The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-20
NOTES OF INTERNATIONAL SPORT.
Cricket Finances Are in II Very Bad
Way fn England.

England. The Marylebone Cricket Clut
which governs the game. is giving benefit
for the distressed Golfers Of first-clas
counties. counties being the, Englis
equivalent of American States in this re
spect. They are going To try Il cricke
championship next year. based on tn
plan OF the baseball championship. Count
matches no longer draw. Exhibitions o
skillfui batting and clever bowling coun
Tor naughi. compared with winning an
losing. Thus ii would seem that instead o
the famous 'sport-for-t he-sport's-sake
spirit OF Enslshnlcn growing in its owl
or this country. the American spirit of re
suits are what count. is winning its wa!
IN sportsmanlike and conservative Eng
land.
1t would strike the Americanized Euro
pean that crickets fault is its eXtremt
tcdiousness. Any game that requires from
two to four days to finish il not calculated
to prove popular these Gays. Baseball
with its two hours spectacular plays and
four hours. play. are more liable to prove
popular than the all-week game OF
| cricket.
c. B. Fry. who for many years was
Charlie Rebers fellow holder of The
worlds long-jump record. % feet g.
inches. has made wonderful record on
| the cricket field this year. Playing over
100 innings. he has succeeded in making
an average of more than eighty runs to
i
vas considered an excellent performance.
| Fly Is man OF medium size and great
endurance. hen not playing a match he
insists upon having three hours batting
practice each day against the best bowl
ers OF England. Just think of Lajoie hav-
ing three hours batting practice each day
what he would not do then is hard to
| imagine.
| Londoners may differ on matters of mu-
| nicipal government, but one important
subject finds all creeds. classes and men
| of all politics in accord 1t is that there
| shall be plenty Of small park space in the
city, and that deVotees of manly games
| shall have every possible opportunity of
| pursuing them. In London there are 400
| of $50 teams were not able to secure
| grounds on the SATURDAYS of the last sum
mer. In other. words, 400 fields but half
supplied the demand. There are 200 mu-
tnan 10 Saturday playing teams were un-
able to get grounds. Besides cricket and
foothal grounds there are innumerable
tennis courts. hockey fields, croouet lawns
and bowling green's under municipal con-
Of cricket hM games 81 OF t' soo 5f s% oee
lacrosse. 800 of quoits. 65S croquet and 10
0p bowls were played on London's public
grounds. The boys OF the public schools
are given preference in a1lcttine the play
grounds.
While hunting with the Meath Qrelan0
hounds recently q gentleman named
Handsombody was Killed in an unusual
manner. His horse stepped into a soft
place over a new-laid drain pipe, strus-
Cling violently to regain his equilibrium.
wards. His riders head was coming for
ward at the same instant, and the horses
crest hit the mans forehead with ire
mendous force. Mr.. Handsomebody died
of conclusion OF the brain two days later.
This Is one days accidents in the Eng
lsh hunting field: Robert Goater, groom,
Essex. killed by fall from horse
7. Fenwfck Harrison. master of ffert-
fordshire hounds. four ribs broken by fall.
A. D; 81. Crespagny, conclusion OF brain
viscount Helnlsey. broken collar bone
in fall
H. B. Yerburrh. author: broken Shout
J. F. Younghusbend. leg broken in fall.
T. H. G. Handsomebody. killed by being |
hit by horses head.
This looks like the injured list of n foot
ball Saturday. in the United States It |
must be remembered that these accidents |
petell only persons of note. and circunl-
stance. The number OF injuries to un-
known persons must be very much great
er.
The Marylebone team. the selection of
which caused SO much adverse criticism !
In England. is still winning its games in
australia by an innings, as a rule. p. T.
W., arner. Iyidesiey. Hirst, Bosanquet. Lii
icy. roster and Braund are the leading
members of the eleven
ood ne worcestershire Cricket Club is Soo.-
wv .s. IN debt. 1t lost 1900 last season. Too
Mucn money to professionals money
which did not come back at the gate is
gwen as reason for the deficit. Hampshire
iost sZ'"o and somersetshire 5000.
Though not paid the tremendous YEARLY
salaries of baseball players. professional
cricketers get nice pot of money once
In while Tunnicliffe, the Yorkshire pro-
received almost 5000 in a bene-
1T match last September. This. In aCdi- |
tion to salary of about $1,000. made it
a handsome season for the professional |
However. these benefits occur but once I'm |
from two to six years. Each professional
attached to a club takes his benefit in
n team. they must wait six years between
benefits.
The Earl of Stair. a veteran courser of
Ayrshire, Scotland, died recently.
Anatomy. a greyhound which displayed
smart form at Allcar and Carmichael re-
Gently, sold ut auction for $1,000 at Bar.
bican, London.
A good stud dog. Corby Stream, sold
Tor $3.50 the same day. and twenty-six grey.
hounds brought $500.
Using the clu:nber. cocker and field
spaniel for covert beating. driving game
cut of heavy cover to the guns is grow
ing very popular In England. Sportsmen
lind the little dogs better than men with
SUCKS Tor clearing the woods Of game.
A white, curly coated retriever was the |
of the year at the Birmingham
IEngland) Dog Show. 1t looked like a re-
Iriever. but as the retriever is allied to |
thar freed nc great fault was found with |
the animal on that score. He did not get |
any ribbons.
a class for greyhounds which had won
IT ieast sixteen-dog stake in recognized
company. given at the Birmingham Dog
Show. was won by Mr.. c. Hodgson's
a fine performer on the field |
md a success in the stud.
British canine critics complain that the
english setter is too loosely put together
md shapes lily in front as a rule and
las uncommonly bad shoulders. I