The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-24

tereSteQ nlmSeI &c a great extent IN
baseball in North Hudson. and has be-
gun the laying out and fencing in of a
plot of ground on Niles avenue a short
distance east of Bergenline avenue, where
games with a number of the National and
minor league teams will be played during
the season. He has signed some of the
best players outside Of the leagues n
expects to give some fine exhibitions of
ball playing to the. patrons of the game
IN the upper end Of the county.
A Benefit for Mutrae.
Pas Powers of this city has IN hand the
management Of a Complimentary benefit
to james Mutrie, commonly called s.Smil-
ing jim who was for several years mana
ger Of the New York Baseball Club. The
event VIII take place April II, at the
Academy of Music in New York. Mr..
Powers says he has received letters from
prominent theatrical people who have
rendered their service. There are vet more
to be- heard from, and there is no fear
that talent will be at all lacking to make
TINS the success that is promised for it.
Gnitenburg Track TO BE Used for
Cycling.
The Gutenberg track will be in demand
this season by bicycle clubs for a
meets inasmuch as the Atalanta Wheel
meen have secured control of the Waver-
ly track. The Hudson County Wheelmen
have interested themselves in the matter
and AVE secured a promise from the
managers of the old track at Gutenberg
that it will be put in the best possible
shape for racing this season and the mum
larger this year than last.
Richard r. Chiswell of the New Jersey
L. A. W. Press Committee, ha issued
a circular to wheelmen not member Of
the l. A. w. throughout the State, in
which he ays:-
Il would respectfully <ca1l their atten-
ton to the la benefits they would de-
rive from a membership in the New Jer-
sey Division of the League of American
Wheelmen, and also to the many privi-
contributed one minutes time, nor the
money value of the same. The officers
of the New Jersey Division are hard at
work in Trenton today fighting for the
great convenience to you. They have
been working for the past two month
night and day, looking after your well
fare. Why not help them? The many
highway Improvement have been passed
at their i~nstigation. Have you helped
them any? BY thsir work, bridges have
been built that save you many miles of
riding. h ave you don to encour-
age them? The New Jersey Division asks
you to come in with them and be one
of them: their work is for you. The
cost is 50 for the first year and 81 for each
subsequent year. These are some of the
things you get for your membership
A weekly paper, u road map, free legal
protection Thy the regularly employed
~ccunsell. reduced hotel and restaurant
rates, and many other benefits. Next to
buying a wheel a membership in the
league is more essential than the buying
of a lantern. There is a whole list of
prizes for member who bring in mem
lN-- T os+ ~ - h n Loo r7n in fhiC State
had a number of lawsuits, where wheel
men had their wheels damaged, n dam
ages were recovered in all cases, with
one exception, without cost to the mem
Der. You may have an accident some day
that will. if you are not a member, cost
you many times the amount of 50. New
Jersey should have a large membership,
and with it many things can be accomp-
lished. We want you and ask you to
send in your application.