The San Francisco call., 1908-08-02
Race for PenHant Grows EXcif-
fHq, With Only Nine More
Games to Play
By William Unmack
STANDING OF THE CLUBS

The pennant cricket games are TO be
resumed today. Now that the four
leading teams are so close together
unusual interest is being taken in the
two games set for decision.
At Alameda the Pacific and Golden
Gate team face each other. while the
wanderer and Alameda elevens clash
al the stadium. Should either the Pa
ciic or Alameda teams be defeated to-
day IL would give them a severe set
back and would practically leave the
san Francisco county and Barbarian
teams TO tight it out for first place in
the championship.
All four clubs are putting out their
strongest elevens today and should the
Wanderers and Golden Gates come out
VictorS they Will have lighting
chance for the championship.
The championship is now a more
open question than ever before and
never in the history of the game in
California have so many teams been
running neck and neck for first place
After today's games there only re-
main nine more pennant events to be
played, but when the results of the
games on August Is are known the
winners OF the competition will be
easy TO pick out.
Harry Elliot is by far the most pro-
life scorer in the association. His
1SS not out last Sunday makes the
second century TO his credit this season
On another occasion he came within
an ace of getting the coveted three
figures, just missing IL by eight runs
His l3s last Sunday was a brilliant
exhibition OF hitting, but through bad
catching Elliot was spared a number
Of times. He hit no fewer than q
fOurers, one skier. fourteen twos and
three others were singles. Truly re-
markable feat Of hitting.
II. Elliot's average for this season Il
as remarkable as his hitting powers
and will be read with interest; Sever
innings not outs, highest score 13s
not out; total runs scored 4S4i average
per inning Ss.s. The seven innings
include pennant and all association
games he has played in The average
is probably a record for California
cricket. Elliot's smallest score was
1s for the married versus single game
In last Sundays game H. F. Eilioi
also played 4 fine inning for 20 not out
His inning while not so vigorous and
strenuous as his brothers, showed bet
ter cricket with no chances. Not one
; possible chance was recorded agains
With the ball H. f. Elliot was in &
class by himself. He simply had hi'
opponents at his mercy and boWleC
them out in quick order.
H A. Earle. who captained the Other
team. played the best inning of his
side He made 2e by good cricket. His
strokes were neat and he put plenty o.
dash into his work
II is z peculiar thing that in an OF
match Earle generally is good for {
fair sized score. but in pennant games
he does not seem able TO get set.
J. Lanerty, the Barbarian captain
met with a serious accident last week
severely injuring his right hand 1t i:
doubtful II Lafferty will be able TO play
any more this season. II is TO be re,
GREETED that players selected to take
part in the representative games do mo-
think enough OF them to put in an ap-
pearance The failure of selected play.
ers 10 show up last Sunday put some.
what of a damper on these games
Only one man on one OF the teams Sc.
lected put in an appearance, while sew
p eral were missing from the other side
the Golden Gate eleven. The Pacific
team viii be selected from II. c. Cassidy
D. Logan. A. W: Wildtng, H. Wilkes
,, J. Theobald. H 2. Elliot, H: F. FL
Howard. I. Talbot, W. Cough. W. Young
Golden Gates will draw from F
Lewis. A c. Spencer. T. J. Spencer. z
hurst, F. A, Butcher, A G. PAIGE. S
Goodman. T. Millen. A. Liggs and E
At the stadium the Wanderers Will
entertain the Alameda eleven Wan
Wilson, Hyland. Scott. Hathaway
Sharpe. Pennington. Wood, Brown. Os
win, Sergeant, Marshall. Thomas
Banner, Charlton.
The Alameda men will be taken from
E West A Smith, B. Bird. c. O'Brier
T. Wheatley, Z. Price, Stahl.