The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-06-23
Athletic News.

Today at Chicago the A. A. U. cham
pionships are being decided. The next
set of games in Importance following this
meet will be the all-round championships
to be decided at Bergen Point, under the
auspices of the New Jersey Athletic Club,
ON July A. A number of inquiries have
beer received from out of town athletes
and James E. Sullivan, Secretary of the
Amateur Athletic Union, will be pleased
to furnish entry blanks and such other
information thai may be required by. the
athletes.
In a letter from Chicago Mr.. Sullivan
says he has secured for the open events.
which are to be run in conjunction with
the afl-around championships, a number
of entries from the leading athletes who
have been breaking records this spring
in a most astonishing amer Among
the clubs that will be represented in the
open events are the following:-New York
A. c., New West Side A. c., Pastime A.
c., st. George A. G. and Boston A. G.
All the Clubs in the city are preparing
to put teams in the Hudson county team
race to run as an event at the New
Jersey Athletic Club on July 4. This
event will be holly contested and greatly
enjoyed by the spectators. as the strong
est rivalry exists between the teams con-
nected with the various clubs throughout
the county. Last year the event was won
by the team that represented the Catho-
lie Club and it was an excellent race.
This gave the Catholic Club the honor
of having the championship relay team
of the county. Mr.. IT,. H. OhBrien, the
ex-director of athletics in the club, has
decided to get up a team this season to
represent the club in the events and many
nope he will succeed in putting a team
on the track worthy of the name the
club has made in the athletic world.
The Institute A. A. will also put a team
in the race and they should be heard
from as the meet this organization re-
Gently held at Baldwin Park showed the
Boys to be possessed of good material
and training should put them on an equal
footing with any team in the city.
The Kings Sons had a good team enter
ed last year and will in all probability
enter a team his year. Each member
of the winning team will receive a silver
medal, and the members of the second
team will be presented with bronze med
ais.
It is said that John ]. Keane, the sprint
err of the Catholic Club, who held the 2O
Metropolitan championship in 1896, and
has a record of 10 is seconds for the 100
yards dash, will join the New York Ath-
letic Club this season. Mike Murphy.
the N. X. A. G. trainer, once said thai If
he had Keane under his charge he would
make him run as fast as Wefers. This re-
mark was made while Wefers was at his
best
Walter Nipple, the In~terscholastic
champion, and N. Y. A. C. flyer, is now
residing in Philadelphia. and will prob
ably not appear on the track again. as
his parents are averse to the sport.
The annual championships of the Metro
politan Association. of the Al. A. w, will
be held this year on July 3, at Ambrose
Park, South Brooklyn. The events are:-
100 yards run, 22O yards run, 4I0 yards
run, $50 yards run, one mile run, three
mile run. 12O yards high hurdle race, 22C
yards low hurdle race. two mile bicycle
race, putting is pound shot. throwing Il
pound hammer. throwing Sc pound weight,
throwing the discus, running broad jump,
running high jump, pole vault.
The Track and Field Athletic Committee
of the Metropolitan Association of the
Al. a.. u. at a meeting held recently Sc
lected sixty-fve OF the leading athleti:
men IN the East to act as officials at the
coming meeting to be held at Ambrose
Park on July 3. Entries close with +. "
Ruben Of the st. George a. G., No. 20
East Sixteenth street, y. r. on July l
The committee in charge OF this meeting
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