The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-02
Games of the Catholic Club
Furnished Excellent
Sport at Baldwin
Park.
CHAMPIONS COMPETED.
Sunday on the Ball Fields - N. J.
A. C. Won at Cricket-Inter-
national Tennis Tourna-
ment.

The Catholic Club held its second an
nual games Saturday, at Baldwin Park,
in the presence of fully two thousand
spectators. They were the most success
full, viewed from an athletic point of
view, that have been held in many years
in this city. The entry list was extra
ordinary, including the cracks of the
Metropolitan district. and the represen-
tatives of the N. Y. A. c., the K. A. G.,
the N. J. A. c., and all the other repre-
sentative athletic organizations when
compose the Metropolitan Association OF
the A. A. U. The banne which was Of
fered for the club scoring the greatest
number of points caused the competitors
to do their utmost. and considering the
condition of the track, which was sadly
affected by the recent heavy rains, good
time was made. The finishes in all the
events were close enough to please the
most exacting. The management was OF
the best. Thomas F. O'Brien, director
of the Athletic Committee of the Catholic
Club, is a recognized factor in athletics
in this county and he showed his stand
ing and his excellent judgment in secur-
ing such men as Mr.. James Sullivan,
Secretary of the A. A. u, to act as
referee, with Harry Cornish of the
Knickerbocker A. c., the veteran athletic
manager, and H. DISTINGUISHING, ]. H.
O'Brien and w. J. Linihan as judges.
The other officials were men of expert
ence and no cause of complaint could
be found.
The special features thai took place
were most interesting. 1t had been ar
ranged to have Wefers, Hoffman, Moore
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Hoffman was unexpectedly delayed and
could not compete. Wefers, Moore and
Keane started, the latter two were con-
ceded two yards. Wefers won the event,
but only on the tape, as Moore was only
a few inches in the rear at the finish.
Keane was beaten by both men several
feet. The time for this event was Z 40
seconds, one-hfth of a second behind the
record time, and the time made at the
Catholic Clubs games last season. John
Flanagan, the worlds record holder for
throwing the six~teen-pound hammer,
competed with his brother Thomas. of
the Catholic Club, who threw a twelve
pound hammer. John won the event by
a throw of 149 feet 5 inches, against
Thomas throw of 1873 feet II inches.
The large entry list necessitated trial
heats In all events up to and including
the half mile run.
The rs yards run was won by W. A.
Harms, of the Pastime A. C., by a rev
inches, with Edward Zinn, of the N. w.
S. A. c., second.
The two hundred and twenty yards run
J. Ta 9. Won Conl oy : ST. Ai B. A. Nt g, second. Z w.
prettiest race Of the day. NJ. VI. Long
field to get through, with the limit man
on the eighteen yard mark. He ran in
the rear of the crowd until the spectators,
who didn't know him, thought he was
unable to keep the poor place he then had;
On the last lap he began TO pass the tail
enders and came down the stretch an
easy and a smiling winner.
The lightweight yard run was won by
Turner, who is an old timer: he ran
from the back mark and showed the nene-
fit of his years of experience in cutting
dow the field, running a clever race and
winning handily.
The three-mile race was a model one,
being contested for holly between the
men who arrived at the tape first, Regain,
Mal1oy and O'Connor, the two former
running first and second up to within
about three hundred yards from the nm
fsh, where O'Connor reached them and
weakened, leaving the struggle for flrst
place between Regain and Malloy, the
former winning by a supreme effort ana
falling in a faint at the finish, The beau
tiful silk banner for scoring the greatest
Number daf s,S Of g gfb,st,e vas ass Won 6g tn With he@ y
score of seventeen. points. Summaries
Seventy five yards, first heat-Won by
onds second heatMWon by W. F. Hur-
ley, Catholic Club; time. 8 2.5 seconds.
Third heat-Won by Edward linn; time,
e. Mayer, Y. NJ. q A.; time, 5 10 sec
onds. Fifth heat-Won by r. w. Moore.
n. Y. A. c.; time, 91-5 seconds. This
Won by M. p. Halpin, N. x. 4, G.; time,
s is seconds. Seventh heat-Won by ".
4: Karns. F A. c.; inc 7 AZ seconds
unattached. time. s 1-5 seconds. Ninth
| heat-Won by F. Flores, ST. B. A. G.;
| time, s 1-5 seconds. Tenth heat-Won by
G. A. Sulzer. N. J. A. c.; time. 5 1-5 sec
semi-lnals, first heat-won by John J.
Keane. G. G; ". A. karns, F A. e, sec
| St. B. 4. G., second; time. $ is seconds.
Third heat-Won by Edward linn, N. w
ond: time. 7 As seconds: Fourth heat
Won by, W; A.. Harms, 2. A. G.: r. ":
Moore, n z y; 4; G. . seeSnd' TINE IN ~ x
g.. second; time. ! As seconds. Final
heat-WSo1n, BY Y a 4. Earns 2. s a. 81;
John ]. Keane, G. G.. third; time, Z As
seyenty-fve yard run speciaImTwqn BY
G., third. time. As seconds.
Two hundred ana twenty yaruS run
First heat-Won by s. Calfagno, g. a. G.,
time. Is seconds. Second heat-won by
j.. e. Underwood N. w. s. A. c., 10 yards;
| p. Umstadter, p. A. c., IL yards, second;
time, 20 Us seconds. Third heat-Won by
j. G.. Conlon. St. B. Al. c., u yards; M.
w. Long, N. Y. A.. c.. scratch, second;
time, Is rs seconds; Fourth heat-Won
BY s. Rice n Y. s. a g, j. yards; III +.
ond: time. rs is seconds. Fifth heat
Won by F. Kohler, n w. s: A. c., 10
yards; Jerome Buck, K. A. c., / yard.
| second: time, % seconds. Final heat
Won by S. Rice, N. w. s. A. c., IL yards;
j. G.. Conlon. ST. B. A. c.. II yards, Sec
ond s. calfagilo, g. A. G., yards; time.
: 40 yard run. first heat-won BY H. L.
Washburn. X. "A. C.. 5 yards. ]. J..
Storms. 4, A. CT yards. second; H. S.
Lyons, N. Y. A. c.. scratch, third time.
S. rs seconds. Second heat-Won by
d. M. Daley q: A. A., IS yards M. J..
Cregan, N. ". $. "a. Al is yards, second;
": Y. Kelly P r. a Al Is yards.
Won By N, W kong. y. X; a, G., 2 yards:
@. w. vree1and, X. &C s yards. third;
time, SIS 35 seconds. Final heat-Won
| by M. w. Long, N. X. A. c., 2 yards; M.
| J. Waters. X. "A. c., IA yards, second; NJ.
! r. Cregan, N. W. A. C., 15 yards, third;
time, 81 As econds.
500 yards run. first heat-Won by G. p.
Yungel. ST. q a. q. As yards, second; !.
M. Kinney. X Al. G., Is yards, third; d.
j. Brennan, c. A. c.. AS yards. fourth; F..
Mulvey. H. c. G.. X. M A., 40 yards,
| fifth; time, 2 minutes 0 35 seconds. Sec
ond heat-Won by +. Sweelx, g. a. c., As