The San Francisco call., 1895-10-19

CluU dt 0OlQeH UaLe, w euneSQay, VS.. Ala
media at Alameda; Thursday and Friday,
VS.. Penryn at Penryn.
| am glad to hear that Secretary Ben
Clark of the association, who for three
weeks past has been confined to his house
by pneumonia, is convalescent.
A bard, who modestly insists on anony-
nifty, has expended gray matter and mid
night oil on the following composition,
which will be read with mingled delight
and admiration by the countless apostles
of its subject:
My name is Robertson
VIM. r. Called "Blly"
BY the BOYS for short
Ness sake. There
Several "Billys' amongst
The conglomeration
GOOD word tha)
OF cricketers
On the coast; but
Only one Billy Robertson.
That's me.
That's what!
I'm in a class
BY myself. See.
nd when start in
To make things hum,
Look out. have
An eye to business
And the main chance
In our game.
I've been caught out,
And stumped and
Sometimes bowled;
But run out-neveri
What's that? No, sirl
I'm fat and heavy, but
move faster than
Most lean men
Around those wickets.
You hear me!
Bowl?
Well, some I guess
still hold back
ball or two
To fool the best of them.
don't miss many points
OF value TO my side
When playing.
My styles my own.
DON'T play for pretty,
But to score.
put the wood on,
You beti
That's what you're taught
Where come from, in
Young Australia.
ThanksI Well, here's to
The game!
If Brother Robertson wishes to retaliate
in like manner, he will be given an oppor-
tunity. UMPIRE.
LAKEPORT, CAL, Oct. 1S.-Twelye de-
termined men will sally forth from Lake
County tomorrow to try conclusions with
the crack clubs of San Francisco Captain
Herbert V. Keeling, with eleven other
cricket cranks, one of whom is an extra to
take the field in case of the disability of
any player, will spend couple of weeks in
San Francisco for the avowed purpose of
meeting and vanquishing, if possible, the
Alameda, Pacific, Bohemian, Presidio
Mill Valley and Citrus Colony (Penryn)
clubs. The venture is not the result of
challenge, but simply from desire on the
part OF the Lake County boys, who have
met and defeated one another many times
to lind new worlds to conquer.
Cricket in Lake County has had an in
teresting history. 1t was first played in
the English colony in Burns Valley, the
matches being purely home affairs, such
as a. married VS.. Single" and Gentlemen
Cleft handed) VS.. Ladies'" The Burns
Valley Club at that time possessed some
hne players, one of whom, owen, had been
a member of the famous Lancashire
eleven.
No outside matches were made until
1857, when the Pacific Club of San Fran
cisco ventured into Lake County and met
with decided defeat. SINCE that time
these two clubs have met each wear with
varying results.
In 1889 the Lakeport club was organized
and proceeded at once to receive several
signal defeats from the Burns Valley team.
ID. v. Keeling, the present captain and
secretary, was the only old cricketer. and
it is mainly due to his enthusiasm and
keenness that the old club has reached its
present standing. But it has perseyered
and, with the accession of the Hammond
brothers and w. o. Edmands. all Harvard
men, it has attained considerable skill and
activity.
The men who compose the present team
81, u.
G. f. Webber, H. V. KEELING
F. Greene, R. e. Nagle, A. B. Rodman. r
w. Kelson, c. Renwick, A. H. Spur and
r. S. Rodman.
C. M. Hammond is one of the strongest
men of the team. For two years he was
captain of the Harvard crew. and is one of
the best oarsmen in the country A. B.
Rodman is an excellent bat. He is. a
graduate of West Point. His brother, r.
5. Rodman, is an old Yale man, and
good cricketer in any position. w. o.
Edmands. once member of the Harvard
football team; f. w. Kelson of Hurst Col
ege, Eng, w. S. Dayton of the Winches-
,er College (Eng.) eleven, and G. r. Web
,er of Wellington school are good cricket
RS and have had considerable experience.
Il. V. Keeling of Dover College is also a
rood all-aroupd cricketer, a fine bowler and
good bat.
Taken all together the Lake County
eleven, while it has recently lost several
rood men, is quite strong team and will
,ropably make things interesting for the
nen they meet Their headquarters while
n San Francisco will be at the California.
GIlroy Hose Team.
William F. Blake writes from GiIroy to