The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-04

L. A. Wolff, manager of A. G. SpalS-
ing company, has donated a handsome
pennant to the California Cricket as
ISOLATION to be given to the winner of
this years cricket championship. The
pennant is of silk, three feet wide at
the base and six feet long. On it will
be embossed California Cricket Asso-
ciation Championship, 1909. won by
(name of the winning club this year,"
There are no conditions attached to
the gift. other than it shall go to the
winner in this years competition. This
gift will give the game healthy tone.
and as four teams at least still have
a good chance for the ultimate posses
sion of the pennant the second round
is bound to be more keenly fought out
than the first round
Next Sunday will see the start of the
second round for the cricket champion
ship of the state. Looking back to the
start of the second round last year it
can easily be seen how the mighty
have fallen. 1t is now ancient history
how the former Pacific team started
off the second round last year five
points behind the leaders, Alameda. and
eventually annexed the championship.
This season poor old Alameda is a bad
fifth, and has no possible chance of
crawling into the second place, it oc-
cupied last year In so far as wins
went last year all the tail end teams
did far better than this season. The
Golden Gate team so far has not won
a game, and yet in the face of a Sc
ries of defeats, they turn out each Sun
day in full force ready to meet their
engagements. The Golden Gates are to
be highly complimented on sticking to
it against such big odds The Alameda
team has been a disappointment to it's
numerous supporters. Reinforced as
they were this year by some of the
former Pacific clubs best men. it was
confidently expected that they would
make a strong fight for the champion
ship. which they lost in 1901 and have
never regained.
The Barbarians and San Francisco
county intend to fight the issue out TO
the bitter finish They have both won
four games, and in their own game a
draw had to be declared Their meet
ing in the second round is being
anxiously. looked forward to, and it is
probable that some really first class
cricket will be the result of their meet
ing next month.
The San Mateo team still has good
chance to eventually win the cup. They
y
winner was at the same stage of the
competition, and it would not he at all
surprising to see the suburbaniteS give
the leaders close finish.
The Wanderers also are still in the
running and are liable to do some
thing extraordinary without the least
warning. They have several very good
do not seem to have struck proper
stride.
The aggregate number of runs scored
by each team in the championship race
(off the bait at the end of the first
round are as follows:
Barbarians GIT. Wanderers $50. San
Mateo 532, San Francisco 52s, Alameda
|S73, Golden Gate 34S.
A. H. Moverly, who has the honor of
making the first century of the sea-
son, is probably one of the most con-
sistent batsmen on the Pacific coast
and can always be relied on to make
runs. His century is somewhat of a
surprise, from the fact that previously
he has impressed the spectators as be-
ing of the slow scoring order. His last
inning, however. after he got set. was
of the forcing type. Charlton of the
Wanderers just failed by two runs to
reach the coveted three figures. His
score of SO was brilliant inning and
the only chance given was the one he
was caught out on.
There are no championship games
scheduled today, but at the Alameda
cricket oval the San Francisco county
team and the Wanderers will indulge
in a friendly bout. At the stadium
general practice will be held.
The revised batting and bowling av
erages are as follows: -
BATTING AVERAGES