The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-09-08
Against Odds Sends the Port
lands to Grass.
WELL CONTESTED CRICKET GAME
Good Playing on BOth Sides Visit
ing Club Exhibited Their Manli-
ness in the Field.

Yesterday afternoon the A. f. c. met
the Portland Amateur Athletic Cub in
the final championship cricket game OF
the season on Smiths Point grounds.
There was fair attendance of specta-
tors and those present enjoyed the most
closely contested and scientific game that
has been played in Oregon this year.
The crease was in. splendid condition,
and the game resolved itself into con-
test of bowlers and fielders. The best
feature of the whole contest was the
feeding of the home team who rose to
the occasion and played an almost per-
fest game. The day was all that could
he desired, and a pleasant breeze tenn
pered the heat of the sun without inter-
fering with the play.
Portland won the toss, and Captain Van
Heekeren, relying on his bowling strength,
sent Astoria to the wickets, Gum and
Rathom facingsthe bowling of Van Heck
eren and Bing,ey. Several overs were
played carefully and well till Rathom,
after making two, went down before a
big break ball from the Portland captain.
Bel came in and after making one played
ball from Blngley on to his wlckets.
Captain Astbury, who filled the vacancy,
looked as II he was in for a stand, but
when he had made two singles he hit
all around another of Van Heekerens
beautiful breaks and was clean bowled.
Then folio we'd a series of disasters, Glib.
son, Lidwell and Davis all going out for
nothing Matters at this stage locked
very blue for Astoria, and the outlook
was even more gloomy when Gum, who
had made eight by good and steady play
had his middle stump knocked out of the
ground by Van Heekeren. Chutter, who
oh bo ha rorf
ance that had been displayed in his Sc
lection by going in and attempting to
stop the rot and looked like doing it un-
til Findlay, who came in next, was clean
bowled by Bingley for nothing. Spencer
came to the wickets and made l, falling
a victim to the fourth ball he got from
VanKeekeren. Astoria was playing
man short being without Maddox, who
could not get down from Brookfeld in
time, but Beveridge, who didn't know a
hat from a crocodile, was pressed into
the service, and he did nobly. Playing
Level with Chutter, who made three, he
soon passed his companions score and
by his knowledge of BASEBALL hitting, man.
aged to run up the very respectable total
of runs, being not out when .Chutter's
stumps fell, retiring the side for the small
score of 20 runs. Towards this total sew
eral OF the best bats in the Astoria team
contributed very few runs, a fact that
can be accounted for by intense eagerness
to score off bowling that was far too good
and too true to take liberties with.
Portland sent Van Keekeren and G.
Perrott to the wckets, and Astbury and
Gum went out to begin the trundling for
the A. IF. C. With % runs to beat 1t
looked like sure victory for Portland,
but Astoria once more showed its true
form by paying a splendid uphill game
and spatchng a win out of what seemed
a certain defeat. The boys knew that one
mistake or error in Judgment probably
meant the loss of the game and they
acted accordingly Van Keekeren, the
big scorer of the p. A. A. c., started we'll
by hitting Gum foS three, but the bowler
had his revenge in the next over for
he clean bowled the Portland captain, |
who had not increased his score in the
meantime. Andrews was next man in
and although Perrott was batting in such
a way as to inspire confidence, the new
conner went under to a beautifully pitch
ed ball from Astbury after he had scored |
/. Bingley came to the wickets, but |
AsUoury found an open spot in his de- |
fense and shattered his stumps with a |
straight bah. With three men out dor /
four runs, Astoria seemed to have a |
chance OF winning. but j. Perrott, who |
Joined his brother, soon began to make |
things lively for the fielders. Both men |
played careful cricket, and deserve great |
credit for the way in which they kept |
down the Bowling. After several mai |
den overs. Astbury retired G. Perrott. |
Crocker came in and made runs, faE- |
ing a victim to Astbury in the second |
over he faced. Gilman followed and |
by careful play kept up his wickets till |
the close of the innings, scoring 4, all sim
giles. J. Perrott was hitting freely ana |
getting dangerous when a swift, full |
pitched bali from Gum beat him, when ,
he had made s. Horner was run out by !
a quick piece of combination field play, |
after making l and Clover who followed !
on met with the same fate. This wicket
was the cause of considerable discussion.
Glover slipped and fel, before reaching =,
his crease, and hls bat which flew out OF
his hand struck his wlckets. The As
torla wicket keep appealed, and the Port
and umpire gave the man out. The de-
cision was a very close one Ogilbe was
next man, after facing two balls from
Astoria's captain went under at the third
ball for nothing. Parker, who acted as
a substitute, hit the second bal he got
onto Bells hands, and Portland was ali
out for % runs. The bowling of Gum
and Astbury, particularly that of the
latter was most excellent, as the aver
ages show. The following are the scores