The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-03

A Number Of New Ones
Turned Out BY the A. A.
U. Meeting Saturday.
KEANE'S CLEVER SPRINTING.
Games on The Ball Field-Jasper
Won Three prizes-Presto Won
Again = Arctic Club
Games.

A more animated competition for the
championship of the Metropolitan Assoc
citation of the Amateur Athletic Union
was never held than the event Of Satur-
day on the ground OF the New Jersey
Athletic Club at Bergen Point. Excellent
form was shown in every contest by the
numerous athletes and from beginning to
end OF the long list Of events there was
the nveliest kind Of racing for the prizes.
The games were al 1.-The more exciting, be-
cause Of the hot competition that was
i~naugurated by the New Jersey and
Knickerbocker Athletic Clubs for the
championship. The latter were expected
to win, but the performances of the South
HUDSON athletes were such as 20 NIP the
prize from their opponents by the result
of the last event. the running high jump.
Had the Knickerbockers taken third
place they would have equalled the num-
son OF George Rockers winning third
place for The Syracuse, the New Jerseys
won by 4s points to As. one of the f~eatures
and the principal one for local athletes
was the great sprinting of John j. Keane
of the Catholic Club. who won second
place in the 100 yard dash after a miser-
ably poor start and the championship in
the 220 yards run, Beating Moore, Buck,
Sulzer, Blank and other equally good men.
The club he represents is proud Of the
honor brought upon them by this clever
representative. The full summary follows:
leo yard run-First heat won by r. w
Keane.. Catholic Cub. Jersey city see
ond. Time, 10 35 seconds Second heat
Won by. Samuel Z. Thomas, knicker-
5oeEer a. 81 f. 4 Ela n New Mssf zi slae
Keane second. samuel K. Thomas third.
Time, 10 25 seconds.
Knickerbocker a. &C, NJ. carbonnell,
knickerbocker A. c.. second; A. r.
Tomlinson,. Knickerbocker A. G, third.
One mile walk-won By Samuel Leib-
gold, P. A. c.; Louis Leibgold, New Jer-
| sey A. c., second: NJ. Il. Donovan, New
Jersey A. e, third. Time, s minutes
100 yard hurdle race-Won by ". B.
Rogers New jersey A G.; A. r. Beers,
TIN, Knfckerbocker A. c., third. Time.
II seconds.
TWO mile bicycle race-won by ".
New Jersey 4. G., second; ". r. owen,
knickerbocker A. G.. third Time, 5 min
| utes % seconds.
QUdIt0F iIl1iG TuI-NOn by jerome
Buck, Knickerbocker A. G.; Peter J..
Corley. Kew West Side A. c.. second; G.
9: Hollander, KGiekerbocker A. c., third.
Time, % As seconds.
One mile run-Won BY Ernest ]. Hjert-
berg, New Jersey A. c.; G.. H. Bean.
| New Jersey A. G., second; A.. j. Walsh,
Xavier 4 A., third. Time, 4 minutes
22o yard run-Firzt heat won by 4.
Blank. New West Side A.. c.; John j..
keane catholie Club Jersey City. seq
third. Time. % 40 seconds. Second heat
won by c.. A. Sulzer. New Jersey A. c.;
r. " Knickerhocker a. G., SECOND; Z.
Time, * Seconds. Final heat won BY
City; G. A sulzer, New Jersey A. q,
G., third. Time, Is IS seconds.
Three mile walk-Won by Samuel Leib-
gold, Pastime A. G. Louis Leibgold, New
New Jersey A. c.. third. Time, "a min
utes 8 3-5 seconds.
2s2 ysgd hqgdIesaEirst heat won BY
Martin, Knickerbocker A. C., second;
Edward Howard, Bay Ridge A. c., third;
time, q - seeonds. Second heat ven by
r. James, Jr.s New Jersey 4. G.. second;
4. Brown. ST. George A. c., third. Time
Q seconds. Final heat won BY Peter j.
BBSeeeirsay third. rim ase' 81 IS sss Seconds Sna = =
Three mile run-Wcn by Ernest j. Hiert-
berg. New Jersey A. G., c.. H. Bean. New
Jersey A. G.. second; Patrick MacAey,
New West Side A. c.. third; il. Gray. st.
George A e, fourth Time, 10 minutes 80
Pole vault-Won by C. +. Hamilton,
New Jersey A. c., with a vault Of 10 feet
IL inches; Samuel K. Thomas, Knicker-
hooker A.. e., second, with a vault OF 10
feet 8 Inches; D. Reusss Knickefbocker
A. G., third. with a vault of 10 feet s
Putting s-ixteen-pound shot-Won by
james s. Mitchell. Pastime a. c., with a
~ tof S9 feet { inches; John Herty, New
West Side A. C.. second. with a put of So
feet 10 inches; F. l. La1nbreoht, Knicker-
booker A. G., third. with q put Of 81 feet
s inches.
Powell. Knickerboeker "A. g.. wifi a iumo
OF 81 feet; p. Reuss. Knfekerbocker A. c.,
second, with a jump Of s feet II inches;
George q. Becker, Syracuse A. A., third.
with a jump of 5 feet 10 inches.
Running broad jump-Wen by Myer.
Prinstein. P g a Syracuse. with
gan. Kniokerboeker a. c.. second. With a
Jump Of % feet ela inches: ". b. Rogers
Nwe jersey A. c., third. with a i1mp Of
20 feet 9 rs inches.
Throwing sixteen pound harnmer-Non
by James n Mitchell. Pastime A. G.. with
' T fae9w 70 q q lss s +; 81 IN n;+5 ? ! q ts Davis s N Sa.y
inches; F. L. Lambrecht. Knickerbocker
4 g.. third, with a throw Of 81 feet 6
Throwing fftv-six pound weight-Won
by James 8. Mitchell. Pastime A. c.. with
q threw OF q feet I inches: Denis O'Con-
New West Side A. c., third. with 4 throw
of q feet 8 inches.