The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-06-30
SPORTS AND
SPORTSMEE'
Jersey City Elks Defeated
Elizabeth Lodge at Base
ball Easily.
METROPOLITAN CRICKET
Mid Week Handball Playing
- Fish and Game in
Season-General News.

The Jersey City Elks had a great time
yesterday and last night. They celebrated
their signal victory at baseball over the
Elizabeth lodge. The game was played
at the West End grounds and was viewed
by about 500 people, who greatly enjoyed
the days fun, not so much because they
saw a good game of ball, but because of
the ~good-natured roasting the rival
teams gave each other. The sjollying'
was in fun and the victims took it as it
was meant, while the grand stand roared
with delight. There were several anus
ing incidents in the game that also caused
laughter, and altogether the Best People
on Earth had all the fun they could
reasonably desire.
The crowd began to arrive at the
grounds at $3.50, and by four O'Clock the
stand was we'll filled, and all was in
readiness for the players to begin the
contest. 1t wa at this point that the blast
of horns was heard and shortly after two
large stages turned into the grounds filled
with players and spectators. One stage
carried the Elizabeth contingent and the
other was occupied by Jersey City peo-
pie. The party was hailed with delight
and the heartiness with which Elk greet
each other wherever they meet.
The players took up their positions and
the game began. 1t was the second time
these teams a met. Last Thursday
they played in Elizabeth and then the
local lodge had a team of good ones, who
were gotten together in twenty minute
and were raw. The result was the Eliza
beth team won by a score of Il to ID.
The crowd from Betsytown came here
Yesterday with the firm belief that they
had a "cinch.'' They were cautioned be-
fore leaving home that if they had too
great a lead to let up a little and give
them a chance They did not let up,
because at no time did the visitors have
a chance to win and they were beaten
by a score of 20 to 6 in seven innings.
The Jersey city team took the bat up
first and faced Hayes, who pitched for
the visitors. Hayes was throwing wild.
He had speed out nj control and struck
out but two players. Swart, who was
backstop, could not hold the balls and
half Jersey City's runs were scored on
passed balls and wild throws. The yisi-
tors were beaten at every stage OF the
game. Hifford was in the box for the
local team, and for five innings the Eliza
beth team did not get a hit, while the
support Hifford received was excellent.
One feature that wa especially good was
a put out scored by Alex. Clements in the
fifth inning, He was playing off second
and caught a hot one off the ground and
beat the bias runner to first, which was
uncovered at the time. Dooley played a
crack game at short and Rossler did
very well at first. Knowles showed his
old time form at third and Holmes and
SHED made excellent catchers. Cashion
outdid himself and right field was guard
ed exceptionally we'll by Donaldson. Null
Ter, in centre field, took everything that
came to him.
In the first inning Jersey City scored
tnre times n seven more were Tailed
in the second inning by hard hitting and
clever base running. assisted some by tho
wild throwing of the Elizabeth fielders.
Three in the third and six in the fourth
placed the local team miles away from
danger. The Elizabeth team began to
score in the fifth inning, when they got
three. The sixth was worth two more
and a single one in the seventh made up
the sum total of their scoring.
The game was in the championship
series of the Elks' League, and it is pre-
dicted that if Jersey City keeps the play
ers they had had yesterday at the game
this city has an excellent chance of get
ting away with the trophy. The score:-