The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-05
ON THE FOOTBALL FIELD.
Was In Poor shape Yes
terdav.

The football practice yesterday at
Princeton on Varsity field was anything
but encouraging to the coaches and large
crowd of spectators who looked on. To
begin with, a number of men were UNI
able to line up On account of injuries re-
ceived in Saturdays game. Edwards
has a sore foot and will not play for per-
haps a week unless he mends very rapid
ly. Holt was not in shape, and did not
don his suit; and Hillebrand was allowed
to take things easy. Captain Cochran
has a sprained hand, but he managed to
play through this afternoons practice
against the scrub" Kelly has a badly
swollen hand also, and he will be bothered
for a few days. Reed is laid off with a
bad knee, and with Burke and Poe also
on the CRIPPLED list, it is little Wonder that
the management feel discouraged over
the present outlook.
The scrub team, which has been very
weak all season, has been strengthened
very materially, and today held the var
sity better thar at any time before. In
the first half of practice the varsity made
two touch downs, principally on Kelly's
end runs. In the second half a kicking
game was tried and a goal from the field
was scored by Baird. who was playing on
the scrub side. There was a good deal
of fumbling and the varsity at no time
showed a semblance of team work. Taken
altogether, it was undoubtedly the poor
est practice of the season. The fact that
some of the men were absent account
for the lack of systematic play. Ayres
did good kicking for the varsity in the
second half. Armstrong is still on the
e,olx l;ct ord ~ he some fine before
he gets in at right guard again.
After weeks of practice the New Jersey
Athletic Club will engage in it's first line
up on the gridiron next Saturday, when
the team will play Union College, at Al
bany. The team is in good shape and
will make a fine showing. They have no
game for October 16, but as the Catholic
Club is looking for the game, it may
be arranged. The games scheduled are:
Oct. %, Montclair A. c., at Bayonne;
80, University of New York, at Ohio
Field; Nov. 2, Pennington Seminary, at
Bayonne; 6, Newark Field Club, at New
ark; 10, Stevens Institute, at Bayonne;
20, Rutgers College, at Bayonne. On Sat
urday the following men were chosen TO
go to the training table:-Couch, Cole,
Lyons, Houston, Peitz, HOLSTER, Pryor,
Barclay, Whyte, Pansing, Patterson,
Phyfe, Hayes, Crosas, Cochran, ELS
worth, Ward and krugler.
The Orioles will open their season Fri
day. when they play the first rudiments
of st. Peters College land Saturday they
will play the Trojans. All Saturdays are
filled in November, but they will play
teams on Tuesday or Thursday after
moons. They average IS pounds. The
lineup is Walsh. right end; Buckley,
right tackle; Cassidy, right guard; Muir
left tackle; Kinkead, left end; Farrell
and Riley, quarter backs, Walton, Weile
and McGuier, half backs; Mulry, full
back. They would like to hear from the
Bramhall Juniors, Dayton Field Club,
Oak A. c., Tigers of Harrison, Kingstons
or any other team or teams, IN or out Oh
the city. Address Howard Mulry, 262 Bar
row street.
George DIxonss Defeat a Surprise.
The news of the battle between George
Dixon and Solly Smith at San Francisco
last night. which conveyed Dixon's defeat
was a great surprise to Eastern sporting
men. Dixon was a f~avorite at 100 to 10,
and a large amount of money was a
cred at those Odds. Twenty rounds We're
fought. In the first stages Dixon had
the advantage. Even work marked the
middle rounds. but in the last four Smith
punched Dixon repeatedly, and although
the colored lad was in the scrimmage
when the bell rang he was badly winded
and showed the marks of his opponents
blows, while Smith had scarcely a
scratch. The referee gave Smith the de-