, 1873-09-02
AN EASY VICTORY.
Tho ST. Louis CricI1eters. ,Dcfcat
tho Chicago Eleven.
But tic Strangers Have Plenty Of Leisure
10 practicc tic Ganle.

Inc Bh1mo OF GflcKGt lH 0nC Nnlcn nhh I11t
with only slight appreciation In this country,
owing to tho longtli Of timo required both in
requiring tho knowledge necessary to DO ovon
n pnssablo player, mud in playing match gano.
That tho gamo should be popular in England IL
natural, Hlnco, In tho first placo, 1t is
indigenous to tho soil, md secondly thoro
aro many moro gontlomon Of loisuro In
Groat Britain who can well afford tho time
md oxponso involved In tho succossfl
study and practice Of tho game. Whilo wo arc
always prepared to keep the load in all I'M
portant nnttors involving enterprise, onorgy,
and pluck, wo willingly (for tho prcsout at lcas)
resign the palm Of superiority In cricket to tho
business mon Of st. Louis, especially Gas h1r.
I'm P. Bowen accidentally let alp, in his anto-
prandial Hpeoch) when tho fall trado is coming,
and our merchants aro too busy to attend to
nnythiug olso. Unt.or tho circumstances, 1t was
not unexpected that st. Louis should boar of
tho prize III q ga'no which roquiroa q largo
amount Of leisure In order to attain to
proficiency, but as Chicago. ia decidedly avorao
probable TINT, after tho noxt encounter with tho
q. 9. O., tho st. Louisians will roalzo that our
business mon cnn do double the trade Of st.
Louis and play better game Of gontlemon's
cricket into tie bargain.
rho frat part Of tilo gamo yesterday was do
cidodly us'iltorcating as both olovons soomod to
| act like Two cats in Il strange garrot, with
only ono mouse botwocn, theln. The NUM-
| ber Of spectators during tho first innings for
each club was very small, but by. 2 O'Clock .
largo audlouco began to gathor, ind at lcast 500
peruolls Witnessed the close Of tho game, a great
many being ladies. Tho Chicngo boys retired
very rapidly III tho FIRST inning, no hit being
Hcoro being over tlvo. They. closed the. inning
with only II runs, and tile barometer OF their
hopes stood correspondingly low.
| Tho vt: Louis boys wero better trained, and
they oyinced n most charitable desire to abstaln
| from running my risks Or clHo they had Ill uu-
duly exaggerated iaca Of tho lightning rap,
idity OF CGicago playing. In tho third "ovor,"
Mr.. Dalo made d splendid hit to leg for flvo runa
umprob decision tint ho had put bis leg iustoau
of tho bat in tho way Of tho bnll. Sharpe popped
up 1y, easily taken by Ellia-two wicltats for II
rl1na. a1ordannt's bnles were noxt sent spinning
by swift bnll from CuIey-throo wicketH for y
runs. On tho first ball Of tho fourth over"
JeCfrieH tipped up q ball which the bowler,
Narcourt, took in ont Of tho wet, tho score re.
manning unchanged. Temple, the captai,n Of
aftor several rlus and Dale ran for him. Tom
| plos batting VIII most judicioua, and ho ac-
cumulatcd tho first double ngures Of tho game
before going out at point ot' difficult Que
made up 40 rtinH for tho five wckets., Town
slond made protty lit for three, but shortly
nftorward atruch Ills own wicket, md tho sixth
wicket WAS down for 48. Tho score slowly went
bill Into Days wicket and tho seventh was
down with 58 rr,nB. Eight moro runs
woro slowly addod, and then Cox took long ayiu
"ou field . from spcncer's lat,-8 wickots for
swift bnils to tako his bales boforo run had
boon ntltied, and Iycott WIS taken on the fly il
beautiful style by ilarconrt iu'" on field" whou
lo Lnd gono aster tho fall Of the eighth wicket
| Ir11l-
mn allowance Of 10 for " dead horse in COM.
1neueing their acond innings.
Tho Cilicngo boys commenced with an evident
determination to nalio eyory run that could be
pretty risky ventures, aul, in QUO instance, tue
wicket-keopor got tho ball OH byo whom TIT
ruunor was several yards from tho popping
crease, but he threw 1t il such haste that ht
missed the wicket. The first wcltct fell for 7, ant
Coloy was worry tino, until Alordannt put aetraigh
bull in Darlow's wicket for 20. uo also aucceedot
: in getting similar ntraieht one into Col1ey'
wicket soon utter, the score standing, ut 70
Phillips noxt retired on o hgh slip easily take1
by a1ordaunt, tho fourth wicket going for ~
Stewart hold ilis bat for one ran. boing cangh
and bow1ed by Morlauut. tlyo wieketa fallen 70
: | %. DR.. Harcourt, nfter manifold tribulation
! with his but mud !eg-psd, vas atnmpod BY Jef Of
Furber next faced Townshond'R bowling, and
utter q r,oat bit for two, and single. syns ru
: out while iucautiously running on short hit t
:, ,nid~wioket, picked up by Eiaenbroy and put t
j. batsman, tho score being 40. Porter put up Q
;, oaBy lily for mi,l-wicket which waa taken b
Temple, tho eighth wicket falling for 45. Dal
. now commenced bowling in place Of Mordaun
and, though delivering very swift bnlls they wei
!, not equal iu accuracy to Mordaunta, and thre
u byes wero made III ono oyor.' Williams, bein
t left.handet battor, considerably bothered tt
Ii field, and in tho next two or three "overs" I'll
},E Gfyy11S mint
II bera was bowled by Dnlo. Ellis was tho ne:
II victim, BY u straight bail from Townsend, Il
r Bcoro being 53. which sloscd up tho SECOND I'M
i ings for chicago.. .
J. inning by making run on tho first ball, 70
ID Lowell by two log byos, but Sharpe was ham
70 Homely caught by lIareourt on long hit to e
II field first wicket for three ruas. Dale ths
II a1l elegant slip by Lycost for the samc lgus
o. by cnseful play tue latter added three more
I'd lis score, which, with tho byes and wideH, ga
ID tho ST. Louis Eleven their fourteen runs noco
10 nnry to boat, having nine wieketh to fay. ~
y be recollootod that tho chicago Elevt
It ! hare never PLAYED together before, a
no that Tho Club has only boon orgeniz
h | within tho lust two wceks, while tho st. Lou
nd boys have Ind over nix weeks OF continuous OIL
It. careful practice together. Tltey alao have ano
gh their nlllnbor some gentlemen who hayo handl
t. tho willow III Eton md Rugby schools, and
=, tho GroAt English universities. u IL 4uito Sc
j. orally expected that our club will giso them
;.s worry close return game this lal aud it IL hop
ita tint tloy may oveu mako third game ueceseu
by to decide tho question Of superiority, !
I'D adequate account eau bo gwen IN our limit
lie spaco OF tho elegant lunch set in
ho cfnb-tont, nor of tho speeches and toasts tht
,ro delivered during tho 1trlch-honr previous to
ply second iuninga. mostAearty good feeling p
for yuilet, and Alr. Bowen md tho ohor members
ng our club showed i thorough knowledge of Ii
he to ent1rtnlil, oyen If tlloy wore not adepts
um Keeping Tho ball out Of tloir wichets. Moss
Iho Gcary mud Townsend favorol tho company VI
yer Beyelal songs. and all went nery-ana 10 for
10Y Tho day wns certainly u yery enjoyable ono, {
ra- the next nlatch though it nay lo closer, cam
.oi- DO moro agrcoublo possibly. Ths
le lIol!h Elosen 70 nonco 10 'lofonto,
rIB return home by Philadelphia and Oincinn
but Tie Chiuago Cinb'H Acoro was HI follows:
xnu t1Msr lNHlHas.
M II, II. Cox run ont.
~ lullert Iortcr h. Morlannt.
'l' 4. ". Phiil!ln r. Mortastnt, D. Tow1lscid.
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