The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-06-16
AROAEuMS RAOE MEET


In II Coufests.
The Arcanum Wheelmen nave arranged
a series of races for Saturday on the
Boulevard in the vicinity Of Armbrusterss
Schuetzen Park, in Greenville, hi will
interest the thousands of cyclists iii this
city and other parts of the county. They
nave a splendid card filled in with the
best OF racing material. Following the
race programme a festival will be held
In the park, which will be literally pa
tronized. The events and entries are:-
one mile novice-J. Walbreeht, unat-
tached, Greenville; M. T. Coffey, Thomas
Club, Bayonne; r. Black, Young Mems
League, Jersey City Heights; Carl Hal
ieck, Ajax Wheelmen; f. e.. Rue, Jersey
City X. N. c. A., C. B. Waldron, un-
attached; w. H. Livingston, Arcanum
Wheelmen; Howard Griffin, Aetna Wheel
men; E.. Homan, Arcanum Wheelmen; A.
IL. Walker, Jr., Bayonne r. A. w.
Two mile handicap. r. Harrison.
Arcanum W, and H. Rohlfs, Niantic w,
scratch; w. l.. Darmer, Arcanum w, and
Frank Kuhl, Clio w, twenty-five yards;
H. WHITEWATER, Arcanum W., and G.
Griffen, Aetna W., fifty yards; H. Hos
ford, Arcanum W., and j. Tidcomb, Mer-
curry Cyclers, seventy-five yards; G. A
Davis, unattached, and c. Halleck, Ajax
Wheelmen, 100 yards; f. E. Rue. Jersey
City Y. M. c. A.; e. Holman, Arcanum
w. and Harry Kiefer, unattached, 125
yards.
Ten mile handicap-J. R.. Harrison, Ar
canum Wheelmen, m H.. Winterhalter,
Arcanum Wheelmen, scratch; F.. Kuhl,
Clio Wheelmen, and g. Griffin, Aetna
W~heelmen, and II. Hosford, Arcanum
Whelmen, 30 seconds; H. Grim, Aetna
WITCH Wheelmen, As seconds; julius Kott-
meier, Thomas Phelan and Charles Berg
hold, Yorkville Wheelmen, one minute; J.
w. Higgins, unattached; s. O'Brien, Royal
Arcanum,S New York, and w. M. Kelly,
A. s. c. c., ] minute and Is seconds; G.
A. Davis, unattached, ! minute and 80
l minute and As seconds; w. Livingston,
Arcanum Wheelmen; T. e. Rue, J. G. Y.
M. g. A., and A. H. Walker, Jr, Bay
onne r. A.. W., 2 minutes.
The first event will be called promptly
at three o'clock. and a feature of the
day will be a one half mile exhibition by
Frank Kuhl and lady on a combination
tandem.
The ~AustraIians' Opening Came.
Ehe Australian team of amateur players
who are making a tour of America under
the management of Harry Musgroye, ar
rived in New York City on Monday last,
n are stopping at the st. Nicholas
Hotel. The team has been practising
daily on the grounds of the Brooklyn
Baseball Club, getting in shape for their
opening game, which is scheduled for
Monday next at Boston. Yesterday,
Manager Musgrove, Henry Chadwick,
John Morrill, and a few others
interested in baseball, had a meeting
and decided that the Australians should
put in most of the week in pre-
liminary practice and that the opening
game hould take place on Monday next,
President A.. II. Soden, OF the Boston
League Club, having kindly consented to
give the Boston grounds free for a COM
plimentary game between the Australians
n a team made up from the old time
players of the original champion Boston
min of 1871 to 1915. The following old
time players have consented to take part
in the game:-A. q. Spalding, pitcher;
John Morrill,, catcher; Tim Murnane, first
base; Sam Wright, second base; Henry
Shoffer, third base; George Wright, short
stop. Andy Leonard, left field; John Man
ming, centre field; James O'Rourke, right
field; Frank Barrows, extra man; George
Appleton, extra man; Henry Chadwick,
scorer for the Australians.
The present trip of the Australians is
the first of its kind ever attempted, and
it is really the first foreign baseball team
that has ever visited our shores. The
Australian people are enthusiastic over
this trip and are watching the doings of
the men very closely. They feel firmly
convinced that with the experience the
players will gain on his trip baseball will
soon take hold in Australia and be as
popula as cricket.
The players are all amateurs, receiving
no pay for their services, and their ex-
penses were guaranteed before they left
home. 1t is their intention to play ex-
hibition ame in Boston, commencing
next Monday, and then return to New
Andrew Freedman has kindly consent
ed to let them have the free use of the
Polo Grounds for any games they may
the philadelphia Club, has likewise Of
fered them the use of the Philadelphia
grounds.
several New Workers, will leave SUNDAY
night on the Fall River Line for Boston.
Andrew Freedman, President of the New
York Club, has consented to go along with
the party as he wants to see a practicai
Illustration of how the game was played
years ago.
Honors Are Even.
q Oob1 ltdtSi4 ~ OIC lQliufeQ SQOIS,
fifty shots per man, between CAPTAIN
Brinkman and P. O'Hare on one team
against w. Tewes and A. Alexander on
the other, last night, at the range of
the cottage Club. the latter were success
full. 1t was the second match. the
previous one resulting in a victory for the
losers of last night. O'Hare did some
fine work and surpassed the others in
figures. Score
VIM. A. Tewes.... 2SS 292 236 2s6 2s7-117s
A.. F. Alexander ..2S5 232 2S7 226 244-1174
Iotal :. - >. $50. 3. =. -. ..2 1858
P. J. O'Hare ....243 2s5 247 2ss 2s9-12os
Capt. Brinkmann .220 2S5 227 2l9 2s1-1l32
Total ~. : !. i. \. = !. . : . (. +. ....223s
Kings sons Cycle Races.
Saturday afternoon, on the Boulevard,
in the vicinity of Harrison avenue, the
Lafayette Kings Sons will hold a num-
Der of bicycle races The events ares
Half-mile, one mile, two mile and five
mile, and will start at two p. M. Entries
close tomorrow night.
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