The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-14

ton among athletic club men, owing to
the, fact when it was first announced
who was open to race any man in the
world at that distance and on that day.
When. Conneff threw down the gauntlet
he did not nave to wait long for George
Orion. the Canadian champion, to come
to the front and accept the challenge a
New Yorker; in the person of Andrew
cided that he would try, if possible, to
not only down the little lrishIn ! nab put
1s G1nhe IN Il fine r9 ahape for e the :! contest Of
speed. HI He is inclined ne 1eo e to b and e thai thai
thing, regards Kilpatrick as his strong
est competitor. Walsh is a dangerous
s man ! IN S imnsor rfapee durin dor the he has last p two
seasons. Quite a sum of money, IN small
amounts, has been wagered that the mile
on that day. will be run inside OF 4zo,
conditions.
Many of the athletes who will compete
in the intercollegiate Field n Track
witness this race in expectation of see
ing the running race of what promises
to be one of the most noteworthy sea
sons in the history of amateur athletics.
Diamond Chips.
Tomorrow afternoon the baseball fol-
lowers Will have an opportunity of wit
Messing one of the best college games
of the season when Princeton and Brown
Universities will play on the grounds
of the Orange Athletic Club, Grove
street, East Orange. This game should
attract wide attention and VIII doubt
less draw one of the largest crowd
that ever attended an intercollegiate
match in the vicinity of New York. The
standing of Brown is well known this
season by the splendid game played
against New York for the silver cup and
with Princeton's easy disposition of Har-
ward on Saturday, clearly shows that
they are making a big bid for the inter-
collegiate championship. The manage
ment selected these grounds owing to
the excellent facilities for reaching
them, they being directly opposite the
Grove street depot and within thirty
minutes of New York.
The management of the Orange Ath-
letic Club wishes to that all
persons who purchased admission and
reserved seats for the Orange Oval on
Saturday last and did not receive rain
checks in passing out, may secure tickets
clubhouse or grounds, which will entitle
them to admission or seats to any one
game in which the Orange Athletic
game was terminated SO abruptly. owing
to the bad condition of the grounds, that
many spectators passed out of the gates
before checks could be given them.
and in order that everyone may be
treated fairly this arrangement has been
made. Another game will be played
with Yale on Saturday, May %. at the
The "A. B. G. team will cross bats
with the Jerseys on the Inspection
Grounds next Sunday afternoon. This
will be the first game of the season
for the A.. B. g.. who were to play St.
Michael's Lyceum last Sunday but were
prevented from doing SO owing to the
bad weather. Following IS the makeup
of the team:-Captain, Phil Cashin,s.s.
viii Hoiford, pitcher; Slip Costigan.
Downs, second base; Billy Dwyer. third
base; p. Burke, left field; Jack ellis,
centre field; Joe Connick, right field.
The team have several open dates and
would ike to hear from the Pac.ics,
Puritans, ~Ironsides, Newarks, Wood
stocks and others. Address John Ger
rfty, manager, care of A. B. c. cafe,
corner Grove and Bay streets.
Yesterdays League games resulted as
follows:-Brooklyn, 10; st. Louis, y.
Philadelphia, s; Pittsburg,4 AT Chicago,
Snow storm. At Cleveland-Cold weather
and rain. AT Cincinnati-flain. At
Iolisv.lle-Wet grounds.