The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-26
CRICKET SEASON
i'm FULL SWlWGo
Lovers Of the Great English Came Have a Heavy
Campaign Before Tbem--1p English
Team Coming Over.

the south they can arrange games with
teams from ST. Louis and east ard west G.
them are clubs. in Michigan and Minnesota
70 say nothing OF tho strong Canadian
tea ms. SEINE Of the crack Canadian clubs
have arranged 10 play games In Chicago
III July. Between July N and Is the Chi
cago Cricket Association viii send rep
resentative eleven TO compete in the third
annual tournament OF the Northwest
Cricket Association. This tournament Is
10 be held this year In connection With
the carnival of sports at Omaha during the
exposition now In progress there. Last
year the Winnipeg team captured the
championship and Chicago will send a
strong team in The hone Of bringing I.
back TO the United States.
Early in July the -. Louis team VIII
play a series Of matches In Chicago ThA
Wanderers crack eleven OF the latter city
Will make their annual tour II Canada
IN August and may visit 8. Louis before
crossing the border. Last year The Wan
derers made an excel'en; showing in car
saa. They played nearly dozen matches
and were victorious In Il INA jdfity of them.
The Chiea4o Cricket Club Is one Of the
strongest in that city. l. possesses a
cozy club house and good grounds. Tie
Wanderers last year won tine Walker cha!-
ieueo cup. and also the presidents cup.
and hoe 30 repeat the performance this
season. The series II games fer the Walker
cup vii be between four 81 Ire local
teams This ~fll Re the premier series OF
matches. as only s8e most expert eleyens
Eslli contest ~ fhem The presidents cup
Is annually paved for by IRE Junior eev-
ers % she ciubs and usually furnishes
scrne good games,
T7aer~ srr good cricket Teams in Mn
reaQolis a-t - Paul aud IN this IN
every other way the Twin Cities are al
ways anxious to down emf o,her- This
year tire Minneapolis team has been
s.resixt here3 oy the addition OF Bates
probably me best player Manitoba turned
on, as, year he carried OF the bowling
average a: the northwestern tournament
lasE season and showed himself 20 oe no
mean has. There ia n yesrly fixture In
tie clup inat always affords great sport
Ar. excitement That Is the match b.
t@een the married ana since members of
the club. There IL The keenes, rivalry be-
tween tee teams Sire ms contest Was
organized ;ss ia heiors have ven six
games ard The heue3lcts $ like nun feg.
During The t,s-.af six ~ tte original Ia b.
e5oy. hays joined tae bene@cts- Lass year
TIRE game resulted II tie. each side ss,or
ing as seven runs.
Thsrc are some exceptionally strong
.,syen= in California especially in he
reg borhoo1 - san Francisc0. TIE clubs
are mainly r-.r1sfred from the many Eng
l.sssrsn 49, have seitseI IA the ue{ghnor-
ao<ssi g tae fsGi,5eE Cote, but there - alsa
a cody 04mber II Americans who have
taken - ne game
Tie nsos, interesting event II he crIck-
- ~orie iris year * tae promised visit o.
Capt. Pelaan r wArr.r ~ This country
sita Fam = ~ gsisss-aau He has
"rit'ez - say fnas - expects 10 come
early aT fae fA2 and erinx a strong eleven
EitA A1s III says that 10 aaz already
~seUr~e IL definite gseEu - u sae follow
inr players 20 take gszSi an sas trip 4. TX
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