The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-01
ANNUAL NORTHWEST GAMES
WILL BE PLAYED BY CRACK
ELEvENS, THE TOURNEY OPEN
ING WEDNESDAY.
AND WINNIPEG PROMISE
To Make II Lively Race for the
Championship, Which the For
mer Won Last Year.

| the Northwest Cricket association, All
organization formed in Chicago last
year, having for it's object the fostering
and encouragement of cricket in the
northwest. The clubs already belong
ing to the association are Winnipeg,
Chicago, Omaha and the Minnesota
Cricket club, of this city. The meeting
last year was held in Chicago, and
Chicago also won the championship.
| Next year it will be in Omaha.
The two strongest teams that will
compete this year are undoubtedly Chi
cago and Winnipeg, it being question
which is the strongest. Such a team
as the following will certainly take
lot of beating, being picked players
from the Manitoba Cricket association:
S. B. Prest, w. G. James, G. Pole. H.
Cotton, H. Cameron, C. P. Wilson, +.
Richardson, r. Cattley, J. G. Phillips,
R. j. ]. Shrimpton, ]. w. Macdougal
and M Holmes These will represent
Manitoba, and no doubt the Chicago
Manitoba match will be keen contest.
Chicago will send up the following,
recognizably some of the strongest
players in the West: E. r. Wilmot, Of
International reputation; G. P. Ogden,
H. F. Harrison, ]. Lewis, of the Chi
cago club; D. c.. Davies, H. P. Waller,
w. R. Gilchrist, P. Williamson and ].
G. Davis, of the Wanderers club.
who last year was the best all
round man in Chicago; G. Dunn, ].
Cummings, of Pullman, called among
cricketers 1.-THE terror of the West"
W. H. Sterling, of st. Georges, and w.
Whale, of the Ciceros. The above is
very powerful aggregation.
The Omaha team will put up a good
game. too. Their team will be made
up from the following:
w. R. Vaughan, Captain-Good, medium
pace bowler; fair bat.
G. II. Vaughan-Good, fast bowler, with an
excellent length; scores fast when set; quick
in field.
R. W. Taylor-Fair bat and change bowler;
good field.
H. Lawrie-A steady bat with good de-
tense; slow, round-arm bowler.
R. Bowers-Exeellent fast bowler, breaking
both ways; hard-hitting batsman.
T. 5. Farrar-Fast round-arm bowler; bril-
liant field.
J. Francis-Left- handed bat; good field
| fair bat.
Harry H. New-Best all-round man on the
team, having splendid reach and good hit
| P; B. Ford-Good, rapid scoring bat; fair
| field, can bowl
j. Douglas-Good bowler. fair bat and field.
| j. M. Guild-Best outfeder on the eleven.
The team that will do battle for the
! M1nneSotaS will be as follows with
I possible. one or two EXCEPTIONS: 3;
| II. H. Vaughan, captain of the club is
! good all-around player but best at the bat
Has had long experience cricketer and
may be trusted to help the club to victory.
G. T. Jaffray, the vice captain, is an old
chicago player, very fine and effective fast
! bowler and fast scoring batter; he is also
! q good fielder in DOSitiOOS he JUic
g.. G. Saulez is; fine batter, hitting very
hard and clean when set, heady and puz-
! ZIlng medium pace bowler and quick fielder
/ has maze some big scores for the Mime
sofa club and if in any degree fortunate will
make some more neat work
b. 5. Donaldson, now acting as the wicket
! keeper of the club, in which position he is
| distinguishing himself. He is also good fast
bowler and as batsman is hard hitter and
| T. Sisson-A fine hard-hitting batter, WHO
won the game against Omaha for the Mime
sofas. While not always successful, when
| once set he scores very rapidly and Will pun
ish any bowling. He is also a useful medium
! pace bowler. -
| G. D. Napier is stylish and careful bats
man, who has played many a good innings
i He is also a fair medium pace bowler and
I gets good deal of work on the ball.
W. Goodwin is one of this years acquisitions
! and halls from the sister city, but has re-
| Gently Joined the Minnesota club. To his
| splendid fast bowling are due the small scores
made by the Minnesota Cricket club against
the Minneapolis eleven this year. He is
! also free hitting batsman and strong
! hard working fielder.
| H. McGregor, one of the younger members
! of the club, is nevertheless one of its best
| bowlers. He is Ieft-hander with an easy
! delivery and varies his pace and break very
| through lack of practice but plays in good
| style and will develop.
DR.. Taylor, the president of the club and
| the hard hitting kind and if he gets set will
| give good account of himself useful
| change bowler and fine fielder.
A. S. Sibley, who has transferred his energy
| from the base ball ground to the cricket field
is one of the most advanced of the converts
! that have joined the club. His favorite posi-
| ton in the field is point
L. T Waters-Most reliable batter on the
| team; good change bowler.
! Games will start promptly at 1890
each day, and stumps will be drawn
| at $50. The schedule as arranged will
be as follows:
Wednesday Minnesota Cricket club VS.. Chi
| cago; Manitoba Cricket club vs. Omaha.
Thursday-M Minnesota Cricket club VS.. Oma-
ha; Manitoba Cricket club vs. Chicago
Friday-Minnesota Cricket club vs. Mani
| toba Cricket club; Chicago vs. Omaha.
| Saturday-Western States VS.. Western Can
| ada.
Two games will be played each day
| simultaneously. In order to have those
rot familiar with the game understand
1t more intelligently, there is appended
| brief synopsis Of the principal
| features.
Cricket, while fast losing it's distinc-
! ton as an exclusively English game
! and gaining rapid Roadway in the
United States, as we'll as in India.
! Holland and other countries, has
hitherto attracted but little attention
| in the Northwest excepting from those
| who have known the game elsewhere.
AS the game is complicated and the
| interest aroused by it necessarily slight
unless its principles are understood. a
| short description will, it is hoped. en-
| able those who are viewing it for the
! first time, or who have not seen the
! game for years, to derive more pleasure
/ from their attendance at this to1rna.
| ment than would otherwise be the case
The game is played by eleven men
on each of the opposing teams and the
eleven making the most runs being the
| victor.
Each team is, alternately, the bat
| ting team, or, as it is called has their
| innings" the other team, fielding. the
| choice Of order being determined nv
| the toss of coin.
In a complete game two innings are
| played by each side; but in a one day
| match, should there not be time for
| two innings, that team making most
| runs in the first, wins the game. If one
| complete inning has not been played
when time is called, the game is drawn
Should the side batting first make
sixty runs more than their opponents
in the first innings, the losers follow
on or proceed to bat again. The lead
ers afterwards having chance to bat,
II necessary to make the runs required