The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-30
LET'S DEFEATED REYNOLDS.
The First Contest al One Mile Won
Easily.


amateur championship was skated last
night at the Ice Palace between VIM.
Let's, the Hoboken flyer, and E. A. Rey-
nolds of Chicago. The distance was one
mile, and a large crowd was present to
was a hot favorite and many wagers
were laid that he would win. The men
started together and for the first few
laps were on even terms. Then It was
that the Hoboken skater began to forge
ahead and on every lap he continued to
show the way Until the eighth lap gave
him a clear lead of fully a quarter of a
lap He slowed down thereafter and
won by that distance. finishing very
strong. Let's is one of the swiftest
skaters in this vicinity, not excepting
Joe Donohue. It is said after this series
of races has been decided that Let's I'M
tends turning professional for the pur-
pose Of skating a series of match races
with Nilsson, the Minneapolis flyer. which
will be contested at the Ice Palace Rink
on January G., Z and s. His friends won
considerable last night on his success.
The second race with Reynolds will be
decided this evening.
Metropolitan Association Meeting
Last night a special meeting of the
Metropolitan Association of the Amateur
Athletic Union was held at the Aston
House. An important part of the pro-
ceedings was action upon the applica-
ton of the Seventh Regiment for REIN
statement, which was unanimously
granted. 1t was a happy meeting, as the
return Of the crack military organization
to the fa1d has hro,1~b4 - - o.a tha
war that has been waged between the
Seventh and the A. A. U. for two years.
It has prevented the possibility Of a
combination of the regiments in this Vi
entity into an athletic body against the
Amateur Union. All of the clubs were
represented last night, among the dele
gates being F. Dieterle. Anchor A. CT:
T. F. O'Brien, Catholic Club, Jersey City;
c.. White, Clinton A. C.; W. R. Quick,
Metropolitan Insurance A. A.; James T..
Sullivan, New Jersey A. c.; J.. j. Fraw-
ley. Knickerbocker A. G.; j. =. Dixon.
National A. G.; T, w. Ruben, ST. George
steil. New York Turn verein; j. P.
Boyle, PastiIe A.. q, w. J. Lfnin7n,
Riverside A.. c., Newark: II. H.. Sweeney,
Brooklyn A. c.; J. Fl. O'Brien. st. Bar
New West Side A. C.
Treasurer Steil reported a balance of
S43e.51. The committee reported favor
ably upon the reinstatement Of L. r.
Johnson. G. M. S. Roe ard Isidor Freed
man. Dates were allotted for these ath-
letie meetings.
January n-New West Side A. c., box
ing.
January II to le-Military tournament,
Madison Square Garden.
January 2S-Fourteenth Regiment A. A.,
games.
February 13-New Jersey A. G., games.
February 17-Knickerbocker A. c., ex-
hibftion.
February 22-Knickerbocker A. c., cross
country race.
February Observation-Disclosures A. c., ex-
hibition.
The designations of the Twenty-seccnd
Regiment A.. A. and the Cathedral L. and
A A. were accepted.
It was also decided to reinss4te these
athletes, suspended for having competed
in unregistered games:-
John e. Chatfield, o. ]. Hart and Hidden
Olin, Seventy-frst Regiment; p J. Car
ley. r. J.. Hjertberg, c. 6. Hollander. p.
f. Denham. and P. A Sayles, Twenty
second Regiment; William Du Bots ard
r. H. Green, Twenty-third Regiment Il.
A., and Daniel C. Devlin, Sixsy-ninth
Regiment.
Ii the case of c.. +. Hamilton, the pole
vaulter, it was found that he is not a
member of the Williamsburg A. A. j.
Mumford, who won. at the recent K. \.
case of the New West Side pair, who were
ruled off at the same tourney for mot
trying" the referees action Was sSs-
tanned.