record for two miles
and is held by w. D. Day and if it is not
broken in the special two mile race that has
been arranged, then experts will certainly
miss their guess. AT the championship meet
ing at Saratoga, Day easily defeated Orton
and Jarvis. Orton had saved himself
specially for this event, while Jarvis, it must
be admitted won a hard race in the one mile
an hour or two previous. After the race,
Orion expressed the desire to meet Day
again in the fall and atwo mile match race
was agreed upon. Both Jarvis and Orton
are members of the New York A. c. and
they naturally feel they ave a better chance
to defeat Day at two miles than they have
at three or five miles. Day is perfectly
willing and on Labor Day when the three
cracks are sent away the American pubic
VIII see oAe of the best distance races that
ever took place.
There has also been added a pole vault for
Insight, with a one foot limit. In this event
Champion Hugh Baxter of the New York
At. that inVinciple pole ~vaulter. will en-
deavor to break the american record.
the other athletic events will he 100 yards
ran. handicap: TWO nile bicycle race. one
mile bics Gle race. $50 yards run, handicap,
and 40 yards ran. handicap.
Prof. ". S. MaltbY, the trick bicyclist,
has bean engaged TO give an exhibition of
fancy aal trick bicycle riding. The sports
viii be wound 'p with a game of baseball
between the New jersey A.C.'s nine and
SOME team yet 70 be selected.
ATHLETIC ARENA.
Jersey City athletes distinguished them
selves Yesterday IN The games OF the kerry
mems Patriotic and Benevolent Association
held at Lien Park. Tom Cannon Of the
Barry A. A. won the half mile run m Loo 8
minutes and was second in the 100
yards dash, done in II 10 sec
onds. J.. Hayes of the Barrys was
recand in the hop step and jump. de
cleared 10 feet 4 inches. L. DoTgan of the
Barrrs was second in the half-mile run, and
Sweeney OF the Barrys won The half-mile
walk.
Frank [. Dolan will have a five mile race
with W. Peters. an ex-professional. at the
outing of the Hayden Association next Sun
day. Dolan, who was defeated by Peters a
few weeks ago. has trained hard for this
race. He won a sprint race at the Schuet-
zen Park Yesterday and is in excellent form.
The first exhibition of the Seaside A.C.
will be given tomorrow night.
All of the men who will compete are IN
pood condition. The bouts are:-Jack
Downey VS.. Dannie Mcbride, six rounds at
l22 pounds; Hugh Winters VS.. Jim Holmes,
eight rounds at 1875 pounds; Mike Leonard
VS.. Eddie Pierce. ten rounds at catch weights
This will be preceded by a oroadsword com
bat between Duncan Ross and Greco Mar
tho. two bitter rivals at that game. Domin-
lex McCafery viii be referee.