The morning call., 1893-05-31

N~ the hue OF victory.
their voices hoarse with shrieks of victory.
For had not Australia, as represented In
the Golden Gated city. challenged all corners.
and had not victory fallen TO their side
after a protracted struggle. in which each
error on tie part Of an unfortunate aspi.
rant for honors did sufficient harm to call
forth groan from his comrades?
Suffice it to say that Australia gained the
victory by no moro nor less than two runs.
The scores were - to 20. And the unfor-
tunate part Of the business was that
neither team was fully represented. Where
was Arson, the tricky bowler cf seductive
.obs and the backman OF inimitable style?
Where was Gadesden of the mighty arm, on
breaking stumps intent? And for the
Australians Hogne, WHO signaliZed him.
self last Sunday by no:ching 100 not ont.
most perfdiously disappointed his side by
seeking the pleasures of FL CAMPO in
preference 10 the wave-washed shore OF
Alameda.
Nevertheless it was a good game. Her
Britannia Majestys servants went In first,
and by dint of carefully blocking the de-
livery of that prince of bowlers, Robert
son, succeeded in totting up seventy runs.
Robertson bowled. as he always does,
with perfect command of the ball and an
accurate knowledge of :he particular
weakness of each opponent. He is fit t.
ldht his pldcb III almost any HTSi-CldSa
eleven, and it Is a pity that all Pacific
Coast cricketers know il, because knowl-
edge on that point indtees fear in place OF
confidence al d 9 most disastrous collapse
follnws.
Papa" Ward arrived on The coast last
Friday from an extended trip East, and his
appearance on the field was welcome in
deed He is an "ld-fashioned, steady bat.
and as q slow bowler Is above the average.
Ward did woman service yesterday. for
! besides making the top score on his Side,
10. he bowled well and carefully.
The redoubtable Webster was caught at
the wicket when he hal made 7, anu the
whole innings of the English team was
void of interest so far as any display Of
| skill was concerned. Rnbertson's average
was wtckets for 81 runs. Alberga wa.
not ont for 6. and according to his wont
was fain 10 say that his side didn't know
enough TO put him in first and give him a
| chance.
Then cam Australia's turn at the
wicke,s. Robertson said something about
declaring the inning closed after making
enough to carry on with, and thus beating
the Britishers in single innings. But
those who knew what the "iail' of his
eleven was composed of smiled aat
smiled. However, III they went to the
bowling of me Wards, senior and jun ior
| Sloman, always uncertain. but moi
| enough on his dav, WIS b. atcn by a good
ball from young Ward when he had only
| made one. Score--1 wicket. 1 run. And
the hopes of the other side ran high. But
Robertson followed, and at once demon
strated his intention of doing business by
slogying Ward for clear over the fence
Robertson never played an ming more
/ opportunely than he did yesterday, fol-
when he was finally taken by young Lees
| he had made so. Carefully and well he
played, and when he had gone his sup.
| T,,tI,
wicket after wicket fell for very few runs
until the whole side fell for r. victory
on the first inning by 2 runs. Lees, who
| was put on TO bowl much later in the dav
than he should have been. captured I
wickets for 10 runs.
| 1t was well-earned victory, bat the
! pleasure of it was marTed by an -unfortun-
| tie decision nf an umpire, who gave
Reeves not out in ha7d run, when every
other man on the ground thought he wa.
at least three yards out of his ground
Webster, who, of course, kept wicket, was
| highly indignant and lodged a protest. But
the result remains the same, and the bes,
thing the Ed glishmen can do l. 10 enlist q
few of their good men on an unbreakable
| promise to appear and take their revenge
on the return match.
At no point was the game devoid of in.
| tereSt. For among the strangers was q
ragged gentleman of Hebraic origin, ho
| looms up with the mist every match day
on the Alameda ground. OF uncertain age,
lie is quondam crick,ier and entertain
the audience from tine to time With his
own original views on the game and how i,
should be played.
Levy--for SO he Is cailed-bore with the
utm ost good humor the taunts hurled al
him from time to time. For his advice
was sound and therefore untearahle. he
damp~d Sloman's ardor in the first five
minutes, for when that generally effective
batsman had retired and sought to encoer-
age his team by informing them from time
to time how the score stood Levy said in a
dolefnl whisper: That's right. old man.
But you didn't 'elp 'em any; you're so I'M
reliable. We know" And he had a ready
word for each. showing that he'd been
| there before.
| This gentleman took a great interest in
Goliath" Robertson, and remarked tina,
il was pity mis- voice was not as strong
as his rlav. However, if he'd only grease
his voice he'd be perfection he said. Thrn
he lay back. putting at blackened clay in
supremacy contented fashion and promised
to lend his encouragement to the nexl
match on the ground.
Following are the scores: