The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-29
R0BT. H. IAGERSOLL { BR0y
81 Gortlandt St.. New York.


81 Cortlandt St.. New York.
ball grounds, On Johnston avenue. on Election
Day, commencing at $3.50 p. NJ II will be
ghe first game OF a series for the champion
ship. The proceeds will be devoted to All
Saints Lyceilfa-
The Catholic Club has organized a first-class
team, averaging Io pounds. New. ,, Z and u
are open for teams Offering suitable gnaran-
tee; Fordham. New York University and New
Jersey A. Z preferred. Address F. F. OBrien,
Catholic Club.
The Irving football team. under the direction
of Capt. Drakeley. is putting in some hard
practice at the Bedford Riding Academy, in
anticipation of a hard game with the Yale
freshmen tomorrow. Several new candidates
will add greatly tc the strength of the team.
The Arlington A. AS Rugby team has Nov.
IS open to play away from home for a rea-
sonable guarantee. Address j. r. Dennis, man
ager, Arlington.
Owing to a cancellation by the New York
University team the New Jersey A. c. has
Oct. SO open. Address George II. Cooper, man
ager. No IL Pine street, New York.
The Newark Football Association would like
10 arrange games with 1s5-pound teams offer
ing guarantees. Address T. d. Gottlieb, man
ager, No. 90 Pine street. New York.
The Olympic Football Club has Election Day
morning open for any team averaging 49,
pounds; game TO be played at Jersey City.
Address Philip Hussa, No. 6s7 Bergen avenue.
Newark Field Club has Election Day after
noon open, and Will give a suitable guarantee
TO a frst-ciass team 10 come to Newark. Ad-
dress Phil c. Pointer. No. Cpl Broadway.
The Amsterdam football team of Washington
giving Day open, and would like 70 hear from
an out-of-town team that will guarantee ex-
penses. Address John Cook. manager, No.
467 West 166th street, New York.
The Clinton A. C. would like to arrange a
game for Election Day morning with an out
ofctown team offering a suitable guarantee and
Weighing about l35 pounds. Thanksgiving Day
is also open.s Address Franklin Nevins. No.
81 Madison avenue.
More old Yale players were at New Haven
yesterday to aid in turning cut what the
management hopes will prove a championship
eleven. Mccormick, '93; Rhodes. 81. Still
man, '9S. and Bull. SO, We're the latest arri-
walls. They We're enthusiastic over the new
material. and they az once agreed that the
football taught The. team by Sanford had made
a radical change. New formations were prac-
tised during the afternoon. the plays being ex-
ecuted with a view to finding out the individ-
uaI weaknesses Of the men. The loose work
of Cutten at centre was the target. Cutten is
bothered with lame knees and has a tendency
10 play high.
The Gregory A. c. wishes to arrange games
with teams averaging from l25 to 100 pounds.
The open dates are.-Oct. 81. Nov. :. II, 81, IS
and Election Day. Address William Watson,
Station l, Hoboken.
The Madison football team of ST. Peters
College. this city, was defeated at Elizabeth,
yesterday afternoon, in q game played against
the Battin High School. The teams were very
evenly matched and neither could score until
far into the second half. The Elizabeth lads
worked a double pass for a touch down and
licked a goal. And then. fifteen seconds be-
fore time was called, the Madison's showed
the ball into touch but failed to goal. Score
Battin High School. G; Madison, 4.
Interest is Increasing over the approaching
game between the Elizabeth A. c.. and the
Orange A. c. The match will be played at the
Orange Oval on the afternoon of Election
Day. Last year the question of supremacy
remained unsettled. as the teams played two
tie games. All the old stars of the Orange
team are now in active training, and a large
number of new men are at work, too, inclrid-
ing some noted ex-coilege stars. The Eliza
beth team also has been greatly reinforced by
a number Of well known eullegians.
Another discouraging slump marked the prac-
thee work of Princeton's varsity team yester-
day afternoon. Fumbling by Quarter Back
Baird and the half backs was of such FREE
auent occurrence that team work Of any kind
was an impossibility, and although the var
sfty pl yers scored a touch down against the
'scry il was only through a fuke. and nc
CREDITS due to them for the six points.
In the game played with Stevens Institute.
in Hoboken. Wednesday. the PLAYERS of the
New York University were SO badly injured
they have decided TO cancel tomorrow,s game
with the New Jersey Athletic Club Of Bergen
Point. Also the Montclair and 0ritani Field
Club games. The next game will be played
with Lehigh University on Nov. Is. AZ South
Bethlehem, and the last game Of the season
VIII be played with Rutgers College on Nov.
%. at Ohio Field. Capt. Keane is much put
out about the failnra q The team. bur he
considers the cancellation of the games the
only way to save the men for the big events.
The injured players are Capt. keane. half
BACK: Haynes. half back: Van Week. right
end; Carey, tackle; Nutter. guard. C. Eos
ter, half back. is unable 10 play owing u
conditions; lambert end. has an injured
ankle. but Is able to play. and Hatch has a
weak shoulder The team will continue light
practice and will work hard 10 win the last
games OF the season. The annual football
game viii probably come off on the Monday
preceding THANKSGIVING Day. The averages
of the glasses have just been made public.
They are: 1909. weight 129 pounds. height S
feet 7kEinehes: 1901, weight l25 pounds. height