San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-09-29
AUSTRALIAN BATS.
THEY FLY ACROSS SEAS TO
THE UNITED STATES.
A Heavy Team of Cricketers-Ford
Theatre-The Kendals Sail-Trades
Union Conference - Republicans
Getting Ready.
Australians Cricketers.

AustralIa's Cricketers.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 29.--The
great Australian cricket team is to
begin its American tour here today
and their record at home and in
England is such that great playing
is looked for, but not comparative
ly easy victories. But it is never.
theless unlikely that our visit
ors will give us any OppOrtuni-
ty of cOngratulating ourselves
on victories, and their recent
batting displays in England
against strong professional bowl
ing should give the cricketers of
America an inkling of what is to
be expected when the team plays
here. Their record breaking per-
| fOrmance against the teams of Ok
ford and Cambridge (past and pre-
| sent) will stand in the memory of
the votaries of the game for years
to come. On the occasion in ques-
ton, July 81, August | and ,, at
Portsmouth, W. Bruce scored 1911,
A. c. Bannerman, 1873, and H.
Tumble, lOj, while five other men
| each scored over 80, with II. Ora
ham only II runs off another GEN.
fury. The total reached was S43,
| with only 81 extras, and has only
twice before been exceeded in
minor matches, while for tirst-class
| cricket it beats the worlds record,
made in Australia in 1887, by 10
| runs.
Although G. Gif1in, the cham
piOn, did not shine particularly in
this match, in the game against
Surrey, a much stronger team, he
| made 81. 1t will thus be seen what
a powerful batting team the Aus
tralians have, and as the majority
of the men are hard, clean hitters
| and fast scorers, the spectators at
] the matches which will be played
| here have a treat in store for them
| indeed.
Today, tomorrow and October ,
they meet the gentlemen of Phila-
delphia at the Germantown Cricket
clubs grounds. Perhaps this is as
it should be, although if they de-
feat the Philadelphians they should
have victories wherever else they
play, be it New York, Chicago or
San Francisco. An immense
crowd is certain to attend the open
ing game today, and the man
ner of arranging the three days,
| making them come Friday.
Saturday and Monday, insuring
the most interesting part of the
game for the half holiday will be
the means of bringing out even a
| bigger crowd that the 10000 who
| attended on the Saturday during
the first game of Lord Hawkes.
| eleven.
From here they go to New York
| then to Baltimore, then to TOrOn-
to, then to Chicago, closing their
Etour in San Francisco.
The Australian team is made up
of j. Mccarthy Blackham, the
world renowned wicket-keeper, who
captains the eleven; c. Gitfen, of
Adelaide, the best all-rOnnd player
Australia has ever produced; J. j.
Lyons and II. Graham, the two
big hitters, who have brought forth
the greatest enthusiasm in Eng
land by their tremendous drives
S. f. Gregory, the E. NJ. Grace Of
Australia; c., T. B. Turner, Aus
tralia's best bowler of the present
day; A. c. Bannerman, the para
gon of patience; w. Bruce, G. II. S.
Trott, r. Mcleod, II. Tumble, w.
Giffen, A. Cunningham and a. ii.
Jarvis.
OF these, J. NJ. Blackham, A. c.
Bannerman and c. Gitfen played
| in America with the team OF 1882,
when eighteen players of New
York were all disposed of for twen-
ty-seven runs by F. r. Spofforth
and II. F. Boyle. That game was
PLAYED on October 9 and 10, on the
grounds Of the st. George Cricket
club, Hoboken, n. j., and OF the
eighteen New Workers who played
in the match, J. Mart, j. H. Lamb
kin, r. L. White, F. n. Saunders,
E. III. Moeran, G. E. Armstrong
and H. Cleverly are still taking an