The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-01
THIRp SERIES.
flames on tl.e Diamond.

Yesterday afternoon the Orioles defeated
the Murphy Club in a well played game
on the Oriole ground by a score of 8
to 4
The team that has been placed in the
p-tchereto play in Gutenberg. will open
its season on the new ground on Niles ave-
nue. on Sunday, April II, in a game with
the x-Cuban Giants. The week following
the Syracuse Club, of the Eastern League,
Will play, arid other anne for the sue
ceeding weeks VIII be with Springfield,
Buffalo and Rochester.
Manager Smithson, of the professional
Hobokens. has arranged ON interesting
games for Sundays on the st. George
Cricket Grounds during the season. which
will begin Sunday, April II.
The privilege of Saturday games at the
st. George Cricket Grounds, Hoboken, has
been secured by the Hoboken Field Club.
Ihey will oIen up with the st. Louis
College.
The Young Oaks defeated the stars yes
terday by a score of II to 8.
! PR neeton ,won its first game YESTERDAY
large score
Amateur Pool Tournament Games.
Last night one of the largest crowds
that have been present at any of the
games played in the amateur tournment
at Whites pool room witnessed the con-
tests between Viebrock, Sitter, Eddy and
Fallon. The playing WIS better than
usual and Vfebrock and Sitter were closely
matched. In first frame Viebrock OBJ
tanned a lead but lost it-in the second. A
tie was the result of the third, but Stier
forged ahead and had nine the best of
1t. This WAS cut down to five on the
eighth and two on the ninth. Sitter
gained one on the next and ran pool,
winning on the next frame by five balls.
In the contest between James Eddy of
the Nantes n Fallon the latter ran
away with the game and by strong play
ing won out by 10 balls. The scores were:
yiebrock-11. /. 8, 4 6, s.. 6, 9. g., 6, 10.
Stier..3 :, 49, 5, II, g., Z, 6, 5, 81, 3-75.
Eddy-S, Sic, A. ,6, IL, z, l., 1-56.
Fanon-6, II, 8, s, o. g., 1, 5, 70, 9-75.
Tonight Hayden and Vandervoort and
Pee and Stevens will oppose each other.
Eastern League Contracts.
P. T. Powers, of this city, president of
the Eastern League Of Baseball Clubs,
issued the following bulletin yesterday
of contracts signed with players for the
season.
With Torcnto-Albert Wagner, James
F. White. Peter Hutchinson, James
Casey, Harry staley, John Freeman and
d. l.. McGann. With Buffalo-James A.
Brown, Edward Greminger, Sam Wise,
William Urquhart Lawrence Gilboy,
George E. Gray. r. C. Grey, Harvey F.
Bailey, James Field, Suter Sullivan, r.
c. Gregory and Tar Patterson. With
Rochester-tos. Mulvey, Edward Henry,
Joseph Herndon, William Bottemus,
Henry Lynch, E.. j.. Murphy, William
Calihan, James E. Cannon and William
Roberts. With Syracuse-Joseph Har-
rington, Oscar Hill. VIM. Eagan, Mace
Mason and e. L. breckenridge. With
Wilkesbarre-John Weithoff, George N.
Weekes and Robert Hamilton. With
Scranton-Frank J.. Boyd. With Spring
feld-Bert Inks.
Bowling Notes.
Tonight the Van Bergens will roll two
league games with the Unions on Fred
Henn's alleys.
Prize bowling has been scheduled for
Saturday night at the Arion alleys.
Joe Kennel. the North Hudson crack,
was beaten BY Kolb. of the Amertcls A.
A. of West Hoboken, in a special match
of best three in five games for s25. He
lost all. Scroe. Kennel, 203, 1853. 10; Kolb,
21S. 179. 176.
The five men teams of the Salamander
Club. of Brooklyn, and Hours, of Hobo
ken will come together in a contest on
Fishers alleys this evening.
Bowlers slue wondering when Samuel
Coffman. oil the Dooiittles. and Johnny
Muller. of the KNkows. are going to roll
eff their series of matches for $50.