The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-20
.re csrcxxr TO coxs
The Crack Esseern Teams To Meet, and the
yy,cpsrs VIII Tackle the west.


In another week one OF the most interesting
series OF cricket games that have ever taken
place In this country will be played at Phila-
delphia. II will be the FIRST time. too. OF the
English custom OF cricket weeks. or festivals.
and should be the means OF arousinR fresh In
terest IN the game in the cities which have en-
tered their teams in competition. The series
will decide tho cham pionshfr OF the East.
PHILADELPHIA, New York, Boston. and BalH-
moro being the cities that will take part The
winner OF the series will then play the cham
pion team OF the West which 10 expected to
be Chicago. and in that case the game will
take place In that city. The Western teams
forming the Inter.city League clubs are Chi
cago Pittsburgh. and Detroit. They have
already played one game at Pittsburgh. where
the homa team proved victors.
The Eastern series will start with . match
between PHILADELPHIA and Baltimore. to be
played on Juno "a and % On the two follow
ing days New York will cross bats with their
old rivals from Boston. and on the last two
days of the week. July 1 and 2. the winners Of
these two games will meet for the final strug-
gle.
Tha Philsdelphis-Bs Baltimore game will It Is
expected. prove an easy victory for the Quaker
players who should be able to DO good batting.
III IL n. MRlllnkTout tuey utNe Y ycunk pots-
Gar s and 1 Tunstai Smith should te able 70
give good account Of themselves =,
Boston and New YORK. The Metrep@iisn OK.
perts are determined to wipe out their defeat
Bostons claimed the victory By forty runs. In
the ,b 81 fS Boston to IA a.
An sSy With eS re- &xa
Gracknell. +. Fairburn. and j; f. Com Der. they
certainly possess an array e trundsEs WHOM
Ss ss = tS tie so Of a o MOST S M"n an"
ss doss Wis oa
Petit. his fellow members. and ]. II. Thorpe
and the 9ther Lowell CRACKS make up !, team am
Some. difficulty has again been encountered
BY int 70 ~. re
here are mostly engaged In business: and can.
not the @ K "a E' :as
3. barton. one - u Il: best s.ts@sn il New
that Archie, Brown. the brooklyn crack, viii
also he an absentee, However. the addition OF
s1sa and %Tsnt IL Il, s s.n tia Ssy
enss fS' their k%i !s', to ' VIM cop
s sood wic ON N 20 aonx
J. Rose and Frank Prsndersast OF tho Manhnt-
tan GlHh while every man Of tine eleven can
The question Of supremacy between Boston
apd New York having besn decided rhi!adsl-
phia will be ready for tho victor. and this
should prove Q struggle worth Watching The
Philadslphia team are certainly, strong. and
Sas as5 xsk:4 Tx a hS9d asc
such that the opposing bowlers will mood all
their grit to taoe zach inco,ner. who will
provo Just as diiilcult to dislodge as his pre-.
drcessor; First 9! al. that foremost o. Amer
lean crickstsrs. 6. :; Patterson. with that an
RDSd ossu .ns Ss OWN WI
style will give the helders all they can d. to
prevent runs. 4. NJ. Wood. the record break
Ing captain OF the Balm ont Cluh should cause
CONSERVATION by his rapid run .ge; ting hitti. e.
The games for the chsmpl4nship Of New
again productive Of q surprise The defeat Of
the Manhattans advanoss Paterson to third
place, but Staten Island and brooklyn are still
recOrd.