The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-29
ToDAY's HANDBALL GAMES.
Lively Interest IN the A.. 4. y.
SERIES Manifested.

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There is a strong local interest in to-
days games of andbal to be played in
the Brooklyn Handball Court in the Anna
teur tournament of the A. AZ u. and
| there is likely to be a brilliant finish to
the contest for the championship of
/ America. The participation of Mike
Egan and James FlaherY in the games
VIII attract visitors from this city to
Brooklyn and it is likely that considerable
money will be bet.
The feeling concerning the merit of the
several competitors is red hot. Although
it is next to conceded that the chance 10
beat the champion, Mike Egan. is slim:
odds are Offered that Egan will not be
the champion after today. Egan believes
differently, and it is certain the man VINO
beats him will play better handbal than
has been seen during the tournament. The
defeat in the last series which was regis
tered against him by DR.. Gillen has
taught him that he cannot AFFORD 10 let
UP on any one. This he claims Is the
reason of his defeat. .
L spite of the rules governing handballl
and the agreement under which Egan and
Gillen played, it is still maintained by
some of the ~latter's friends that ne IS en-
titled to compete for the championship.
1t was the best of two series of five
games. Gillen was beaten the first by
three straight games. In the next Egan
won two to Gilien's three, making i've to
three. 1t seems clear enough. but Gilen's
friends insist that it is not eoide One
of them. wishing to demonstrate Gllienss
superiority, offers to back Gillen and
Schmidt against Egan and Flaherty at
doubles for five hundred a side. Egan IS
willing, and u red hot match is imminent.
1t all depends on how Schmidt and Egan
finish today.
The A.. a. r. Billiard Tournament
The handicap billiard tourney of the
Amateur Athletic Union, to be given I'M
der the auspices of the Kniekerbocker
Athletic Club, will begin at 5 o'clock on
Monday evening next, May 2. j. Byron
Stark. of New York, and John A. Hem
bricks of New Haven. Conn, the latter
the amateur champion of New England,
will play the opening game. TWO games
will be played daily after Monday, the
games at s o'clock. The handlcaps are
as follows:-Stark, 300; Hendricks. ~;
Bainbridge, 260; Miller. 250; Mia, go; Ser
yatius. 25ns Edward Mclaughlin, the BILL
lizard expert and teacher, will referee the
game. "A large number of spectators, IN
Guiding prominent club men of this ana
adjacent cities, are expected, seats having
been prepared for 500 persons. The games
viii be played In the spacious theatre Of
the club. Madison avenue and Ferty-hffh
street. The tourney promises TO pc the
most interesting billiard event ever gwen.
as the six contestants are recognized to
be among the best amateurs Of the United
States. No admission fee will be charged:
Invitations. however, can be procured
from any member of the Knickerbocker
A.. G.
Berkeley Oval Race Meet.
What should prove to be one OF the
largest bicycle race ornaments of the
year will be held at picturesque Berkeley
oval on Memorial Day. under the auspices
Of the Associated Cycling Clubs of the
City of New York. This association is
ore of the strongest in the world. having.
as II has. nearly thirty leading metropolis
tan clubs on its roll. representing an in
dividual membership of more than ten
thousand wheclmen. The Associated Cy-
cling Clubs has never previously held a
track tournament, and the committee in
charge is. therefore. doubly DESTROYS of
making the initial meet a standard for
the future. The committee already has
mapped out q particularly attractive pro-
grarnme which will include a number of
novelties that will make the meet talked
about fer weeks afterwarG. The assoc
citation gave up the historic ~Irvington-
Mi.lburn road race this yea to make
room for the track tournament, which In
the future will take the place of the fam
Gus Memorial Day handicap under the
management Of the association. The COM
ms track tournament probably will be the
forerunner of annual meets.
Amatrur Clubs Orga nized.