New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-03
AUSTRALIAN TEAM Wins
New York CricketerS Play Fine
Uphill Game in Vain.
EARLY LEAD TOO GREAT
Matthews Again Stars-Auto-
graphed Bats for Poyer
and Comacho.

The Australian cricket team, desplte
splendid uphill work on the part Oh 'ne
houe players, defeated the All Ne" ioin
tenn In the international cricket match
ar Livingston, yesterday, by score Vi
Al, 70 22o, The time, however was en-
.erded n few minutes by the courtesy u
the home captain to bring ABOUT .,,,'
suit. as at 6 o'clock there was s.'h '
wicket 10 fall on the New YORK SUE
Crictat of a far better quality was
shown on both sides In the secohu uas
rIav. The Australians went In Tor ii'tii,s
20 a larger extent. while New YORK Ill
though slumping toward the end, as Oh
Tuesday, managed to make inuch oo''e'
showing during the first part OF their Se.
ond innings. and the first wicket actualy
r-oduced more runs than the whole OF the
dftecn wickets on the preceding Gay
play. a.,
Matthews again had the batsmen III uii
fculties most of the time ana hhiSheu
with the splendid record OF seven wiche's
for forty-thr runs. The best DOWNING vi
the New York side was done py w.
,,ocbo wbo took three wickets for ffty-
six runs. while Hoskings captured couple
Of wickets. but was rather expensive.
Two bats. autographed by every player
on the visiting side. were presented py
Robert 3. Benjamin, the Australian man
arer To 7. l.. Poyer and l. Comacho. re-
snec,,velv FOR their fine work in batting
and bowling.
Play was resumed at II 30 with the over.
night not out batsmen. G. KelleWay anu
T. ]. Matthews. opposed to the po"hhs
NJ Hoskings and Kelly. Seven runs were
added 10 the total when Matthews was
well caught by Gautier ut long leg
\ peculiar play followed II. Webster
advent to the wicket. The newcomer
skied a ball which the bowler tried nara
for but could not hold. 1t fell from MS
hands and lodged IN the pads Of the bats
man on the other end. An appeal to the
umnire resulted in a "not-out" decision.
Mayne's long innings. which netteu MN
*. came TO an end when Steinthal cauBht
him AT mid-ofr at 1913. and ID. Smith iilled
the vacancy Smith got busy Immediate
~. He hit n single. then four ana 'heh
drove Comacks out OF the grounds Tor b.
KelIy was treated I'm a similar manner
in the next over the ball going clear over
the terrace TO an adjoining house Weo-
ster and Smith kept together unul the
t,rcheon interval when the score stood at
l59 for five wickets.
Sly runs were added after luncheon pe-
fore the sixth wicket fell. Webster AFTER
running up 81. got in front OF straigh'
ball from Hoskings. and the decision was
against him.
A roar Of applause greeted the appear
ance of Captain Gregory at the wicket
Another six off Comacho WAS made by
Smith. who then was badly missed oy
| O. Turville in the long field. Gregory
quickly amassed IS. when he hit II. Foyer
who had gone on in place OF Comacho' at
2oe. TO long on. where Meyers made me
running catch.
McIaren and Witty batted freely I'M
IN 2.5o. when Captain Gregory declared
the Australian innings closed with
wickets down for 255. and sent New YORK
I'm TO bat in an endeavor to capture "
wickets in a playing time OF two hours
and twenty minutes.
In "A minority OF 359 runs the New YORK
| batsmen, j. l.. Poyer and c. h. Marshall,
started to the bowling OF Emery and
! Witty Runs came apace from the start,
and the improved form OF the local bats
men met with instant recognition from
the spectators.
! Al 40 Poyer was caught at cover point
for a splendid innings Of "a, which in
| cluded IL boundary hits lie had been
batting for an nour and nine minutes.
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