The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-18
ATHLETIC ARDOR.
Will be Stronger Than Ever
Next Season Among the
Local Clubs.
HANDBALL TOMORROW.
Jersey City Club Team Beat Mont
clair-PoIo Team Formed
Cricket for Hoboken.
VDBALL TOMORROW,

The Lafayette Kings Sons are preparing
for q lively year in the various fields of
sport. and at the meeting Thursday night
the branches were portioned off in de-
partments with a separate head for each.
IN TINS way the members can effect some
llvely developments, as the committees
IN charge of each department will vie
with the other In making their partieu-
lar one the most successful. The appoint
ment of Walter Williams as the Director
OF Athletics. who will be at the head of
all committees. was a move in the right
direction. and Is an appreciable evidence
OF his great ability. He has been instru-
mental in building np a very large inter
est in Sports in the Kings Sons, and it
was through his unceasing efforts that
such a fine showing was reached last
year on the cinder path. The General Ath-
letic Committee is Walter Williams. g..
p. Combe. F. A. Keller. w. j. Bsvtar
and G. H. Weston. The sub-comittees
are:-Football. F. A. Keller. J.. A. Rob-
erts. r. v. Dwyer. Bicycling. G. E.
Combe. ]. A. Dickson. H. w. Heber:
BASEBALL. F.. A. Keller. G.. H. Nutting. A.
G.. Dwyer: Track and Field Sports, G. H.
Weston, e. ". Dwyer. I. Bunnell: Rowing,
w. ]. Baxter. ]. A. Wilson. ]. Wrege,
Skating, G.. H. Weston, w. /. Bonn ell. G..
H. Nutting. The members are working
hard for the hurrying up of their new
building project, and they expect to have
it under way before the first of March.
The Construction Committee. composed
OF q. G.. Fisher. E. v. Dwyer, J. A. Dick
son. G. E. Combe and H. A. Terhune, will
confer with the owner and builder. Messrs.
Spengeman and Wheeler. within a short
period for the purpose of pushing the
hin along. as it is remarkably good in
Only seven days remain for athletes and
wheelmen to make entries to the carnival
Of sports of the crack Organization of
Garden for February /. They nave been
requested by the Games Committee of the
club to remsmber that the list closes with
January %. AS on PREVIOUS occasions, the
wish to make entries on the last day has
been the cause Of much inconvenience.
The card of events as arranged with the
conditions governing the meeting are as
folloWs:-@ yards run, handicap; 440 yards
run, handicap: one mile run. handicap go
yards hurdle, handicap: standing hop,
step and jump. scratch. running high
jump. 220 yards run. handicap: $50 yards.
standing broad jump. handicap.
Great interest is attached to the quar-
ter mile run for school boys of Jersey City,
New York and Brooklyn: also the one
$3.50 -. g. 1olOS.
Amateur A. A. U. Championship, two
mile steeplechase. scratch; ten mile run,
athletic events. An entrace fee Of fifty
cents must each entry. For the
championship events an entrance fee of
two dollars per man will be charged. The
standing broad. high jump and hop, step
and jump will be on boards. Gold. silver
and bronze medals will be given to the
first three in each event.
The Lenox Athletic Club installed its
officers for the ensuing year last even
ing at the club rooms on First street. It
was followed by a very ENJOYABLE social
session. Those who will be at the head
of the organization are:--P. H. Murphy,
president; John J. Trainor. first vice
PRESIDENT. William Van Buskirk. second
vice-president: John F. Craig. secretary;
Frank ], Mccoobery. financial secretary;
]. H. Grogan. treasurer; Hugh J. Me
Manus, captain; Raymond ]. barry, first
z. J. Gillespie third lieutenant; William
G.. Bowers, sergeant-at-arms.
Speeches were made by President Muir
ply, Vice-President Trainor and Secre-
tarys McCoobery and John Craig. New
John S. Keagon and John Mccullough.