The San Francisco call., 1909-04-25
CRICKETERS READY
FOR SIXTEENTH
SEASON
Wanderers and BarbarianS and
San Mafe0s and AIamedas
VIII Meet Today
By William Unrnack


The sixteenth season under the aus
piees of the California cricket associa-
ton viii be opened today. Two games
viii be played-ene at the. stadium and
the other on the grounds of the newly
admitted club at San Mateo.
/ Cricketers have been practicing three
weeks for the opening, and while bril-
liant individual work probably will be
seen, YET 1t is too early for good COM
bined work
The San Mateo club is an unknown
quantity, and consequently its game
with the veteran Alameda team is at
tracing considerable attention, as the
followers of the game will then be
able to get a more definite line on the
prospects for the new club
Fletcher Elliot. last year with the
Pacifcs, is playing with san Mateo.
and if there are any more members of
his ability it would appear that the
new chums" will have big say in the
final argument for the possession of
the championship cup.
The Alameda team VIII prove
strong aggregation for the new clubs
first opponents The team seems equal
TO the task of winning the champion
ship if the men are in the same form
they were last year. The Pacific club
men who have thrown in their lot with
Alameda ought TO be of great assistance
10 the cross bay team. With such men
as Ward, CrOll. Hogue. Logan, Saun-
ders, Wilding, Bird and Smith, the Ala
medans have coterie of players that
are reliable.
This year the Barbarians are looked
upon by many as the probable winners
Of the competition, although they viii
have a hard fight with the Alameda
team. The team to take the field today
Is a strong one, and the Wanderers will
have difficulty in repeating their vic
tory Of a year ago.
Since the admission of the San Ma
teo club to the association the question
of suitable grounds for the games has
received big lift. The San Mateo
club is fortunate in having the Polo
ground to play their matches on.
The old cricket ground at Alameda
and the wicket at the stadium also give
the clubs two grounds. The park com
mission has promised to lay another
concrete wicket at the stadium in
more desirable location. and it is ex-
pected this wicket viii be ready in
about two weeks.
The teams to play in the opening
games today Will be selected from the
following players:
Wanderers-D. Hathaway. captain.
r stuart n Pennington. c. Banner. S
Charlton; tin GoJ,,f J. Woqd E Strike w Dus
J. Chown. II. Higgins
Barbarians-H. R. Elliott. captain;
z. G; Pom,eroYs a. $. Kay. 6; F. Evans.
Hooking. w Gomez, j. Lyman, G. Hop
kins, L. Fay, w. Marshal. Sid Stewart
A. H Moverly. ]. Lafferty. T. Price.
=, Alaineda-J. Saunders. r. S Weaver,
@. n. Ward. G. Baugh. II. Bird f. J.
Crol r. B. Hogue, A. w. Wilding, w
Nield. A. Smith, n. Logan, r. Stahi
San Mateo-D. Bromfield captain; w.
3. Marcus. E. Howard, d. J. Stollery.
R. 3. Melier II. r Elliot. F. Adams,
W. b. Howard, w Kettlewen. E. C.
Aldwell, w. c. Parsons, J.. H. Watson
J. Richards, A. Moran.
The revised schedule of cricket cham
pionship competition is as follows:
April 25-San Mateo VS.. Alameda. at
April Wanderers VS. Barbarians.
Al the stadium.
May. San Francisco VS.. Golden
May 2-Barbarians VS.. Alameda. sta
dium.
May s-san Francisco VS.. Wanderers,
May 9-GoIden Gate VS.. San Mateo
stadium
May 2s-san Mateo VS.. Wanderers,
San Mateo
May -Barbarians VS.. San Fran
CISCO stadium.
June e-san Mateo VS.. Barbarians,
San Mateo.
June 6-Golden Gate VS.. Alameda.
June lS-Alameda VS.. San Francisco.
Alameda.
june Wanderers VS.. Golden Gate,
June 2O-san Francisco VS.. San Ma
teo, Alameda.
june 27-Barbarians VS.. Golden Gate,
July l1-Alameda vs.. San Mateo,
july 1l-GOlden Gate VS.. San Fran
cisco. stadium.
July 1S-Alameda vs.. Barbarians,
July Wanderers VS. San Fran
cisco. stadium.
August 1-san Mateo VS.. Golden Gate.
San Mateo.
August Wanderers VS.. Alameda,
August s-wanderers VS.. San Mateo.
stadium.
August 15-San Francisco VS.. Bar
barisns, Alameda
August 15-Golden Gate US. Wan
derers. stadium.
August 22-Alameda VS.. Golden Gate |
Alameda.
August 22-Barbarians VS. San Mateo,
stadium.
August 2s-san Mateo VS.. San Fran
cisco. San Mateo.
August 29-Golden Gate VS.. Bar
barians. stadium.
September 12-San Francisco VS.. Ala
media, Alameda.
September Barbarians VS.. Wan
derers stadium.
September 19-Champions 1903 VS.. |
rest of association at champions
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