New-York tribune., 1895-09-20
WOMEN CAN PLAY CRICKET.
STATEN ISLAND ELEVEN PROVED 1T
YESTERDAY.

THE MADE MORE OUTS BY wIcKETs THAN
THE MEN DID AND RAN UP THE SCORE
TO Is AGAINST THE MEMS 6o-THEY
ALSO PROVED THAT THEY CAN
THROW rRAIGHr-UNIFoRMs
TO SUIT coMPLExIoNs.
On the grounds OF the Staten Island Cricket
Club at Livingston yesterday afternoon there was
another contest for supremacy between number
OF young women OF the modern type and selected
team from the men OF the organization The ladies
Misses Hennken Robinson. Droler, Edwards
McNamee, Coffin. Scrymser. Bonner, Bennett ana
Harrison One OF the eleven absent. and this
vacancy calamity filled by various ones on the
side OF the men. The men were Messrs Hamilton
Grierson. Youle Frye Qualle Schermerhorn, Pell'
Stewart. F.tzroy, Robinson and Hayward The UNI
plres Messrs Lohman and Pen. before the
latter went into the game and then an impressive
appearing outsider donned the duster Ihere are
two peculiar things about the umpire or cricket
game. especially such a game as was played on
this occasion. His life is safe and he Is marked
for observation by wearing long linen duster
There is other significance in the article Tor
there no dust on cricket field. no sliding Tor
bases nor any OF that sort OF thing which makes
people fit candidates for the asylums at paii
game
This game OF cricket announced In the city
to begin at o'clock At tie grounds the hour was
stated o'clock. and 1t was half an hour after
that before all the stars had arrived and the UNI
pire in the good old-fashioned way shouted PLAY
ball. That much. at least. was understood, and
was met with Wild applause from the grandstand'
where a number OF women and lot OF madcap
boys seated. That is. the former were seated
The latter were generally somewhere in the air.
The captain OF the women's eleven Miss HEM
ken The bowlers were Misses Scrymser ana Ben-
nett. and the wlcket-tender was MISS feoplnson.
often otter that the most proficient scorer Tou ean rac
OF the bowlers. Frye was captain
The young women OF Staten Island are not yet
odds: therefore they handicapped their opponents.
A. first the men had to play with "a, baseball bat bat
bat left-handed. unless the player CHANGED to have
been turned out OF the lathe In that fashion ana ana
women used the regulation cricketer's bat. OF the
kind which If were shown to Gqgntry school
During the progress Of the game 1t became appar-
ap' cricket 81 Serious pursuit With great
OF success There was some brilliant throwing and
miles or less from any Of the felders. Miss Droler
ns and ne s aTRd DOWN % as thu cham
pion by the contingent on the bench under the
A sage philosopher. however delivered this
his pltmatum on women as creKet,Payers , ,ooL
back"
There is another issue which may prevent any
of feminine team play. One of the authorities, who
remarked that he would have to emigrate II his
name were published said:
See that young woman over there? Well, she's
a brunette. and, Of course. as red is becoming to
her, she belongs the red eleven IL the player Is
a blonde, she Immediately becomes frantic advo-
cate OF the blues, of course and there you are"
Yesterday they red and blue indscrimnate
ly, for II for fun.
The women bowlers made outs by wckets
than the did. and who shall say after that
that woman cannot throw where she is looking?
The men suppressed properly with a score of
Co. and the women followed with a score of q.
and continuing. II up to Is. Then the sun went
down. and in It's waning light the clubhouse rang
with the merry laughter of a newly gathered crowd
OF guests.