New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-18
WILL CRICKET HAVE 4 ''BOOM"f
SOME "REMINISCENCES OF HARRY" WRIGHT
WHO PLAYED THE GAME YEARS AGO.

SOME "REMINISCENCES OF HARRY" WRIGHT
WHO PLAYED THE GAME YEARS AGO.
The visit of Lord Hawke and the other English
cricketcrs NAV give cricket boom in this country.
The result Of the game IN Philadelphia also shows
that our Americans playing the game with good
deal more science than before. The victory over
the Englishmen an emphatic surprise to every
body and probably much TO the Philadelphia
PLAYERS as TO anybody else Philadelphia is undoubt
edly the home Of cricket in America, and probably
always will be. The game probably never will be so
nepular in the Metropolitan District. Its pecuiari-
ties arc more suited to the average Philadelphia than
to the buster NewYorker. The writer met Harry"
Wright the veteran crcketer and present manager oil
the Philadelphia Baseball Club, the other day, ana
Wright is full Of "reminiscences Of past and present
cricketers Wright when young man devoted much
time TO cricket, but eventually became interested IN
baseball, with which he has been connected ever
since. al boys defeat the Englshmen,'
said Mr.. Wright Wednesday, " and was agreeaDY
surprised. Philadelphia is undoubtedly the centre OF
cricket in this country. People there take to the
game naturally, they do 10 baseball and all other
outdoor sports Cricket Is also peculiarly adapted to
the average Quaker. The only reason that know
why cricket is so much popular in Philadelphia
than in any other city is that the young men and
BOYS there take an interest In the sport; they grow
IN In IT, so to speak; In fact, young Phadelphitns
take to cricket the young Americans In other
cities take to baseball
The average philadelphia knows all about cricket.
its rules and science, while the same knowledge is
not acquired I'm other sports. The crlcketers of Phil
adelphia have also gone Into the sport with great
deal Of gso and the Weather enthusiasts have gone
down into their pockets in the most liberal manner.
Mannheim Park the home Of cricket in that city, is
magnificent place, and cost the cricketcrs in the
neiebborl,ood OF S250O0O The Germantown and
Young American cricket clubs combined last year and
laid out this magnificent Enclosure. The field Is
remarkable one and our baseball men ought to take
examples from 1t. The ground Is as level as a
billiard table and the grass is always kept closely
cropped. ball hit upon such field would roll
almost forever.
"The level ground also makes IT possible for purely
scientific playing A baseball game played upon such
n field would show possibly not half so many errors
as mark the average game today There is no In
ducement for a ball TO take contrary bounds and
elude the ieders. They also have roller which is
a new thing in its way, which has been lately I'm
ported from England. This roller is sent over the
grounds every day, and the field Is kept in perfect
condition. The roller is peculiar one and Is filed
with water and can be made any weight required.
sThe Newhalls of Philadelphia, probably the
greaters crcketes there There six brothers
Of them, and Charles George, Daniel and Robert
all famous players to-day. Walter. the eldest Of the
brothers, was great cricketer IN his time, but he
went to the war as volunteer and drowned
while fordng river, after having done his country
good service.
"Tbere Is another excellent institution which the
Phladelphnns have adopted and which will serve TO
perDeuate cricket In that city, They encourage young
players TO adopt the sport and offer the youngsters
every nducement to make them proficient In the game
At Mannheim Park they have junior and senior class
and the seniors arc never allowed. under any crcum