New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-30
THE ENGLISHMEN WIN,
LORD HAWKES. TEAM VICTORIOUS AT
CRICKET.
THEY HAD AN INNINGS AND FORTY RUNS TO
SPARE WHEN THE GENTLEMEN OF
PHILADELPHIA GOT THROUGH.

THEY HAD AN INNINGS AND FORTY RUNS TO
SPARE WHEN THE GENTLEMEN OF
PHILADELPHIA GOT THROUGH.
Philadelphia. Sept. % (SpecaD.-The game be-
tween Lord Hawkes. team and the Gentlemen OF
Philadelphia brought to a close here this after
noon in a victory for the Englishmen by an innings
and 40 runs.
Notwithstanding the threatening weather and
the rain large crowd attended the game, and
during the afternoon there fully 10000 people
on the ground.
The play was Disappointing and the Philadelphia
batsmen made a poor showing on the wretched
wicket which had been provided for the match
The batsmcn all at on 1t. and they APP
peared to have no idea whatever as to the prob
able direction of the bail after 1t once struck the
ground. The bowlcrs on this account did fine work
and W. F.. Whtwell. in particular. credited
with splendid performance In securing wickcts
for 80 runs while G. W. Hillyard and l.. c. V.
Bathurst also found most difficult by the
batsmen.
The game opened with r. d. Brown and J. w.
Muir starting the getting for Philadelphia.
while Lord Hawke tried l.. c. v Bathurst and a.
j. l.. Hill his opening bowcrs. Play started
with three madens. and the first run was obtained
by J. W. Muir getting of Hls 'lobs' away
for n single, while Brown pulled him round FOR
three next ball Run getting was then easier, and
Brown soon in double figures. but when both
men had apparently got their eyes in, the ram
came down. and Lord Hawke decided TO withdraw
until IL would blow over.
The rest was fatal to j. W. Muir for immedi-
ately on resmming he well caught at short leg
by De Trafford. and the first wicket was down
for l6. A. NJ. Wood filled the vacancy. He hit
Ilrs "lobs" particularly hard. and it did not take
Lord Hawke long 10 perceive that a change was
necessary. He made II double one, too, putting
Hillyard on instead Of Bathurst. while Whitwell
I.iI
by Whitwell for a good innings OF q, and two
wickets were down for 30.
f. H. Bohen the next man. The total slowly
advanced to Il. when y. NJ. Wood hit the wicket
after a good innings of 10. and the third man was
out for IL. Before another run was added Bohlea
got his leg in front Of a straight one from Whit
we'll and the chief scorer Of the first match was
disposed OF for one.
J. A. Scott and r. W. Clark. jr.. then became as
soclatcd but the partnership was not very produc-
tive for Scott let up easy chance TO Bards-
well in the slips off Hlyard. and the NTH wicket
had fallen for 81 r. W. Raston the next man.
got in few good hits before he was retired. but
his inning was a short one. and the total had on.y
advanced to 50 when DE Trafford. at cover-point,
neatly accepted the chance offered him.
H. l. Brown. the next man, did not improve things
any bu, before he retired for cipher he felt the
full force Of one Of Hilyards humping balls on the
head
clark was Joined by J. b. King. and Il could BE-
seen tina, Lord Hawke was doing everything To- rush
the game. King did nothing but when H. p. Bailey
became associated with Clark a good stand was
made. The men advanced the total from IL to "
before Clark disposed Of by Lucas at square leg
after a most useful innings OF y. g.
q. = Patterson then came In with one hani unIt
for use. and he made EFFORT 10 bat with ms LETT
hand only He succeeded too. and before the IN.
nings was over the partnership had produced ~
runs the total reaching l07. or lOi runs behind
This necesstatcd q foOw-on. and the Englishmen
quickly took the nell for the second innings. But
after the first wicket had made good stand the
rest OF the frll Ike wheat before reaper and
the innings was over In scVenty-ive minutes Tor A
total OF - runs thus leaving the Englshmen with
innings and - runs to spare. The following l'
the fun score.