The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-12-27
WE'LL HAVE A STRONG TEAM

Jersey Citys baseball Osap VIII
be Able 10 Hold Its OWN
Boxing and Bowling.
That cycling will experience the big
gest kind of a boom ir this city next
season is evident from the activity as
played by the many local CLUBS. lue
cycle dealers report that the fall ana
early winter trade has been most en-
couraging. and they are preparing. lof
an active early spring season a
unreasonable weather has mucn 70 uo
with the present interest IN cyciihs
matters. Up to date there nave peeh
few cold days. and Sundays ana ho-a-
lays of the past few weeks nave peeh
as though for cycling especially meant.
Besides the wheelmen now nave III che
Boulevard, a road which mpa most
favorably with the best ROADS IN the
Metropoaitan district, and the ONLY days
during the winter on which the Wheet-
man will not be seen on the great road
win be when the snow flies or the rain
pours down. Few of the local wheelmen
have stored their wheels away for the
winter. Every fair day they may be
seen pedalling along the Boulevard en-
Toying practice spins and often accom-
panied by their wheelwomen friends.
Every fair afternoon the wheeawomeh
turn out in large numbers.
The cyclers are looking forward, with
no small amount of pleasure. 10 tue
time when the electric light along the
boulevard will be turned on. Then night
riding will become a pleasure. and a
larger turn out of pedal pushers may
be looked for. The electric lights have
all been placed in position and 1t IS ex-
pected that the current Wild pc turned Oh
before another week passes by.
Clos TO Nominate Ofhcers.
The meeting of the Clio Wheelmen this
evening promises to be interesting, as
officers for the coming year Will pc Hull n
office, and the selection of candidates.
will be interesting in consequence; u -
more than likely that hat the the MANN nnomins ted
The election wild take place on FRIDAY
evening, January 10.
New Jersey DivIsion L.. A. w.
The annual meeting. Of the New Jer-
men. viii be he'd at the clubhouse CT
the Elizabeth Athletic Club next Monday
evening Sent The e,c SeeIlo9 rh Mll VIZ Rss be one Of
the most important meetings ia N d
tory of the board. In addition 70 passing
1Inon fhe usual routine business. II is
probable that the board wild take some
action CONCERNING the racing Question,
and the other subjects wfioh are asf
rating the League at large.
Favors Retaining Racing.
President A. c. Wilson, of the L: A.
w, has under consideration All uhe pro5
posed amendments that may De oHe+ +Sa
coming National. Assembly meeI1ng, and
he places himself on record as oRposeu
5 lo a from p'a the League. n. discussing the
suggestion made BY. Chief Consul Potter,
Of the New Y Y ae9a 5fi s5ats rs da eontrol io Of the
r3 aMy positien IS diree opposite to
~organized to promote the general inter
ests of cycling n TO secure tae PIN
leges and demand g The sar rignti Is o. res wonsii-
BE. in a great measure. for the wonder-
fI growth of bicycle riding all over the
no less truly has it proven to be me
backbone of the l. A. w: WIsnouth a a1y
e @oltlg before Of eae ahas fhnasye hbeen divided
TITO a score of organizations, and con-
fidently predict the ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF
qears. however, that the National As
sembiy Of 1896 viii vii, even seriously con-
Chairman Gideon. Of the L A; w w
Racing Board: has let himself hoy out se on
the r aearg a aye Some Of the manufac-
turers offered to give financial suppors
e racing 1T Il a an, e, "a cta c1a.da as ee pr ppfsssiega
"class B. or the semi-p9rofessso1al
cycle racing received. the impetus which
mas placed it wher It Is today. II the
manufacturers are r now NV ti ihs1 81 bave o alay
to saw the word. for without their sup,
port there is no use. for class b Should
e paeR into foee class 4. for It would hardly
be fair to create the class and taen r1rce
had Joined It,"
worid-SircIer Unmasked.
Cincinnati wheelmen have unmasked
the German world-circler.. Horstmann,
m mep m months h NV While ie's here ERE 7 he received
numerous attentions from cyclists. and
was s,,l hough rt to be g Bnsoas r n Z aln gi Cine
cinnati he notified some dealer his
arrival, and several riders went n on
formed that a foretgm-Sooking wheelman
S {ss{o6 sesrde snd ne d team fay the as sity1 Tlnsdy
train instead OF riding; Horstmann.
on a wager. and said he was cores
pondent for many fore,gn nswsp eLete,
hut added to mis- income ny selling pno1o-
graphs of himself en- route.
Loose Spokes.
Polo on bicycles promises to be one of
the leading sports in New York his
winter.
put of the American bicycle mannfac-
furers wiz be about 10000 machines
Amateur bicycle racing is in a bad
way in England. and there does not
seem to be anv feasible method OF
straiehtensng matters out.
Mayor Wurster. OF Brooklyn. has an
nounced that he will appoint a represen-
fafive wheelmai as a Park Commission
err. -
Wheelmen of New York for the season
is 8esT4e miles.
IN Belgium professionals and amateurs
race together. If the professional wins
he gets the money. if the amateur wins
he gets am equivalent amount in Grade:
IT is gafd that q Mcdonald. the
Roouton crack, will turn professional
and viii race abroad next season.
BOXING.
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