Omaha daily bee., 1895-10-06
SETTLED FOR THIS SEASON
Local Cricketers Decide Supremacy at the
Wicket for the Year.
0MAHAS WIN THE CITY CHAMPIONSHIP
Gate Citys lake n Good stand but the
Nictors Would Not he Denied
Harry New Fattens His
batting Record.

The claim of superiority between the
Omaha Cricket club and the Gate City
Cricket club was definitely settled yesterday
afternoon. for the time being at least.
Under unusually favorable conditions of
wicket and weather, the two aggregations
battled for the supremacy. with the result
that the Omaha club won by three wickets
and fifty runs. A knowledge of how the
thing was done may be arrived at from a
perusal of the following information:
Captain Hill OF the Gate Cltys winning the
toss. sent his men in to bat first. having for
his two first representatives Messrs. Branton
and Bowers. The former was run out"
after scoring 4, while the latter stayed in
long enough to cover himself with glory and
earn the everlasting gratitude of his club.
Bowers hit freely and well, and made himself
responsible for 20 before he was bowled by
G.. Vaughan.
Mcpherson and Neale, with 5 each, and
Hart with 3 established a certain claim on
the approval of their friends. The same may
be said of lnnes, whose Z was the third high
est score on his side. Much was expected
of Messrs. Robb, Wilson and Richelieu, but
1t was evidently an "off" day with these
doughty batsmen, as they only managed to
make l between them. The remaining
wickets gave the Omahas little or no
trouble, and the last wicket of the Gate City
contingent ltll " 10 tullHs
Messrs. Taylor and Doyle "opened the BALI
for the Omahas, and managed TO put up 10
before their services were dispensed with.
Cameron and Hessey, the two next batsmen,
only got l between them, when Harry New
put in an appearance at the wickets. This
batsman did not take long to get down to
business. In fact, from the moment he took
his guard" to that in which a ball from
Bowers insinuated itself into his wickets,
News batting career was a merry one. He
hit with a decision and freedom that was
good to behold, and when the time for his re-
tirement came 1t saw him the proud man
ufacturer of 80 runs-the highest score of the
day.
Captain Lawrie played carefully and made
6 before a somewhat "shaEy' decision cut
short his career. G.. Vaughan fell to Bowers,
after making 1, and was followed by his
brother Will and Percy Ford.
These two batsmen gave a highly enter
tanning exhibition Of "run-stealing," a pro-
ceeding which has a tendency as a general
rule Of "rattling" the fielders. In this in
stance the efforts of Messrs. Ford and
Vaughan met with unqualified success, as
before they were disposed of they had the
fielders worked up to a state of such helpless
irritation that they could get runs for the
asking. These two batsmen were responsible
for SO.
The next two players. Messrs. f, A. Kemp
and John Francis, formed a partnership that
was not dissolved, as they carried out"
their bats with 3 and 6 respectively to their
credit.
Both these gentlemen played well, and had
not stumps been drawn, owing to a bad light.
there was no knowing when they would have
been divorced. AS Messrs. Brotchie and Con
Young did not bat it Will be seen that the
Omahas won by so runs and 3 wlckets-a
very creditable victory.
Perfect harmony prevailed during the
game and the attendance was fair, and while
the pitch was somewhat lively, the
weather was all that could be desired. Scores
in detail: