The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-21
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CRICKET SEASON ON.
Minneapolis Club Hooking For.
. ward to q Most Successful Year {.
Many New Members.
Six Of. the Team Have Won Their
Colors in international Matches
With Canada.

club during the season Of 1902 was more
successful than In any other year OF the
clubs history, and the members are look
Ing forward to an even more brilliant rec
ord this summer. A number Of new mem
bers Joined the club early in the season,
their acquaintance having been made dur
ing the popular smoking concerts given
by the. club during the winter. These con-.
certs enabled the club to start the sea-
son Tree OF debt, after purchasing a com
plete new outfit and making extensive
improvements on the club grounds.
Last year. the club experienced the usual
Difficulty In securing matches, owing to
the fact that the only other club within
reasonable distance is the Minnesota club
OF st. Paul Eleven matc'As were played
with the st; Paul team last summer, Min
sneapolis winning ten and losing one
match. by one run. Probably the most in
teresting contest was that which Mime
apoHs won by one run just on the call
OF time. Minnesota scored S. and So, and
Minneapolis made 80 on her first innings,
leaving 107 to make in just an hours play.
This seemed impossible, but r. w. G.
Richards, w. SWarbreck and Percy Cod
win Went In, determined to make good
the deficiency, and by solid and strong
batting Minneapolis managed to win by
Richards and Swarbreck 1S each. The
Minneapolis batters were loudly cheered
by the numerous lovers Of the English
national game who witnessed the con-
test.
The batting last year. was better than
formerly, and: some very good scores were
made, among them those Of swarbreck,
80 not out, So and II; H. w. G.: Richards,
So, 80. and rs; p. Gowdin, % and 81; D.
A. Pellatt, Is. In the bowling departa
ment the club missed Captain Percy Cod
win, who Is rated as the trickiest medium
pace bowler In the northwest. He was
absent from several matches, but finished
the season with a good average. A. e.
Woollan played in every match, last sea-
formances with the ball, the club having
to rely upon his powers several times.
There is still room for improvement in
the fielding line, and this can only be
overcome by individual practice The
members had an object lesson along this
line when the famous Chicago team visited
the twin cities last fail. H W. G. Rich
ards, last years vice captain and cap
tain for 1903, is the. wicket keeper of the.
club, and has proven capable man in
that position. ,t
He represented America against Can
ada for three seasons. in the international
matches.
The club is looking forward to an even
more satisfactory showing. this season,
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on the way the old boys have stuck.
together. They have, a great addition in.
the Bowling department w. II. Goodwin
who Isl considered the fastest bowler in
the UnitedAStates, having a most re-
markable record s. He has joined the club
and will don Minneapolis seolors this sea-
son: Minneapolis has six men on its
team who have won5 international colors,
w. Swarbreck,s John Burt, 2. =. e. Cod
] win VIII H.. ~ c
and A. e. Woo1lAn. With this material the
locals hope TO win every match from the.
Minnesota team this season. A series Of
matches has been arranged and the. first
one will be played Memorial Day at the
|Kttsondale grounds,sSt. Paul. The game
will start at ~ o'clock, and it is hoped all
admirers Of the game, and old cricket
ers will turn out to support the club on
this and. other occasions.
The annual election. Of officers was held
last week, and the following members
were elected: @D..sA. Pellatt, president;
w. II. Goodwin, vice president; II. w. c.
Richards, captain; George Hull, vice cap
tain; "A. e. Woolan,s secretary; John Burt,
treasurer. Walter swarbreck is on the ex--
ecutive committee with the captain, sec
rotary and treasurer.
Minnesota will send a, strong team to
Chicago this year>to represent the state.
Practice has begun on both grounds, and
all members are hard at work to bring
back laurels Two years ago Minnesota
tied for first place with Manitoba, and
Chicago, at Chicago: Last season at
Winnipeg Minnesota had to- contend with
strong teams, and was not quite so sue
[cessful. This year the northwestern
tournament will start the week at Chi
cago June 25 Teams from Manitoba,
Assiniboia, Chicago, Minnesota, Denver,
Omaha, Cleveland and st. Louis will par
ticipate, and g good weeks cricket is
will be held on the worlds fair grounds
at st. Louis, under the patronage Of the
president and a member Of the royal fam
lily. s..
| Following are the batting and bowling