St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-10
General Sporting Notes.


The Norfolk cricket club July % in Lon
don, Eng, in their match against the
Marylebone club and ground, accomplished
one OF the most wonderful batting perform
ances of the season. The first three men
on the side each scored 100, and at $50 in
the afternoon 500 appeared on the boards
for two wicketS. The brothers C. j. E.
and l.. X. Jarvis scored 241 for the first
wicket. These two gentlemen defied all
the efforts of the NJ. G. c. bowlers to separ-
ate them for two hours and forty minutes.
and during the long partnership no fewer
than fifteen bowling changes had been tried.
C. j. Z. Jarvis, after being let off in the
long field when he had made 127, was first
out, catch at point dismisSing him for a
brilliantly-hit $50. Hansell then Joined l..
h. Jarvis, and the pair between them added
no fewer than 113 runs for the second
wicket. Six more bowling changes had
been made before l.. X. Jarvis, like his
brother, was out to catch at point when
the total was 354. He had been
at the wickets for three hours and
fOrty-fve minutes. and his mag
niticent innings of Isl, free from blemish.
consisted of twenty-One As five SIS, twenty
one 2s, and forty singles. With two wick
cts down for 344 runs, Hansell and Kenna-
way became associated, and for the third
time the bOwlerS were severely punished.
The changes had no effect whatever upon
the batSmen, who scored with the greatest
ease. Despite all that the bowler could do.
the DatSmen We're not separated until they
had added 155 runs for the third wicket
Then Hanselrs freely-hit innings of 1876
was ended by catch in the long field. He
had been at the wicket for three hours, and
had given only one chance to point when
his score was 62. Play lasted for six hours
and five minutes, SO that the rate of scoring
was only eighty-six runs per hour. 1t may
be of interest to state that during the day
nine members of the vi. c. c. team tried
their hands with the ball This mag
nitcent batting performance has few paral-
lels in the history of erieket.-Clipper.
The cricket game between the Brooklyn
Zingari and the second eleven of the Staten
Island club, Aug. l, at Staten Island, was
marked by extraordinary bowling, MeGregor
bowling five Zingari wickets for only one
run in the first inning, while Hornby took
six wickets of the Staten Islands for ten
runs in the second inning, clean bowling
three wickets with three successive balls.
The general athletic championship games
of America, open to all amateurs, under the
auspices of the New York Athletic club,
will be held on Saturday, Sept. II.
George w. Baker lays claims to having
ridden from st. Louis to Boston, 1854
miles, in nineteen days actual riding time
A late issue of the Canadian Sportsman
reflects severely on Hanlan for his recent
course in the Teemer challenges.
At the Genesee clubs cycling tourney to
come off in Rochester, n. Y, Sept II,
81. 200 in prizes will be given.
L. d. Munger of Detroit, Mich, has low
cred the twenty-four-hour cycling record,
covering 21115 miles.
The annual cruise of the Oshkosh. Wis,
Yacht club will begin (around Lake Winnie
bago) on Aug. 81.
Jack Burke gave boxing exhibition at
Oshkosh, Wis, on Monday last.
Charley Mitchell, pugilist, is travelling
with minstrel company.
Dan O'Leary is walking in Eastern skat-
ing rinks.