The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-09-07
wheeling Notes.

Mr.. Daniel Walls, of Carrerer avenue. Green
vile, will leave this afternoon for Philadelphia.
He will ride the entire distance on mis- wheel.
He expects to arrive at the Quaker City tomor-
row afternoon.
The bicycle crauks of the Gresnville Y. N. C.
A. are talking of organizing a wheeling dIvis-
Ion. A meeting to discuss the matter will be
held shortly.
The arrangements for the picnic of the Hill
side Wheelmen at PohImann's on September Is
ara completed. A large number of tickets have
been sold and from present indications the
affair viii be a grand success.
A conservative estimate Of the loss to the L.
A.W. on their Chicago meet places the figures
at $4,000.
The Hudson County wheelmen's road race
will take place over the P~lainfield course Satur-
day, September %.
The associated cycling clubs of Chicago are
trying 10 arrange plans to have Zimmerman
aud sanger meet In that city on October 8
and z.
The list of events to be run at tine first annual
race meet of the Metropolitan Association of
Cycling Clubs at Waveriy on September 10. are
as Yellowstone mile, novice; two pile. haudi
cap; one mile, scratch; half mile, scratca; one
mile, handicap; five mile, scratch; one mile,
safety.
The Hillside wheelmen will participate 10 a
bicycle parade on SATURDAY evening next. They
expect to have over 200 paraders in line, who
will wheel through the streets OF the Fourth
district. The start will be made at eight O'Clock
from the rooms of the Hillside Wheelmen on
Railroad avenue, near Congress street. Other
clubs on the Heights will participate.
echaefer and I've, Matched.
Jake Schaefer. the wizard, y yesterday re-
ceiyed the cup emblematic of the title of cham.
pion balk-line billiard player OF the world, which
was forfeited to him by Frank Ives in Paris last
year.
As an outcome OF Schasfer's claiming the
championship he and Ives were matched last
night at Chicago to play at fourteen-inch balk-
line for $4,000 a side. The games will be
played early 10 October. The men are to play
five nights, 800 points each night. Dick Roche
of New York posted Schaefer's forfeit. and Ives
has deposited ST. 500 of his own money.
Schaefer is confident that he can beat the
s'young Napoleon" and Ives Is just as ssangulne
of success as ever. He thinkf that the
wizard plays no better than he did last year.
when he Qves) beat him.
Mike Murphy Will Train Yale.
Mike Murphy has again been engaged to train
Yales Mott Haven team. He is now in Dstroip
Sepet ember 2e. 1t was Mikes untiring energy
and drilling that enabled Yale to win tho Utter
collegiate track athletic championship last May.
and he says he can beat last years team. Mike
lives at 6outnyiiie, MaSe., aud W. II, murphy
the crack short stop of Yale, IS his brother.
Oaeanic's Z. C's. New OAicars.
AT the annual meeting of the Oceanic Yacht
Club on Tuesday evening the Following officers
were elected:-Commodore. Elmer Gochrane;
James Golden; Corresponding Secretary. FRAN
Van Wrinkle; Financial Secretary. Robert Gelser.
The treasurer reported that the expenditure
during the past year amounted to $i39. Tue
club now has ninety-tnrse members ia good
standing.
Eowling Notes.
The AYion Friday Night Bowling Club has
elected the following oficsrs.-Presideat,
Waiter Wtrths; Vice President Q. Stock; sscrs