New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-17
CRICKET
FNc;rISHMFN AND PHILADELPH1ANS AT
UTSsAHIcKON HEIGHTS
FIRST DAYS r1AY INDICATES CLOSE AND FIX
CITING MATCH PHlLAnEIPHIAS flfSl
r~>-r~c croeFn FOR NINETY For-P RIMS

FIRST DAYS rI,AY INDICATES CLOSE HSp IN
CITING MATCH pHrLADEIPHIAs FIRST
r~>rvG croeFp FOR NINETY FOUR RIMS
INV rrtreRlrr TO THE TRInrNr
pbuadalnhie Sop, u The first ~ the irterra-
,ional cricket matches between the Gentlemen 81
PHILADELPHIA and = Warmers English team be-
S,n here to-day on m. grounds Of the Philadelphia
cricket club at Wissahickon Heights. and SO far
az tho NAV has gone close and interesting eon-
test IL indicated
The threatening weather ~ 'he early morning
tar, the crowd awav bur in ne afternoon the sun
can1c o., no, ard strong ard The intense humidity
made the Enelishnnen suffer considerably u1tn me
heat Thov have been NOS unfortunate In pre-
serving ne health ~ the team. and while tney
,c-e con- YELLED - leave - Penn and +. {. Lee
IN Toronto IN inc sick list. Burnup one Of
,he,r chief hatsrler vas laid up today. and they
n CONSEQUENCE Rad ~ PLAY ten men II Is possible
,ha, purnun will be sbl. 70 g-' ou' tomorrow,
however ard 20 in las,
The wlcke, to-day played most treacherousiy ana
low scoring predomina'ed In consequence Ire
ho,,.r. nr.served the upper hand all through. and
sorne fine work done on both sides J. J. AIMS
worth and r Bosarquet both did excellent
pl,ving for the Eneli.hmen while J. z C. Morton
rad n. remarkably good analysis ~ four wickets
~, eleven run. ror he Philadslph,ans. ard p. II
clark took three for tven'y-one The wicket-keep-
,nS ~ y ~ BRAY vas also 4 feature in itselr
HN DID not allow tl0ble rNNh w wv "'''"N
innings and helped ir the di'poeal ot hve mon
~ sca..o-rood also dh COOL work behind the
,,,r,- ,nl ,ook Tho fas delivery ~ King In sp"n-
dld sfy'
2 Graves ard 4 Wood opened me natuns
,or N. Phiiadelphlans ana , most inauspicious
s,,,, ras made for after Graves had got GOOD
80, ,or three IN Ainswor'h. N Wood was
h.,,ed an a second hall 81 the match Bates
r.uayed mi Immediately los, Graves, VINO was
,u horleS ~, an ~ break from Bosanquet
u " Noble followed and. after MAKING mrs
,v,s uas we'll taken A. extra cover oy fosahqust
IN Aiu~wor'h. uith tnree Hlcke'S up"H 20 -
yWrs rates was TONED by r. n Brown ana ne
- advanced the score 70 rwen'y-on-, ~hen me
,,er conner was slumped by Bray on BosanQue TOT
ton = II Clark was next hu' ne eaIc. III, i
trouhia and the nth wicket was DOWN WIN Only
thirty-tuo on tho hoard , ..su,, "a wall
and after half an hours batting 'ust f@aen sa
S",'hie aFures on being ioined by J. Is hing ne
riavn1 more freely and a stand appeared IN cyl,
dance II dld no, last long however TOT WI - IL
,,n a, he vrcke,s and SIX men were on TOT tot,y-
sfy " Thayer failed 70 help the total ont NIX
rrisveS \ good steady game. AMI when AZ !enStn
- ,rr,nes ca me "a an end after two hours play
he was not out oi;h twenty. eight 70 MS credit
,.bua tho Total stood ninety Ave
III. Yss no, startling aggregate for The Eng,
u.hmon 20 face and the way + warner ana
X Wfcheu began gave promise Of a big total
~ -. "a MI, IN foriv-three. when warner va
p.eU taken a, the wicket OF a burning "a NJ
pnyt ,hre. uickets pur on only Twelve runs IN
"a, r ! r Bosanquet vas the only man 20
mote any stand and AZ the conclusion or ne
a. NAV eight wickets had fallen Tor seventy
Miro runs The game will =" contirue1 - -rn"'ro"
The score. .-,o,,.