The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-06-04

from Al players averaging IL years. Adj
Tn A~rlsngtons have arranged a game
for sunday AT International Park with
me weil-knpWn St. Louis College team,
The 81. Louis players defeated the ATling-
tons last season. and are stronger than
sT ,el !, lhis year The visitors are a great
The Jamaicas opened the season in Bay
onne and defeated the Blue Bells Is 10 ,
Wish 1e and Y the heavy hitting Of
run to his credit. They will play the Biz
yards Sunday. and would like 10 hear
d aress 81 teams averaging a years. Adj
street.
~. Bridget's Lyceum win be well repre-
ssnled IN the game Saturday on the John.
letic Club.
Cycling In Madison square Garden
me races to be held in conjunction
with the big bicycle carnival in Madison
Square Garden beginning next Saturday
evening, should be especially interesting
from the fact that all the local cracks,
are now in frst-class condition. The en-
try lists promise to be quite large. and
in the one mile indoor championship.
which will be contested on Saturday even
ing, June Is, the pick Of the indoor cracks
VIII be seen. Prize for this race is a
partlcuiaTly handsome gold medal of
The half mile unpaced trial against
time, which is scheduled for the same
evening, will be another event of i'm
portance to the racing element; a dia-
mona iocket will be given TO the inner
The racing to be given each night
throughout the week viii consist Of a one
gold and silver watches viii Be offered as
prizes. All the trophies for these con-
tests are Of the full value allowed BY
Those who have not entered can do so
by sending In their names and the neces-
sary fee at once to 7. e: Daniels, Secre-
tary Cycle Concert and Carnival Co.,
Madison Square Garden.
Cycling Trip 10 Tom,s River.
The Columbia Club Cyclers of Hoboken
are loud in their praise Of their trip on
their wheels to Toms River They mus
tered sixteen strong and started Memo
rial Day by the Sandy Hook route for
Atlantic Highlands, from where they be-
gan their journey on the wheel through
Long Branch to Asbury Park, where
breakfast was served. Other points coy
cred OF the route were Ocean Grove, Sea
at Lakewood. and the party arrived at
their destination at two O'Clock. During
the stay the members had a good time
much enjoyed and the members report
the roads in good condition. The trip
will be repeated. Among the riders We're
Kelly, Otto Luhrs, e.. Taddigen, Eddie
Jaeger, Oscar Bergman, ]. Gehrs, w.
Gehrs' Arthur Ritter, Edward Tough,
Leno and President Trautman, Castle
Point Cyclers.
For National InterschoIastfc Honors
The next athletic event of Importance
will be the National In-terscholastic
Championships to be held at Columbus
Oval, Williamsburgh, on Saturday, June
10th, under the auspices of the New Man
haitian Athletic Club.
Assurances rave already been received
that entries will be made by the New
Long Island and New York associations,
with the possibility hat the crack ath-
letes from the Philadelphia, Iowa and
Chicago Associations will also compete.
The competitions are restricted to two
men from each association in any one
event, which gives positive assurance that
the competitions will be first-class.
Baseball for a Big Wager.
Last Sunday, in Hoboken, a ten Inning
game was played between the Hobokens
and Recreations of Long Island, and the
Hobokens won by the small score Of 4 to
3. The R%ecreations nave been smarting
under the defeat ever since, and the
manager of the Recreation team called
upon Manager Smithson yesterday and
challenged his team to play a series
of games best three in five for 500, an
offer that was quickly accepted by Mr..
opening game was arranged for next
Sunday. The R~ecreations are the strong
est in the semi-professional ranks, and
the Hobokens were very fortunate in
beating them. The result, however, is
doubtful in the next games.
A%rlingtons Challenged by Pacffcs.
The Pacific Athletic Club, the crack ball
team Of Lafayette, is after the sca,ps
of the Arlingtons, and propose getting
them if possible. The clubs are great
rivals, and hin they lave the better
team, but in order to prove it they are
willing to meet the Arlingtons in a series
of best three in five games for 800, and
challenge them under these conditions to
meet them. The Paclfcs are willing to
II necessary, and. if arranged this would
interest the admirers of baseball in this
city more than any games that rave
been played in this city in years.
Runs for Pioneer WheeImen.
The Pioneer Wheelmen of Hoboken
have arranged the following schedule of
for June:-June 4, Coney Island;
IA. Hackensack; June q, Fort
Jun %, Tottenville. The Pion-
GERS are a thriving organization and in
creasing rapidly in membership.
A Five Mile Race.
Tomorrow afternoon a five mile race
will be ridden at Gutenberg between
Back and Alex Robb, of Hoboken,
for $25. Both are strong riders, Robb
having appeared in a number sof profess
events.
PLUOKY POLICEMAN LEE.
Stops a Run Away at the Risk
of His Life.
H. T. Wolbers. of No. 81 Newark street,
Hoboken, and John Walters, Of No. So
he same street, Hoboken were out
riding last night, when turning
nto Palisade avenue from Hutton street
IN the Heights, their carriage was struck
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