The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-08-08
CRICKET
LAGs N INTEREST
AS the Game is Entirely Too
Slow for the Modern
Day Sports.

| LONDON, Aug. 3--Something is so
wrong with the British national sum-
rler game OF cricket that Its followers
lwrlte letters to the papers complain
ling that the game is becoming deca.
Ident. This criticism comes at a time
which has been hailed as the ban.s,r
lyear for imperial cricket, with teams
From Australia and South Africa com
peting on home grounds with Eng
land for the championship OF the en-
pire. But thus far the Triangular
matches have been exceedingly dis.
iappoInting from the standpoint of at
tendance. Recently one of the most
important, county matches attracted
only 1sS spectators. .
Most Of the critics agree that the
fault lies in the slowness Of the game
and that spTething must be done to
shorten the matches. which now last
generally three days. This plan for
4 merry suited the Brlton who took his
sports as a, solid part of the slow-mov-
ing machinery of his existence, but
the English temperament has. lost
much of its stoiidlty and the metro.
tpoiitan arsas6 which supply the gates
(. for all games 1--WE and play at approx
itnstelyzthe high speed which charac.
terizss ,ASieriean cities. The demand
for reform is in the air, but the play
'ers are apparently satisfied with the
present form Of the game and in any
new rule-making. they viii be able to
override those who are only interest.
ed In the game from the spectators
standpoint
| The loss OF Interest In cricket does
not Feen OF have spread to other
sports; on the contrary. other games
are enjoying distinct revival. Even
the ancient games Of bowls is max
ing great strides. and in Wales the
recently introduced game Of baseball
! Is becoming very popular.
~ s,Sss
| Sir Roger Easement, who wrote the
recent sensationailb blue book report on
the rubber atrocities in Peru. was
the man who first brought to light
the horrors of the Congo under the
ILeopoldian rule. He has been in the
consular service Tor many years, but
did not gain his knighthood until
i coronation year.
During his Investigations In the
Congo region he. was frequently
threatened with assassination and his
llfeNFas many times In jeopardy,
When It was found impossible TO
scare him opt of the Congo. King
Leopold's press began virulent cam
paign against him, aud every effort
was made to discredit his reports
and to snirch his personal reputa=
ltion. Since. 1908 he has been. the
British consul-general in. Rio JaneiPo.
An Imperial exhibition is to be held
In London in 1915, the definite plans
for which were made at meeting
held In the Royal Colonial Institute.
| II Is planned 70. hold the fair in the
great hall. designated 10 be the lar
gest In the world. which Is to be com.
pleted by the date for the opening.
The hall Is to be started at the con-
ciuslon OF the Shakespeare England
Exhibition at Earl's Court, and II Is
hoped that II will be large enough TO
accommodate all the exhibits. The
froof Is to, he of single span. about
Twice the size of the span over olym-
pIa, and the hall is 10 have on the
ground floor a. superficial area of,275,-
800 square feet. and on the upper
door of 1O5ysON feet. ee
/ i - 80 -"
The .anotor ship selandia, the first
internal combustion engined ocean
going passenger and cargo vessel, has
concluded Its maiden trip to the East
Indies, a 81 .0oo-mile voyage. during
whichthe enginesr.were stopped only
once for slight adjustment of the
valves,
| In. all matters of fuel consumption
case of mauoeuvre and general behav-
| lor, the vessel exceeded an expecta-
tons. East of the Suez Canal the
motor ship gained the name Of
Devil Ship" due TO her movement
/ WltuOuN elluSI bhlis VI AuhhOI9' az
success OF the motor-driyen ship has
\ Induced her owners to contract for
three vessels of the same type, but
with: greater horsepower and ton
mage.
The Royal Archaeological Institute
Idurlng It's next session at Northamp-
ton WITH visit one of the quaintest
buildings ever erected in England.
THE structure. which was 'built,tp 1900
by John TreSham. is symbolical of the
! Trinity. and everything about 1t IS
built In threes. There are three sides
with three gables on each side, and
three hoors with three windows on
each face. Each front is thirty-three
feet long and bears a legend OF thirty
three letters. The chimney is also
threo-sided.
\ The rapidly disappearing horse is
4.