The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-09-10

The National Meeting Will
Bring Together All
the Cracks.
BIG TOURNAMENT CLOSED
B. S. Wells Pacer,Red Lake, Won
Big Money at Waverly-
Live Bird Shoot.

at Manhattan Field. This will be the
annual national championship meeting in
which all Of the American champions will
participate. It will be a phenomenal
meeting this year from the fact that the
list OF ambitious athletes is larger than
ever. This season has developed more
skillful athletes than ever and this dis
trict can boast of a remarkably fine lot
Of athletic material from which champ
ions may be developed in the several
events. It has been many years since
this county was represented by as large
an entry as has been made this season
and there is a strong interest in this city
and other parts Of the county in Satur-
days meeting. The local athletes are in
good trim and they win undoubtedly Sc
cure a share Of the honors and prizes.
Not only is the entry exceptionally large
from this vicinity. but the number of
visiting athletes will be larger than ever.
The team from the Southern Association
of the A. A. U. is said to be wonderfully
strong and the interest viii centre in
their efforts to beat out the local talent.
The star performer yvill undoubtedly be
Bernard ]. Wefers, Of the N. K. A. c.,
who has entered for the 100, 220 and 40
yards run. The last distance is new to
him and while he will win the shorter
distances he will have a capable opponent
in Burke of Boston. the present worlds
champion. who will keep the N. Y. A. G.
record smasher on the move ali the way
and the nnagnates of the A. A. u. are
looking forward to a new record for the
distance as a result of the meeting be-
tween these champions. In the hurdles
Tcrnrr1 R5to7- ~ IE1h11~Z- -.
N. W. S. A. c.: John Cosgroye, Albany;
L. P. Sheldon and George Sehwegler,
N. Y. A. c.. win make up a great field
and this contest will be as exciting as
any of the day. The half mile run viii
have Charles H. fitzpatrick. holder of
the worlds record; Waiter S. Nipple, Of
this city. A. w. Clifford and G.. G. Hol-
lander as the most prominent flyers. Gift
ford Is a representative Of the Montreal
A. c. and has such wonderful speed his
club mates declare nothing short Of a
new record can beat him.. Sam Liebgold,
z. A. G., should capture both walking
events. The field contests viii have a
larger entry than ever and the meeting
this season VIII be the finest ever held in
the metropolis. The fun list of the en-
tries is as follows:-
One hundred yard dash-Edward Dupre
ana '. A. D~emornelle, Y. NJ. G. c., New
Irreans OH ] Keane, Jr,. Catholic Club.
6urgh A. g: G. A. sulzer, New Jersey Il
e; B.. J. Wefers, +. A. Lane. j. F. 6uin-
ian M and :, =, Boss, New York A c.; II.
Du Bots, New Jersey A.C.
Observation-Disclosures Dash
Y. 4. pemqruele, Y. MIG. c., New Or
Jersey, GIN c}fR. e & heaaet II, Catholic Club,
Lyons, F, F Gag.van. K. i. aa Mecrae a and
" vVei 8: 5aipans New York A. G.; II. L:
Bois. New Jersey A. c.
observation-disclosures Run. Han
cap ". Clifford, Montreal Athletic
Ter a. e.; Murdo Mackenzie. Athenian
Clup, Philadelphia; Thomas Burke. Bos-
Ton A. a.; Frank ". Jarvis, Pittsburgh
rex, H. s. Lyons. 4. ?. Caravan and K
E. McCraea New York A. G.: Jerome
Buck and G. NJ. Carbonell, Knlckerbocker
Observation-Disclosures PUMA
". Clifford. Montreal Athletic Association
T. T. N " Tower Jr~.sPfttsburgh A. c.; Thorn
K Kilp q RlrkS e. B I 2inn 4, f.; Charles H.
Ion, u :. Creegan and A.. B. Daily. New
York A. C.;G. g. Hollander. L. W pal
ner and c. M. Carbonnell, Kniekerbocker
one-mile Run-E. W. Hjertberg, New
Jersey A G.; Charles ii. Fitzpatrick. Geo.
Mp 0rto b.. Z. Greegan and A. NJ. Rem
eIspo T Tew p YORK A. G; g g. Hollander
Three-mile Rut-E. w. Hjertbere and
Charles H. Bean, New Jersey A. q. Lane
Cooper and George W. Orton, New York
& CITY = R. D0fgan' Catholic Club, Jersey
One-mle Walk-Louis Leibgold. New
Jersey * 4; &; Sam Leibgold. Pastime A.
Clarence ". Moore Nawton 4
Ihree-mile Walk-Louis Leibgold. New
s esi y. 4 G boS San LeMlbgoldi Pastime 4.
Clarence u RGnovan New Jersey A. G.;
dnree-mle Walk-Louis Leibgold. New
Jersey Z e a &; Sam Lssibgoidl Pastime 4.
Running Broad Jump namsan f. n
Montreal A. A. A; James B. cannsiip'
c cITS,R Boston a g. 4 sos 4: W Mq : Rd Ellsry +.
don, New York a. e.: B. ]. M5,vr snel-
NNnlek yrDS a e.; Sidney B. Wood,
E~irmingham A. c.; James B. connellIs
s sIara R 4. G, Boston Mass: ElIery Il.
Reuss, Knickerbocker a.. c. aiu =
Pole vauIt-F, w. AIlfs. Yale Tr,ix,or
sity A, A.;-C. T. Hamilton, New Jersey
PauIdins Nar Rarlb1t, Jr. and r. G.
3 e. Thomas, Knickerbocker A. G.. .John
BALI. New York Turn yerein oni
1Wo hundred n twenty yard hurdle
race j. Corley. New West Side q q.
Conn Cosgroye. Ridgefield A. A.. Albany
n T.; w. de Salazar and Darwin r
lanes New Jersey A. c.; L. F.. Sheldon
and george Schwegler. New York A. G..
p n Blur II Jerome Buck. Knicker.
booker A. c.
One hundred and twenty yard hurdle
race-sid q Jones, Birmingham a g.
James b Connolly. Suffolk A.. G., Bos- |
ton, MAST w. B. Rogers and II. de |
Salazar, New. Jersey A.. c.; Nj. P. HAL
Pr, New I2tk A. c.; s. H. Blur and a. |
r. beers, hnickerbocker A. c..
throwing sixteen pound hammer-E. L
Miltenberger, Young Mems Gyrnnastic
Club, New Orleans. La; Harry r. Cross |
and Alexander Brown. Vale Irniversi+s.
A. A.; Ellefy Fl. Clark. Boston 4 A.
A w. Johnson, Columbia A. G.. Wash
ington, D. e.: w. D. Hennen, Harvard
A. A. Cambridge. Mass; 3. c. Davis.
New Jersey A.. c.; Charles Chadwick
New York A. c.; James S. Mitchell ana
Charles j. Deiges. Pastime a. q
PUTTING sixteen pound shot-E. J.. Mil
tenberger. Young Mems Gymnasium Club
New Orleans; Alexander Brown YaIe
University A. John Herty, New West
Side A. c. Ellery H. Clark. Boston a, |
A.; George r. Gray and r. Sheldon New
York a. G.; James s. Mitchell, Pastime
a. c.
Throwing nfty-aix pound weight-E. /
Miltepberger, Young Mems Gymnastic
New Orleans. La H.. +. Gross. |
Yale University "A. A., Dennis OsConnell
and Edward Stoil. New West Side al. |
G.; Ellery Il. Clark. Boston A. A; John
A. Larkin, Xavier A. Al. Charles Chad
wick and z. Sheldon. New York A. C.:
James S. Mitchell and Charles ]. Deiees
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