The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-04-05
JERSEY CITY Baseball CLUB.
Elaborate Arrangements For This
Season. -

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If the plans of the members OF the
jersey city Baseball Club are carried out
that popular game will be resumed on
Sunday at International Park on the Com
munipaw shore.
The question of Sunday baseball has
caused more or less discussion in this city
during the past two years. Last summer
the Arlington Baseball Club, now the
team mentioned above, We're forcibly pre-.
vented from indulging in that popular
pastime at international Park by Acting
Inspector. then Captain, Archibald Nc
Kaig and a squad from the CommunipaWs
avenue station. Patrol wagons run OF
players were carted to the s~tationnouse
only to be liberated. McKaig declared
most emphatically that he would break
up the game and he did for the time
being, that is at C~ommunipaW. but
games were played in other parts OF MS
precinct. :,
The reason for this action on the part
of the police was because of several COM
plants made by residents who claimed
that the shouting and cheering OF the en-
'C~ommunipaw is anything but a residential
railroad yards. There are no houses
within at least half a mile of the park
International Park, as 1t is called, is un-
doubtedly the finest ball grounds in the
city. 1t is ituated in a place calculated
to cause practically no disturbance. II
has been clearly demonstrated that the
public wants Sunday baseball. The Jersey
City Ball Club intends to give it and in a
manner such as was seen in this city
several years ago.. The Jersey City team
has been organized from members of the
Arlington and Pacific Athletic Clubs, un-
q~uestiOnably the two strongest baseball
organizations in the city.
The consolidation of these teams is cal
culated to bring about results such as the
baseball fraternity in this city has been
longing for since the professional Jersey
City team d~isbanded. The cream of the
two teams will be picked out and a crack
team made up of the material. Only the
best material will be used.
Castro, of Manhattan College, who nut
last week held Yale down to but five
hits is to occupy the box for the newly
organized team. He is a brilliant pitcher.
Macdonald. a fellow student of Castro, is
Among the other players are:-Maurice
Hickey of the Buffalo Eastern League;
David Driscoll, of this city, who has made
an enviable record for himself catching
! for the Arlingtons. at present playing
with the Seton Hall College team and
! who last year also caught for the crack
Hoboken nine; William Hardy, Lawrence
Connolly, Patrick Connolly. James Gaia
han. James Doody. John Merity, William
Holland and John Gormley. :,
The season will open on Sunday, April
16. with a prominent club.
The grounds at C~ommunipaw have a
! seating capacity of $500 and are being
thoroughly rolled and prepared for the
first engagement. Bleachers will also be
erected, which will accommodate at least
LEGO more spectators. y
Communications regarding games should
be addressed to Richard Moore, NO. ~
Randolph avenue.
The members anticipate a most success
full season. Only the best semi-profes-
sional teams will be engaged for games.
The members feel that their efforts will
be productive of encouraging results and
no opposition to Sunday games is antici-
pated.