New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-26
INTERNATIONAL CRICKET.
HAvERFORD WILL SEND TEAM TO MEET TIL
GREAT ENGLISH PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

HAvERFORD WILL SEND TEAM TO MEET THE
GREAT ENGLISH PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Philadelphia, April Is (SpeciaD.-Arrangement
have been perfected whereby the cricket team OF
Haverford College will play series OF games Win
the great public schools Of England this season.
Negotiations have been under way for some time be-
tween a committee this side. consisting OF Dr.
sharpless president Of Haverford College: Francis
Cope. Joseph W. Sharp and J. II. Scattergood. and
c. W. Acock, secretary Of the Surrey County Clup.
who made the arrangements In England
1t has now been decided that the team shall sail
direct from Philadelphia June Is. and be away
about three months. All the big public schools OF
England will be encountered and probably the teams
Of oxford and Cambridge Universities. The boys
will also have opportunity of playing on the two
big grounds OF London-meetng the Marylebone
Club at Lords and Surrey at the Oval. The latest
advices from c. w. Alcock give the following sched-
ule Of games arranged
June 20 and 80 with cheltenham coIexs at cheenham
july Sd thR ma@ " at Rugby
Juy with MsrlbcIcush. at MARLBOROUGH .,., ,o,,o,
JSy IS is and nitn KeP' p, s at nsp'0n
July "a and % with clfton at clifton.
July q and rs with Malvern at Malvern
The dates for the oxford and Cambridge and
Surrey matches have not yet been arranged. but 1t
Il understood these games will take place on dates
between the Eton and Harrow matches.
No games will be arranged between July 10 and
Is, In order to give opportunity for the visitors
to witness the contests which will take place at
Lords between Elton and Harrow and the Gentlemen
and Players professionally. The project Of sending
the team abroad is considered rather large under
taking. Haverford Is champion Of the Intercone-
gate Cricket Association. and has good team COM
pared with other colleges In this country; but
whether 1t will prove sufficiently strong to cope
with the schools Of England. where the game is so
firmly established remains to be SEEN Should the
team prove successful 1t will receive we'll merited
praise on all sides. and its pluck will be admired
but should the trip prove failure. II Is probable
that plenty OF sages will be found to condemn the
collegians temerty In attempting such step.
Come what may, the team has the hearty good
wishes Of every crcketer In this country The posi-
bty of the trip being undertaken proves the adj
vances the game has made In the United States.
The colleges especially have long kept aloof from It,
but now that it has been we'll introduced here II
should have a brilliant future.
The victory which the colleges OF the United States
gained those OF Canada last year Is responsible
FOR the present trip. The young Canadians had
always looked upon the cricketers Of the United
States as OF inferior calibre. and their eyes were
opened by the defeat inflicted. Haverford had sew
era men on the victorious team and when the
question was discussed to the probable success
a representative American team would have against
the English schools she resolved to go further and
test 1t single