New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-15
ROOM ENOUGH FOR CRICKET
IT'S GROWING POPULARITY.
ADVANTAGES THE GAME PossEsSEs-THF CLUBS
NEAR THIS CITY AND THEIR.SEAsoNS
PROGR MIMI

Notwithstanding the widespread and intense IN
-. rrhich Americans take In their National game
:, h,e,au hore seems 70 be lcft In this country
,or the good old English game Of cricket lha' ,'o
snort Is a slow 10 look at, III comparison "'''
escba cannot be denied. and oniv those Npe'u''"'N
who understand the nice points OF te paN u''''o
much amusement from watching IT. But those VINO
,,ax 4, generally grow exceedingly fond Of It, and
The fact that il does not draw large crowds OF 9pe''"
tor will probably prevent II from being used for eN
bItition and gate money purposes IL Is e-@'''''''N
the game Of amateurs, professional players beng
few even in England, in comparison win me nuhuet
of people who play cricket
one peculiar feature about cricket, which baseball
lacks Is that middle aged and even old men are rs
most enthusiastic votaries. Where do YOU see man
over fifty years PLAYING baseball He cannon paS
the game a. " is PLAYED today. at his age without
injury 10 himself II tahe- all the vgor ana Strength
Of a Young man 10 do baseball justice. but some u
the hest crcketers In the world men - mature
years and there thousands of old fellows ~
sisty-fve who are still nmbe enough on their feet
10 make one run where Younger man would MAKE
two. and whose batting proves. matured by years
Of practice and the coolnc-s which they bring arr a.
good and perhaps better than they ever we're. II
the old boy makes a long drive and docs not feet that
the sire ~ his waist will warrant him In making
three rms from n. he amhlcs the wicket for
two, checks his timber companion at the other
wicket. gets time 20 catch III. wind again and i'
ready Tor another Nall. III Ntr'hAlis TT ne VIZ N'l
run sor all he was worth he might seriously impair
the chances o. ms side IN crchet he is all the more
dangerous and useful for his mcthodlcal coolnes-.
CRICKET h. growing h. popularity. too. all over tho
country. Wherever few Englishmrn on canadian
settle down together thcy stut cricket clut and
generally lcforc long 20 interest enough Amer
cans in the game 60 make rcspcct1hlc a'-'caii ~
In many a ltic town Boo the western state there
are clubs that heard Of PLAYING excellent
ersehc'. after season. having their quiet fu
all 20 thcmsclves ENJOYING n for ~ sake earn.
little that N Il not understood and Appreciated Pos
Americans n should be, hni getting All the health
fa recreation ont of IL that THEM surrounding can
Afford.
10 pl,v the game well requires .o much practice
that novccs often tire ~ ~ before they able
10 enjoy n The writer remember his effort g
srrsni,e a cricket club in Florida. IN town where
there were . number of weltp d. Young Sonthein "r.
who .pent more time over cigarette aud lcrd i1ir
than was ropd frf their physique The d'h ~ play
ing cricket under tine semi tropical sun dd not hsi'
much enthusiasm among them. except n ih' cas- ="
one young fellow Who t0ld me- hc knew tn fHn'
prrsee,ly tle uhci thc plan Z club and Sent ~
II once 4, Nev lnrh fr the mot eNpcnnv" on'h
ks eoaid buy paf,lnf blazer. snow, hann'i, pads
eioves, a corh helmet and beautiful ~ made hn
the most prominent feature of our 49, rrm'. wlic'
essae'ed q considerable crowd OF .pr.'tH. in
N could not bn A barn donr on the ~. : believe
much isss The bail and a. for stopping. c''e.nnf "
sosalns H. b. could have handled Il first raj" comet
shst o. cfsetaaliy
WY ihousm You told me you could play tl'
ss"e ~en,- aid o. him.
!" thought myseif~ be- rcpncd. sorrowfuiiy. a.
hafseH dlslusaied thumb
~" pfafticr have yOu had asked
tm.Aa.,a" paeflec.' said hc. at all iiui real
EN-. h't ufuogh and through
- "'e l. The great authority and standard
~s,-. Wv snehes IN England aud thi. er,,v dec N
@"e~, Rad thought that q Thorough know ledge
''s" ana 40 top outnt would make ham :