The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-06
WINTER FOOTBALL.
League Games That We're
Played Yesterday in
Zero Weather.
RECORDS OF THE BOWERS
Stating Club Organized and GuTlcrs
Ara or Deck With Several
Matchcs-Rasebali.

The wintry fields which swep: over tie
football fed a. Rilgewoad Park ycster-
Jay FLIED 1he players Of tas William NJ,
Barr -ssTcciat.on o. tais city and TIN
.ivlia M.scAas.s OF New York W.T.. rsore
aetivit-3 .haa hes been seen in airy OF the
games of the Centrnl Couaa:l Of ths
Gct.ic Lcague his season. IT was pip
aag cold. and the few spectators danced
many improlapti hornpipes without any
musical Accompaniment to keep the blood
n observation-disclosures WAS the semi
final contest for the Championship. The
Barrys and MitcheRs Save had many
lively struggles pm the field with the hon
ors pretty evenly DIVIDED. although the
local players have had sthe best of it the
past WI seasons. Interest over this
meeting was of the strongest kind. and
many Barry stalwarts braved the cold for
the privilege. sof h~seeings them win, which
every one seemed confident they would
do. ut was a spanking contest from start
70 finish. and although the Mitehelis
started with a good lead the Barrys inn
proved and Played all around them in
the seeoad half. and scored enough points
TO tie the score. lss For fifteen minutes the
battle ragged with hcnors even. but the
defense was so strong in this part of
the game neither team was able to gain
the day. and the result was a tie at five
points each. It will have to be decided
in an extra game. The players were:-
Barrys-Lark;ns goal: Foy and Holland,
half backs; Lyncn and J. Hayes, full
backs: ]. O'Keefe. Gallagher and j. Fitz-
patrick. centres: NJ. Fitzpatrick, Dorgan
and Hume, Forwards; NJ. Hayes and John
Hayes, right wings; c. OKeefe and Nc
MiicIels.7stafrord goal: ]. Eagan and t.
full backs: ]. ~AfcAiahon. Watson and
p Conway, centres; W. Conway. P. Nc
Mahon and T. Cerbett, forwards; I Cor
DstI 4 Moyla9. rlgnL wings; Glenane
Referee-W. Tracey. Coal umpires-N.
Dinan ana E Murray Points-Larkins
rick. Craniey, ]. Mcmahon. p. Conway,
Moy.an and .Glenane.
visited Newark and contested a game Of
Association football with the Essex
Amateurs, and by a fine exhibition of
first, which closed with three goals to
nothing in favor Of the Essex team.
Tney had the wind with them in this
half which 1royed an important factor
their oppuleEss and piled up four goals,
Thich EaNs hem a naJority OF one.
Clever rushing and always played from
one 10 the Other when challenged. Ryan
W9SN lESfF1IS SIlJdl IN scoring ChTee ana
Carter thu fourth goal. A anne was
played Christmas Day in West Hohoken
and the RANGERS won. The teams were:
R21gers-Eoward, goal; Ellis and Jack
s0n. fuAl naexS. Baird and Gensing. half
hacks; Frankel and Hart. centre; Hayes,
FeredericRs, Ryan Il Garter. rushers.
Essex-EvaEs. goal; Maddox and O'CDn-
nell, full backs: Gill and Hardy. hat
backs; BITTER and 7, Osconnell, centres;
Kelly, Fay, Townley and Madden, rush
ers.
Referee. F. Loder. Linesmen-M.
Freaericks, J. Kelly.
oh'1e international athletic Club treated
tns1 Centreviie A. c. OF Bayonne to a
zerol in the game yesterday at Com
National Association League. The fence
is still down and there was nothing to
break the force of the wind which blew
in from the New York hay. This him
dered the players considerably, but the
game was finished in the presence of a
home team had all the best of it and
get the ball in the net. They intend to
protest the game because of the late hour
at which it started. Teams were:-
International A Cumming, goal;
Flynn and Talbot, full backs; Stubs.
Kimherlin and Jones, half backs; Salter
Jameson and Kimberlin. left wings
Centreville A. C--Bauer, goal; Wilson
and Gorwin. full backs: Fitzpatrick,
Jeffs and Byrnes, half backs; SPAWN
and Talbot. right wings: Oliver, centre:
Ccupar and Buell.. left wings.
Referee-A: Wyllie. New York Thistles.
Linesmen-M. H. Hunuhries for Inter
national A. c.: Graham Winner for Centre
vile A. G. Goals k~icked-Jones. Young
n Jameson.