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LONDON. England. July 13.-Aftcr an absence
of ak weeks from homo the mon who form the
marty OF American cricketcrs arc beginning to
feel that a glimpse of their native shores would
prove n most gratifying sight. We have been
treated with oyorv consideration, courtosy, md
hospitality here. but Inconsistencies will crop out
on occasions.
II IA hardly To be expected that tho American
publIo will realize tho difficulty OF our under
taking in tackline the foremost crickoters Of
England on their own wickets. In America tho
s"ass.n1on..a = .nan.S III - to- noro =,
professionals arc empioyeu only 'o'"No o"ioo'
the ground or coach at the nets. Over here tho
great majority of the players of all county
teams are protossiohais' VINO 10 nothing uu'
aunburnt lot Of men. most respectful in their
m.nn.r 80 ~. ouo,orr. ,or a, nat n. ronon.
berod that while ali play on an equal footing on
the field there ia n great social distinction of II.
tho nrofoss,onaIs avon having n soparato
professionals here, by the way; they arc dosig.
mated as players while the amateurs arc
gentlemen"
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of form, although the authorities of the NJ. c. c.
vers hihsiy plAoou nora npea y
prectico curing our stay IN LONDON o.ioFu ran
doned owing to rain. It was wretchedly cold
hare and we nj, had tho .h,vsrs Thor. wa,
nothing enlivening in tho play either. 1t was Of
the slowest kind. and at one time. when patter.
son and Lester were at the wickets, they took
At Manchester $1,000 spectators turned out
"hh' III ihcy "oFo
most impartial In their applause, but the UNI.
Pirine was rank. and we suffered in this respect
and we were beaten BY seven ,wickots. II; T:
baiiy bowled hneiy In this match, getting eight
wiGkets for seventy runs. and our fielding was
fully w, to the standard and elected many
r. bruce gave a dinner party in our honor at
here socially. invitations to breakfasts. lunch
cons. dinners, and balls pouring In upon us con-
tinuously. while we were not left unattended for
an hour on the neld. We received an awful
drubbing, however. Woods inning was the only
redeeming feature OF, our batting. for he carried
Cambridge scored 4I2, nothing need be said Of
our bowling. Jessop made lao in ninety.fiye
10 of one over from King, IA OF one from Pat
terson, 16 of one from Baily. and IL OF ono
Our next game was a complete triumph, and
doubt Il Sussex has got over the surprise yet.
ih INNING he So to }, % VIC .as TOR t5.c Il r i0p IN and .h9 IN h iSS
second o for lO2, and with Lester scoring o3
and "a, not out, we won by 8 wickets. There
was a good attendance at the game, and when
batsman, there was considerable surprise ex.
pressed. Prince Ranjitsinhji, the next bats.
man, who is to-day one of the most popular
OF cheers when he came out, but they had
hardly died away when a terrific fast curling
yorker from King upset all three stumps on
the very first ball. The Prince had the bali
suitably inscribed after the match and presented
It to King as O memento of tho game He also
gave a dinner in our honor, and our stay at
Brighton was a very pleasant one.
We were in London for the Jubilee and were
| again the recipients OF much kindness and hos.
! pitality. The Stars and Stripes ioated proudly
over Lords ground during our match there with
Middlesex. and on the evening OF the first day