The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-11-30
w. ID. Robinson Leads Batting Az
erages, With Thirty Runs to
Each Inning Played.
D0UGAL THE CRACK BOWLER.
Joseph Fletcher and Robinson Also
Figure in List of Successful
Trundlers-Dr. Murray to
Lead Team Next Season.

| w. d. Robinson. the crack all-round ath-
lete. leads the batting averages CT the ST.
Louis Cricket Club with the splendid figures
of thirty runs to each inning. Mr. ROBIN
son IS without doubt the best bat In the
West and the best all-round cricketer as
we'll. His average is excellent for cricket.
In which he played but one match each
week. and that an afternoon affair. Ills
scores will compare favorably with those
of any man in The world who operates un-
der similar conditions Of practice and actual
play.
MIR. o. Jones is technically second. but
has played so lew innings that his high po-
sition must be taken as less worthy tnah
that of Mr.. Duckworth. who played more
Innings than any man in the Grub and VINO
also hit in almost lD more runs than any
other man during. the season. Mr.. Duck
worth played ten more innings than ROBIN
son.
MI. Price and Mr.. Fletcher are next in
line. number of innings played considered.
Then come Mr.. Radclff and Mr.. Winsor.
nguiar to relate, Doctor Murray. the
ma .nstay of the club, who heretofore al
ways was among the first three. drops to
last position among the regular cracks, and
for the first time in years has less than
double figures in his average. He only did
81 runs to any inning last year. In pre-
vious years he ran from 10 runs an inning
to 25 runs.
Messrs. Dougal and Jones, though holding
good positions and being good players, have
not played enough of innings 10 give their
averages the same merits as those of the
other cracks mentioned here.
FLETCHER SECOND IN BOWLING.
Mr.; ,Dougai leads the bowlers. He took
runs to the. wicket. Mr.. Fletcher comes
next being close up with IS for 907 balls an
average OF 6.59 runs to, the wicket. Then
balls. ''
Mr.. opperman must have lone well with
D WicketS IN 10 overs. especially when he
was probably put in during the smuggling
match where other bowlers had been
worth display considerable falling off in eff
fectlveness.
On the whole there is little to choose be-
tween the BOWLING of Messrs. Dougal. Rob
inson and Fletcher. The former has the most
w1ckets for the least runs. but the other
two did a lot more work during the season..
1t was an especially prosperous season for
the St. Louis Cricket Club The organiza-
ton played ten matches in Chicago and
ing one, An excellent showing. especllly
as the team played what was practically
an All-Canadian eleven and made a better
showing against them than Canada dsl
against the crack Philadelphians.
owing to the number of English. Scotch
and Australian and other inhabitants of
game. which will come to st. Louis to reside
during the Worlds Fair, the club expects a
very strong team next year. Many new
members have already sent in their names
for 1903.
OLD OFFICERS REELECTED.
The election of officers resulted in the
former officials being elected almost TO a
man. William Grayson still continues pres.
ident. an Office which no other could fill as
acceptably. Z. Baker is vice president. and
the old war horse Doctor Murray, young
In years and heart. but ancient in the ways
OF cricket, will again lead the playing mem
perS On the crease as captain. first batter
and v~icketkeeper The energetic Mr.. Win
sor Will be vice captain. and. for the
'steenth" time. the club will intrust its
immense stores of money to Mr.. +. S.
ROBERTS as treasurer. OF course, there will
be a new secretary. No man wants that
onerous and thankless job more than one
year. So Mr.. L. Clark will succeed Mr..
Ratclif as secretary. Messrs. +. w. Rat
clin. w. A. Blackwell and G. F. Townley
the giant. shoulders of the Reverend f.
will fall the awful weight of Sc
Letting matches and players to play them.
That he may select hard spots and win
them Is the wish of those who love cricket
Tor the sake of those that play it In ST.
LOUIS; Indeed, the cricket outlook for 1903
Is brilliant in the extreme.
The averages: