Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-07-15
Cricket In the
United States
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

good performances In ENGLAND. but had
never particularly distinguished himself
no first class cricket
The trouble with the Americans who
faced the Brush0rs seemed 60 be that
they We're simply scared whom they wont
20 the bat. and consequently didn't
score enough runs In New York and
Philadelphia this was especially nu-
ticrahle. In the latter city they got che
uritiahcrs out chUaply in their two
completed inninga-for 50 and i23. The
bowling was good the fielding cNcop-
tionnlly fine. in some cases even brill
liant. but the batting was wocfully
weak.
The Halifax cup race o. furnishing
sniandid sport to the teams that arc
taking part In the annual struggle. The
same nix clubs are 90 % ns last year
when Germantown again won after az
nne o. struggle nH bias ever taken place
Tor the coveted trophy. The Belmont
team started out last season with n
rush and captured aix straight games,
hut couldn't Keep up tho good work
and had Co BE- content with second
place after tying Germantown for the
place ~ honor
II a pity that two or three u tho
New York teams do not get into the
Halifax cup competition. At least three
uf them. tho kuICkorboCkcrn. famous
ln years guno by nH the Now jersey
Athletic club the MnnhattnnH and the
Staten Islanders have teams That
would make 10 very interesting for the
quaker clcyoua
Tho United states versus Canada
match proved an easy victory for the
American team and developed new
sthr In the cricket horizon In tho per-
son of y. y. Graves. Jr., who battcd
Hploudidly Tor i2s runs.
In New York the season would have
been a duli one had u not been Tor the
many visits of out of town teams. The
championship of the Metropolitan
league was again won by the n. J. A. G..
This organization showed ita Immense
rupoflnrlty over every other team hy
entering two olcvona In the league and
having both nniHh ahead or nll othor
competitors. This season under their
new name NJ Kniokorbockcr a. G. the
old Now jersey club seems bound 20
again furnish the victorious olovcnH.
They have put two teams iu the field
again. The unexpected defeat OF team
on ~ ".'ANNH 90 700 "NANN" - VIZ" AA NN"|Ah
surprise. The two oidvcns VIII again
cross bats on the ga OF the month,
when o. rafting game may be expected.
The individual sensation OF tho Fcn-
son was tho wonderful work of G.
liowon CLARKE OF the N. ]. a. G. team
d. Although nt one time during tho
season ut dcath't door. he showed his
wonderful vitality and pluck by topping
ting. There ~ no doubt that this tall
young man from the West indies viii
eventually be- regarded M the finest
crIcllutor In the United States. Ills
style Of batting IL good and he II Inn
proving every season. He On not uf-
illctcd with nervousness. which ~ the
bnne Of 30 many otherwise good crick-
| oterf. His defense ~ perfect. and he "a
quick 10 punish loose bowling A n
bowler he would be an acquisition 10
any team, and ~ u fielder In any posi-
tl0n he u hard 10 beat. He comes Of
good orlckoting stock. there being four
| Clarke brothers now playing on the
Knlckcrbocker a. c. teams.
There has been considerable talk dur
Ing the past few years Of the establish
ment Of "A cricket league that would
embrace teams from ohio, Michigan.
Illinois and Pennsylvania. This sea-
ron the plan has been brought up once
more and there are great hopes of tho
affair being carried 10 n climax. u ~
almost needless TO say that tho idea Is
a good one. Tor nothing will do the his
torlc sport more good than a properly
managed league with n good schedule
N championship games. There are
/ plenty Of clubs and good material In
the district mentioned. and the matter
ought not TO be allowed 10 hang FIRE
any longer.
Chicago crlckotors have recently de-