The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-09-29

BETWEEN THE GOALS
Football Players Are Ready
to Kick for Vic
tory.
AMONG THE WHEELMEN
Linden Athletic Club Elects Off
cers-Castle Point Cyclers Will
Celebrate Their Fifth
Birthday.
AMONG THE WHEELMEN

T~wenty-four candidates of the New Jer-
sey Athletic Club have practiced hard
for places on the team. The men are get
ting in trim ION the club ground and will
open up on next Saturday at Lawrence
Z vile in a game in which they will oppose
the w~ell-known Academy eleven. Their
first game will be. at nome, October "a.
Manager Moss has booked some strong
teams. among which are the following
ctoberssssLawrenceville, at Lawrence
willie, N. j.; Manhattan College, at coll
Iege oval; October II, New York Univer-
sity, at Ohio Field, October "a, Hacketts-
town College, at New Jersey grounds;
October 81. New York University, at Ber-
gen Point; November 8, Stevens Institute,
at New Jersey oval; November Z. Irving
Club of Brooklyn, at Eastern Park; No.
vember IA. Hackettstown College, at
Hackettstown The team Is in good shape
and will make their opponents hustle TO
beat them out in a scrimmage. There is
material enough for two teams, and
should the second eleven improve a spe-
ciaI schedule of games VIII be arranged
for them. There is q strong desire for
places on the first eleven.
The Association Football team of the
Americas Athletic Club of West Hobo
ken is ready for engagements. Already
the secretary has some interesting fix
lures arranged and expects to have a full
card before the season opens All first
class teams can address William Gill for
games.
The Tyro Football Club is another of
the junior organizations of this city who
expect to make a record in the game
this season They average los pounds, and
VIII line up as follows Milton, left end
Macklin, left tackle; Cole. left guard
Kane. centre; w. Milton. right guard;
Cdyle. right guard; Kinkead, quarter
hack; Fitzpatrick, right half back; Nc
Nenny, left half back; Cutley, full back.
All teams should address George E. Cut
ley, No. 6 Chestnut avenue.
The Catholic Institute football team
Will be composed Of these players this
Alister, Delaney and Madden, guards;
Herman, Carroll and S-haughnessy.
tackles; Gibson, Clerkin and Nelson, ends;
Miller, Connolly and Carroll, quarter
Linden and Casey, fun backs. They de-
sire to arrange games with teams l2O to
20 pounds in average and prefer the Van
Worst Field Club. The manager is Ed.
Herman, No 12 Bright street.
The Olympic Field Club will be repre-
scented by two football eIevens this sea-
son, and these played a lively practice
game on Saturday, which was won by
the first eleven by q score of 6 to 0. The
players will engage In games with the
leading teams of this vicinity. The line
First team-Devie, Middleton. Van Nor
ton, Hussa, Heritage, Glory, Coward, Tof-
fey. Myers and Pjerson-
Second team-Jeweii, Jones, laval
Stevenson, J.. Stevenson, yreeland. Van
Wrinkle, Edgecomb, Bolands and Pierce.
The regulars will play the Bayonnss
The Van Worst Field club has the fol-
from hrst-class elubs offering a guarau-
tee;-October 10. "a, 81, Election Day (af-
ternoon), November IA, u; Hoboken High
School, Clover Field Club. Columbia
School and Englewood Field
Club second team preferred. Address Fl.
McGrath, manager. care of D. p. Byrnes,
No. rs Montgomery street.
The BramhaIl Field Club will he renre-
scented by a strong team on the g~ridiron
TINS season. Training has already begun.
John Murphy, who last year was the Oil
vettes' crack full back, will captain the
team, and J. Newton Clark will be the
manager. John Cox will again fill the no.
sition at centre and will be supported by
Jack Nangel on the right and Charley
McCarty on the left. The tackles will be
Dugan and Burns. Gormley and Payton
will play their old positions as ends.
Thornton Will be quarter back ana
OBrien and Merity half backs. John
murphy will play full back. The team
would . X to arrange games with out-of-
town teams offering suitable guarantees
Aadress J. Newton Clark, No. 100 Union