The Jersey City news., 1898-06-14
CHAMPION ATHLETES ENTER
A Notable Field to- Compete
in the National A. A. U.
Meet.
GAMES ON THE FIELD.
Kings County Wheelmen's
Race Meet Games at the
New Jersey Oval.

ms year loso' VIII iong pc reineiiipeisu
~ ehe aAnals q amateur athieliS spoi =
snofe record preaAihs peiiot ,'ai'ees
hase peeh made TINS year tnah ~ the past
hiseofy q amateur athietic soorl' nee-
oras nave peen maue IN events inat many
liioushe Wouio remain recorus iot years
y COME. Ing west this year "iii ~ 'Ae
a,nielic mecca anu i y coiliiuehtis
peeteu tnat Cnlcago VIII turn out iarse
audiences at tne Two meetings. scheuuiea
ror June y ana 70. Tne 4. =. ~ cnain-
plonshlp meetlns Which VIII De heiu -
enieasso oiA : LIZ %, p1oisSs - -
OF lne Greatest championship niee e''As
esei iaeiu ~ e'ie "o.iu ~
ieasoi' eilse 'nS asnis ees a. - -'''e =.
tie ana many reeoros aIe suie - - :,
the poara on me esenel " usas' nc 80
championship Hleetins unuer ing ausp'ees
OF the =. a. =. ever heio u the " So "as
at petrolt, IN 1885, ana was success po.n
athletlcally and nnancialV, IN iaet the
A. A.. U. cleared the meeting wltn $z'ooo
The point is raised by some people that
Thursday is bad day for theA cham
pionship meeting; but this has been an
swered by those who are in sport for
sports sake. that is, it was promised to
Chicago and that the Chicago Club
should designate what day it should be
held on. Advices from Walter H. Lig-
niger. of Milwaukee, wisconsin, that Mil
waukee will be well represented and it
is expected that st. Louis Denver Pitts
burg. Syracuse and Boston, will all en-
fer representatives. The clubs of Greater
Nav york are taking an active interest
in the meeting. The New Jersey Athletic
,,,,,, viii ba ronresan,tafl in the nerson of
1ya,,,art II Manval t1,a Canadian u mile
.,a..,,fo, x,,ha +ba other dav done the
: .sssas {, * saoo,ds a. TraJers Island.
~. ~, vor,, 1+b1o+ic fslnb viii be
l..sss.staa =. 40 strongast foam IN it's
=. AZ T,torna+iona1 Team
- - s.sz ~ 1a,,5on Atblat;c c,ub
T.. ,oo t,,,a will he -1,avlses
- ,,,a a1so =, tba 9oo two
~ ~ - e...s-t s.>,,,ts,.s tho nresent
y s'.o -'.,.s.an. NJ do,ht tbev
..sss,4,a,, fr,.,, tho mon
VIII s..i,s1,,,,r, n push of
- ~ 81, - n Agavburv the
a.. - tba wisconsin University. May
nyer' e 'ne Wiseo.ssi' 10 a.ss saaanas hnt
pury - oieass .,o,.for,,,o ~ q
"neslsi ie W. ps.,a., - ti,,,a - do
az Silicaso - ques.- va.,rons xril1
cloe- N ehe 1U' .'ie m - r,,,r,va
nave MaAey AIe 80 ,,,,,,.,sod tho
| On lase Sa.uluay' As .ns :, ~ sorotob
| critics ny luiiiiils rsa, : = a,,,, II,
| marx ~ 4o.4'o 49, 49, ~. Il,
apie TINS ai'u :. I..s-,-a,s ra,ord IL
Is 10 OF ihiie. uin ns ~
AZ 40 SECONDS also' any 'n -
first honors ought 20 pc prouuc.lse
new records For the 1a nllle = =
gan will pc the Wlhseu-ioos
didate.l His time IS i.oo ZOE tne u,s 49,
but this performance y .'aiuis 80
enough for young Manvei oi me ew
Jersey Athletic clup. In tne iiiiie ne :
will be Cregan, orton ana BRAY, -
| only a toss up between Cregan ana VI
ton, which is the better man anu Dias !,
is but few yards worse flanagah anu
| NcCracken are a foregone conclusion 'iol
| first and second honors IN the 70 pouno
hammer. By his performance, iast sat
| urday. Flanagan easily outciasses ehe
/ best hammer throwers at the present
time and McCracken Is eaSlly MS pest