The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-04-24
EIGHT TEAMS IN
CRICKET LEAGUE.
r,,oMAs 3. MEADs OF CALUMET
g ELECTED PRESIDENT AND
WOLVERINE TEAM Ap-
MlTTED.

THOMAS p. Meads Of Calumet was
! ,..,od as president of the copper
"santrv cricket League at the annua'
'O', ,,no held saturday evening at the
nou in Hancock. Captain John
c,'' row Of Mohawk was elected first
.',,o.nresidcnt and Captain John ire
NV of Painesdale second vice.
t,ont William Reid of Hancock
hoe been secretary and treasurer
,bo league since its organization
aoain reelected unanimously.
r,nht teams will constitute the
No This year, including the Calu-
maj and Hecla, the Quincy, Mesnard'
,'aorsorqe. Palnesdale, Mohawk, Tam
arock and wolverine, the latter peing
now addition appearing I'm the league
Cor the nrst time this season.
rho ronort of Secretary Reid showed
balance in the treasury of $64.O0'
and as many of the teams are ex-
ending considerable money this sea-
.or IN LAYING concrete pitches, IL was
aocded To levy no assessment at pres
o.t An the clubs reported that they
will have mating on their grounds TINS
year,
Tho officers named above and the
socratarics of each of the teams VIII
,onstitute the executive committee,
and ON motion it was voted to have
tbo names of each secretary printed
ON the back of the schedule cards, In
order that when desired communlca-
lion may he more readily effected be-
tween the various clubs. The secreta-
ries ore as follows: Mohawk, Adolphus
Sullivan. Kearsarge, John Meads;
wolverine, Ed. c. oliver; Calumet q
Heca. j. c. Vincent; Tamarack'
Thomas Drew: Mesnard. 7. Carlyon;
Quincy. Z. Hoare; Painesdale w. {.
roryis. The schedule committee con-
sists of the same officials as the exc
cutye and they will meet next Satur-
day evening. April 20, at the Young
Mems Christian Association rooms III
Calumet to draw up schedule oil
games for the season, with Saturday,
MAY 90, as the opening date.
Secretary Reid urged that each Sec
rotary send in reports of the seasons
work of the clubs to Spalding's annual
cricket guide. believing that 1t would
he n good advertisement for the cop
Der country. j. II. Edwards, former
president Of the league, who was elect
ed to preside i'm the absence Of the
president and both vice presidents,
suggested that it would add interest
to the work of the league If games
might be arranged with outside teams
from Chicago, Milwaukee. st. Paul and
MINNEAPOLIS. Mr. Edwards compli-
mented the league upon the enthus-
iasm manifested i'm cricket circles this
spring and predicted a successful sea-
son. He referred to the interest taken
in the great English game in Eng
land and Canada and in connection
with the latter mentioned a match in
which he participated some years age
at Quebec, one of the teams being com
posed of midshipmen from the III. Nj
S. Canada, on which Prince George OF
Wales, now King Of England, was
serving a naval apprenticeship The
game was played on the historic
Plains Of Abraham, made famous fol
its capture by General Wolfe, and
among the spectators were the Cover
nor General the Marquis of Lorne
and the present King of England. In
the evening a grand ball was rendered
the officers Of the man of-war Cana
da, by the governor general and his
wife, and members of the cricket team
were among the guests present. Mr.
Edwards said that this was among
the most interesting incidents con-
nected with his experience as crick-
etcr ana he presumed that i'm tho
hearts of all cricketers there were
cherished some occasions in connection
with the game that were among life''
peasantest memories.
The delegates present at Saturday
nights meeting were: Mohawk, James
Ellis and Sam Davis; Kearsarge. Cop
tain Biscomb and ED. Eustice; G. & II.
William Venning and j. G. Vincent
Tamarack John George and Henri!
Waters; Mesnard. John King and T
Carlyon; Quincy, f. Kinsman and j
H. Edwards; Painesdale, JOSEPH
Thomas and Sidney Dunstan; Wolv
erine Captain Pollard and John Davis