The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1895-05-28
SPORTING Notes.

The Mutual base ball club will play
here on Saturday.
Bicycles will be checked free on the day
of the Zimmerman meet
George Heaviland has been granted the
privilege of selling Refreshments on the
Athletic Associations grounds this season.
The games of base ball to be played at
the grounds of the Athletic Association,
on Decoration day, will be with the High
lands. of Philadelphia. This is a very
strong amateur team and will give our
boys sharp tussle, and will possibly beat
them. The games will begin promptly at
10 A. M, and $50 P. M.
Charles Macalister and R. A. WEIGH
defeated Geore Work and J. Knapp, of
New York, in pigeon shooting contest
at Riverton. Saturday afternoon. The
conditions were: 100 birds to each man
at 20 yards rise and 30 yards boundary.
The shoot was for $500, and the outside
wagers were very large.
The cadets of the Bordentown Military
Institute and the Drexel Institute, of
Philadelphia, played game of base ball
at Bordentown on Saturday afternoon, re-
sulting in favor of the latter by score of
16 to Is. The ]. P. Seward Club. of
White Hill, and TIE Bordentown Club
also played game, resulting in favor of
Bordentown by score of 10 to 8.
Tbo ho.o LolI oovx, of sb1 Mo,,t
Holly Athletic Association is making
every effort to give the people good amuse-
ment at low prices. The home team has
been strengthened, and dates with weak
clubs will be Cancelled to be replaced by
engagements with strong teams. The
public, however, will have to do its share
in making the association a success. Up
to this date, games have not been a pay
ing investment The gentlemen who are
striving to make this new venture CO. are
devoting much time to that end, without
any reward or expectation thereof. Their
efforts should be appreciated.
While training at Riverton track We'd
nesday afternoon, w. A. Roulon, who
holds the record for the mile on that
course, fell and sustained fracture of the
collar bone and severe internal injuries
which will incapacitate him from Compel
ing in any races this year. Rumford,
Church and Roulon started out for mile,
In the last lap Rumford was setting the
pace and Church, who was second, hit his
rear wheel and fell. Roulon, who was
third, ran over him and received his in
juries Later in the afternoon W. carp
also received fall and was quite badly
cut up.
The appearance of Zimmerman, the
champion bicycle rider of the world, will
be an event that should awaken great in
terest. This young man will ride in Bos-
ton, on Decoration day. receiving $500 for
his services. In July he goes to Australia
to ride against all corners, and will receive
$40, 900 as soon as he sets foot on the for
eign shore. His appearance at Mount
Holly will be the last time he will ride in
public in the United States.
The committee in charge of the races of
that day, have prepared some interesting
events. The two new members of the
committee, while not members of the as
ISOLATION" are possessed of valuable infor-
nation which they are using to advantage,
and are doing much work that will pro-
duce beneficial results.
The game at the Mount Holly Athletic
Association grounds, on Saturday, was
not as close as was hoped for, the Bristol
team proving to be very weak. The score