The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-03
THE GAME OF
CRICKET IN AMERICA.

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| heavy fire and objected to dlsnlount when
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bad example to the Supporting. Infantry.
, Many othersstach men were among the
cricketerss
though the game Of cricket had estab-
lisl1ed claims to American citizenship.
When the sport was resumed AFTER the
war, it quickly recovered much of it.
/ lost ground in p Philadelphia, but elsewhere
t-clubs which had been disbanded made
no effort to revive it. The Pliladel-
! ! phians. however, went to- work with
| vim and determination. The annual IN
iternational match with Cana6lswas re-
stunned in 1885, the Germantown club OMEN,
ed new grounds in 1885, and IN 1865 d team
of English professionals came over, and.
among other matches, played against
twenty TIVE native Americans ins PhilaaeI-
+ phia
In 1924 G. Grace team coneeaedE
| the same odds, and il was not until 1878.
| when theeA Australians came over TIN at an
/ attempt was made to contend ON even
terms. Philadelphia had III lat year a n
IIInusually strong team, and the game was.
tamade memorable by the Splendid innings
lsof eighty-four which ROBBERS s. IN ewfaalls
made against the Australian crack BOWL
fsers. In 1879 Richard Draft s. English,
professionals won against a team of fif-s
tteen Philadeaph ians.<bAt in the same year
the Irish gentlemen weres defeated In
1882 the australians played eighteen and
| 1T was mot until 1885 that an English teams
was defeated a victory being Obtained
over the eleven of e. J.. SaundeFs@by 10Us
runs. Thence on games on even terms
were thesr Hie. and in 1881 Phf1adelphiaE
| won handsome victory over Lord
| Hawkes. team by eight wickets. Since
them the International matches as a rules
have been closely contested; and the idea
| OF asking a visiting team to grant al
handicap would not for a moment be-
considered. :
The great Improvement in Philadelphia,
cricket dates from the introduction of the
name of Nawhall to the game For
| many years the four brothers. George NJ,
| Charles A., Robert s! and Daniel S. .tNew.i
hall were the mainstay of the game in
the Quaker City. Charles A. NewhaII
bowled for nearly twenty years in inter-
| national matches. George Newhall, who
was captain in many of these matches,
was one of the best bats that ever play
ed for Philadelphia, while Robert anu
Daniel also eXcelled in some department.
| ~ F. E. Brewster was worthy compeer
of the Newhalls- In 1878 and 1879 E. Wal
ter Clarke, j. Large and r. N Cald-
we'll added much. to the skill of the Phil
adelphians, while soon afterward appear
ed a number of young players who quick
~ became famous. Among these were
ii. IL Brown r. D. Brown, w. G. Nor
| gan, William Brooke and Howard Mac
Mutt, and a little later G. 8. Patterson;
F. H. Bohlen. w. W. Noole, f. w. Rails
I ton, Crawford Coates and B. King
all of whom made names for themselves
txryk1 t<.l,f
American cricket. II .tsss
Apart, however, from the fact that
American temperament is opposed to the
time occupied in bringing a big cricket
| match to- "a conclusion, the eXigencies OF
a. business life will ever be a drawback
to the great progress of the game in
America. The leisure class here is COM
paratively so much smaller than in Eng
| land, or att any rate more widely sepa-
rated, that the players in this country
I cannot obtain the practice which Is deyorI
ed to the game on the other SIDE In
this city matches are usually limited to
one afternoon, and even this time cannot
be spared by some of. the men who have
met with great success i,i.tle game, and
as soon as their business responsibilities
/ Increase they are compelled to withdraw.
| Notwithstanding this, the game has
made steady if slow progress within the
blast decade, and there are now few
| cities of Importance in the United States
which cannot boast at least zone club.
Hundreds of thousands of dollars have
been invested in the purchase of grounds,
elaborate club houses built, with adj
juncts for afternoon teas with women
guests, pool tournaments, whist parties
/ and balls,s1 so that the life of the mod
ern crieketer is charmed one indeed,
even if it is much more complicated
,arfa f11ar1. lot will vy11i r
forefathers had to grapp1e.
In New York the organization of the
metropolitan District Cricket league had
not a. little to do with attracting PUBLIC
attention here to the game. The cham
pionship series of matches of this organ
ization was followed with interest. until
at length SO many clubs desired to play
in the series that the organization of ans
other league took place, and now, in adj
t ditionTstoz the parent organization, the
metropolis boasts the New York Cricket
association Twelve teams are repre-
scented. in the championship schedules Of
I of these bodies, and besides these clubs
there4are several Others not yet strong
| enough to engage in pennant matches. 4
I New York cannot boast AS elaborate
| grounds as the Philadelphians possess.
The charming little ground and club
| house of Staten Island are no more, and
now the field of the Knickerbocker Ath-s
letc eIiRh,sat Bayonne, is the only first
+ class inelosed wicket in the vicinity Of
this city, There are grounds at Will
liam. S Bridge and few other places,
but the game in New York is confined !
principally, to Prospect Park. The criek-
T eters have here splendid piece of turf
I which they cultivate themselves. They
employ several groundmen to- look after
their comforts, and, perhaps, after all,
feel as. eentented as if they really owned
the spot.
New York has had some crack opponents
of the game to- represent it on the field,
and it is doubted if the long record of NJ.
L r, Cobb can be surpassed anywhere in
+ this country. He has stood at the head
of the game in New Y ork for about ff-
teen years. The Walkers of Staten ISL
and, r, st. G. and Norman S. Jr., have
always been keen supporters of the
game, and David A. Munro, r. T. Roke-
by. James D. Boyd, Henry Martin and
Sam E. Hosford are some of the names
most familiar to the metropolitan crlck-
eterS.
Boston of late has suffered from mac
+ ton. the disbanding of the Longwood
club being decided blow to the game
I in that section. But the Boston Cricket
I club. Lynn, Brockton, Lowell, and other
( surrounding towns keep the. game alive
and play many INTERESTING matches dur
ing the season. .sa 80
Baltimore has two fine clubs, with
splendid grounds and clubheuses at Cat
onsville and Mount Washington, and
united eleven of the two can make things
\ Interesting for any team. Chicago has
/ about ten clubs and an association. The
( Wanderers, club there was never IN so
/ prosperous a condition as 1t IS today, It's
only trouble being that; It's own eleven