The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-07-02
A. A.U.CHAMpIONSHIP
All the Crack Athletes Of
the United States Will
Compete.
GREENVILLE Y. e.'s0PEN REGATTA
Jersey City Dandball Team Beaten
in the Last Serles-Base-
ball Notes.
GREENVILLE Y. e.'S0PEN REGATTA

Lovers of outdoor sport will be furnished a
rare treat by the New Jersey A. C. on We'd
nesday. An interesting programme has
been mapped out, the most important fea-
ture being the all around championship of
the Amateur Athletic Union. For the first
time in the history of this event representa-
tives from cities other than New York and
Boston will compete. The entry list which
closed with Chairman Sullivan yesterday is
as follows:-John A. Larkin, Xavier A. A,
James Z. Butterworth, Providence A. c.,
John Porter, Pittsburgh A. c., John Cos
grave, Richfeld A. c., Albany, George R.
Fred. c. Puffer, N. j. A. c., z. A. Cooper,
National A. c., and J. j. Mooney, Xavier
A. A.
Much surprise was manifested in athletic
circles when it was learned hat the Xavier
a. A. had entered j. j. Mooney as it had
been reported that he would not return to
America. His entry makes the event more
uncertain than ever. 1t is not expected that
the entries from Pittsburg, Providence or
Albany will cut much figure, as they are
now at the game. Those who ought to
know, think it will be a contest between
Goof, Mooney, Gray and Puffer. The all
around consists of the following events in
the order named:-100 yards run, putting
16-pound shot. running high jump, $50 yards
walk, throwing 16-pound hammer, pole
vault for height, TO yards hurdle 90
flights. 5 #. 6 in throwing 60-pound
weight for distance, running broad jump,
and one mile run.
1t has ALWAYS been the custom in the past
to give the contestants I rest between each
event. n they certainly need It, In order
that the spectators can be kept interested
during the afternoon, handicap athletic
games and bicycle races viii form an I'M
portant feature OF the days sport.
In the athletic events and bicycle races the
club has received over 100 entries, and in the
athletic events there is entered an "A. u.
champion, a college champion or a Metro
politan Association champion. The three
mile run promises to be a record breaking
affair. Champion ". D.. Day, who is on
scratch, is in perfect shape and has been for
some time. George o. Jarvis, the one mile
Intercollegiate champion, who is now a
member of the New York \. G., has been
given 10 seconds and w. 0'Keefe, the
Xavier slayer, has 20 seconds. This race
will be watched with interest, as many are
convinced that Jarvis is the coming distance
runner of America.
In the 100 yards race e. W. Allen of Yale
and New York A. G. is on scratch. j. b.
Smulk and Tom Lee, 1 yard; &c. Puffer,
IL yards; Geo. Sands, 3 yards, and the
others are strung out.
In the 40 wards run the limit has been
placed at % yards. No less than 70 entries
have been received. z. W. Allen, the A. A.
Z. champion who won the quarter mile at
the Worlds Fair games, is scratch man. The
other prominent men entered are I. Lee,
Smull. Sands and Coonlbs whe have 5 yards
each: c. Fitzpatrick. half-mile intercollegiate
champion, s yards, and H. Jaehne, n. j. A.
C.. mas II yards.
The hejf-mile run will be a regular
al,,,,;npcbf uyTai- and tho vVipDar Of the
event will Just about win the Metropolitan
championship on July u. Tho limit is ID
varGs and u men have entered. @ Kill
patrick is on scratch, George Orion, U. of
P. has u yards: George Sands is on the II
ward mark: Jaehne. Is yards; c. Kantro-
wiz. Pastime a. C., % yards; j. j. Nc
Donough. p yards. Sparrow Robertson has
an entry in this event, f. E. Atratford of
Cornell. He has been gwen a very good
Iuarssl and should about win the race SO the
sparrow says.
The go hurdle race looks like a good thing
for II. New Jersey a. c., still, B. 6. Wood
ruff Of the Pastimes and several others are
entered and will make a race all the way
with the ~well-known Jersey hurdlers, Puffer,
Coombs and Seidler.
The bicycle races promises to be more than
Interesting. There viii be a two mile team
race that will arouse the local enthusiasts, as
tile cCnteSting teams represent the local sec
ton of Jersey City known as Greenvllle.
The clubs are the Garfield A. C. and the
Greenyille Nheelmen.
Handicapped Prial has placed Fred Shaft
of the n. J. a. G.. on the scratch in the one
mile and two mile handicap events, and the
limit is 100 wards. The mile race has fifteen
entries. As this is quite a championship
affair, the race should be interesting. Among
the cracks who will try for the honors are
Shaft, Roome, Darner and Hunter Of the
n. /. a. c.; Cameron, Oritani F. c., and j.
OHalloran of the Garfield A. c..
The Central r. r. of n. j. will run several
trains to the New Jersey A. c. Grounds.
The m viii start promptly at one P. NJ.