The morning call., 1892-11-23
CRICKET IN Ar1ERICA.
The Game Has Advanced Decidedly in
the Last Ten Years.
Lippiheott's Magazine.


In the last ten years cricket in the United
States has advanced decidedly, both in the
increase of public interest and in the higher
character Of form" shown by creketers.
Interest in the game is becoming more
widespread, and Boston and Chicago, at
least on their own grounds, have proved
themselves worthy fOemen OF Philadelphia.
This last-Hamed city has been the strong
hold OF cricket for over thirty years. from
the days of the old Camden ground of the
7. c. c. TO the present reign OF Mannheim.
In this city Robert S. Newhall was the first
American cTcketer TO show that il was pos
sible to make runs against foreign team,
even If it did have among the eleven one
OF the best bnwlers the world has ever
SEEM and the possibility Of this was again
demonstrated n the recent MATCHES of
Lord Hawkes. team in Philadelphia.
The reason of Ph;ade lphia's lead in the
cricket world over its sister cities is not
hard to discover; the clubs here are richer
and IN consequence the grounds are better
and more attractive; and, again. in Phila-
delphia the development Of native talent
comes first, while in other cities the impor-
tatlon OF foreign talent would seem TO ex-
Guide any native development. Boston,
New L OTk and Chicago all depend for their
strength upon Englishmen, willie a Phila-
delplia team is composed entirely of Ameri-
CduS, anu gUuD5 UieS III lUdt. VI course
the chief interest among the followers Of
the game in this country has been in the
visits of foreign teams here and the two
trips Of the Gentlemen Of Philadelphia TO
England.
English teams have visited us in 1859
1868, 1872, 1879. 1882, 1886. 1866 and 1891. The
Australians have played here in 1873 and
1882, while the Irish gentlemen have paid
two visits to this country. the first in 1879
and the second in 1888. OF the different
matches played by these teams in Phia-
delphia. five have been victories for the
gentlemen OF Philadelphia - namely the
three matches with the Gentlemen of Ire
land. the first match against Parson Thorn
tons team In 1885, and the first match
against Lord Hawkes. team in 1891, while
one match, the memorable one against the
Australian team in 1873, ended IN draw,
Perhaps the most remarkable perform.
aneeS in these matches on the Philadelphia
side have been tile bowling of Charles A,
Newhall and Spencer Meade against the
English teams OF 1868 and 1872; the bowling
of f. w. Clark Jr. in 1879 against the
English professionals; II. 5. NewhaiPs in
nings OF eighty-fOur against the first Aus
iTallan team, and his thiTty-0dd in the
English match of 1882; j. b. Thayer Jr's
forty against the pick OF the English pro-
fessional bowling in 1882 and K. ID. Browns
sixty-twO not cut on that memorable Sep
TENDER afternoon last fall when ,. NJ j.
Woods took TO "iobs" in desperation
IHb III Isl SENSATIONAL InioNeS IN these
matches were in The two matches against
the Irish Gentlemen in 1888. the first match
being won by seven runs, thanks to
BFockie's wonderful fielding at silly
point, and in the second match the last
Irish wicket fell on the next to last ball OF
tie last over of the match. as 1t was within
half a minute Of tie time " hen stumps
were 10 be drawn.
This match will also always be remem-
bered by cTicketeTs in Philadelphia on ac-
count of Captain Cr0nin's generosity and
sport smanship in hurryiRg his men TO The
wickets so as to finish the match before
time was called. he even going so far rs to
send the last man in without any leg
guards, in order TO prevent the delay result
ing from putting them on.
The Gentlemen of Philadelphia have
twice visited England, once in 1854 and the
second time in 1889. and it was the uuani-
nous opinion that tho second team showed
a great improvement in form over that dis
played by tie first team, although it was
not as strongly representative of Philadel-
phia cricket.