The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-08-12
OUR ATHLETES WIN
The Catholic Club Captures
the Championship of the
Diocesan Union.
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The second annual field day or the
Catholic Young Mems Diocesan Union
of the Newark diocese. on Saturday was
favored with the fine weather hoped Tor
and Caledonian Park. Newark, wnere
the games were held. was owd with
the parents. wives and sweethearts or
the ambitious athletes. who struggled 10
win the handsome medals offered by the
Union. The excellent management at
tending the affair reflects much credit
upon President John Murphy and his
associates OF the hustling Committee OF
Arrangements. In the athletic events.
JERSEY rCitys acquitted themselves with
credit, and as predicted by THE Jersey
number of prizes.
The championship of the diocese was
captured by the Catholic Club, with "a
points. The other associations scored as
folIows:-Institute A. c., Newark, rs; st.
Peters of Bellevlle. 10; ST. Joseph's.
Jersey City, 6; ST. Johns Lyceum.
Orange. S;.St. Peters of Jersey City and
ST. Aloysius' of Newark, l each. The
Catholic Club owes its victory to the
cycling division, which was represented
by John C. Stone, James f. Farrell n
John J. Mccarthy. These young men
carried off all the honors in both the
one and two mile bicycle races. John
J. Keane, also of the same club, dis
tinguished himself by winning both the
one hundred and two hundred yard run.
In the former he defeated the crack
James Reilly of the Institute A. c. Fol-
lowing is the summary
One hundred yard run-Won by John
J. Keane. Catholic Club. Jersey City;
James Reilly. Institute Y. NJ. C. L.. New
ark. second; John Hart. st. Peters Ly-
ceum. Jersey City. third. Time 10 s5
seconds.
Three hundred yard run-Won by John
J. Keane. Catholic Club. Jersey City;
John Lawrence. ST. Peters Lyceum,
Belleville. second: William Hagerty, ST.
Aloysius Academy. Newark, third. Time
IS Is econds.
Four hundred and forty yard run-Won
by John Lawrence. st. Peters Lyceum,
b Bellsville: Charles ~ McMa1us. Institqts z;
Lyceum. Orange. third. Time. IS seconds.
n mile run-Won by A. Fitzpatrick.
81. Josephss Lyceum. Jersey City, second:
J. Noonan. Institute Y. NJ. c. L.. New
ark, third; Time; 4 minutes IS seconds
Won 1oisi By J. Nooaan an" institute + ya M. 6. L.
Newark: S. Fallon.. st. Joseph's Lyceum.
Jersey City. second: ] Moran. Catholic
LUZ. casey lily IA tiiS & LltuutGS
s seconds.
Putting si~xteen-pound shot-won by
Belleyille: with IS feet; George German,
St Peters Lyceum. Belieyine. second.
with SO feet: J. Mills, st. Johns Lyceum.
Orange, third, with rs feet Z inches.
Running Broad Jump-Won by John J.
Keane- Catholic Club, Jersey City, with
IS feet. IA inches. Edward Gorman, st.
Peters Lyceum. B~el.evilie. second, with
Is feet, 9 inches: J. H.. Sc~hwertfuehrar.
Institute. Newark. third. with 10 feet.
Sx inches.
Running High Jump-Won by J. H.
Reilly. Institute Y. NJ. c. H.. Newark,
with S feet. Ia inches: E. j. Kern, In
-~stitate Y. NJ. C. L., Newark. second with
5 feet. Il inches; T. L. Brennan, St.
Johns Lyceum. Orange. third. with 4
feet. II niche
One-mile Bicycle RaceLwon by John
c. Stone. Catholic Club, Jersey City;
John j. Mccarthy. Catholic Club Jersey
city, second: James F. Farrell, Catholic
club. Jersey City. third. Time, 8 min
utes. 16 seconds.
Two-mile Bicycle Race-Won by John
C. Stone. Catholic Club, Jersey City;
James F. Farrell, Catholic Club, Jersey
City. second; John J. Mccarthy, Catholic
Club, Jersey City. third. Time. 5 minutes,
5 seconds.