New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-08
ION CRICKET CREASES
BROOKLYN IN TIE GAME.
Staten Islanders AUert Defeat
MQny Other Games.

An important game in the championship series OF
the Metropolitan League was recorded draw
after four hours playing yesterday. The Brooklyn
and Staten Island teams were matched for the re-
turn engagement between the two clubs, at Pros
pect Park. and lack of time prevented victory
and defeat
Brooklyn first took up the batting and after the
first wicket had fallen J. L. Foyer and G.. Mac
pherson played carefully and carried the to
81 before the latter was run out. A. Brown helped
Foyer 10 bring the total to 49, at which period he
was bowled. Then Foyer and A. S. Durrant played
the best cricket of the side until the former
''eg-before" for O.. fine performance. Durrant
was not out for 81 in which ne hit for five fours
in succession At 1873 for five wickets the innings
declared.
A Gum started out in lively fashion for Staten
Island and soon reached 20 by five boundary hits
With five wickets down for "A runs. the outlook
anything but promising for the visitors. but
c. II. Clarke and A. Robinson became associated
and played out time without further casualties
Their stand invaluable one. and the
feature Of the innings. which reached 81. H. Rush
ton took three for II.
The Manhattans beat the Columbia Ovals In q
low scoring game at Williamsbridge by a gin
OF % runs in which the bowlers had all the ad-
vantage. on the winning side A. SmedIey made
a good record in both departments, scoring 80, not
out with the bat. and capturing three wickets for
80 runs. The most successful bowling. however,
Of five wickets for % runs.
For Columbia Oval ]. y. Escobal bowled SPLEEN
ddly and rewarded by securing five wickets
for IS runs while other bowling figures were: o.
TurvilIe two Wickets for runs and H. Meyer,
two wickets for % runs. Turville the only man
TO reach double figures on the losing side. which
he managed to do in an innings OF 10 The totals:
Manhattan, 6l; Columbia Oval. Al.
Al Timer Park the Bensonhurst team had
much the better of the encounter with the Crescent
Athletic Club eleven. The margin of victory was
ll2 runs and 3 wickets Two exceptionally good
batti-g performances were made by X. l.. Street
and F. A. Sergeant. the former hitting out well
for g. while the latter had scored As not out
when the innings declared closed. E. B.
Reece put together % and +. S. Franklin con-
tributed 10 w. F. jackson did the best bowling.
with four wickets for GO runs. while the other
wicket was captured by a. Baxter at an expense
OF 25 runs.
on the Crescent side, w. D. Andrews was top
scorer with an innings OF 81 and w. Bonnar rolled
up an even dozen before he was disposed Of j.
NJ Christie did fine bowling in the innings.
capturing five wickets for 80 runs, while c. f.
Marshall came out a trunder and took three
wickets at the small cost of runs. The totals:
Bensonhurst IL. declared for five wickets; Cres-
cent Athletic Club, 65.
The Kings County second eleven victory
over Bensonhurst B. at Prospect Park by II
runs and two wickets l.. r. Williams with an
the winning side and doubies were regis
tered by T. S. Cusack, II. Williams, T. Marks. W.
Williams and c. Hoyle. while the last named was
also successful with the ball and secured three
wickets for Is runs
The Bound Brook team Journeyed Prospect
Park and tried conclusions with the Jamaicans.
but suffered defeat by Il runs and five wickets.
ON the winning side. {. Davis. with a. the
highest scorer. and r Small j. Melbourne, j..
Butcher and +. Stephenson all got in TO the
double igure column. Stephenson also exceled
with the ball, and had the fine record OF six
wickets for a For Bound Brook, E. Cook
scored q, 5 Allan followed with Is and NJ. Skedden
contributed u. The totals: Bound Brook, 81:
Jamaicans. los for five wickets