The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-15
CRICKET.

TIE LOCAL CLUBS AND THEIR oFFICERs-PRE-
PAIRING FoR AN ACTIVE skAsoS.
The cricket season Of 1878 will be iuaugurated on
Wednesday next by tue Manhattan CiuD, OF tails cly
on their grounds ut Prospect Park. Brooklyn. Tho
nsst game will 10 among tho members, siies being
by the Vice President the Secretary. Tue
ground is la excellent condition and has lately been
well rolled The ouD viii, curing tue season. receive
visitors IRON Philadelphia and Paterson bc,ise me
local clubs They iutcn whiting rhiisd.phia IL July
20 play return matches The officers oi tho
club Tor 1873 nre:-rrcsiicnt, James Meme. ;
Vice PRESIDENT, DR.. Dfayton; Secretary, 4.
Love; Treasurer, -. &. nosord Managing COMMITTEES,
Aessfs. X. Hooper, a. JonkIur aa9 ID. H. Evans.
Among ITO players are Mesars. Hosi0rd, MeDoa- ai.
Gregg Hooper, Love, JcDkius and Maxim. The ciuD
viii have tue assistance OF AIR. ". Brewster, ats pro-
fesslonal 10 the staten Island club. Mr.. Brewster
viii aiso coach the eleven of st PauIs school, Con.
cord. NJ ii.
THg NJ. GEORGES cLuB.
Tho ST. Georges gvn-slaytrsD ave not yet de-
caed on Their opening Jay but The COMMITTEES on
Arrangements wiz meet during tue week 10 appVLt
date. u viii probably DO about May !. For some
Time past large Iorcc oil m nave been engaged IA
htng up the argc holes Ia tho rear oil the knitkcf
Dockcr DaseDai ground. wnca completed tue BASEBALL
PLAY ers VIII have tneir ground several yards nearer
to tie icnce leaving tho space tho centre To
the crickctcrs. The ST. Georges CluD VIII then DO
oDiy as ~ former years H. George cues s relains
hts position as professional, anu Is now occupied
rolling tue ground ~ tue veiui,y OF tue wicket Tue
cuD has purchased some new cricket parapnernaia,
ana a very good season Is anticipated. lIe officers
OF thu cuU are :--presideBt, Mr. j. T. Svutter;
Vice Presucn, George Green; secretary, NJ. "A. TAI
bot treasurer, Berkeley Mostyn; committee, hcssrs
h. a. Moeran, H. l. crop, Z. Evans, A. Marsh anu ~.
h. GILBERT Among the promine0t payers are Messrs.
Souter Mocran. Jones. Marsu Giles, Mvatyn, iauot,
Wncthsm anu HarcomDc
TnH STATEN ISLAND cLyB.
during the past tSo years the staten Island Club
has improved wonderfully They have now over Two
Bubured members present two very sfong
eevchs. In ADDITION 70 uuiuins new Clue house
they have spent nearly 81 900 IN Improving the
uitlon oil the ground, 80 tuas they non have very
4 Zones are played on Tho grcunds, sucb As BASEBALL
lawn-tcnnis, &c. lncre are also afcnvry anu quott
grounds, where lady irivnas oil members ENJOY
themselves unucr th, ti,e oi the bidits' CluD ior
outdoor sports. In conscque nee " the Improve
ments the season VIII not DO fairly opened until the
services oil Their Old professional W. Brewster, aud have
engaged young man from England. Inc officers OF
the club afc:--Presi1ent, William krebs; Wee Presi
dent, W. IL. Cork; secretary, w. H. Davidge, Ifea--
nfcf, W. A. Belts; Directors, X. u. Wbi.tcmorc, w.
NJ. DOnnia, Georgc = SchoheId, Jr., NJ. u. Houkhton
and L. \. kobDe. Among the principal pial eis aro
Messrs }. IT, Moore Daviagc. Donald, DAVIS, Ducr,
Eyre, HOushton, RVbcfts ahu JARVIS
cRicBKr COSyESrfoS
cricket convention VIII snofsy he ned IN Pn'm
dclpL Invitations send delegates have been seat
to every cf,,ke, club Uultsu states aud Canada
several important questions viii come up ior Discus
SION. one Of the PR. cipal being mat Of ftvoN-
cuDs, snd oncn he has 70 plsy against ms iavorite
club. IL IS generally claimed thai ne should play Tor
the club OF which no nas been the Oldest member.
Punctuality IN the commencement oil the games and
Tor dinner to DO discussed, aud sevsfal
otnor present defects are W be remedied possible.