The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-06-12
A STIR in ATHLETICS
The Clubs Are Awake and
Have Arranged Events
of Interest.
OFFICERS OF WEST SIDE A. c,
stevens Beaten for the Middle
States cup-Race for the Els
worth Trophy-Other Sports.

The West Side Athletic Club at its an.
eual meeting last night held an exciting
election. This Is q very enthusiastic or
ganization, and besides being interested
TO a great extent in athletic sports has
a strong baseball team, and there are a
number of the members who are very
enthusiastic ever yachting and are MEM
oers OF the Hackensack River Yacht Club.
At the meeting last night the candidates
nau out every vote obtainable, and there
We're lively times while the voting was in
progress, The strongest fight was for the
presidency. 1t was a close race between
the leaders of three factions, but the
younger element had the most strength
and won. The nonainees were , Ohm Hav-
ems, Charles Fitzpatrick and Herman
Rapp. Ihe latter was elected by a mar
gin OF seven votes. Havens beat Fitz-
patrick three votes Two candidates were
IN the field for the vice-preSidency. but
the young blood once more voted the 9th
ers out OF the race, and won by an in
creased majority. Edward Butler was
was chosen. William EIutton was elected
treasurer, Henry Odell financial secretary,
John Harvey captain, Michael Sullivan
first lieutenant, Frank Campbell second
lieutenant and Tommy Lynch sergeant
alarms The club will hold ITS annual
games at tine West Side track June 2S.
The games committee appointed last night
TO manage the meeting were John Powell,
Michael Sullivan. w. Davis and Thomas
Lynch. The events will be 100 yards run.
quarter mile run, half mile run. one mile
run, running jump and half mile walk.
The baseball team will play the East Sides
OF New York Sunday on the West Enc
ground. At the first meeting in July the
new officers will assume control. The BIZ
cycle riders will have a run to Fort Lee.
The Hudson City Turner'S will hold their
annual picnic and athletic games at the
Union Hill Schuetzen Park next Sunday.
boys and girls, and the competitions be-
tween the senior members for handsome
medals will be very interesting. In the
broad and high jumping contests there
Will he gold medals, and in the shot-put-
ting contest, a silver enc. Two silver
cups will he presented in the singing CON
Jersey, New York and Long Island So
cieties. There will be running races for
the seniors, and with the prize bowling
Tomorrow at the West Side Driving
Park will be held the annual games of
the Lafayette Kings Sons, which gives
ing meeting, one that should attract the
interest of every friend of athletics in
this cbty; There will be no admission to
Duncan and West Side avenues. There are
a number of experienced athletes in the
organizations and every contest is bound
events on the list. The first will be a three
mile run, with ten starters. Walter Will
Jams is on the scratch, and the handicap
limit will be 200 yards. The 100 yards lash
will AVE three heats and a final. E. v.
Dwyer and A.. J. Boland are scratch. and
seven feet is the limit. Putting sixteen
pound shot will try the strength of a NUM-
Der OF the best developed members. Dwyer
and Boland are both scratch in this, and
there is a limit of seven feet in the ham
dlcap. One mile bicycle race will furnish
fun for the wheelmen. All the best riders
IN Lafayette are entered. Heber is scratch
and the limit man will receive 40 yards
start. the largest entry has been made
ton scratch and W. T.. Steele on the long
est mark, with rs yards. The running
nigh. jump will find Boland and DWyer
scratch, and six inches the handicap limit.
The 22O yards run will be a lively squirt.
Dwyer is scratch and E. G.. Fisher will
have 20 yards, the longest distance. The
broad jump has nine entries. The same
pair in the other jumps are scratch in
TINS, and four feet is the limit. The Ave
niue blcyeie race will be a sufficient wind
up 70 an interesting programme, and will
be a hot race. Heber will be on the back
mark and G. H. Rose 100 yards on the lin
IL. me officials to whose the
success Us looked for will be:AReferee
z. ". k~{ngenberg; Judges, J. Foulkes'
Jr, " y Baxter: timers, J. C. Kase, g.
r. Nut5ing; measurers, A. N; Baldwin,
%nouncer, C.. W. Tisdale; clerk of course.
r. HELLER. Three prizes will be put up
for each event.
The second annual picnic and games of
the Union Republican Club will be. held
June 10 at the Greenville Schuetzen Park.
Ilnere are a number of contests that can
he expected to provide some lively snort
for the visitors to the park. Gold badges
Of neat design are offered to the winners
Ihese are on exhibition at Bernsteinss
There, will be a baseball match. a three
lesgea race, a LOO yards run and egg race
and a bicycle race. Entries may be made
ON tho ground.