The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-13
WARM ON THE DIAMOND
Perfect Weather Prevailed
and Many Games We're
Played Yesterday.
GAMES ON THE CRICKET FIELD
Mantle Wheelmen's Races-Four
II. c. ". Riders Tried for a
Record-Nellie V. Won.

"A very large crowd was present yes
terday at International Park, Communi-
paw, to witness the return game between
St Bridgets Lyceum and the Arlington
Athletic Club. There has been a great
rivalry between the teams all season, and
as the ArIingtons won the previous game
ST. Bridget's was very anxious to win
the one yesterday. but luck was against
them St. Bridget.s played a better
game in every way than on their last
visit n kept the home team busy. 1t
was a very exciting contest, b. was lost
as was the last by poor fielding. IN hits
the visiting team exeelled, but lost this
advantage by piling up I errors. The
Arlingtons have not been defeated this
season, and claim the championship of
the city. Score
st. Brfdget's =. ....2 o 0 o 0 ] 2 0 If
Base hits-Arlingtons. 8; St. Bridgetss,
H. Errors-Arlingtons, 2: St. Bridget's,
brey and Cook.
One OF the largest crowds of the sea-
son was present yesterday at the Cricket
Grounds: Hoboken. to witness the third
game Of the series between the Hobo
kens and the crack Recreations, who de-
feated the home team in the last game
and played them to a tie for min innings
in the first, but were beaten by a run IN
the tenth, In view of this record every
one expected a close game yesterday, and
there were many people present from this
city. as the Recreatlons contain Jersey
City players. The Hobokens. however,
played horse with their opponents and
Won hands down, The result. was a great
disappointment. The Hobokens were
wonderfully strong in the box and pre-
Sapfad M1irnhv -ha 1rapk n;tnbar pf tho
Oritani Field Club Of H~ackensack, who
kept the hits scattered, and the Recrea-
tons were only able to score in two in
services of Dan Clare. which weakened
them. end their defeat was In a measure
due TO this and loose fielding. The home
team won in the first two Innings with
rye Y but continued to bat them out
Intil they had piled up double figures.
R Ressksa 3 3 liz liz
Base hlts-Hoboken, Is; Recreation, 10.
Errors-Recreation. S. Batteries-Murphy
and Burke; Driscoll nj Wood.
Baseball will not be a success in Hobo
ken on Saturday now that the Sunday
games have been introduced. 1t has been
tried several times, but with poor re-
suits. On Saturday Manager Smithson
triea a new team against the Deaf Mutes
Of Brooklyn, but with poor success. There
was a very small attendance, and the
game itself was of a l~istless nature. The
visitors We're slow and were no match
for the Hobokens, who played all around
them. The visitors piled up a greater
number of errors than hits and runs
combined The homs players let up in
their speed N the ninth inning, and as
a result the Dummies scored { runs. but
not enough to win. Score
H Ss sss = ) ! . : 3 Giss
day a very close game was PLAYED be-
tween the Deaf Mutes of st. Francis
xavter's College and the Pacific Athletic
CUB IN the presence of a large crowd.
season and came very close to doing it
again. They are a good team and 3lay
ball all the time. Their playing was en-
joyed, and The team is popular here. They
punching their hits and scoring five runs.
bu the home players tailed three times
in the seventh and won by this score
Xavier Deaf Mutes..... 000105O00- 6
The United States Express Company
team defeated the Puritan Athletic Club
on Saturday at Greenville for the third
time THIS season. The expressmen are a
formidable team this season and are play
ing. a remarkably clever game. They are
making a n record, and lave clearly
proved their superiority over their rivals
in Greenville. The home players assumed
q lead in the first three Innings, but the
United States got their bat working in the
fourth and sixth inning. scoring eight
runs n winning. They added three more
in the last two Innings. The score
puritan <: G.. 8 ) . 3 3 . ! III
AT Communipaw Saturday a game was
played between the Monitors of this city
and the Harper's employees Of New York.
SCORE
Harpers -. 49,. / 0 O i O O o.
Monitors % ! . ) s . o-lss
Harnora r. Morftora . Raf4ariac -Drtor
n Forman; Devoe, Foley and Shaw.
The Alert Juniors and Lafayettes played
an interesting game Saturday, which was
lost to the Lafayettes after they a Sc
cured what appeared a winning lead. They
played a skillful game six innings, and
then were attacked with a case of rattles
and allowed the Alerts to score nine runs
IN the seventh inning, aided by several
lafayette tie. 3. ! ! 8 9 s s-ls
Hits-Alert, Jr-, Is; LAFAYETTE, Y. Errors
Bowling and Murphy; johnson and Grael.
The Young Alerts and Brightons played
a game Saturday afternoon at Cornmuni-
paw in which both teams played lively
ball. They introduced some lively hitting
and sharp fielding at times and their runs
were scattered through the innings. The
Alerts gained the lead with four runs in
piicated this nunber in the fifth, but their
opponents shot ahead In the sixth and
won by this score
Young Alert, Jr..o Q 2 o-1o
Hits-Young Alert, Jr., 1s; Young Brlgn-
tons. u. Erors-Young Alert, Jr., 2; Young
Brightons, s. Batteries-Nann. Colston and
O,Connell; Cunningham and Hannigan.
Brooklyn Telephone Companies played q
the home team won. The wire puiiers of
this city were not properly insulated and