The morning call., 1893-11-13
BEHIND WICKETS.
Pacific and California
Clubs Astray.
60 TO DIFFERENT GROUNDS.
The Match Was Partly Played
Over the Wire.
90 TO DIFFERENT GROUNDS.
AND WAS THEN ABANDONED.
Some Good Practice at Golden Gate
Under a Hot Sun-fiOw the
Season Will Close.

Through a most unfortunate error or
the part Of some one. the match scheduled
to take place yesterday between the Pa
cites and the CALIFORNIA; at Golden Gate
did not take place.
The match was originally scheduled 10
take place at Alameda. But it is under.
stood that at a meeting of the California
CrickeE Association a short time ago q
change of venue was agreed upon and
the grounds at Golden Gate selected. Ac.
cordingly, the CALIFORNIA; took all their
war paint with them across the bay yester-
day morning, only to find no rivals await
ing them at Tony Oake's resort.
whats this ?" demanded Captain Fred
eric Arson, twirling his mustache with
fierce ardor. "There must be something
wrong. Let US find out"
But he didn't know how to find out until
a ring at the telephone summoned him,
when it was discovered that the Pacifics.
adheri ng firmly to the ground originally
marked down in the schedule. had gone to
Alameda. A war of words thereupon en-
sued between rival captains al either end
of tire telephone. each insisting that he
was right. The Pacifics' captain wanted
III .
while on the other hand Arson said he
was on the proper ground ready to play
upon the arrival of the Pacifics.
A cricket match Is not often played by
telephone, and the upshot of the whole
thing was that the match was abandoned
and each team stayed ON its own ground to
play a practice match.
The game at Golden Gate was quite in
teresting. Lord Eaton and AesculOpus
Ferral chose sides and q spirited contest
was the result Some new talent was
tried. In the end Ferrals side won by a
score of 9S against &c. mainly due to the
bowling and batting of d. Hempfcld.
Arson played good cricket. as usual, and
was in long lime. but he fielded wretch
long field. This state of things he attrlb-
uted TO the disappointment ne felt in not
having a chance to "score a century
against those Pacifics"
The cricket season of 1898 will not close
with a gasp or flicker. but will go out in
blaze of glory. And II the weather
clerk will only give US few more sam pies
yesterday, then some very enjoy able days
at the pretty ground at Golden Gate are
expected.
On Saturday next the cricketers Of San
Francisco will receive a visit from
eleven cricketers from the citrus colony at
Penryn. Ihey are all good men and have
made good records for themselves beth in
this and other countries. Every effort
will be made by the various clubs IN San
Francisco to give the boys hearty well
come. The first match will be played On
Saturday next at Golden Gate between the
San Francisco and the citris colony crck-
eters; then on Sunday next our visitors
will again play at Golden Gate. this time
against the Alamedas. On SATURDAY. week,
the 18th inst. the Penryn boys play he
Paci6cs, and on the following day, Sun
day, the CALIFORNIA;. Both matches are
set for lden Gate.
The season will come TO an end on
Thursday. November 30-Thanksgiving
day-when match will he played be-
tween an eleven of our cricketers claiming
A australia as the land of their birth and
what they are pleased TO call 1.-THE World"
When 1t is considered that the Australians
include such men as Robertson. Sloman,
Hogue. Hood. Randall, etc., it will be seen
that the "World" challenge ia by no means
out of the way. There is some dispute
going on at present regarding the choosing
of the men; but that will be all settled
soon, and 1t is TO be hoped that an inter-
esting and successful game may close the
present season - from an enthusiasts
point of view the most successful season
this coast has yet seen.
1t is pity that the Australians will not
play here. They are very likely to come
down here from Vancouver in order to
take passage from this port on their re-
turn to their native land, but 1t is not
likely that our lovers of the game " ill get
a chance to see what they Can do. How
ever. they may come again another year.