New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-06
ON CRICKET CREASES
CLOSE RACE FOR PLACE.
Brooklyn and Manhattan Play to q
Drazc IN Prospect Park.

Prospect Park was the scene Of FIVE criekss
matches yesterday. four CT which contests
In the championship series OF the Metropolitan Dis
trict Cricket League. Chief In point Of i.terss,
was the cIashing OF the Brooklyn and Manhattan
teams for practically second position IN the rae
for the pennant Provided the Brcoklyns win tnss,
last league engagement tomorrow. the two clubs
will be tied for the runner-up place to Columbia
Oval Yesterdays game between the two rivals
resulted in a draw. time not allowing It to be an-
ished.
The Kings County team Rad no difficulty IN sco--
ing victory over Bensonhurst IN the league gan.
at Prospect Park. The margin Of victory was 4
runs and chief credit is d1e TO p 8 MARKS who
bow1ed with such deadly effect that he carried
everything before him His record eight
wfckets for II runs and he clean BOWED FIVE men
j. p Stuart was TO the fore with the bat. with an
excellent innings OF q. and doubles were contrib
uted by f. Gautier. W. Williams and z. J. atwood.
The Brooklyn second eleven failed sisnaIIy at ths
bat in the Section 3 game OF the league series
against Manhattan second. and were all disposed
Of for "a runs after their opponents had rolled a,
a score OF f19. G. Wright was In fine form for tns
winners going in third wicket down and carrying
out his bat for g. G. Gautier and J. T. Rose made
a splendid stand for the last wicket and scored 2
and Is respectively. A Cleaver bowled we'll his
record being five wickets for Is while E Git
tens captured three for IT, The best bowling for
Brooklyn was done by v. Connolly. with iva
wickats for 43 runs. A. Corbln came next, with
Prospect Park lost to Bensonhurt in Section
league game at Prospect Park. the margin being
"a runs A. H. waldron unfortunately run
out when he hal compiled a. J. Parks ran up 2,
not out. and doubles were registered by A Martin
and d. C. McAtear
The New York Veterans easily over ths
New Jersey Veterans at Williamsbrfdge. the totals
being 100 to n. F. P. Rogers hit well FOR "A and
G. Barnes played well for % for the winners willis
4 II. Hargreaves and Fl. Smith did the best WORK
with the bat for the visitors. Dr. Being sues
cessfuI with the ball to the Of eight wickets
for 20 runs. while Smith and Hargreaves did the
best work with the ball for New Jersey.
The Staten Island team had batting fest in ths
game against the Crescent Athletic Club at Living
ston and won by six wicaets with Y runs to spare.
c. H. E Griffiths the highest scorer IN a noe
out innings Of 4S. while c. II. Clarke, P New, c.
HawIey and E H. steinthaI all registered doubles.
For the Crescents. W Bonnar was the most sue
cessful with the bat. and W. F. Jackson and H J.
Charlwood W. d. Walker and J. H. Hunter got
into the double figure column Clarke took SIX
yckets for IS runs and the Staten Island score OF
124 was made in sixty-six minutes The total Of
the Crescents 123.
The west Indians had difficulty In beating tbs
Lucas Club at Prospect Park, the margin OF VIC
tory being % runs. J. Griffith up 10 before he
was run out e Davis put together 10 and was as
the wckets when the innings closed. while A Gags
batted well for IA.
RECTOR WILL NOT RACE TOMORROW.
Y a Rector who has been advertised TO conpets
in the games at Celtic Park Tomorrow sent
telegram TO President Conway from Virginia yes