The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-24
READY TO LINE Up.
Football Teams Are Getting
Lots Of Practice on
the Grldiron.
MATERIAL Is PLENTIFUL
Have Begun on the Alleys
-Lindens Meet With Defeat
Contests on the Diamond
Wheel Notes.

Wheel Notes.
The New Jersey Athletic Club has an
-over-abundance of football material this
season to select from. and i'll the pre-
liminary practice that was INDUCED in
| Tuesday night there were over fifty play
| ers thar Put in an appearance. The team
this year will be stronger than ever, and
will be composed almost entirely OF new
material. The club will open its season
On October 9 with a game at Albany,
n. Y.
The Irving Club will open its season
with the Elizabeth Athletic Club at ELIZA
beth one week from tomorrow.
The Madison Club is getting into shape
for the approaching season and will meet
all teams hat average 1o pounds. me
Madisons made a fine record on the field
last season.
The Passaic Football Eleven has COM
pleted it's lineup and the players are CIV
ing great satisfaction to John Howard OF
Berkely School, who has had the work OF
preparing them for their seasons engage
mentS.
The Catholic Club team will practice to-
night in the gymnasium. The members
are working well and on Tuesday they
elected Thomas Reilly Captain. The team
has arranged a game with Seton Hall for
October 8 in this city.
The st. Aloysius team of Newark, which
defeated st. Peters of this city last sea-
son at International Park has reorganlzed
and is ready to meet all teams averaging
under 1850 pounds. Address E. J. Sulli-
van, St. Aloysius Y. M. G. A., Newark.
The Passaic Falls Wheelmen would like
to arrange games with all clubs for sum
days that average 140 pounds. Address
James C. Gaynn, No. 140 Union avenue,
Paterson.
The Puritans of Hoboken began prac-
tice Tuesday. They are anxious to ar
range games with all Jersey City hubs
averaging IS pounds. Address J. Clarke,
Manager, No. 916 Willow avenue, Hobo
ken.
The Sedgwicks of Greenville and the
Oceans had a practice game Wednesday
which ended in each side scoring two
touchdowns. 1t was their first lineup,
and they were weak at tackling.
The Grenadiers. will arrange games with
all teams thai average 125 pounds. They
prefer out of town games. Address Frank
Campbell, No. 12O Church street.
F. O'Dowd will captain the strong Lenox
Football Club this season. He has a
strong aggregation and will arrange
games with all teams. The players are
being coached by Mulcahey and Dolan,
formerly of Fordham.
The Monarch Football team has these
dates open for dates with strong teams:
November 6, 10, 20, 25 and q. Games to
be played on the Monarchs' grounds.
Teams must average 1870 pounds. A suit
able guarantee will be offered. Address
A. J.. Ellis. No. POS Java street, Brooklyn.
The candidates for the positions on st.
Francis College team, will be stronger
than ever this season. The men are get
ting into arst-class condition under the
coaching of Captain Langon OF this city.
The indications are the team will be the
strongest turned ou. in years.
The second eleven of the Dread
naught would like to arrange games with
all cams averaging 1876 pounds and offer
ing a suitable guarantee, in New York,
New Jersey and Connecticut. School and
institute teams preferred. Address R. w.
Bierwirth, No. $50 East beth street.
The st. George Football team of Hobo
ken is again in the field with a strong
eleven. Daniel Mccarthy will play at
centre, while Frank Desmond will be the
full back. The teams will play Sunday
games for a suitable guarantee. Address
Maurice Smithson. manager, st. George
Cricket Ground, Hoboken.
The football team of the Twenty-third
Street Branch of the Y. M. C. A. is anx-
ious to play out of town games the COM
ing season with teams averaging between
145 and $50 pounds and offering a guaran-
tee. The latter part of October and all
days in November are open. Address w.
H. Utz, manager, No II John street, New
York.
Rutgers College team will play the fol-
owing games. Oct. 2, Newark F. G. at
Newark; 6, Princeton at Princeton; 8, La
fayette at Easton; Is, Swarthmore at New
Brunswick; %, Stevens at New Bruins
wick; 80, Union at Albany; Nov. 3, Stevens
at Hoboken; 6, United States Naval Acad-
envy at Annapolis; 10; New York Univer-
sity at New York.
Manager Farrell of the Lehigh team has
booked the following games: Oct. 2,Prince-
ton at Princeton; 8, University of Penn
sylvania at Philadelphia; Williams at AL
bany; 20, Dickinson at South Bethlehem;
%, Bueknell at W~iliamsport; 80, Lafay-
cite at Easton; Nov. 6, United States Mill
tary Academy at West Point; 10, New
York University at South Bethlehem; 20,
United States Naval Academy at Annapo-
lis; Thanksgiving Day, Lafayette at South
Bethlehem.
The Catholic Club team were to have
gone to Hackensack Saturday to witness
the game between Manhattan. College
and Oritani Field Club, but it has been
cancelled, and the team will participate
in a practice game on the International
Park grounds with the st. Peters Col
lege eleven.
The Puritans would like to book games
with teams averaging 95 pounds. Address
Captain John Clarke, Mo. 91S Willow ave-
nue., Hoboken.
like to hear from teams averaging los to
40 pounds. Address George Perry, No.
$40 Washington street. Hoboken.
Captain Sulzer of Pingry school has his
candidates in fine condition. He expects
to place a good team against the Eliza
beth Y. M. G. A. in the opening game on
next Saturday.
The Cyclones of Bayonne have organized
for the season with a strong team, and
would like to hear from managers of
teams averaging from 1856 to s140. pounds.
Otis q. Webb, No. ISL Broadway,
new York
to meet a 100 pound team, game to be
played on the Roseville's grounds. October
2. The association also has NOV. 8, 20 and
27 open. The team will not play Sunday