The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-20

BASEBALL GALORE.
Numerous Games to Be
Played on Many Fields
This Afternoon.
BURKE AND sCHRIvER RELEASED
The Cootes to Camp Out-Notes of
the Wheelmen = Athletics
Rowing-Other Sports.
BURKE AND SCHRIyER RELEASED

AttHaueh neither of the National
League teams are playing at home today
baseball enthusiasts in this vicinity Will
find no difficulty in giving vent to their
exuberance over the game. A number OIL
games between semi-professional CLUBS
are scheduled for this afternoon. all OF
which are likely to prove interesting
contests. The Puritan A. c., the prloe
of G~reenville will have as their oppon-
ents the strong Jersey City CLUB on the
Ocean avenue grounds. n Will I'M
doubtedly attract a large crowd
Down on the grounds of the New Jer-
sew A c. in Bayonne, the New Jersey
team will meet the nine of the Bay
Ridge A. c.. Arrangements awe been
made with the Central r. R. TO stop all
trains at the entrance to the grounds,
and the Consolidated Traction Company
will run their cars direct to the gates.
Other games scheduled are:-Eii1a-
beth A. c. VS.. Bayonne Field Club, at
Bavonne; Hoboken VS.. Passaic A. G., at
st. Georre's Cricket grounds, Hoooken;
Nadfys Pacific A. c.. at Communl-
paw: an. United States Express Com
pany VS.. R~iverdales. on the duncan
avenue grounds .
Many friends of Huyler Westerveit
will Journey to Orange this afternoon 10
witness the game between the Orange
A. C. and the Cuban Giants WesterVeit
will do the twirling for Orange. ana as
his pitching so far this season has peen
of a gilt edge order. a close contest is
expected.
The race for honors in the National
League is becoming intensely interest
ing. but seventy-one points separating
1nad1nP
with a percentage of 600, the New Yorks
who are in ninth place. having a per-
centage of .529. Admirers of the Giants
are beginning to take hope again at the
magnificent work that is being done by
the team. Yesterday they showed their
true speed again. when, with defeat
staring them in the face. they batted out
a victory in the last inning. Their VIC
tory over Louisville made the fifth con-
secutive win of the week. and the ninth
victory out of the past eleven games
played.
Manager Doyle has at last welded the
axe. He has released outfelder Eddie
Burke and Catcher William Schriver.
Burke's recent fall from grace is the
cause of this action, n he will PROB
ably be better off away from this CITY;
He has been secured by the Cincinnati
Club. where he is very popular. and has
been ordered to report there next Wed
nesday. As the Ci~ncinnatis have three
games to play at the Polo GROUNDS IN
August. the man patrons of Burke
ville'' will have an opportunity of seeing
their idol perform: Burke is a very pop
ular player. but he has beer, his own
the rules Of the New York Club he is
solely to blame for his dismissal
p pI = iue good ball ne at ali times; in fact,
his work has been much better than
when he was a member of the Chicasos.
He led the team in batting for quite a
while, and still has a good average. POS
sibly the fact that Farrell ana wilson
self can take his turn behind the pat IN
an emergency is responsible for Scnrly-
er's release. He should not Pc ldle l9h Z
the League teams.
Chess.
Messrs. A. G.. Spalding & Bros. inau-
gurate their Home Library series with
an interesting and instructive work on
Chess. Mr.. Henry Chadwick, the au-
thor of the treatise on the game is
too well known in the chess world to
require any special mention. Suffice it
to say, that the exposition of how the
game should be played; the various
problems and the rules which he pre-
sents to the reader, be he a novice or
already an adept at this scientific pas
time, mark Mr.. Chadwick as one. of the
best among the living opponents of chess,
and further enhance the position ne en-
joys among the leading players of to-
With the work of Mr.. Chadwick are
published a brief sketch of the origin
of the game, and some notes and anee-
dotes concerning 1T.
It is intended to follow this first mum
On various other popular games which
are in vogue in this country and else
sports and pastimes so carefully treat
ed that they will prove intereSting
ucation," to the general public of the
United States, who like and wish to
study and take part in healthy, instruc-
tive and entertaining recreations.
The wheel.
The Hamilton Wheelmen will have a
club run to Pompton tomorrow. The
start will be made at $3.50 A. NJ.
Tomorrow the members of the Lafay-