The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-10-31
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The Carteret-Teratas football game at
the st. George Cricket Grounds. H0hoken,
scheduled for last Sunday. was p~os{Rened
until next Sunday. B8th teams wAfeSon
hand ready to play, bit the condiflcD Of
the grounds was such 8s to make Ggame
anything but a contest Of skin Thaspro-'
visions of the hudson County Champion
ship Trophy expressly stipulate that every
endeavor should be taken to have the
games for the championship decided or
its merits, while any effort at playing
football last Sunday would a resulted
in twenty-five players 1oundering around
a muddy gridiroh, chasing a wet and
elusive ball. with the players unrecog-
nizable from d coating of mud. Manager
Gallagher, of the Teratas A. c., and All
but, of the Carterets, wisely decided to
postpone the contest until next Sunday.
This viii give each team another weeks
careful training, and will insure a4hard
fought battle when they meet.
After the p-ostponemert the Carterets
journeyed in a body to the Johnston ave-
nue grounds TO see the Jersey City Field
Club play the st. Alphonsus team from
New York. The latter team were on hand,
but the home team wasn't. Manager
Driscoll was downhearted at the absence
of his players, and made a iattering offer
to the Carterets to continue their season
in Jersey City. Manager Aubut has the
matter under consideration. II accepted,
this would afford Jersey Cityites an ex-
cellent opportunity to become acquainted
with the Carteret, aggregation. and the
quality of the teams work Would doubt
less prove an agreeable surprise to the
Johnston avenue patrons. Next Sundays
game. however. win be played az st.
George Cricket Grounds. % KY
The Rivingtop Athletic Club of Hobo
ken, journeyed to Staten Island and
tackled the strong Clover f. G. of Clifton,
at the latter's grounds last Saturday. The
gam was strongly contested. The Ciovers,
still smarting from the overwhelming
defeat of last season at the hands OF the
Rivingtons, swore they would have re-
venge. 1t was only owing to an unfor-
tunate tumble of the Rivingtons that
saved the Clovers from another defeat.
The weather. assomewhat warm for foot
ball and it began to rain during the first
half, but this did not hinder the Riving-
tons from playing. They proved to be the
best mud horses for when time was called
they had the ball on Clovers 10 yard line.
Score, Rivington, 0; Clover, 0.
The Clovers kicked OF in the second
half, the ball being caught by Lockton,
who made a 80 yard run, Perry also, tore
holes In the Clover's line and made sew
eral pretty gains. but the field was some
what narrow and he was thrown up
against the ropes several times.
The Cfovers played desperately and after
every rush some one was stretched out
upon the field. h Rivington A. c. Kept
the ball the greater part of the second
half, but neither team could score.
Final score, Rivington A. c., o: Clover
f. c., 0.
On Saturday the Rivingtons will play
the strong Van Worst Field Club of Jersey
city, at st. George Cricket grounds. Ho-
boken. An interesting game is expect
ed.
Osborn Field at Princeton was the scene
yesterday of the hardest practice a team
of Tigers has had in years. The varsity
was again beaten by the scrub" IN fact
the second raters showed a great deal
better than the big fellows, The varsity
played a most desperate game, but the
scrub eleven was too strong and got the
ball on downs a number of times In ad-
dition to making good gains and finally
scoring a touchdown thirty minutes after
play began. In the second half the big
fellows tried as though their lives de-
pended on the result and they went al the
scrubs in a terrible manner, but the latter
were equal to the assault and a little bet
ter. and again the bah went to them on
downs. After that exhibition. during
cheered the second raters, the shake-up,
long promised, took place. Mills was sent
back to the scrubs" and Dana got the
place at left guard. Losey gave way al
centre to Wright. a new man. Palmer
and Poe were both out Of the a game rs on
cared for by Roper and Kelly, but both
were slow in getting down the field.
The Columbia Field Club has election
and Thanksgiving days open for games
and would like to arrange matches with
any 125 pound team in the vicinity. One
half expenses will be guaranteed. Address
M. C. Mulhern, No. 2 Sherman avenue
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