New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-09-07
ON CRICKET CREASES
FLAG FOR KINGS COUNTY.
T;cfory IN Final Game CEnches
Claim to PcRRdnf.

Kings County Gained its lead in the champion
shin series o. the Metropolitan League by defeating
Manhattan Yesterday at Prospect Park and won
ne pennsnt for the season. lis record stands
even victories and one defeat with two games
Drawn.
Flne bowling lay A. Hoskings and J. n Maclen-
nsn Vas a prominent feature OF the game. which
light 81 tho start favored the Kings County men,
sn5 they maintained their advantage throughout.
Hoskings captured SIX wickets for q runs and
esrt sn excellent length while Maclennan obtained
three Vickets for run apiece He also batted well
End scored . by hard hitting but top score was
made by =. p. Stuart Who In me form and
nsds 81
For Manhattan ?. B. Kay strove valiantly -
svert defeat and W p, but received help only
from A. J. White, u no contributed II At their
second attempt the Nanhattsns Jared somewhat
,tstter J. II Tsttersau running up 81 Kay follow
irg with - A. r. Smith scoring Is not out and r
r Ridd contributing an even dozen The last
named also did some splendid bowling and was re-
~srte6 with record 81 FIVE viozets for 80 runs.
The score follows.
Ftiladslpns. sept. s-The crescent Athletic
Clubs cricket team met with a severe reverse at
the hands Il the Belmont Cricket Club on the
grounds OF the latter club to-day. The Phila-
de'phlans ran I'D bis score and batting for
most n the day. J. Barton King. who was so sue
cesstul against All New York last Saturday made
The occasion memorable Icy compiling I23 runs IN
sr innings which lasted nearly two hours. and
hitting with terrific force all the New York bowl
who faced him. The total Of the Belmont score
was So. and the Crescent were all disposed Of
Tor -, Of which J. A Simpson contributed . in
an unusually patient manner. and 9. 3. Hawley
and J. l. Foyer contributed IS and - respectively
Bensonhurst defeated Columbia oval in their re-
turn encounter at Timer Park in q game pro-
ductive OF good scoring by a score Of I6s TO llS.
T. d Reece and A i. Gresham were in hne form
With the bat for the winners and ran up scores of
a and IS. respectively. while doubles were also
scored by +. A Sergeant c. E Marshall X J..
street and J. Lsidman J. NJ. Christie took
vickets at a cost Of s. runs. while Gresham Sc
cured for =.
A rinse tie for championship honors in the sec
,rJ section Of the league resulted as the outcome
az tire two scheduled games yesterday. Manhattan
eleven beat Kings County eleven, and . 3 Columbia
oval eleven forfeited 10 Bensoullurst eleven the
5isulattans, Iensonhursts and Prospect Parks
have exactly The same record and two more games
viil have 70 be played to decide which team viii
~ the pennaut winner. IN the Manhattan and
K'lSs county game at Prospect Park the Man
hattans developed a batting streak and ran up
tie Of 20 for nine wickats after disposnE
a rleir opponents for 50 A century by G. Wright
VS. The feature OF Tie game. His score was I0l,
17- out O. Porter scored a. not out, while 9.
lsutler and r, :. Hal UP 80 and S. respective
g. Han also hoWle1 10 such good effect that eight
vIek-ts fell 20 him for % runs, only T. Cusack
rf--rs any resistance IA an innings Of a
Are- having al the worst % the game in ,be |
GARY stages the Brooklyn eleven team made a |
splendid nrish and defeated Prospect Park Al the /
Parade Grounds by ths narrow margin Of 3 runs, l
va scores q 80 and l3e
The West indians defeated the spartaus Al Pros
ret Park by lSs Jos. Il. = Alexander and /
Abbott doing the best batting for their re- /
Elscl-rc sides. Tho game between the second /
severs OF the same clubs resulted in Tie. each /
see j0tall,ng p. II. HollinEsworth and Saunders
bsted well. C. oTcDermon and Morgan doing the
bsst 1oDIiug.