The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-01-18
THE BASEBALL TOUR.
Splendid Reception at sydney-speech
by Lord Darlington.

by Lord Darlington.
The Sydney Herald Of December 18th
gives a full and excellent report OF the
first exhibition match played there the
previous Saturday between the visiting
teams Of American baseball players. 1t
was played in the presence OF six thous-
and persons on the Association Cricket
| Ground, described as excellently adapted
! for the American national game. Its
extent, its level and beautifully kept sur
face, and its spacious accommodation
for spectators, make it superior TO any
baseball ground in the United States. -
The match resulted in victory for the
All-America team, with five runs to the
Chicago's four. A most brilliant catch
by Hanlon, centre-feld of the ALL
America, and a home run by DAILY,
catcher Of the Chicago, were greeted
with deafening applause. The relation
as follows OF very pleasant lnterlude
concludes the report:
At the close of the sixth innings time
was called for fifteen minutes, and the
players, accompanied by number OF
American residents Of Sydney, members
of the press, and others, were conducted
to the pavilion. His Excellency Lord
Darlington came in, and was introduced
by Mr. @. w. Griffin, United States
Consul. Three hearty cheers were given
for His Excelency, and a similar COM
pliment was paid to the baseball team.
Mr.. Angus Cameron, NJ. i. A, said
on behalf of the New South Wales
Cricket Association he had been asked
to offer to their friends from America
hearty welcome. (Cheers) He thought
he need say nothing except to tell them
that we welcomed them most heartily.
Cheers We might beat them at cricket,
but he thought they would beat us at
something else. We were glad to see
them that day, and we should be proud
70 see them more often. They were try
ing TO teach Us a game, and we should
follow in their footsteps, for they were
the sons of the same sires that we were.
(Cheers.) They were the people to
whom, il ever those Of foreign tongue
tried to put US down, we should look for
assistance. He called upon them to
drink ''The Health of our American
friends" (Cheers.)
The toast was drunk with musical
honors.
Mr.. Spalding, who was received with
cheers, responded. He said before they
left their home in America they were
told they would find in Australia the |
greatest sport-loving people in the world, |
and the most hospitable. He was glad |
to say that in their short stay they found !
they had been correctly informed as to |
both (Cheers.) The attendance on the |
ground to witness the game was an evil
dence of the spOrt-loving nature, and as |
to their hospitality words must fail TO !
express his sense of the manner in which |
they had been received, although they |
had been here scarcely twenty-fOur !
hours. He thought visits OF that kind |
between nations were a good thing
(cheers)-and would do much towards !
the federation OF English-speaking peo- |
pie. (Cheers.} They were now IN the !
midst of their exhibition, and he would !
not detain them. but would ask them to |
drink the &" Health Of Lord Darlington"
(Cheers.)
The toast was drunk with musical /
honors. Cheers were given for Lord |
Lady Darlington, the Queen,
and the President of the United States. |
Lord Darlington said he gladly availed |
himself OF the opportunity to return his
most cordial thanks to the company pre-
sent for the great compliment they had |
been pleased to pay him as the represen
tative of Her Majesty the Queen. He !
could assure our American friends |
that the large number of persons present !
that day were not only brought together
from desire to see the first professional |
baseball that had been played in the |
colony; it was not simply idle curiosity,
but it was desire to give proper and |
hearty welcome to our friends from across
the sea- (Cheers.) With what the /
Chairman of Committee had said about
the friendship of the two great nations |
he entirely agreed. He would not de-
tain them, but gratefully thank them for
the great compliment they had paid him,
and in the name of the colony in which |
he had the high distinction to represent
Her Majesty the Queen, he babe them a
most cordial welcome. (Cheers.)
This terminated the ceremony, and !
the players resumed their places IN the
field.
At the close of the game the general |
was of satisfaction and inter
est in the new sport, the only objection
being that the rapidity OF the play was |
rather puzzling to those who were not |
with the rules. a little less
science, and more long-hitting and out
fielding, it was suggested, would be more |
to the minds of most OF the spectators. |
As far as showing the game just as it APP !
contest could be desired, and |
it would have been described as ga !
good close game " in any city OF the |
United States.