New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-15

crckcter. Well the young ooutherhcfs lo'n" u','
WAS too much running connected win poor "V'
ing 10 suit them. When ball came ""a'" 'nein ~"
from the bat they must stop II or ioHo" Nv
wards The skill 10 stop 1t was waning anu '"'
80, vas rather no, for running. DarBy boys were
,o,,,t,I however and every fielder was soon ac-
COMMANDED by black boy, whose tattcrcd rags nhtpco
close behind the gay costumes OF his employer "ho"
the ball shot past the lazy player his imDer snauo"
h, ,t,er u and retrieved II. We had 10 insist tha'
Tho nlaycr throw il In himself otherwise he "'nia
hove let the boy do il, think. But such unSpor''
,,,nlihs plav could never do. OF course ana ue
,,re died ont for the lack Of perseverance not
,,oro., &, that town think the youths Womb
have liked H. though. If they each cond nave sat III
reclining camp chair under niue h'"'p"'o J" ~
ocld with few flags fu,t"rine about "A goou supp"
q, ICE lemons spirits and tobacco at hand anu
two active darkics field the ball ana hahu ''c"
the matches But This was too expensive
cricket may appear be slow. but II takes S'ir"e'h
ue endurance 10 play il. That Is the reason why
II nonri,hcs more In the North l's CROWN W INV
,eighborhood Of New York has been STEADY ana VI
conraging for the last four or hve year" ""''i "'
there are a number Of powerful 'IuD' he''' 0'N "
,ho hos, Of them form the Metropolitan DIstfl''
Cricket League. ~ ~
rho Icacuc officers are: President. the Rev Dr.
"a Roin.ford: vice president. James ID. BOYD sec
rotary j. G.. Davis treasurer. {. &. Ihrhe'' cN''u
tive committee jerome Ianncry. I. =" lnil'r' '"''P"
g.. DAVIS, H. \. Holmes. W j. Wood "h' T. ~ '"'''
son. ,,...,, c,icle,
rbe League j. composed Of the Manhattan '"che'
,,ub the New Jersey Athletic Clu', Cricket 'nb' the
c'.,norot.n cricket club. the King County Cricket
,,,h ,b. bedford Cricket club and the Ne" h"ih
cricket club. ..,.,, . small
,..r,,,or.hip but ha- been growing rapidly u" " wv"
number, about forty five actual ana many m''o "''
,r,ry members. u ha. a - tf"diiiil" I''"'" w."
49,, ,I.cad il I'm the fore i-.t Of cricket Clubs }" uH
| T,ited states. ~ captain, VI. Il. '"Db' j. -
,r,ous for hs mohc,ty A. for hi, success III E"''''
t,g a team re j. a thick SET -i"'N FohU'h'n' VI
,,,r,re height and pleasant manner -"he""'' y
..,,cd oaptninng m, team ~ the coolest i"o'''
| r aud owes his popularity mainly :" M t'"l
| hdgpcnt and hi. winning way, win the Dat "'
81, .,..tii, herps cool and -tcatY, ana never boz"
| 49, ,,,,,,pity 10 make run. j. g. DAVIS ANA ].
| ,,,d.rg,-t liar, with Mi cobb the honor 81 hcihs
| capital bat-mcu. d., ..,,
rhe sew y rI cricket club daic' Ms organization
go, h,ek in the arie.. when IT, PLAY ii- GROUND VIZ
| - 49, -, uiv.r and Nncty eighth IT., and Viii
! ~. remembered b, many old cricAci'rs A. The Nh''
/ u.,.. .f,uud. IT, progress was -pasm"dr rather
| p,,p -,,,,iy until lately, when IT, "li'Ishha'"l
with the Harlem cricket club ha- zen, ~ '''P''", "'
! the introduction OF new blood ana enthusiasm ~
ain LACY, Of the Sew YORK, j. an cali', ""'' ~
Am" interest. Of cricket. aud how, Ms ahlliN ~ ,r
| ncld. not 80 much by hrillmnN N ''3 .,.,d,
| dirroton. A. b, being an al round s""i' N'''">
/ player. ,,. ,,,.ti,. ,,,rlt,c
The Kings County TIM II a living. PN-WUL' WIN,
| organization. It, growth has been -"m'"ha' phf
npmcnal among cricket clubs, and Il position IN th'
league has been rapidly advancing I'll no" u is gen
! orally conceded that the night for supremacy ~
| netNccn the King. Comfy aud the Manhattan. IN
,aptaln Of the King County Cnh IL Harry NanN, one
~ The most popular men Ia cricket clrclcs genial
/ Inl, and hail fellow well met cvcrywhcrc. lie > A.
sulfk a. lightning at the bat. and when under tai
| team J., . l.c eating ball wiper and run up ih'
SONS. al a great rafc. It, /. old ,fickci"r. having
pl,,cd in the wellington cricket club set, Eng
| land and va. known and appreciated there ~ hnN
! hltier and sure ran winner Captain Manly ha.
! r,i o., elected thl- -ct-nn, having h'd Oh" plar'
Il ,,talu ever since The olub has hal existence
! line lrss Count, tuh hts ais, strong PLAYER ii
! n ! Woud a man of longer eN pcrlcncc boo the cricket
| r,d than The malorlt, loo The league BEFORE coming
| tn america VI. Wood had Won some reputation a.
nf rric kctef while PLAYING with the Notucham-hrc
! elc,eu huowu u. the Notiingham.hrc Colts. he ia
| almost The best 4 not Indeed the best. round arm
| low ler iu America The Kings County hE An tn
! valuable meuhci also ii Edward ~ueli,rOv' who. ~
| huWi Ter and ha'.man, hts done much 40 brine CO.
Cub f0 IT, present high standing but A. an uu'cas.uE
worker for The Interests II cricket Stimulation ~
| enthusiasm On others and worker VI the field. hc
be-. few equals Mr. ~nclgrove has b>>S appointed
| secrvtary ~ the King county club and ln that
place has succeeded In keeping up the Interest Of the