The San Francisco call., 1908-03-10
Grounds Available
for Cricket
Great Drawback to Game Here
abouts appears TO Have
Been Overcome
Rx william Unn1acI<

general mfPllnE tl Aiit CclAANAh'@
Cricket association is to be held
Uednesdar. meeting of all inter
ested IN the old association and the
resuscitation OF cricket in this state
u-ss held last month, and the meeting
to be held wednesday is the outcome
or that gathering.
It was pointed out at last months s
meeting that the great drawback TO
cricket in and around San Francisco
had been the absence OF suitsoie
grounds and su clubs were invited 10
do their best to secure suitable grounds
before the meeting OF March II.
During the past three weeks all the
clubs have been on the lookout for
suitable grounds and from present in
dications that very important factor
OF the game seems to be settled.
The Alameda cricket ground is again
available. and two wickets have been
finally allotted TO clubs in the stadium
II is also quite probable that at least
one more wicket can be secured there.
The Golden Gate cricket club, the
Rs-bariaus and the Wanderers have
secured the two wickets so far allotted
in the stadium. The Barbs and Wan
derers have made suitable and friend
" arrangements for the proper con-
ducting Of one Of the grounds between
them. This is as it should be, and 1t is
TO be hoped the Colleen Gate club VIII
also see its way clear to Join hands
with another OF the new clubs for the
upkeeping OF the second wicket.
FIRST GAME AT STADIUM
A committee from the several clubs
interested in the stadium wickets went
out there Thursday and had a consul
tation with the park foreman about
the location of the wicket. He prom
ised 10 have a wicket clipped and rolled
ready for next Sunday, the Barbarians
and Wanderers having the honor of
playing on this wicket the first game
of cricket ever played at the park
stadium.
AS there is the large baseball ground
in the park at Ninth avenue. the
cricketers viii not be interfered with
by the baseball enthusiasts.
Now that the question OF grounds is
definitely settled, IL is TO be hoped the
association viii get down to business
and do its part for the restoration in
this state Of the king OF English
games"
Most OF the clubs that are going to
join the cricket association are prop
erly organized and several OF them
have started practice. The clubs that
. viii be represented at the California
Cricket association meeting Wednes-
san Francisco County club, Barba rians,
Golden Gate. Wanderers and the Park
club The first three are the old clubs
Of the original association, while the
latter four are all new comers to the
resurrected association.
All these clubs have had their meet
ings and elected officers and will be
strongly represented at the associa-
tion general annual meeting Wednes-
ri
ton is 50 for each club. and club dele
gates are asked TO attend the meeting
with their letters Of credentials and the
necessary afiliation fee. ANY club in
course of formation is cordially in
vited to attend and help make the
meeting the success It deserves.
OFFICERS ARE ELECTED
Some difficulty was at first exper-
fenced in the reformation of the old
Alameda club. but a very successful
and enthusiastic meeting was held at
Crolls gardens last week and the club
was thoroughly reorganized and the
following officers were elected: Presi-
dent. II. Ward; first vice president A
M. Brown; second vice president, ". H.
McNaughton: secretary and treasurer.
G. H. Ward: captain L. ". Wheatly;
vice captain. +. ]. Croll; executive COM
mittee, J. II. Saunders. G. l. Baugh, F.
S. Price; ground committee, J. Croll, z.
Bird and J. ii. Saunders: delegates to
the cricket association, c. W. Irish and
W H. McNaughton.
The champions have most of their
old warriors and have secured some
very desirable new blood and are go
ing to make a big bid to retain the
championship.
CABLE CAUSES A FLUTTER
cricketers of this city during the week
by the appearance Of a cable in one
OF the dailies to the effect that the
Honolulu cricket clubs had sent an in
vitation TO the California Cricket asso-
citation. I have made several INQUIRIES
during the week but have failed to
find out anything further about the
matter It is probable however that
by Wednesdays meeting some oficer
OF the old association will have re-
ceived the invitation spoken of. and IL
so the matter viii in all probability be
placed before the meeting
Starting at $50 O'Clock this morning
the Barbarians and the Wanderers. two
new comers for cricket honors in the
association, will test their skill with
the willow on the first cricket wicket
ever made at the Golden Gate stadium.
The Barbarian team will be selected
from the following: Lafferty. Price.
Sterling, Resleure. Renwick. Fav.
Broadbent. Cullen. Samuels Moverlev.
Stewart Woolcoot. McLaughlin. I,uslx
C. T. b. Turner Dallas and Cauan