The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-04-11

A STATE LEAGUE.
New Jersey Cricket Clubs
Have Organized a New
Association.
A CLUB WILL PLAY HERE
News Cleaned from Nheelmen-
G~reenvilIe Rifle Club Defeated
Monroe-Diamond Chips.
A CLUB WILL PLAY HERE

This promises to he the most important
year ever experienced by the cricket
clubs in this vicinity. and the game will
be given an impetus never equalled.
There are more clubs than ever. and
where there was only one league in this
vicinity last year there will be at least
four distinct organizations this season.
All have q good membership and the sea
son will be conducted In a manner that
promises good results for the great game
Of England. The Metropolitan District
Cricket League has always been at the
head. but 1T viii hardly be more prom
insnt this year than the New Jersey State
Cricket League, which has just been
formed by the friends of the game on
this side of the river. It is purely a State
association, and will do more to interest
the people IN New Jersey in cricket in
one season than all the years the Metro
It's games. The New Jersey Association
mas started with q membership of seven
clubs. They are the International Ath-
all its home games on the new ground
at CommunipaW; 1eoseville A. A.. Kear-
ny mh q, A, Mile End Of Kearny, Perth
Phe schedule has been adopted and pro
yldes fe5 home, and home matches be-
fW ~ ena adi the clubs, and the season will
September Il. Players from any of the
other leagues are debarred from playing
- an AZ q the games Of this association,
Der Of the New York Cricket League.
will be allowed to play its second team
f forl y-t me gsheauie calls for = series Of
played in this ORDER
May 2s-Forest Hill vs.. Mile End. ct Forest
Hi; Paterson vs. International A. C.. at Pat
May Perth Amboy VS.. Paterson. at Perth
Amboy; international A. G. VS.. Forest Hill,
At communipaw. Roseyilie vs.. Kearny, at
June s-Rossyille Us. MIle End at Eoseville;
VS.: Perth Arpbey. at Forest Hill.
kearny VS.. Forest Hill, at Kearny; Interna-
tional 4. {. vs.. Roseville, at communipaw.
erson; Roseyille rs, international 4. Z. rat #
Roseyille; Perth Amboy VS.. Mile End. at
Perth Amhoy
June s7-Kearny vs.. Mile End. at -;
International 4. c. VS.. Perth Amboy, at
Communipaw.
July forest Hin ys. International A. c..
erson; Kearny VS.. Perth Amboy, at Kearny.
July ll-Perth Amboy VS.. Rosevilie, at
Perth Amooy; International a. c. VS.. Kearny.
July 1S-Paterson VS. Perth Amboy. at Pat
erson: Roseyille VS., Forest Hill, at Roseville;
Mile Im,a End rs. International A. G.. at Kearny:
Hin; International A. c. VS.. Paterson, at
communipaw; Mile End VS.. Roseyille, at
Kearny.
Aug. l-Kearny VS.. Paterson. at Kearny:
Mile End vs. Perth Amboy. at Kearny.
Aug. Perth Ambey vs. kearny, at Perth
Hill; Paterson vs.. Mile End, at Paterson.
Aug. 15-Rosevils We, Perth Amboy. at
Roseville; Mile End vs.. Kearny, at Kearny.
Hill; Kearny VS.. Tosevi1le, at Kearny, Perth
Amboy VS.. International A. G., at Perth AM
Aug. 2s-Perth Amboy and Forest Hill, at
Perth Amboy; International A. G. vs., Mile
Sept. 7-Rosevilie VS.. Paterson. at Rosevllie.
Sept. 12-Kearny vs. international Al c., at
Kearhy.
the other associations and are members
of the Metropolitan District League must
declare their frst elevens. and none Of
the men SO declared can play in assoeia-
The Boston Athletic Association con-
templates sending its team to this vicin-
W l0f the e News Nem Je asTlss x e assee cl gsm ss
Bergen Point, Staten Island. and at
The Germantown Cricket Eleven, the
crack team of Penn. viii play al Bergen
Point and at Staten Island this season
against the PLAYERS selected from the
played May 70 M 50. and a return
match. viii take place at Mannheim on
July 8 and 4. The Germantown players
wIa include g. s. Patterson, F. II. Bob
Y Noble, the most prominent cricketers
The captains Of the teams that will
battle for the championship honor in
the metropolitan District League have
F z, Short; New Jersey Athletic CLUB
n. c. Wright: Manhattan, Arthur Smed-
ley: New York, E. a. Smith. The Cres-
cent Athletic Club has not selected its
The International Athletic Club. which
has w~ell.apposnted grounds at eommuni-
paw, expects to be we'll represented In
the m Of the New jersey Cricket
League. They have among the member
many sailors that are employed on the
STEAMSHIPS of the American Line, all Of
whom are good cricket players. They are
i was their PLAYING that made the inter-.
national SO prominent In the games Of the
National Fnatballg League. They expect
to be Just as aggressive in the cricket
contests. and their games at the Conn
this city throughout the season.