The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-07
LABOR DAY SPORTS
New Jersey A. c. Carnival
Drew Crowds to
Bayonne.
KNIGHTS OF LABOR GAMES
Many Interesting Contests on the
Cinder Path-Races on The
Wheel-Trotting and
Shooting.
KNIGHTS OF LABOR GAMES

The New Jersey Athletic Club brought
it's outdoor season in athletics to a close
with the carnival held yesterday, at the
Bergen Point oval. The attraction was
up to the usual standard, and the New
Jerseys were favored with an attendance
| of over 5000 people. 1t was n of the
largest crowds that ever attended an
athletic meeting in this county. The APP
pearance of Wefers. Maybury and Rush
in competition in the sprints was the
magnet although the announcement that
Marvel and Burke would meet in a spec
cial trial at the half mile was a great
event in the minds of many who We're
unfortunately doomed to disappointment
as Burke failed to appear at the scratch
and Marvel had not the trouble in win
ming that was expected, although he ran
an excellent race and won in the fast
time of / minute IS seconds. defeating
Lyons and P~endergast. The great fea-
ture was the creation of a new worlds
record by James s. Mitchell in the
weight throwing contest for height, who
tossed the Sc pounds Is feet 6 S-S inches
in the air, breaking his own record by
! rs inches: The special 300 yards run
III llil w <aoS tkoe1 atAo
Buck contended was a killing contest and
caused lots of enthusiasm. Wefers won
in 81 seconds, which was 2-5 Of a second
| behind the worlds figures. Rush was
second and Jerry Buck of the Catholic
Club third
The first event of the day was a one
and Staten Island A. c. SCARED crews,
which the latter won by two lengths.
A game of association football and a
contest under Gaelic rules preceded the
regular field sports. The summary
Association Football-Eleven represent
ing the True Blue Football Club of Pat
erson and the Centreville Athletic Club
of Bayonne battled in a match of two
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. halves. h True
Blues tailed in the first half, and in the
second half the Centrevilles scored. The
honors were won on the toss by the Pat
ersonians.
Gaelic Football-Teams of eighteen men
of Jersey City and the Young Ireland
Football Club of Newark had an encoun-
ter of an hours duration. The Newark
100-Yard Dash, Handicap-Final heat
won by Charles A. Sulzer, New Jersey
A. c., Az yards; Michael Donohue, st.
bury, Chicago A. A., 1h feet, third. Time,
Special sso-Yard Run, scratch-won by
Herbert E. Marvel. New Jersey A. c.;
second. Time, / minute S. seconds.
220-Yard Hurdle Race, Handicap-.Won
Dy JefOll6 DUCK. hHiChtTDOCkST "A. ~
scratch; A: E. Roe. Pastime A.. c.. Is
feet, second; James E. Fitzpatrick, New
Jersey A. c., 10 feet, third. Time, 26 3-5
seconds.
One Mile Bicycle Race, Handicap-Final
heat won by VIM. Frank, Transit Wheel
men, so yards; Harry Hesford, New Jer-
s Sew A.. York Gri s ciay ! 90 se Sards, Miro 0rr Time.
2 minutes % rs seconds.
Special 900 yard run, scratch-Won by
II R,1cb Cnioa 90 A A capODd. Tnrnuna
Buck, Knickerbocker A. c., third; ]. H.
Maybury, Chicago A. A, fourth. Time,
81 seconds.
44o yard run, handicap-Won by Charles
A. Sulzer. New Jersey A. c., 20 yards:
yards, second; A: J.. Mendes. New York
ends.
Two mile bicycle race, handicap-Final
heat won by Harry Hosford, New Jersey
Wheelmen, 100 yards, second; w. florence
New York City, 80 yards, third. Time,
5 minutes ! Is seconds.
One mile rum. handicap-Won by p. H
Christensen, New Jersey A. G., IS yards;
T.. ]. Quinan, Scranton Y. M. c. A., IS
yards, second; 1..G. McGirr. New York
A. c., scratch, third. Time, 4 minute
4O yard medley race, s~cratch-Final
heat won by James Fitzpatrick, New Jer-
sey A, G.; e. N. Cohen. k snds h
erbocker A. C.. third. Time, l minute
II 3-5 seconds.
One mile walk, handicap-won by
Wilfred b. Fetterman, New York A. G.,
scratch; James Fraser. New Jersey A. c.,
Is seconds, second; Edward Wear, Tren-
ton. y. ], 55 seconds, third. Time, Z min
sso-yard run. handicap-Won by G. 7.
Myers, New Jersey A. c., 50 yards; R. l..
Eaton; New Jersey 4. G., Is yards. sec
80 yards, third. Time, l minute 81 rs
seconds.
Pole vault for height. scratch-Won by
H. j. Petit, EImira A. c., with 10 feet 10
inches: j. L. Hurlbut. Jr'. New York A.
c., second, with 10 feet 6 inches; Daniel
Reuss, Knickerbocker A, c., third. with
10 feet.
Throwing the 5s-pound weight for height
scrateh-Won by James S. Mitchell, Pas
time A. c., with Is feet 6 3-S inches, sur
passing his RECORD Of Is feet AZ inches;
ond. with 10 feet 2 inches; Charles Chad
wick, New York A. c., third, with II feet
6 inches.
Throwing the 16-pound hammer from
seven-foot circle. scratch-Won by Robert
Edgren. Knickerbocker A. C., with 142
feet ~ INCHES; Charles chadwick, New
inches; james S. Mitchell, Pastime A. c.,
third, with 1872 feet 101s inches.
Over 1000 people attended the annual
games yesterday afternoon of the Knights
Of Labor at Baldwin Park. The over
abundance of athletic meetings in this vi
entity REDUCED the entry list considerably.
DQl THE tOIlPctlliOA was Interesting never
theless. and afforded lots of excitement to
the number present. Thu showing made
by the Catholic Club athletes was pleas
ing to the friends of this organization,
and has given them renewed vigor in this
direction. The management was excel
lent. and thescrowd applauded the efforts
of the winning athletes. During the af-
teraoon there was dancing and the day
WIS one of pleasure lasting far nto the
night Summary
100 yard run. -handicap-Final heat won
by Edward Zjnn, New West Side A. c.,
Club yards. second; Michael P. Casey.
Catholic Club, 7 yards, third. Time, 10
seconds.
GOO yard novice run, scratch-Won by
Frank I Lane, New York City; Frank ].
Koehlcr. Fourth Regiment A. A., second;
Joseph Rafter. Catholic Club, third. Time.
l minute 81 seconds
41 yard run. handicap-Fina1 heat won
by James C1eary, Catholic Club. % yards;
William G. Rodgers. ST. George A.. c.: 20
wards. second; George P. Arnold, New
West Side A. G., p yards, third. Time,
go yard run. handicap-Won by Daniel
J.. Donovan. Xavier A. G.. 40 yards; Geo.
p. Arnold. New West Sid "A. C., so yards
second. John F. Mollcy, Xavier A. c..
s. yards, third. Timet 2 minutes 5 AS
seconds.
One mile walk. h~andicap-won by AL
bert Thorp Pastime A. G., so seconds;
Frederick Forth. New West Side A. c.,
GO seconds. second; John Layer, New
West Side A. c.. 40 seconds. third. Time,
minutes As seconds.
Three mile run. handicap-Won by John
lei ]. Donovan. Xavier A. G.. Is seconds,
second; John Dean. Star A. G.. 25 seconds,
third. Time, is minutes II seconds.