The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-08-09
LOCAL CRICKET.
BrookIyns Dismiss Kings County for Ridicu.
lous Total OF ~ RIMS.

Games were played on the grounds Of ten
OF the Metropolitan cricket clubs yesterday.
The most important fixture vas the meeting
OF the Brooklyn and Kings County teams In Q
league championshipsgame at Prospect Park.
The Brooklyns won rather easily. as they dis
posed Of their opponents. who were short
handed, for the mail total OF is runs. and
then ran up ITO before their side was out.
II. Poyer took 4 wickets for 4runs and scored
81 with the bat, J.. Poyer ran up 81. G.Mac-
pherson was not out for 20. II. A. Laurie put
on "a and doubles were added by A. Brown
and W. F.. Jackson.
Adrawn game resulted at Willismsbridge
in the match between Columbia Oval and
Yonkers. Columbia Oval batted first and
declared at ll9 for 4 wickets. Escobal was
top scorer with ~ not out. When time was
called Yonkers had scored OF for 8 wickets,
J.. Critchlow. G.. Laidman and @. Bell each
contributing Is.
r.. Macpherson playing for Brooklyn b
against Kings County B ran up a not out score
Of IS, and to his efforts a brilliant victory by
Brooklyn was recorded. Other successful
batsmen for the winners were A. Lowell. A.
Baxter and A. Corbin. while r. r.. de Sousa
was top scorer for the losers. The totals:
Brooklyn B, 1876. declared for 7 wickets. Kings
County B. So.
The West Indians easily defeated the Spar
tans at Prospect Park. running up i+s for
three vickets against q total Of s? put up by
the Central PARK champions. II. Holder was
not ' out. 'f F. Kinds ran up . not out and o.p.
wonderfully. successful with the ball. getting
The Paterson eleven scored a victory over
,Se , o. \, ! ei' Bsne e. 1 Psssrs 8 Ri sy 4 so for 2.
Anderson sddeA 70, ,FoTo. ~. q; Hinosiy
and ball,
drawn game resulted in the encounter
between the Prospect Park and Manhattan
tyre Of Tue game was the batting Of + smith.
aa% ap tRs f1 ss 3 e. p sGsl sot nf' 70 1si smith T. E TO-
Citizens with a not out score. of 50. was the top
scorer for Manhattan, and double isare com
and 4 Ro.hwell, The best bowling was 90.
STomplished by Barrow with I wickets for 81.
MMaen The game terminated the Manhsttans
at HE hands OF the Staten Island eleven at
tt I i. an%ie by was : % fo { sSo Gs f ~ tSs Winners pSss;
%. and p. New was close behind with 10.
GTiRtt!hs and %'i +. T.. fTu Z. ss,Seiinthhafi each, added
T. he best bowling was accomplishing by
fGr the veterans While c. II. Clarke TOOK .
IKE number for the winners at a cost OF n
runs DR.. C.. Behling was the only man to
get into double figures for the Veterans and
he scored 20 in an excellent innings. The
totals we're: y. y, Veterans. o.: Staten
Columbia ova! b team scored a victory
against Sonkers II at WilliaInsbridge by totals
on ~ to ts, the margin, being IS runs; Good
Seignior and A. Bourne, While 4 'Sewsum,
j Aleq and I, I. Gin we're ali successful With
ne tall, For. fopkers q. Goodman and T.
RAFFERTY, hatted well and the same two players,
WIN lAidman's help. did the bowling between
them.
The Manhattans had az their opponents at
r,rospeot Park the cricketers from the steam
ehip mbria. The sailors put up q good
game. but were defeated by IS runs. Ed.
lIohuerRast was top scorer In Z hard hit
inuinES ol ~ for the winners. while 4. Smed-
~ followed with - ana aleo succeeded with
vac ihli 10 ihe tune OF & wickete Tor ~ runs.
81 ushth ~hd J.. iTyer scored ~ and 70 re-
spectlve!y Tor the sailors and W. Stewart
Captured I wickets Tor 81 runs. The totals.
Manhattan. i67; b. b. Unbria, tot.