New-York tribune., 1908-03-27
CRICKETLEAGUE GAMES
LIVELY SEASON PLANNED.
Three Interstate Contests arranged
IN Metropolitan Schedule.

Seventy championship matches for the sea-
of 1893 arranged yesterday at speciai
meeting held by the executive committee OF uo
Metropolitan District Cricket League This is the
largest schedule that has been attempted SINCE 'e
league formed in 1890.
4 departure this year will be the playing Oh
three interstate contests. two being scheouieo Win
the New Jersey State League, While the Coniiecu-
cut Cricket Association will play the pick OF the
local players at Bridgeport, Conn., on July ..
The first section of the league VIII consist Oh
Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, Columbia oval his
County Manhattan and Yonkers, while the second
eIevens Of the clubs. with the adoltion oi
the Prospect Park club, viii form the SECOND SEE
ton. The champion team OF the Staten isAana
Cricket Club remains of the competition TINS
year and the Montclair club has dropped out
for the season; otherwise no changes IRON iase
years teams will figure in THE SERIES
Alfred TyrI, the president of the league oIefeu
prizes for the best batting and bowling IN ooth
sections. for the highest individual score ana lie
bowler obtaining the most wickets BOWED out
right Including LEG before wicket decisions Dr.
E V. Brendon vioe-president, offered a prize FOR
the player making the most catches IN the nelo
and another for the wicket keeper credited Wit
the most wickets by catches and stumpins- Inc
following is the schedule, and all matches VIII De
played the grounds Of the club first mentioheo'
FIRST SECTION
May 30-Manhattan VS. Columbia Oval; Kings
County Brooklyn June 6-fonkers VS.. Man, Man
1SW1Tanhattan VS. Kings County; Bensonhurst
VS.. Yonkers June 20-Columbia Oval VS. BROOK
Ta ktngs cGgnSy nne BPoakyn S
9onkers VS. Columbia qyal July 4-c0l4Ings Kngs
County. July I1-Metropolitan League VS.. New
Jersey State League at Prospect Park; BrooKIyn n
VS.. Yonkers: Columbia Oval Bensonhursr
July 52 cToFep
sociation metropolitan League at Bridgeport
Conn; Kings County VS. Manhattan: i. 1I1 August I
Columbia Oval; Yonkers VS.. Brooklyn august
Brooklyn vs.. Columbia Oval August 2S-Man-
haitian vs.. Brooklyn; BensonhuEst Columbia
September 5--Kings County vs.. Bensonhurst
September metropolitan League VS. New Jer-
sey State League at Paterson N j. Benson
hurst Brooklyn.
SECOND SECTION.
Nav 2S-Prospect Park VS. Manhattan. May
90-Manhattan Columbia Oval; Brooklyn VS.
Kings County. June prospect Park VS.. Brook
tan an " Yonkers june i5-Kings County vs.,
Manhattan; Columbia oval VS. Prospect PARK Tx
Columbia Oval; Yonkers Kings County; Man
haitian VS.. Beusonhurst. June 21-Manhattan vs.
Brooklyn; Bensonhurst VS. Prospect Park; 60 CO.
vs.. Manhattan; Brooklyn vs. PToSpect, fark'
Kings County vs. BensonhuTst July llEf on
County; Bensonhurst VS.. Columbia Oval July
IS-Yonkers Manhattan: Brooklyn VS.. Ben
25MManhattan vs. Kings County; Brooklyn vs.
1onkers. August 1-Columbia Oval vs. Kings
PP9y P9F V gone1 ug9s SKngs county
Brooklyn; Manhattan VS. Prospect Park; Yon-
kers VS. Columbia 0yad august nHs1 15mhngs I-oaII H
August 22-BrookIyn vs.. Manhattan; Columbia
Oval VS.. Bensonhurst; Yonkers VS.; Prospect Park,
Be15sonf1urst Ts Tonkers. september Pros
pect Park VS.. Bensonhurst, September Brook
lyn vs.. Bensonhurst- September 12-Benson-
Kings County.