The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-09-02
TIE CRlCKEfERSi GUT.
How Their ColOrS Flew and How
They We're Waxed.
sALr LAKE ClrY. Sal. IsL, 80

SALT LAKE CRY. Sept. 1st, 80
a few OF the members of the cricket
club here had been longing for an out
away from business cares and at last
made up a com pany 5snt on pleasure,
but who could als0 taxe a hand in a
game OF cricket ION the side" The
CLUB" vas made un ri Messrs
Payne, PIstts, Cvllett, Lieut.. Taylor,
Surgeon Strong. Monitor, Wheeler,
Porcher, Robinson. Sergeant Hazls-
ton and Musician Simmons; TO these
were added a couple ON recreation
more than cricket bent. The pro.
gramme was to take trip to Coal
yiller there play game OF cricket
and then return.
The company started of with flag
flying, behind a iour-in-hand, first
msking for Emigration Oanon. to
view that portion OF the country.
Everything moved along lovely; The
services berries, the choke cherries and
the milk we're sampled on the route;
Little Mountain was crossed and the
road traveTsed around by Weiler's
place and the North Fork to Parley's
Canon near Hardy's. The cry was
then for lunch, after which the Issaks
threw their lines for fab, but hadn't
time to catch them before "all
aboard" was heard. Travelling leis
urely up the csfion over the Summit
and through the Park. the next lunch
place was called for st the head OF
Silver Creek Canon. Here could be
seen the vanguard OF the U. P. Rail-
road On the way to Park City, this
road bearing to the left willis the
Utah Eastern bears 10 the right 10
Kimbhli's, the Two roads diVergiI 2
from this point.
CoAlvi!le vas reached in the even
ing without sny extraordinary ex.
perience, un.ess We except the tuition |
Br. Payne received on making clear
Jump at a cnuckhole. On Sunday
night a copious rain fell, though, |
from appearances in Salt Lake Valley,
the rain was much heavier here than
10 Weber county.
On Monday the Salt Lakers used
up some part of the forenoon in
cooking around the town, visiting
Spriggs' coal mine, and making
acquaintance among the warm
hearted people of Coalville. At11
o'clock game" was called, with
Lieutenant Taylor as captain, and by
he time the first innings was finished,
he S. L. Q. G. felt pleased that it
vas only friendly game instead OF
/ match; their score Tailed "a for the
irst, and 10 for the second innings,
while the Coslville boys scored 81 in
me innings. The latter club was too
much for the visitors, on that field,
hough the captain used his best
Judgment in trying men frequently
n different positions; the luck OF the
Ialt Lakers appeared on the wrong
ide, too, for Pla.ts came out with an
gg IN each innings, Payne scored an
gg in the second innings, Collett and
Wild each made in both innings.
Brig. Robinson of the Coalville club
id effective execution with his fine
owing. and Allgood helped him
bly, to keep the score down. The
elding of the Coalville club was also
God.
On Monday night social dance was
often up in the schoolhouse in honor
1 the visitors, when q pleasant time
Ias bad in dancing and singing, and
be pleasantest feeling was manifested
etween both clubs, the folks
rom the metropolis expressing their
al the wsrmheartedness
{ their entertainers, and left with
est wishes for C0hlyIlle and her live
eople. II ever the latter club calls
n "o'eI" in the visiting game they
aust look for good treatment from
be resident cricketers, but reversal
1 the score as it stood at their
rounds.
Tuesday morning, on invitation Of
fr. Uhas. Crismon, the company left
arl and went to that gentleman's
amp on the U. P, at HoylsvilIe, for
reak lat, where he RECALLED them in
handsome manner. The day was
nished by the journey home, but the
olors we're net flying, the players /
IsTe not as jubilant, the team was :
ot as fresh, nor the wagon as sound
g when the trip was commenced; but I
ome of the party found the misletoe !
ough in the csfion and brought it :
ONE with them. OUTER.