The San Francisco call., 1910-07-24
By WILLIAM UNMACK

The article in last Sundays Call rel
ative 10 the record for the number of
wickets captured in championship
games during a full season has caused
considerable comment in cricket circles.
and old cricketers who date back to
1872 and thereabouts. state that How
ards figures do not constitute a record.
on making further inquiries the
writer has established the fact that
Howard's figures, while they do not
represent the largest total of wickets
captured during season in California
cricket, are, nevertheless. a record for
California cricket association cham
pionship competition games. All the
other figures Of other cricketers are the
sum total Of every game that particu-
lar man played in. while Howard's fig
ures represent championship games
only, and no side games are taken into
consideration at all.
Howard has now captured 63 wickets
in championship games, a thing never
before accomplished by any player in
the California cricket association play
ing in this same class of games.
A. II. Moverly, up to last month one
of the leading lights of the Barbarian
cricket club. is now making good in
Chicago cricket. Up to last week Mo-
verify had had three innings in the
windy city, and his average wasS3S.5
runs per inning. His scores were SO
not out ! 4 and 24. He is a member of
the wanderer cricket club in Chicago.
and states that the clubs in the windy
city have beautiful grounds with finely
kept lawns that are dazzling to the
eyes after the San Francisco grounds
Moverly is OF the opinion that cricket
is Of no better quality in the east than
on the Pacific coast at the present time.
and he says a selected California team
could easily defeat the hest team that
Chicago could put in the field.
The Alameda team placed itself in a
fortified position for the championship
last week when it defeated its most
formidable rival. the Wanderers. The
Alameda win now gives that team a
distinct leso of four points for the
championship. At one time it looked
very much as If the Alameda team
would succumb to the wiles of Stuart
and Charlton but Logan came to the
rescue at the opportune moment and
saved the day for his side with splen-
did inning. 33 not out. The Wanderers
made a very poor showing. though
Stuart was unfortunate in being run
out when he looked as if he was likely
10 make a good stand. None of the
batsmen outside Of Charlton gave the
Alameda bowlers any trouble.
Three games are scheduled to be
played today. The one at the stadium
wicket between the Wanderers and the
Golden Gates is the only championship
game that viii be contested. The other
games are between the veterans can
tained by the old warriors Pop Ward
and Charlie Banner. The rejuvenated
boys are looking forward to an excep-
tionally good game and a better lunch
con with all accessories. The other
game will be played at San Mateo be-
tween the Barbarians and the San Ma
teo eleven.
The teams for the championship
game between the Golden Gates and
Wanderers are as follows:
Golden Gate-W. Stevenson. T. Miilen b.
Bird ". Chester. +. Kaufman. A. Spencer F.
Spencer V. Mckenna, r. Wheatiey. a. PAIGE
g. Major
wsnderers-R. stuart. s. Charlton Doctor
seager. ?. Hyiand. p. Clements. ". Marshall
". Dustin, A Sergeant. J. Wood. A. Gof, 5.
BATTING AVERAGES