The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-11
SPORT FOR ATHLETICS
Lively Contests by Members
Of the Doolittle and
Victor Clubs.
NJ ON THE DIAMOND
The Warm Spell has no Effect on
Ball Players-HalI-UDonnel
Bout Prevented.

Shrewsbury and spent a day Of unin-
terrupted pleasure. 1t was one that will
long be remembered by those who par
ticipated. The club entertained a large
number of guests and among them was a
delegation of member of the Old Velvet
Bowling Club, among whom were Pat
Connolly, Assemblyman Pierce Fleming
and Hugh Mclaughlin. They were the
life of the party and entered the sport
with as much determination as anyone.
The party embarked at nine o'clock on
the Shrewsbury River boat and arrived
at their destination in time for a dinner
that put everyone on edge and in con-
dition for the competitions which en-
sued. The bowlers gave many evidences
that they were well III in athletics and
the sports were contested with a sur
prising amount of skill. The programme
was a lengthy one and Notwithstanding
the intense heat the events We're all car
| ried to a successful conclusion with this
result
One hundred yard run-Won by John
Clark, Henry Barnes second, Doc Selnow
third. Time, II seconds.
go yard run-Won by Samuel Coffman,
Marty Holcomb second, John Selnow
third. Time, % 40 seconds.
44o yard run-Von by Eugene Lyons,
Sydney Bowman second, John Howe third.
Time, l minute 3 seconds.
Three-legged race, 100 yards-Won by
John Clark and Henry Barnes, Philip
Herman and Samuel Coffman second.
Marty Holcomb and John Selpow third.
Time. II As seconds.
Sack race, 100 yards-Won by Samuel
Coffman, Doc Selnow second; Joseph
Perlmutter third. Time, IS seconds.
Swimming race, 100 yards-Won by
Henry Barnes, Philip Herman second,
Sydney Bowman third. Time, l minute IS
seconds.
Potato race. 100 yards-won by Pierce
Fleming, Hugh Mclaughlin second, John
Selnow third. Time, i minute 5 seconds.
Half mile bicycle race-Won by Henry
Barnes, sydney Bowman second. Joseph
Perlmutter third. Time. l minute 81 sec
onds.
The Victor Athletic Club held It's first
annual all-around competition Sunday at
Glendale Park for the club championship.
A full list of events were decided with
a large number Of contestants. The com
petition was spirited n developed a sur
prise in George W. Perry, who won the
honors. In all of the handicap events
Perry started from the scratch. The re-
suits were:-
observation-disclosures Dash HaDdlear
BY George W Perry. scratch;- H.
Hanelas, 8 yards, third. Time, 10 AS sec
onds.
yards; BiehasI ". Melville, : yards sec
ond; George w. Perry, scratch, third.
Time, q 2 seconds.
Observation-Disclosures Dash.
Eandicap-Wog1 by James S. Osgood, Is
yards; George ". Perry, second: Richard
". Melville, 25 yards, third Time. 5sA
Eightzhundred-and-sighf-yard Run. Han
d aessPc5. WI,,i5 ~ Fh Ps1Eg 2 z. And A1dsTs son.
ond; James s. schleichef. scratch, third.
Time, 2 minutes and "a seconds.
0ne-mie Walk Handicap- Won by
Lannigan. Is yards, second; Walter S.
English, % yards, third. Time, 8 minutes
ea1e-nSlle Bicycle Race. Hanaieap-won
by James S. 0sgood, scratch; Thomas P.
Merriam, Is yards. second; Walter K. Jen-
klnsofl y Yards, third. Time 3 minutes
Running High Jump, Handfcap-won by
Geqrge " Perry, scratch, With feet 4
ord. with. am actual leap of 4 feet SA in
ches; Andrew T, Clarkson, 6 inches third,
WITH Pnls an v s9tqal lie Leap 2e Ct 1 feet 4s : iEpgcaes.
With an actual leap Of feet sS inches;
81 nh9 aetaai +. ls asao of j { se aa'a I Snla assGna with Ttta
K. Jenkinson, 8 inches. third, with an ac-
tual leap Of Z feet 61a inches.
by james s. osgooS. scrrateh, with IS feet
5 inches, George ". Perry, 8 inches, sec
2 I'd; wlfb an sotqal Leap 9f 7 feet 10Y
third. with II feet 6 inches.
Two-Miie Bicycle Race. Handicap-Won
by Merriam, SO yards; Jenkinson, 95 yards,
second, Qsgood. scratch. third. Time 5
minutes 49, seconds.
Puttng the Sixteen Pound Shot, Handi-
with an actual put Of % feet sih inches;
setalai put Of Il feet ) inches; Andrew "
Throwing the Sixteen Pound Hammer
feet 9 inches, with en- actual throw of e5
So feet 8 inches; Jacob s. Sehleicher. 6 in
games OF the Dennis Crimmins Associa-
ton will be held at Baldwin Park. There
events, which viii be 1o0-yards run. 20
yards run, half-mile run. one-mfle run,
running jump and sack race The stand
ard bearer is popular and a large attend
The Greenwood club win hold its an
,aGa sa,,1 ea and games tomorrow at Col
most prominent in. the lower part of the
city, and there will be a large turn out.
Ine members are greatly interested in the
games, which viii be the great feature.
and i'm charge Of James J. Gallagher,
which is an assurance of good manage
ment and a successful termination. The
events will consist of a 100-yards run.
440-vards run, half-p1fle run. one-mile run,
three legged race, shoe race, potato race,
sack race, foot ball and base ball.
HandbaD in Hot weather.
It was awfully hot at the Jersey City
Handball Court on Sunday, but this did
not interfere to any great extent with
the regular club day games. The mem
bers were out just the same as in winter
and practiced with fully as much life in
their games. The crowd from New York
was much smaller than usual and the
majority OF the games were between
local players. The feature was the match
between Mike Egan and Tom F1aherty
and Billy Husbands and Pat Scott, in
which the former could nave taken all
three games had they SO desired. The
score.-
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