The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-13
Cricket.
GOOD CRICKET MATCH
R. F. Hayward's Eleven Defeats
Short Lines.
FIRST in MANY YEARSHERE
GAME PROVES A MYSTERY TO
MAJORITY OF CROWD.
Good Bowling of Davies and Jackson
Cuts Down Score of Short Lines
Match Game With Ogden Ar
ranged-Permanent Organization
Effected.

The first cricket match which has
taken place in Salt Lake for ten years
or more was played on South West
yesterday afternoon. Two elevens
chosen from the Salt Lake Cricket club
and calling themselves the Oregon
Short Lines and the r. r. Eaywards
participated. the latter eleven winning
by score of Il TO 81
1t was probably not the most scien-
tific cricket ever played, but consider
ing the fact that most of the partici-
pants had not played cricket for fifteen
years or more, it was not 'hahlf bad,
We know. The British element was
out in full force to see the match. like
wise the Scotch. Over by the scorers
bench they gathered on the grass to
watch the game and tell how they used
to do it in merrie England. They
shouted well hit lad" 'smahtly
bowled, bah jove." applauGed vocifer-
ously at unexpected places, and talked
wisely all the time of ''wides' and leg
byes' and ''maidens'' and long ones"
and rough creases."
Crowd Didn't Understand It.
A few scoffers sat among them and
smoked bad cigars and m-de pungent
comments on everything connected
with the game. l.. L. Downing of the
St. Paul offices was chief among this
band of unbelievers and he kept the
kindred spirits around him roaring at
his sallies. They could not seem TO get
the hang of the game at ALL despite
vigorous coaching by Sandy" Robb
and George Wilson.
Why don't they jerk those tent
stakes out of the way?" asked one, re-
ferring to the wickets. Seems to me
they'd bother the catcher.
Now what do they all promenade
for every few minutes queried an
other. Cant they put their feeders
where they can get the ball without
changing EN- so often
How many strikes is out in this
game, anyway? That mans had five,
l know"
Foul, foul come back there. what
you running for. as a ball was tipped
neatly to long off, for two runs.
Five dollars to the man who
catches a ball" this from Downing as
Hayward misjudged a high fly.
Didn't Bother Cricketers.
But the cricketers played on. despite
the jeers of the unsophisticated YAM
KEGS and they seemed to be having a
right merry time of it. although few of
them eXerted themselves enough to
spun iilt CItdseS III THEIR liIliIldCuldtt
ducks and many of the fielders passed
the time between overs in smoking
short pipes and tanning themselves
with their straw hats.
Mr.. Hayward's team had little diff
Guilty in winning out. The clever bowl
ing of Davies and Jackson proved too
much for most of the Short Liners.
George Wilson was almost the only che
who was able successfully to bat their
erratic delivery. Wilson scored II and
was run out by the slowness of his
partner at the wickets. John Burleigh.
Robb and Morris bowled half the game
for the Short Lines and Wilson and
the other half. They had two
strong batsmen to face, r. F. Hayward
and T. \. Spalding. Mr.. Hayward
scored is and was then caught out by
Gus Reeves. Mr.. Spalding made the
top score of the day. 10, and was run
out trying to stretch a two-hit to a
three.
T. Bletzacher. as wicket-keeper for /
the Haywards. did remarkably well, al /
lowing but two byes in the inning.
Tho Score