The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-07-23

Chips.


The Puritans defeated the Jersey Citys at
Greenville ON Saturday in a six innings
game. The score was;-Puritans, II; Jersey
City, 9.
The Catholic Clubs team had on their bat
ting armer on Saturday when they went to
Elizabeth. They tackled the strong team of
the c. Y.M.LA. and made the pitchers and
fielders of the home team weary. The c. c.
bows also fielded well. The score was:-
Catholic Club, IA; {. Y.M.L.A.,7 Z.
Only five innings were played at the Ho-
boken Cricket grounds on Saturday, when
the Hobokens and Murray Hills met. The
home team was industrious n gathered six
runs. 1t was just double the number gather
ed by the visiting team.
Hard hitting was the feature of the game
at Somerville on Saturday between the New
Jersey A.C. and the West End A.C. Four
home runs were made. The Hudson County
team had three of them. Mack, Horner and
Currie made the long hits. Hoffman of the
home team had the other. Five two-baggers
hits, which was four better than the West
End. The Hudson County team excelled in
the field. They had three errors, which
was four lower than the total of the home
team. The score was, MAC, II; W.E.A.
c., 5. Stewart and Currie were at the
points for the victors and Mclaughlin and
Jones for the West Enders.
At Communipaw, on Saturday, the score
was, Whitons Is, Emorys 4.
The secretary of the Watsessing Field
Club B.B.C. would like TO now the address
of the Montgomery BIC, the Heating
B.B.C., both of this city, and the Suburban
A.C. Address Samuel Wilde, No. IA Marcy
avenue, East Orange. NJ.
The storm prevented the playing of the
Diocesan League games Saturday, except
that between Belleville and ST. Michael's OF
West Hoboken. The former won by five to
four.
Baltimore Wants the Pennant. ~.
BALTIMORE, July %, 1894-Presi6 at
Hanlon and Treasurer Wonder Horst are
bound to win the baseball p%ennant if possible.
A deal was concluded today which will give
them another first-class pitcher. Els
per's release has been purchased from
the Washington Club and he will JON the
Orioles at once. While Esper has not done
extraordinary work this year, Mr.. Hanlon
has great faith in his ability and thinks he
will prove a winner if supported by a strong
team.
Pitcher Brown has been released to the
Lynchburg, Va, club for the remainder of
the year. The Baltimore Clubs chances of
winning the blue ribbon will probably be de-
cided in a week. After today's game in
Washington, three games viii be played in
New York, to be followed by three games
with Boston at Union Park. The result Of
these games viii have much to do with the
disposal of the pennant.
Cricket Contests.
The team of the st. Georges A. G. was
beaten in a league game on Saturday by the
Columbia Clubs eleven. The bathing was
light and the result close. TIL score was:
Columbia, 80; st. Georges A. c.. IS.
The second eleven of the St. Georges A.
C. was easily defeated on Saturday by the
second team of the New York Club. The
total of the st. Georges was IS. The Workers
had 80 with only four wickets down..
The second eleven of the New Jersey A. G.
defeated the second team of the Kings
County st. George Club. c. FL. Clarke made
So runs. The score was:-N. j. A. C., Ill;
Kings County st. George C. c., SO.
The seeond eleven of the Victoria c. C. of
Hoboken defeated the third team of the
Brooklyn G. G. by eight runs The score
Victoria, 81; Brooklyn, 40.
WaIbaum Beat johnson.
A match shoot at live birds was shot on
Saturday, between teams composed of David
johnson and w. L. Pike, against G.. Wal
baum and H. M. L~evingston, on the grounds
of the Saratoga Gun Club. The stakes were
$3.50 a side, and each contestant had a chance
to kill twenty-five birds. johnson and Pike
were again the ~victors, by a score of 40 to "a.
Following the regular shoot, johnson and
Walbaum shot at four birds each for $3.50 a
side. Walbaum was the winner by a score
of 3 to /. Then Johnston and Levihgston
shot at five birds each, thirty yards, fo~ $40
a side L~evingston won by 4 to ).