The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-15
INDOOR TRACE MEETING.
New Jersey A. c. Games VIII Snrpass
AllEgecord at ~ a tso u square Garden

New Jersey A. C.. Cannes VIII SurpasA
AllEsccords at IA Discs Square Garden
The great Two night winter carnival OF
the New Jersey Athletic Club will be held
at Madison Square Garden next Friday
and Saturday night, December II and Is
Every indication points to a Tournaments
of prodigious dimensions and hair raising
competitions. The entry list is the largest
ever received for an athletic meeting and
includes the cream of American athletes
among whom are several worlds cham
pions and record holders. Not a branch
of modern physical culture but has beer
religiously catered to, and SO numerous
are the events that the Games Committee
has to extend the meeting to two nights.
1t is the first time in the history of anna
teur sport a two night meeting has been
attempted in New York City, and it only
remains to hop that the worthy venture
merited success. The games will COM
mence each evening at eight o'clock. On
Friday evening the events will be-
Running high jump, handicap; one mile
bicycle race, novice; go yards pun handi-
cap; $50 yards run, handicap; 220 yards,
hurdle race, handicap; 40 yards run, nov
ice; one mile run, handicap; 220 yards run,
handicap, and a team race open only to
teams of foul men each from insurance
companies.
Saturday night there will be-
Throwing the 56-pound weight for height
handicap; TWO mile bicycle race, handicap;
five mile run, scratch; 40 yards run, handl-
cap; 800 yards run, handicap; $50 yards
run. novice, confined to employees OF
Greater New York dry goods houses; 300
yards hurdle race, handicap; 100 yards
run, handicap; 440 yards run, handicap;
one mile walk, handicap, n a quarter
mile with a Is yards limit ope to mem
bers of the National Guard.
Besides this extensive programme two
special races, a so and 220 yards dash have
been added. The 50 yards race comes off
on Friday night and the longer distance
on Saturday. e. j. Wefers. the phen-
omenal sprinter of the New York A. c.,
has entered both races and makes no
secret that he intends to eclipse all former
records in both dashes;. But though the
terrestrial mercury is in record cracking
shape, he will not be alone in his glory, as
j. II. Rush, of Princeton College, an
other disciple of the god of speed, IS out,
both events, and the battle of suprem-
acy will be a treat worthy of the gaze OF
gods.
But by far the most important compe-,
aroun heavy dumb bell competition ex-
tending over the two nights. The contest
is divided into ten sections, rranged with
such simplicity that the spectators will
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is the better performer.
In other event on the card the attrae-
ton is almost as great. To the hurdle
racing department especial brilliancy will
be drawn by the presence of A.. g.
Kranzlein. the University of Pennsylvania
athlete. This peerless timber topper halls
from the West; and since his debut about
a year ago nothing has been able to come
home in front of him. He will a special
attention to the 300 yards record, a fact
which pressages new figures that viii
stand for a a day.
The mile walk will be productive of a
rare exhibition of heel and toe progress
sion. Fetterman, of the University OF
p~ginInsiylyanhlaa5i , ne chhampIon q q the en lnter5
and. thirsting for the scalp Of sam Leib-
gold, the National A. A. u. champion.
Leibgold is in no way iurried over. Fet-
~ternan's intentions, but is undergoing a
quiet preparation that he may satisfy the
ANTS of the genial collegiana
A 4d0 yards run with a 10 yards limit has
aroused the feet footed members Of the
National Guard to an extraordinary pitch.
Not a militiaman of n p~retensions to
athletic ability but IS keenly on edge for
the contest AS this is a season Of the
trained and capable of a rafting race, the
quarter on December IS will be fought
with all the furies of war.
Two other confined races, a mile team
race for insurance companies. and an $50
yards novice race for dry goods clerks are
on the programme. The only real cer-
tainty OF a worlds record is in the field.
inc that is throwing the SIS pound weight
for height. The New West Sid A. C. has
a h%erculean Irishman who can toss the
huge ball with as much ease as an in
balloon. His name is Dennis O'Con-
nell. and he comes of the same family as
the great Irish liberator. Dan O'Connell.
The record is Is feet 6 3-S inches, made by
J. S. Mitchell some months ago. but this
will be but child's play when the sturdy
Ceft opens his shoulders or December IS.
S.. Mitchell and r. J. Sheridan of the
Pastime A. c.. will also compete. Mitchell
is in pretty fair shape and Sheridan. it is
said, has a surprise up his sleeve for the
other strong men.
But the main and certainly the most inn
portant feature is the number of college
entries received. Yale, Princeton, Univer-
sity of PENNSYLVANIA. Columbia, New
York University and Georgetown nave all
sent strong teams. The trainers of the
different colleges have an amount of new
material and are anxious to see how the
shape themselves when along
side of a more seasoned compatriot.