Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-02
Old Time Player Gives Some Views
on the Game,
wIcKETs snOULDBEnGnER
PIES for Amending the Huies In Va
vor OF the bowler IL rccuii-
ariy Torcibie.


game. Al the NOR, embryonic practice
gaines held pn Saturday afternoon
nnd woincaday evenings. thr reporters
and artists pf tho local pnpHu aI' iu
regular attendance space De- devoted Co
tho rnmo in tho columns 0f thH press.
ana although che p1rume hlH been
practically lu VoguH lu ihH town but
three wtsra. already tnate ar. SOME
thirty odd players who dnport them.
selves down un NInih South.
EnF.und d. essentially the home uf the
game. but Australia bids fnlr Go run 90
a close race Tor international champion.
ship 10 America, Philadelphia has
practically ihH only club uf note that iH
anywhere ln tho same class with Eng
uuh county olsyonH
IN the fapp of the Interest that ia
manifpstel locally iu the game, the col.
lowing Interview with Is J. kry. The
popular captain of the Surrey team. iu
whether English cricket Dr. now un the
down grade, makes Interesting reading
10 EnguHh cricket going back
Certainly not said Mt Key. ne T.
advancing prudiEluuHly, AMI if any thing
batting has advanced at " greater ratio
looked that the vlukotH have Improved
wonderfully NJ recent years. on most
grounds wicket lasts Tor tho whole
three days. which u mover did years
ago" The suggestion that thereby tho
adynntsgg ~ winning tho toss had been
mlnlmizod was accepted by Sir Key
nut, ~ course" he added, 10 81 Gar hHt-
ter 60 bat first ON "a good, true Wicket
II a. not safe "a place too much reliance
on our ENGLISH climate"
"Arv our hswlors. ~ your opinion. az
clever and rcaourceful nH they we're "a
"Our bowling has not dotorioratod In
the HllEhtUat n our h1wirrs are not N
deadly, ~ " bgCrufJ They have not tho
same assistance from their wlckUtH as
their predecessors had. N you could
put our present day huWiOrH ON tho
same wickota. they would do as wcllH-
maybe better=thhn the old heroes.
Wickots ~ the billinrl.tahls pattern
have broken bnwlcrri' hearts. and. more.
over, the strain ~ bowling and fielding
through an innings " 600 or 900 runs
tells severely ON them"
The Implication that present c0ndi-
tionH are too favorable FOR the bntsmun
prompted the question whether d was
Desirable that any change should De-
made In the rules uf the game. u cUr-
tainly think 30" replied Mr. Key.
Something ought u be- done 10 mako
T. this TO be- accomplished The wicket
should be- heightened or wlduncd-
helghtcned Tor preference"
Would not this prove very awkward
for the batHmen nt fratf"
Yes. the innovation would make r.
great difference IN tho beginning. but
the difficulties would soon b. overcome.
and the intsmou would ind their level.
An addition 90 tho wicket would give
heart 20 the trundlsts They would
have q fresh lease Of iifo. Under new
conditions they might Tor "a time carry
everything before them. but gradually
batsmen would adapt thplr styles 60 thr
now methods"
And has our fielding fallen ona'-
Not AZ all II has Improved quite nH
much a. our batting our own team
Il not 70 very brilliant example uf held.
thc AuatralinnsHi have mover seen
Fielding like that OF m. Australians.
~ lH absolutely superb. what do
think % tho AuHtraliiuHg Thoy nrD
undoubtedly the bUHt allsrouud team
that has ever visited this country They
may not have man who stands out.
a. sponorth dld, but they nry O. very
strong combination
Alr Key added that hlH appreciation
81 The present Australian team wHH uu-
affected hy the praise which had h,Hu
bestowed On some previous Autlpodsln
with Interest and pleasure 10, uuluIHua
expressed by Arthur shrrW Hhury lu
The Daily TolvFmph itn saw that
some authorities Including shrsWH.
bury, maintained that former Austria
Han olcNVuH. such ur those which ln-
cludod sponorth Palmer Glnou. Car
RAFT and hluckhum. were superior 10
the present team
'rfh0se tcams." said Mt Kpy. "may
have had the assistance ~ certain play
crH who stood out UunHplUunualy hut
they had four COR nyo quite Indifferent
butsmeu. Every man uf the 1879 team
has tu De- rrukuupi with. and Uppu-
ncuiH have tu Doe un their guard until
the last wicket has fallen. The uuUH-
ton whether tho Australian bow IHr4
are superior Co ours o. uu awkward
one The nttDuk uf uur visitors Or very
howlrrH, but thg trunlIHu very lurHe-
~ owe their success tu the magnificent
holdlng Moreover the way their urll
l. placed iu unusual tu our hltHmuu.
who mud % exceedingly difficult CO. Frr
the ball clear Of tho urll"
DO you think recently Australian
cricket hHa improved materially H
Yes, 10 bus Improved enormously dur
INK tho uuHi Ten years ~ course ONE
Gun un'y luuEc from what one reads iu
the papers and from thg performances
OF tho teams who visit ENGLAND. A pUr.
Hnn who has been out there iH moro
competent Co give 1000 opinion
MT Keys attention WAS next directed
20 tho propri'iy uf playing tost matches
10 % ilulsh THE proposal docs not COME
mcni Itself Goo him ESQ., hv flIi. "it
simply could NOT hy done iu this uuun-
ny such nu arrangement would spoil
che play altogether 10 would intro
ducc the tedious game. Eyurythlup
should bee done tO WtltH u man sUnry hIa
runs as speedily ua possible, then lut
him Ert out"
DO amateurs devote uH much limo tg
bowling ls thuy should uuF'-"Ny uWr
opinion always h1a byn that lads IINI
TOO much ut school They practice 1l
day nt The nets. and uro NOT particular
about their run. Nor are tU.y hrHufu
whuthor they bowl uoahHIlH No IH thl
constant bowling Ut nets which uIr
our young buWlurH. A boy boz % uuhu,
school eleven ought never CO. Do. allowed
Co bowl az the nets FOR mur. Than uNl
minutes 90 % stretch Growing h1ya
cannot stand The strain uf constantly
bowling nc nets Boys ought tH Do.
coached go bowling 90 public SCHOOL,
as much uH possible. lut 10 ls much
easier 90 teach O. boy tn hIt than o.
teach him tu bowl"
'lt iH because batting la not such hari
work that o. uuukut.r often neglect
his bowling and develops hls hattlul
powers whom De- obtains q place ln
county team -"Continual practice Il