The San Francisco call., 1909-09-05

The unexpected always happens. II
happened in the Golden Barbarian
game last week and might be the
means of giving the championship TO
the san Francisco team. Al any rate,
the Golden Gate victory over the Bar
barians has changed the outlook OF the
hsmpionship.
Until last week the championship
looked 70 be a sure thing for the Bar
bsrisns with a comfortable margin Of
three points. Now all calculations have
been rudely upset and the final result
depends OF the two games next week
SHOULD the Wanderers defeat the Bar
bsrisns next Sunday the championship
VIII revert 70 the san Francisco team.
provided the latter defeat the Alameda
eleven The Wanderers have an evenly
balanced team and II would not be sur
p-ising 10 see the present leaders dis
placed
The Colder. Gates are the tailenders
and il their last game Of the season
are 70 be congratulated on being the
only team in the competition 10 defeat
lie Bsrbsrians- Their win was meri
rorious and was mainly due TO the
splendid all around playing OF the
whole team and the fine bowling OF
Priest, Lewis and PAIGE. Again. over
conhdence on the part OF the Barbarians
rad something 10 do with the result
without Elliot. Ollerdessen and Stew
art the Bsrba risns are unreliable, but
50 far as this goes every team in the
competition is in a similar position.
Without Renwick and Petersen the san
Francisco County team are equally
handicapped.
TIE Wanderers are the most evenly
~.
have star n Charlton All the other
Wanderers. while not showing bril-
lisncy. certainly show consistency and
can as = general rule be relied on
The only game scheduled today is
t1e return game between the mar
RED" and single teams 10 be played
~ Alameda The teams selected prob
bly, are the best that could be got
together under the circumstances. but
-l=y are far from being the best teams
rhst could have been selected. II Is
rather strange that the selectors over
looked the claims OF 7. Price a wicket
keeper for the single team. Price is
sdmiItedly the best custodian OF the
sticks IN the competition and If for
lo other reason his ability IN this
position should secure him a position
GA any representative team on the
Pacific coast
10 DE regretted NlE SElECL-l
players from the Barbarian team could
Tot MI the places they were selected
FOR
TIE teams are as follows:
Married team-T. Hood F. E. Crol,
= 2 MilIe1. ". Denhurst II. r Elliot
= Priest Doctor Sesger. E Anstey. D.
Bromhelo- " Chester. W Spencer
single tesm-H Renwick 8 Charl-
tcn- " Nieid- A ". WiIding. D. Hatha-
way. A. Smith F Raymond. A Sterling
H. Honeyman- 4 A c PAIGE. h Roberts.
L is interesting 20 note by compari-
son of averages between this and last
season that cricket is OF e far better
csn5er this year than last The gen
eral play all through this year has been
superior. and the averages in batting
and bowling are better than last year.
More centuries were made last wear
but the aggregate OF the different bats
wen this season are far in excess Of
.sst Years.
TIE highest individual score in q
competition game last year was I2l not
out. by H P Elliot. and IL is q coinci-
Gerce that the highest score this sea
son is also l2I not out. by A H Mover
iE. H r Elliot headed the averages
last year and again occupies the place
of honor with 7L2 per inning and e5.I
points ahead Of the second man
The bowling has also been OF q bet
Ter quality than last year. and trundIes
have captured far more wickets. Last
year one bowler {Renwick) took so
E-ickets. but II is hardly probable this
record will be reached this season. al
though Moran came within two Of IL
The averages are as follows