The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-17
COL. OXLEY'S SPORTS
Preparations for the Free
Fresh Air Entertainment
on Labor Day.
BOYS AND MEN WILL COMPETE
News From All Sections of the
Sporting World-Diamond
Chips.
,oYs AND MEN WILL COMPETE

It has been the pride of Boston in the
past to make the boast that II was tne
only city in this country to give its
neon,a . display of patriotism and car
nival of sport free of cost. Colonel John
ovlev of this city, is at the head of a
movement that will equal in every way
the Fourth of July celebration at the
Hnb. Notwithstanding that the Common
Council Of that city defrays a large sum
of money annually for the expenses or
the affair.
When a few months ago Colonel Oxley
conceived the idea of giving a free fresn
air entertainment to the people OF Huo-
SON and Essex counties ON next LABOR
nav nc never realized his name wooio
hecome a household word. The scene or
this grand display of benevolence, oharlsy
and natriotism combined, will be at the
Coloneps summer residence and GROUNDS
which overlook Newark Bay at the
boulevard and Fifty-first street, Bay
ocne After a great deal of trouble anu
expense a highly interesting programme
has been arranged. The natatoral part
Includes a 1OO-yard swimming race Tor
the members of all yacht and boat ciups,
seyenty-fve yards swimming race for an
athletic and gymnasium clubs, a I'VE ouch
chase for newsboys. seventy-ive yaros
swimming race for the members OF
church societies. fifty yards swimming
race for newsboys and 27o yards SWIM
ming races for boys of all primary
grammar, high. p%aroehial and private
schools and colleges. =,
One race will be for boys etWee l.
and 1s years. and the other for those pc
tween II and 81 years. The entries FOR lhs
uewsboys' races close on the grouhus'
and the first and second IN each VIII re-
ceive a new pair of shoes. The entries
for the other events will close on Satur-
dav. August "a. with Alexander Hewitt
Secretary of the Celebration committee
No. 2211s York street. this city
No entry fee is charged. Each entry
must be made in Writing, duly- signed by
the president and secretary. of the club
or society, or the principal and teacher
of the school or college, to show that the
contestant is eligible and-of good stand
ing. TIL five leaders in every race VIII
each receive a winged-foot pin, denoting
speed. InlaiE across the instep WI ne d
garnet. pearl and sapphire. A~ceonlpaRy
ing each pin will be e natty silk SCARF.
The half dozen novelties in the run
making line COMPRISE a prize competition
for the best looking boy and SRI ba PIES
Developed ard latest baby: one for inc
prstsfest girl. r still two Others TO;
the best decorated bicycles ridden ~ o .
viii be a cream puff eating contest
among q dozen newsboys. First, they
viii have their h9 an rs 51oa a IF a lal pisf Ri
they are to turn over on their stcmacas
and begin devouring q delicious cream
puff placed on a .flase in front OF each;
The first hoy to i.rk his plate clean VIII
be declared the winner:
Then, tnc, there. will be exhibitions Ct
xsn h-E Tnn aNrQiO the ~
pound champion of the State, and Jach
Breslin. both Of jersey CITY; Snarins
goGen ana Eawars Sonnsl1, OF Coda 5as
han and Janes Entwistle, Of the olyT-
pic A. c. and the Howe Brothers Ed.
Enawr In the raaim Of sports as the
A~cuna Athletic Associations mascots.
they being but 10 and y years respec-
The champion team Of the 4; Anchor a1oa
an exhibition of club swinging and hori-
an exhibition of ground and lofty tum-
bling by five expert pupils nf frGm Of Of
be given in the other events consist OF
baby carriages. gold watches. and 2
latest Partisan style. The prizes vii
and merchants Of both %co!nties.
Colcnel John OxleN VIII open the
Interesting address On "Ed.lcation and
PHYSICAL Culture and Congressman
Dunn will speak on thedj "Wage-earners'
The celebration is not to be devoid Of
music either. There will be promenadf
n dance, and vocal and instrnmentai
music, a feature being a series of choice
ccrnet solos by the celebrated Berger
who is fast reaching that niche Of fans
cal world. The gates of the Colonies
summer residence will be thrown wide
open on the %eventful Day, and it is ex'
pected that from twenty to thirty thou
sand people will share in the festivities
Altogether the majesty of the thing is q
nillag a frlepse n hoi famne an9 o0e W Which, ich
should receive widespread recognition.
Bia-sond hips
The Cuban Giants are scheduled to
play the Orange Athletic CLUB team at
the orange Oval OF Saturday next at
four O'Clock. The first game this season
between these teams was postponed
owing to rain. Orange has won seven
straight games from some of the strong
est amateur and sem.-professional teams
End will make a hard fight to down the
Giants. who are never beaten until the
All of the leaders in the National
League received set backs except Cleve-
land and Cincinnati. Baltimore, who now
the Cleveland team. The Spiders are
now PLAYING fast bail and if they COM
tirue at their present gait their chances
of over1auling the. leaders are very
good. AT present they are but 90 points
fehind Baltimore. The New Yorks con-
4inued their good work by defeating the
ST. Louis team. They have now won
SIX out of eight games played in the
present western trip and the rooters are
once more beginning to have hopes of
their reaching the top. The scores yes
ferday wereENaw York, 9: St. Louis,
a. Brooklyn. S; Louisville, g., Cincinnati,
q. Boston. Q. philadelphia, IL; Chicago.
q CiaveIand. 6; Baltimore, 3 first
game): Cleveland, /; Baltimore, 0 (sec-
The standing of the clubs today is as
follows
Clubs. Won. LOST. r.
BALTIMORE. ...-.... .eia
PittSburS .-.... = = ...,. 20
goStOn.-. .. -. ......- e. scn
T~ineinnafi - - SO % .5s7
E~hicaeo.-... .. ..-.- ~ Is
BROOKLYN. -. -
Philadelphia. - $50. ....- 80 ..do
New York.. 49, -. - - -sano
Washington.-.. ...-...- ooo
st. LoulS...- >. ...-. t2oos
Louisville. ..-.. ..--..-- IL % LOB