The morning call., 1894-09-23

! surprised 10 learn, by "a headline announce
ment, that "tbe Americans held IN their end of
the game we'll" But prmed with this informa-
tion, they were unprep AIRED for the subseouent
report, which showed that in spite of ..fbe Held
ing OF the metropolitan PLAYERS nev r before
4 e9qaned oy New York team in an utter
OF 2S9, and that the home team would have IN
follow their inning" Isle.
IL must have been by 'lapsus calanit'' that
me Engllsh CAPTAIN was reported as caught
"by the Vigilant byes." but why in This bnr
weather should our powers of logic be TeoniTed
10 reason our the following prOfundlty: Il C.
Bathurst, although he went in for big hitting
succeeded ID scoring at y rate twice as fast as
any OF the other men," Ii reminds one of the
announcement made in an Irish paper that
Although Patrick's fall was fully 300 feet his
skull was Instantly fractured"
Whatever may be the result of the present
campaign, no reasonable EngShman can at
tribute any defeat which Lord Hawk NAV
sustain 10 his selection of 3 team. Cons ideriDp
the time OF year and the cons quent number Of
DrSt-ciass nXtuTeS on English fields, he Las
brought out as good d representative amateur
team as possible. Three OF its members be-
sldeS hlmsef-Wrlght, McAlpine and Hllyard,
Two OF them hrst-clasS county men-were in the
eleven which visited us in '91
AS remember LORD Hawke Tor Mr.. Hawke
as lie was tnen( ten years ago he was.ene of
the cleanest hitterS OF the day. / saw him play
ing for Cambridge VS.. ali England in, Tthink.
1867. aud on this occasion he scored cOn5idera-
Dly over century and made four boundary
cuts In one over. Since that time lie has
achieved great hOnors, both for the county
(1OikShlre) aud other teams. AT the close of
the 1886 season he went TO Australia 10 cap
tain the Melbourne Clubs English team but,
AFTER the hrSt few matches he mad to return
home on account OF his fathers ueath He Is
now about So years of age
Inc y0uhgSter OF he team is A. j. l.. II ill.,
VINO Tor the last three years has been making a
record for himself both as a bowler and bats.
man at Cambridge. He did yeoman's service
Tor his present chief in India in 1929 and
Lhis season has played regularly for Hampshire.
Inc webster" of the combination is CHI
Wright. whom L also recollect as blue" IN
1858, when he practically won the interviewer
SHY matcE by an inning of over 100 not out.
lie Is the change wicket-keeper for Motifs and
is an all-round good man.
a proposition has, / hear, been made to Lord
HaWke by an enierprising crlcket-loVer OF this
city 10 bring his eleven West, and test The
strength OF combined association team. AL
though the offer Is said to have been accom-
panied with guarantee of eXl enses, there is,
unfortunately, hardly the TemOtest chance OF
us acceptance. The English visitors have even
Deen Obliged TO decline similar pIotfers from
Cnicago, their visit being limited by the nome
nxtufeS before alluded to.
lie scheduled local matches for to-day VIII
De Wen worth wilnesSiDg-3n announcement
nave not been able 10 make for some weeks
past The Pacltics and AaDl0da Will do battle
at Alameda and the CALIFORNIA; ana B0nemlaS
will entertain the crowds of Golden Gate.
am pleased TO hear that the A. G. G. concert
given at Lindermann Hall, Alameda, last Fri.
day night WAS 8 big success. artistlcally and
financially, UMPIRE