The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-15
CRICKET.
Prospects Sf the League seasons N FSuR
Assoelatlana.

luulNahons are Inf hueCeaaAuA UNAi
cricket season this year. During the winter
two separate league ORGANIZATIONS we're
formed TO direct the sport In this vicinity.
There are now four cricket associations
In New York
The Metropolitan District cricket League.
organized In Isoo. i composed Of seven
clubs and Is divided into two sections.
. In the major section a sche,iule Of thirty
games. cOmmencing on newt saturday. has
been arranged. IN which the BensOnhurst,
Brooklyn. Kings County. Manhattan and
Prospect Park teams are entered.
Kings county. champions Of 1909. will
find strong opposition this season and
will have 10 play sterling cricket In order
~ carry on the honOrs a second time. Much
depends on whether A. IoakinRs PLAYS
this summer. !. D. Maclsnnah has been
elected captain again and he will have
=. =. stuart. q. W. Rarnes. J. p. COfey. ,.
Gautier. ". &. Smart snd p \. Marks ~
the nucleus u the team. The weakness
~ with the ball
brooklyn. which finished second last
year. will have practically the same eleven
and should put up a stronger game. There
- new captain In the person Of Graham
Macpherson. and last seasons champion
batsman. J. L. POyer. IL likely 10 repeat
some Of his achievements. A. \. Durrant
will be available for most Of the season.
while A. Brown. r. c. NJ. Browne. ". Poyer.
=. ". Standfast. L. A. Worm and II. Ruahton
will render material assistance in either
department.
Manhattan will feel the loss Of T. J.
O'Reilly and J. Dixon. Unless 4. Smedlsy
can be induced TO captain the eleven once
more the loss In bound 10 be Aooentuated
A. n. smith. J. Il. TatterNall, p. A. Slade.
r. Little and J. 7. BFOadbent are all avail
able, however, and J, Critchlow and 7. T.
Ridd will doubtless do much bowling.
Bensonhurst IL expected 20 make better
showing than IN 1909. e. y. Marshall will
captain the eleven. L. y. Marshall, y. n.
Rsece and u. Evelyn should BE- run Retterg.
The bowling Viii 6e taken zen. csre Of by J: n.
Prospect Park Il an unknown quantity.
and IT, experiment IN putting two elevena
in the field with b. watched with interest
q. ". Bliss will capt iin a team Including
W A. Huggins. J. ~ parkes and e. L.
Stanhope They are Liable 70 make some
Of the older clubs put up a ine game.
The teams comprising the leagues sec
ond section are splendidly matched and q
fine struggle for supremacy viii ensus when
he championship series IL started next
Saturday. The individual honOra In 1909
were carried "a by two Brooklyn repre-
sentatives, but the team failed 20 win the
pennant, which was captured for the second
wear IN succession BY Manhattan. Kings
county and BensOnhurst have young
"ricketers and Prospect Park IL likely 10
made = good record in its nrst year in the
SECTION
Great interest has been created by the
foundation Of the New York and New Jer-
sey Cricket Association. limited 20 clubs
PLAYING on private grounds. The schedule.
starting May n. viii end on September a.
and In addition 10 the purely local series.
matches have been arranged with ogRani-
Eations In Philadelphia and Canada. or
the clubs composing the association only
staten Island and Bensonhurst engaged In
pennant competition last year. but the
Crescent Athletic Club and the Bellevue
club have had fairly strong elevens for
many SEASONS and a big addition % ~
membership viii surely cause the New York
veterans TO be considered a factor In the
situation. The latter organization will not
only ~ represented on the Geld b. an
eleven restricted a. 60 aRr limit but will
father the Richmond county eleven also
staten Island. champions for many
years m the metropolitan league. has a
wonderfully strong aggregation % hats
men, aud n &, u. Clarke. T. n. J.. Steinthal
{. ~ T.. tTimth, ". ". X Powell, W. ~
Gordon and ". MOilOy are found together.
Livingston. Il - also expected that a.
&. laWton, prominent English player.
will h. available IN some Of the matches.
Ben@Onhurzt 10 IN the unique position Of
part lcipating In the championship games 81
two Leagues aud IT, schedule il praCtica
nlled With league engagements. Dificulty
NAV be- experienced 10 Ease there are many
puzl pOuements On agrouni Of had weather
a. there are few n any open dates.
The eleven u The Crescent Athletic Club
Will be- Captained by ". T. Jackson, a fine
bat-Inun aud a steady bowler, aud q new
addition TO the ranks this year il X. L.
StTe't recently with the RenaOnhursta
tsOOd work may he looked for from A.
BOnnar. G. r. Haaley A. Baxter, W SimD-
soh and u. H. Chittick
The New York Veterans will be able 10
ehOoTs their team from a big memberahip
and Capt. J = Bretz experts 70 finish near
the top, he Can command such cracks ~
y J. Prendergasi. =, Deane Archie Gum,
/. = NELLY, q. W. iayman, = Butler. 4. {.
Rehng and = p Roger and should make A
remarkably good showing with them.
Richmond county j. composed Of the
iuniOr members taken In by the Veterans,
and the field management for the first wear
has been given 10 X. D. lFeton. A. G. Laurie
a dangerous run geiter J u PrigFs. a left
handed batter and bowler who comes from
England with 4 reputation, and Taylor and
BOddingtOu are men Of ability
The Van COrtlandt Park cricket League
will start tts championship season on Nav -
and seN en- clubs will compete In the sOurna-
ment The charter members of the league
are Columbia oval. Bronx United. CamerOna
Adult school. Vernon Lodge. Columbia
Lodge aud Empire Lodge.