The Hawaiian gazette., 1889-01-29
The BASEBALL TOUR.
Splendid Reception 1t sydmey-speech
l,y Lord Darlington.

by Lord Darlington.
The sydney Herald OF December 18th
-a f1u and excellent report OF the
a-s- exhibition match played there the
--er7g7s SATURDAY between the visiting
-saps o. American baseball players. 1t
Vas ulaved in the presence OF six thous-
persons on the Association Cricket
Ground. described as excellently adapted
=- me American national game. " Its
extent. lis level and beautifully kept sur
zzca. and its spacious accommodation
- spectators, make It superior to any
baseball ground in the United States. 3"
ne match resulted in a victory for the
aE-Ameriea team, with five runs to the
-azzs-5-z four A most brilliant catch
tr Haul9n. centre-feId OF the All
america. and a home run by DAILY,
a.-easr O. the Chicago, were greeted
==.h leafeuing applause. The relation
s15I5zs o. a very pleasant interlude
concludes the report:
ttae close OF the sixth innings time
us called ior fifteen minutes, and the
-1vers. accompanied by number OF
american residents OF Sydney, members
u lile press. and others, were conducted
20 The pavilion. His Excellency Lord
Ezr-zn-eou came in, and was introduced
rv Mr.. q. " Griffin, United States
Consul. Three hearty cheers were given
Tor His Exceilency, and similar COM
--iuent was paid TO the baseball team.
Eir Angus Cameron, VI. /. A, said
On behalf OF the New South Wales
Cricket Association he had been asked
20 offer TO their friends from America 4
lezrrv welcome. Cheers He thought
he need say nothing except to tell them
thai W. welcomed them most heartily.
Cheers. We might beat them at cricket,
1-- be thought they would beat us at
something else. We were glad TO see
-te.- that dav. and we should be proud
90 see them more often. They were try
M 70 teach Us a game, and We should
1I-.gw .n their footsteps, Tor they We're
sle sons ot the same slres that We We're.
Cheers They were the people to
=h1m. ii ever those % 4 foreign tongue
--i=5 L pvt Us down, We should look Tor
assistance. He called upon them TO
E-zuk The Health oi our American
friends" Cheers.
The toast was drunk with musical
-UlJrs.
1l- Spsiding, who was received with
cheers. responded. He said before they
lzft their home in America they were
-5l5 they woald find in Australia the
greatest sp0rt-loving people in the world,
and the most hospitab!e. He was glad
30 say that In their short stay they found
they had been correctly informed as 10
both Cheers, The attendance on the
ground 70 witness the game was an evil
leuce VI the spJrt-lOvIng nature, and as
10 their hospitality words must fail to
express ms sense OF the manner in which
ley had been received, although they
lad been here scarcely twenty-four
hours He thought visits OF that kind
between nations were = good thing
cheers and would do much towards
me federation OF English-speaking peo-
r.e- CheerS.) They were now in the
Z-lst 81 their exhibition, and he would
-o- 5e-a5n them, but would ask them to
drink the Health Of Lord Carrington."
Cheers
Tie toast was drunk with musical
-ll1rs- Cheers We're given for Lord
ll-r5a-t1n, Lady Darlington, the Queen,
md the President OF the United States
Lord Darlington said ne gladly availed
himself oi the opportunity to return his
most cordial thanks 10 the company pre-
sent Tor the great compliment they had
tseeu pleased TO pay HIM as the represen- |
-ative Of Her Majesty the Queen. He |
could assure our american friends |
-l4t the large number Of persons present |
thar day were not only brought together |
5---L a desire TO see the first professional |
-sslail that had been PLAYED in the |
-1-llv- u was not simply idle curiosity, 1
--- ) was desire to give proper and |
l@-rtv welcome 10 our friends from across /
The sea. Cheers With what the |
Chairman Uf Committee had said about |
the friendship OF the two great nations I
- entirely agreed He would not de- |
tam them, bl- gratefully thank them for /
TIE great compliment they had paid him, |
and il the name Of the colony in which
be- had the high distinction to represent |
[=r Majesty the Queen, he bade them a /
most cordial welcome Cheers
This terminated the ceremony, and /
tie PLAYERS resumed their places in the
a
Attic close of the game the general
expression was of satisfaction and inter
II lu The new sport. the only objection
1eing that the rlpijity OF the play was
.4-her pulling to those who were not
,onversaut with the rules A little less
science. and more long-hitting and out
fielding, 1t was suggested, would be more
b the minds OF most OF the spectators.
a. lar As showing the game just as it APP
3ears In america, nothing better than
saturdays contest could be desired, and
!: would have been described as "a
,ood close game in any city OF the
United States.
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