The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-12-05

i +, and Charles Kemp-in the respective
=, positions of batsman, catcher and
a pitcher. LAYER, whose picture is shown
/. lin the initial cut, captains the nine.
I. aIternates as pitcher and at first base.
u. The remaining members OF the team
4 = include: James Mckay and r. E. Ew-
|,.s ers, pitchers and catchers; Sydney
y. Smith. Walter Ingleton and Peter A.
Il, McAllister on the bases; Harry irwin,
short stop; Alfred S. Carter. H. E.
iWlseman and Harry Stuckey In the
1,utfield, and Charles Over. general util-
WI sty man. Harry Musgrove, who man
va aged the Australian cricket team that
W played series of games here last year,
pa aow fills the same position with the
l4 present visiting team. The team, after
Opening at San Francisco, April Is,
Il will go east, playing both baseball and
Oh cricket through British America, and
10 q expected to reach Chicago early in
hdune next President Young Of the
National league and American associ-
De alton suggests that its clubs should
irul Welcome the visiting Australian team,
ushE nd aid in making the tour pecuniary
IL uccess, by arranging a series of ex-
aibition games. adding that the best
! seH,ossible medium to advance baseball
| hin Australia would be a series Of
! thsrxhibition contests between the Wis
tors and the clubs that rank as the
est opponents of our national game
|talHt America. Frank LAYER, the captain
vvtf the visiting Australian team, who
led hTas born Dec 9, 1869, at Melbourne,
/ Gus zrictoria. Is over six feet in height,
pint lturdily built and is credited with be-
|rta 1g an unusually heavy hitter. He
|foi d as a fast delivery as pitcher, occa-
|Ount5 ionally using slow curves with good
Ia Il. alignment. and his first base playing
an ! also of high order. He is better
|orua, ,nown In Australia as a cricketer,
l. tor ,aving creditably represented Victoria
uius,l inter-colonial championship con-
miuv. ssts for the past five seasons. His
and ighest scores were 104 against South
b australia in March. 1893. and 81 and
! ANA , against New South Wales in Janu-
lars. .ry last when, in partnership with
u ~, ! III. S. Trott, he helped to put IFS
+ n -Jr the fifth wicket in the first inning.
ors - February, 1895, he made rs for Vic
ria against South Australia and, in
injunction with G. H. S. Trott, put
1876 for the third wicket in the first
ming. He first came into prominence
VIC a cricketer by making 352 runs,
Py Sa-,t out for the East Melbourne club
ylhs sainst the st. Kilda club on three
hey d ceessive Saturdays in February, 1898.
DO no being the largest individual score
|ngtM j record in Australia at that time.
Ought 4hn l.. Wallace who now halls from
axe est Australia. learned his baseball at
the tH elbourne. Victoria. where he caught
! e bifi If three different teams. helping the
|he sllEst club with which he was connected
Aitei capture and permanently possess the
teasing aiding championship trophy. after
ID 20 TIe years competition He is the chief
| d CONF tcher of the combination. being able
he mars handle the swiftest pitchers. and in
he snahrowing to the bases he also excels.
| r nest u ranks high as a batsman. He was
s Insa'merly leading cricketer of Mel
the snhurne. representing Victoria in the
bower EiercoIonial Championship contests.
lake aries Kemp the leading left handed
II any cher OF the team, also learned to
j charnly baseball at Melbourne, where he