The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-07-30
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PLAYGROUND
Great Crowd Witnessed Hx-
citing Athletic Contests On
the Site of the Abandoned
Reservoir
LOCAL TURN vERElH HoAoRED
PRESENTED WITH SILVER Low
ING CUP-ATHLETEs OF MANY
ORGANIZATIONS COMPETE FOR
lPRIzEs-THE WINNERS.

O1htTAAN 1IO-NAo y N~t<A - - - - =
PRIZES-THE WINNERS.
Thousands of interested spectators wit
messed the splendid programme of athletic
events in connection with the formal
opening of the Reservoir Pay ground
Saturday afternoon. 1t was held under
the auspices of rhe New Jersey Athletic
Association In the absence Of Mayor
Pagan the grounds were accepted by
Acting Mayor Mccarthy One of the in.
teresting events of the afternoon was the
presentation of silver loving cup TO the
Hudson City Turn Verin, which, under
the direction OF Magnus G. Winter,
opened the programme with one OF its
best exhibitions Of athleticism. The pu-
pills of the Verein took part in the exhibi-
tion. The presentation speech was made
by Eugene F. KinkeaJ, through whose
efforts the improvements We're mainly
gift from people in the HudsonCity sec
tion, a large proportion of which are Ger
man-Americans, who appreciate the Ell
forts of the Yerein in developing the
muscles and consequent vitality and
strength as well as the love of music The
exhibition of the Verein was a revelation
TO those spectators not familiar with the
object of such organizations.
The yerein's number on the pro-
gramme was followed by a somewhat
similar exhibition by members of the
Hudson City Branch of the y NJ. c. A.,
under the direction of W H. Flood,
physical director of the Branch.
There were nineteen entries in the 100
yard run, handicap. The contest was
won by J. ]. Archer, of the ]. A. A. c..
(eight yards handicap in a trifle over
ten. seconds. George E. Hall, of the same
a close second and George Hackmann, of
A. c.. was third. Hackmann won in thir~
the other events the Hoboken Skating
Club, the Twentysecond Regiment n. Y.
n j., Stevens School A. A., the AnchrR
Athletic Club and the Past7time Club
were represented. In some of the other
events the Brooklyn Y. NJ G. A. were
represented.
The 300 yard (handicap) was won by
George Hackmann, n. J. A. A., who was
third in the 100 yard dash s. L. War
saver, of the Central Y. NJ. C. A, was
second, and NJ. J. Creegan, of the J. A.
A. O., was third. Hackman won in thir-
ty-four seconds There We're twenty
entries in the contest.
Harry Zieme, n j. A. A., carried off
the honrs in the 440 yard contest, making
the time in ffty-eight seconds. NJ w
Stander, C. G. n. Y. was close second.
There We're twenty entries.
D. Duist, n. Y A. A, won the $50
yard fhandicap) contest Time two min
utes and five seconds. ]. H. Moore, of
the Young Mems aLeague, was second,
and George jain was third There were
fourteen entries
In the running broad jump contest
(handicap) there were twenty entries. L.
c. Schroeder, of the National A. c., won.
making a jump of p feet ~ inches.
George Uhl, of the n J. A. "A, was sec
ond, with 20 feet AZ inches to his cred
it, and G. Stacey third, 10 feet 10 inches.
The sixth event was 100 yard dash.
by boys under thirteen years of age. 1t
was won by Bosch in Il and 4-5 seconds.
Priele was second and Parks third.
4 There were other interesting i'm
promptu events.
The officers of the events we're
Referee-Victor Lane, The Observer.
Inspectors-A r. Bierhals, J. c..
Branch Y NJ c. Assn; Joseph Ernst.
Anchor Athletic Clue
Judges-George d. Bushfeld, Jersey
City Evening Journal; w. H. Flood,
Physical Director ]. c. Branch Y. M. C.
Assn; William L. Wengle, New Jersey
Athletic Assn; Joseph Kennel, Anchor
Athletic Club; Michael McGiverin, New
Jersey Athletic Assn.
Field Judges-James v Cassidy New
Jersey Athletic Assn. Hugh Steuber,
Anchor Athletic Club; John Wolf, Hud-
son City Turn Verein.
Timekeepers-Capt B. +. Moore, 4th
Regiment A. Assn; Sergeant W. H.
Shepherd. 4th Regiment A Assn: Thos
Enright, New Jersey Athletic Assn.
Starter-George Holman, New Jer-
sey Athletic Assn
Clerks of the Course Frank Cannon,
New Jersey Athletic Assn; A. H.
Leander, j. c. Branch Y NJ c. A.
Official .Handicapper-Th II.
O'Brien, Met Assn, A. A. u.
Scorers-Alfred Black, J. G. Branch
4 M 9. A: Assn; Fred. J. Fagan New
Jersey Athletic Assn.
Marshall-Edward NagIe, New Jersey
Athletic Assn
Announcer-Thomas Evans. New Jer-
sey Athletic Assn.
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