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


on either flank had been forced ba e;s and
| Rodmafls Wistef, who. a Driver 81 4 bat
terry caisson, sat on8 hi & horse under {.
heavy fire and objected; t6 dismount when
ordered because he thought its wa,,,dsbe q
bad example to the Supporting Infantry.
. Many otiiersllch men were among fte
cricketerss esf
With these facts 1t would! seam as
though the game Of cricket had estab-
lished claims to- American citizenship.
when the sport was resumed AFTER the
war, it quickly recovered much of it.
| lost groundin Philadelphia, but elsewhere
I-clubs which had been. d1sbanded made
no effort to revive it. The Philadel-
!! phians, however, went to- work with
vim and determination. The annual IN
ternational match with Canada5swas re-
sumed in 1865; the Germantown club open
ed new grounds in 1855. and In 1865 a tea1n
| of English professionals came over. and.
| among other matches, played against
Twenty TIVE native Americans In PhiladeI-4
/ phia
| - In 1a7274 VIC. Grace's team sconceffedj
the same odds, and it was not until 1878.
I when heEAustralians came over that an
| attempt was: made to contend on even
terms. Philadelphia had IN that wear an
unusually strong team, and the game was.
made memorable by the splendid innings;
= ;
made against the Australian crack bowl
sers. In 1879 Richard Draft 81 Esngfisil'
professionals won against a team of fif-
tteen Phiiadefph ians.-b but in the same year
the Irish gentlemen were defeated: In
| 1882 the Australians played eighteen and
1T was not until 1885 that an English team
was defeated "a victory being Obtained
| over the eleven of e. J. Saunders by HOO
runs. Thence on games on even terms
were thearHle, and in 1891 PffIadelphia.
won a handsome victory over Lord,
Hawkes. team by eight wickets. Since
then the internatio matches as a rule
have been closely contested; and the idea.
OF asking a visiting team to grant a.
handicap would not for a. moment be,
considered.
The great Improvement in Philadelphia
cricket dates from the introduction of the
name of Newhall to the game For
many years the four brothers, George NJ,
Charles A., Robert s. and Daniel S.sNew-i
hall were the mainstay of the game in
the Quaker City. Charles A NewhalI
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 ana
Daniel also excelled in some department.
- F. e. Brewster was worthy compeer
ter Clarke, j. Large and r. N Cald-
well 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
n. l.. Brown, R. d. Brown, w. G, Nor
gan, William Brooke and Howard Mac
Mutt, and little later G. s. Patterson;
F. H. Bohlen, w. W. NOBLE, f. w Rails
ton, Crawford Coates and ] B. King,
all of whom made names for themselves
which will live long. in the annals of
American cricket. IN .ts.
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 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 at any rate more Widely sepa-
rated, that the players in this country
+ cannot obtain, the practice which is deyor+
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 in-the game, ana
as soon as their business responsibilities
increase they are compelled to withdraw.
Notwithstanding this, the game has
made steady if slow progress within the
Felast 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 so that the life of the mod
ern cricketer is charmed one indeed,
is II, lli,.at tod
performance than that with which our
forefathersz 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 an.
other league took place, and now in adj
/ ditionTs to=zta1es parent organization the
metropolis boasts the New York Cricket
association. Twelve teams are repre-
scented in the championship schedules OF
of these bodies, and besides these clubs
there4areA several Others not yet strong
enough to engage in pennant matches.
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
letic club, lat Bayonne, is the only first
class inelosed wicket in the vicinity Of
this city. There are grounds at VIII
liam. s Bridge and few other places,
but the game in New York is confined
principally to Prospect Park. The crick-
eters have here a splendid piece of turf
which, they cultivate themselves. They
employ several grollndmen to- look after
their comforts, and, perhaps, after all,
feel as cententeda as if they really owned
the spot.
3 New York has had some crack opponents
of the game to- represent 1T on the Held, 7
and it iss doubted if the long record of NJ.
r. Cobb can be surpassed anywhere. in
: this country He has stood at the head
of the game in New York for about fif-
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. I. Roke- ]
by. James D. Boyd, Henry Martin and
Sam e. Hosford are some of the names
most familiar to the metropolitan crick-
eterS.
Boston of late has suffered from mac
ton, the disbanding. of the Longwood
club being decided blow to the game
in that section. But the Boston Cricket
club. lynn. Brockton, Lowell, and other
/ surrounding towns keep the, game alive
and play many INTERESTING matches DUR
ing the season. ~ -,
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
q interesting for. any team, Chicago has
about ten clubs and an association. The
, Wanderers. club there was never in so
icf lf1a f,
Foniy trouble being that Its own eleven
. is so strnner that IL cnIranletelY olitcIaSSeS