The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-30
HAS A FINE RECORD
Minneapolis Cricket Club Completes
the Most Successful Season
in Its History.
Team Has Won Seven Out Of Eight
Games From st. Paul
This Year.

The work OF the Minneapolis Cricket Club has
been more successful during the past season than
In any previous season of the clubs history,
and this resultehas SneenS largely brought about
by the acquisition of number Of new members
whose acquaintance was made at the popular
smoking concerts, given by the club last Win
ter. .sr.45- aE~ 5.,.s.54. 80 s.
There has been the old difficulty in securing
matches. owing ito the fact that the only club
within reasonable distance Is the Minnesota
Cricket Club of st. PauLSs$ Eight matches We're
played with them, however, and although they
were stronger team than last years the local
club succeeded in winning-seyen of the matches
and losing one by 20 runs.
In this<match Minneapolis was poorly repre-
sentcd. five Of the best men being absent. but
they made creditable performance, against the
st. Paulites under the circumstances. J. =
Perhaps the most interesting game played
during the season was Oh Memorial Day, when
Minneapolis played against time and won the
match on the last ball bowled Minneapolis In
their second innings. had to make. 1O7 runs In
sixty minutes. land it seemed almost impossible
to do it, but Richards, Swarbereck and Goodwin
hit like Trojans and Minneapolis won by one
run Just on, the call OF time.
The batting has been Of higher order this
year than formerly, and some very good individ-
nal scores have been, made, especially those Of
Richards, SO. 30 and rs; P. Goodwin, % and
III; D. A. Pellatt, 25, In the bowling depart
ment the club has missed the Ca2tain-~Perc
Goodwin, who is considered the trickiest medium
sent from several matches, but finished up the
season with good average. A. q. Woollan
has played in every match this season and de-
serves great credit for his performances with
theGbaIl, the club having to rely upon his powers
several times r. E.. Macgregor heads the
bowling list, but only represented the club in
three out OF eight matches =: z 5
There isz:still room for improvements in field
Ing, and this canaonly be overcome by individual
hardysworks In practice. sHs5W. G. Richards is
the wicket keeper of the club and has proven
himself capable at that position. He played
in this capacity for America against Canada at
Winnipeg. =. :PfS 60 a. y,6-EE Ets
The club is looking forward to an even more
satisfactory season next year. than the past
has been. TO this end "a committee will be ap.
pointed to- arrange for the usual number Of
smoking concerts during sthe winter. These
events have invariably been interesting.
These concerts: tend Ito keep the boys and
their. friends together during the winter and
members will soon Peceiye an announcement Of
the first concert, which WIFI probably be held at
the end Of next month.
In the northwestern tournament series played
at Winnipeg, teams from Chicago, Manitoba, A.
siniboia, Minnesota and the Royal Dragons:
Winnipeg, participated. The Minnesota team
included John Burt, A. =. Woollan, S. Mcmillan
and H. W. G. Richards of the, Minneapolis
club, all Of whom made good averages, and In
no small way helped to win laurels for the
state. In. the series Chicago headed the list
and Minnesota finished "a strong fourth. Less
runs were scored against the Minnesota team
than any others. below are given the batting
and bowling averages for the season of 1902 u