Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-25
NOTES OF THE CRlCKETERS
Prospects Bright for Interesting
Games Here on the Fourth
of July with Denver.


The Omaha Cricket club will play Two
games with Denver on Monday, July ..
wickets will be pitched promptly at p. NJ.
on July the game will commence at 1880
and continue. with an interval for lunch, till
$50 p. nj.
Indications point to Denver putting very
strong batting team in the field but their
bowling will be proportionaly weak. The
advent OF the great Worcestershire player,
Fairbanks. has infused no end of confidence
into the Colorado men, but Taylor has not
vet GO. over the reverse sustained by the
! local men in Denver year ago and II de-
termination will go for anything he will lick
them of his own bat.
Captain Francis having gone east. the
plotting of the Omaha team will devolve
upon Prof. Sims. Responsibility Of this sort
seems to suit the player from our sister
city across the water II we may Judge from
recent performances. 1t is we'll, too, that
| ne should be broken in before the more i'm
| portant contests in Winnipeg.
Perhaps it is well to state that admission
to the Emmett street grounds will be free
| and that women will find ample shade in
the we'll appointed pavilion Of the club.
The following. taken from the Winnipeg
Free Press. will be OF interest to club mem
! bers:
Judging by the correspondence read at
| the meeting OF the local executive last night,
! it is evident that our friends below the line
| intend bringing up team strong enough
to take home with them the international
| championship. Omaha especially will have
| strong aggregation OF cricketers Local
men, however, are confident OF getting to-
| gether a thoroughly representative Manitoba
team which will put up a great game. Prest
Of Sours has already signifed his intention
OF being present and other we'll known
| provincial cracks are in training for the
| honor OF representing the Manitoba associa-
| ton against the attack of the willow-wield-
| ers OF the states.
AT last nights meeting details were ad-
vanced another step. The boundaries on
both grounds will be indicated by flags and
lfme-marked lines. Particular attention is
being paid to the preparation of the crease
and no detail will be neglected that would
in the least add to tirst-class exhibition OF
the game"
The player mentioned above will be re-
membered giving a magnificent all-round
eAulDlllOH lNO years dSO III 81 doi
Another cricketer of great reputation
Rev C. Duckworth OF St. Louis, will join
the Omaha team in its journey to Winnipeg
Such an array of talent has never been sent
out from any city west OF Chicago and the
Omaha men are already strong fayorites fol-
the international pennant There will GER
tainly be no dearth Of bowling talent, while
the team should easily get into three figures
against the strongest combination brought
against them. In fact, several players may
accomplish this feat individually.
Harvey New is lost in Denver. Maybe he
will appear on the Fourth a member Of
the Colorado team.
Mr.. English, president of the Denver club
is going to Manitoba in order TO give a re
ception to the lieutenant governor and, in
cdentally, TO the cricketers
The valuable Alaskan animal lately ac.
quired by the Southenders has disappeared
No reward will be offered for its recovery.
The medical officer from Cedar Rapids ha!
not been heard from this year. Can it b,
that he has descended to golf?
Prof Lewis will appear in iannes on th'
Fourth of July. We are positively assured
that this is a fact.
The Council Bluffs contingent Is TO b,
, congratulated on the hearty manner il
which they are turning out to the Saturda!
games.
CHESS.
The following anecdote on chess without