The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-23

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Ffrst Basketball Tournament.
The basket bali team championship or
the Amateur Athletic Union will be held
under the auspices of the Knickerbocker
Athletic Club in their gymnasium. Madi-
son avenue and Forty-ifth street, New
York City, during the week beginning
Monday, April IL. This meeting will be
opened to all teams registered with the
A. A. u.
Five gold medals will be awarded to
the individuals composing the winning
team, and a banner will be awarded to
the winning club. The right to reject
entry will be reserved by the committee.
Entries may be made by letter, and all
such letters must contain the names and
registration numbers of the proposed
teams. There will be an entrance fee OF
ten dollars for each team, and this fee
must accompany the entries All clubs
entering are also requested to send to the
committee the exact measurements OF
their own playing space. Each team may
five must be selected. No change from
the original five shall be made unless
necessary through injury or illness; ana
the Championship snail Ds
sole Judges of the necessity for changes.
No entry. other than the original seven,
shall take part in the anne. Entries
Will ClOS6 O1 III Rf4R
ately after the closing of the entries the
method of conducting the t0urnamenI
and playing the games will be determined
same. This is necessary owing to the
inability to foretell the number OF en-
tries. All entries should be made to e.
Il. Patterson, care of Knickerbocker
Athletic Club. The other members OF the
committee are:-J. ]. Frawley, <. A. C.,
and w. A. Turpin, Thirteenth Keg1menl
Athletic Association. Brooklyn, N. Y.
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The Turk lis Confident OF Winning
When it was arranged that Youseuf,
1.-THE Terrible Turk" should wrestle En-
nest Roeber at the Madison Square Gar
den next Saturday night, some one sug-
gested that the contest might be pro-
longed beyond midnight and involve police
interference for violation of the Sunday
law. .Yousouf. who was slouching back
in his chair, apparently istless and unin-
terested, pricked up his huge ears at the
discussion and asked through his inter-
prefer what it was all about. 1t was ex-
planned to him in French, which rs the
Diplomatic language of Europe. Yousouf
arose slowly, and stretching his giant ng-
ure to his utmost height. which is full
three Inches over six feet, waved a ges-
ture of superb disdain. Then he saad a
few things. with unaccustomed viVacity.
WHICH, avon
defeat would not be a question OF hours.
but of minutes. Plenty of time between
$50 p. NJ. and midnight TO, dispose OF all
the wrestlers in America.
Roeber is not dismayed by these some
what f~iamboyant predictions. He con-
cedes the Turks prodigious strenseM, .ut
is confident of his own skill. Roeber IS
big enough to strike dismay to most OPP
ponents, but the Turk will tower over
him. Tt will be a battle of giants, and
yet one in which science and brute force
nrn AnTnSnd
It is likely to be an event full of excit-
ing incidents and William A Brady, the
Turks hacker, is confident that 1t Will
arouse all the interest in Graeco-Roman
wrestling which has been suffered to lie
dormant for the past few years.
Inter club Chess Match.
An inter-club match at chess was played
Monday night between the masters OF the
| New Jersey Athletic Club and those of
the Elizabeth Chess and Whist Club, re-
| sulting in the success of the Elizabeths-
Scores we're
Chess and Whist Club-Brown. 0:
| Wheeler. /; Shapter. ~; Martin, /; Lane,
/; Martinson. l; Bassett, o. Pope, n;
| Crane, 1: Sticking. l. Total. Z.
N. J; A. C;-Hathaway, i; wedge, "
O; Darvell, 1; Alpers, "; Green, 0; Thurs
ton, o. Total, 3.
Neptune wheel Club.
The Neptune Wheel Club has been or
ganized in G~reenville, with quarters at
| No. 1877 Neptune avenue These officers
have been elected
President, B. Lewis; Treasurer, H. Wey-
| hansen; Vice President, C. Keller; Ser
geant at Arms, W. Holrich; Secretary. T..
| Menett; Captain, 7. Waldeck. The club IS
composed of ~well-known young men of
| Greenville, who are prominent in wheeling
as we'll as athletic sports.
Reach,s Baseball Guide.
AL Reach's official baseball guide for
1889 has just been issued. 1t is the first
on the market and is very complete in
| detail. 1t is a compilation of last years
records and is thorough in it's construc-
ton of the latest rules adopted by the
National League. Space is devoted to the
record made in every minor league last
| season and the book is a valuable one TO
all patrons of the game.
Commercial Athletes TO n
The Commercial Athletic Association of
| West Hoboken, met last night and de-
cided to hold a reception at st. Michaei's
Hall on Friday evening. B. Rowe and
Alvin Hopke were elected to membership:
| The committee who win take charge of
| the affair are C. Baumann, f.. Julian, j..
| Koch. 6. Kelff, H. McGeorge. B. Bielitz.
w. Hflas. S. Moos, j. Julian and n.
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Newark Bay Is. q. to Play Ball.
1t is quite likely that the athletic com
mittee of the Newark Bay Boat Club
will put a good baseball team in the field
for the coming season. There is lots of
good material among the junior members,
and plenty of enthusiasm among the older
ones. to provide grounds and other neces-
! stiles.
C~uftenburg Fishing Club.
The Gutenberg Fishing Club met al
Clark's Hall Monday night and elected six
new members. The clubs membership
has now been completed, the limit being
Is, Thf success of the organization is
assured, the members taking a lively in
terest In it. A numbe of excursions are
being planned for the spring and summer
season. The club expects to raise money
by these outings. and it is the intention
to purchase a steam launch so that ire
quent fishing trips may be made.