The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-01
Cricket "Vets"
Discuss Their
Annual Game
Coming of Another Australian
Team ArouSes Considerable
: Interest Among Enthusiasts
BY WILLIAM UNMACK
STANDING OF THE CLUBS

The veterans. game last week was
:. veteran. with a vengeance. When
Ire Old fellows get together and talk
about what '.Aitken did against the
australians while Cation Bell held
eise wicket up IN '7s.' then is the time
size present day crIcAeter is seen and
not .heard-looks wise and tries TO
imagine the old timers were a lot Of
-.dubs'' These oIdtime chaps. now
ever, we're not the -dUbs the present
day generation thinks they were. This
tzlk of cricket in - Ss'.was brought
.altout by the telegram in last Sundays
7sAl3 to the effect 1bat the Australian
team now playing. skittles with Eng
lands best and taking the ashes"
back TO. Australia were going TO play
~ san francisco on their way home.
The news coming so suddenly has cleo
tTffed~ the cricket world. here. and
,retersns and kids have started prac-
icing as they. never did. before.
The news brought forth many remi-
n iscences. of days Of ygre" and of the
previous visits OF Australian teams 10
san Francisco.
A Z. AitkeR.: the dean. Of all Cali
fornisn- cricketers,: was. in one Of his
best moods for telling anecdotes of the
cid days. Aitken. has seen the three
Australian teams: play here. Against
Dave. Gfegory's. team IN 1873 Aftken
was the hero Of the ~Californians,. max
ing > runs cut Of" CALIFORNIA; total
Of 63 -:
- ". .Murdeck was the next man 10
Bring a team here. and that was in
1851 Aiken did not figure as promi-
lJently in this game AS in the first, but
sui was 4 big acquisition to his team.
so other: Austria liam teams came this
way from 1851 until 1896, when Frank
- Tredale's brilliant team stopped here.
IA this game Ait41en had the honor of
being selected as umpire by the Cali
fornfa cricket association. The grand
old man" Of California cricket ac-
quilted himself on. that occasion bril-
3isnt3T.- and now exactly 3 years after
- his orr ginaI triumphant performance
with the bat he is going TO see another
AUSTRALIAN team and his prediction is.
that california will fight till the last,
and Il beaten Australia. viii not have
t.le easy victories Of their previous
teams
.:-Dave Gregory-s 1873 team included
such world renowned men as Black
ham F. Alien. T. Koran. Alex and
charlie: Bann erman.- the Demon Spot
forth and Dave. himself. These names
are. well known by .cricketers In all
corners of the. globe, and even the pres
dalnes are. household words in cricket
:t3(sn. Dawes team on this occasion
PLAYED of CALIFORNIA; best. The
3Isugaroos made IS#. Then what
prQcession California men made and
tie: rot WIS not broken till Aitken
end Cotton Bell fnow prominent in
ene commercial world Of California;
got together. The latter held his
wicket mp in. great style, while the
dean piled. on the runs Never before
n as there such hero in California
cficket and Aiken and Bells partner
ship brought the score from practically
iothihg 10 more than 40. The whole
% were out for So: runs. OF the Cali
fornfa- team which played in that mem
ora bic game only five are now known
n be. in California. OF the other Il
the majority has Joined the great ma
i6ritA. and the remainder are scattered.
The FIVE are A +. Aitken, still an
acrive player. Cotton Bell Of Lloyds;
:. Purdy. Belmont: h Warren, with
the Sterling furniture company, and
b Clark. in the city assessors ONCE.
Another Australian team will in all
rfroba biIfty pay California a visit
V.ith such a large team Of athletes
touring the globe the financial ques-
ton is naturally an important item,
and arran gements with the Australians
for games must assume a commercial
aspect. It. is not surprising. there
fore to know that this team has asked
lie - ll1ornia Cricket associati ton for
:f-larze guarantee. For the local
association TO guarantee the amount
-asked is an -impossibiiity, but at the
same sine there is not doubt that
for 2 two day game Il will be easy 70
i-Ize in the amount at the gates.
. 4 special meeting Of the California
-e-.ta let association has been called for
ri -. coming week. and the matter of
Ike Australians win be thrashed out.
: pic ATTENDANCE OF delegates is eX-
-Tcolc6.
;Tfhe championship competition will
~ resumed today. The most important
tasrc viii be between the Wanderers
arA Alameda teams at the stadium.
Should the. Wanderers win today they
wiz stand a good chance TO be big
factor in the. championship.
The Golden. Gate team is scheduled
~ journey TO San Msteo 10 meet the
local eleven there.