New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-02
NEW YORK CRICKET
TEAM HOLDS ITS OWN
Play Even All Through First
Days Match with the
Australians.
STORM HALTS THE CONTEST
Batting of Hart, Comacho and
Worm Aids Home Eleven,
but Mccartney and
Bardsley Disappoint.

hbHAI dlF ~ btIlri cAbtih NA'N
first days play in the international
cricket match between All New York and
morning on the grounds OF the Staten
Island Cricket Club, at Livingston, vas
even. While the New York team failed
10 run Up a big score against their for
midable opponents. still the batting in
Individual cases was good and when the
antlpodeans went In 70 bat they did not
punish the local bowlers TO nearly the
extent expected.
The feature OF the days play was un-
doubtedly the stand between Hart and
Comacho. which produced 80 runs. and
the partnership OF Comacho and Worm
for the seventh wicket Hart. who made
top score on the side. was signaly sue
cessful I'm sending his hits through un-
protected places Comacho was wonder
fully patient in his fifty minutes stay
at the wickets. while Worm delighted the
crowd OF more than A thousand spec
tators by his intrepid style IN hitting the
ball to all parts OF the field.
The Australians, having lost the toss
for choice OF innings. took the field at
/ l:l5 a m. The batsmen opening for the
New York side were {. +. Marshall and
!. L. Power Opposing them were J. y.
Crawford and G. G. Mccartney. with
Crawford leading on.
The third casualty occurred at Il. when
Marshall. after hitting Crawford to the
/ tent. was bowled the next ball. Then
ensued the first stand OF the innings. with
J y T. Hart and l.. Comacho In partner
ship. The score was carried 20 as. when
Mai!ey took up the bowling vice Macart-
ney
The runs came at lively pace. Hart
especially doing some fine driving and
cutting. while Comacho was content 70
play a distinctly patient game. n sep
aration was Effected. however. at 81
when Hart was well caught AT the
wicket by Campbell of Crawford. The
partnership had produced 50 runs and
Hart had been batting 80 minutes for
/ IS runs
Two wickets then fell IN rapid sue
| cesslon. G. simpson only received one
/ ball from Crau ford. r Mahabir should
1 have been run out on the second ball
. bowled 20 him. but Crawford failed TO
/ handle & cleanlv and the oatsman got
/ credit ror A single He vas bowled'
\ however. by Mailey Immediately after
ward and : wickets were down for 6S
/ runs
/ & 4. Worm filed the vacancy and
/ sent up 20 ~ a hit of Crawford. vol
/ loving this up by a drive for four on
/ the next ball delivered The style OF the
two hatsnen approached the extreme,
/ Worm doing some lofty hitting and
t Comacho acting strictly on the defen-
/ sive
After exactly an hour Of play so was
/ shown on the score board. but II was not
until 81 was reached that Comacho was
! beaten. lie then got in front or a
straight one and paid the penalty.
Applause greeted J. s. Bretz. the cap
! tain OF the New York team. on his ad-
vance 10 the wicket. His stay was short
/ and sweet He hit a full pitch 10 leg to
/ the boundary on his first ball and was
| clean bowled by Mailey on the second.
! J. Pendlehury played carefully ana
with II. Poyer as his partner Increased
! the score by Q OF which Poyer was re-
| sponsible for :. but =. Gautier did not
| long survive and the entire side was OUT
for iis runs. OF which total we're
extras"
| The Australians had fifteen minutes
| OF playing time before tho luncheon In
! tervaI z X Mayne and G. Campbell
opened the batting 20 the bowling Of
/ NicoU and Briggs Campbell did most
| Of the scoring. for at II when the hrst
wicket fell Mayne. who was oowled oy
! Briggs. had only contributed single.
| on resumption Of play. after lunch
Campbell was partnered by /. A. Cody
who almost Immediately got out leg be
/ fore wicket 10 Nicoll, with the score al
/ 22-s-i. II appeared likely that Camp
/ bell and @ II. Down were IN for long
stay. as runs came steadily, but at ~
| the partnership was broken by Mahaoir.
catching Campbell. who had run up 20
! I'm as many minutes.
! At IS "A great shout from the specta-
/ tors announced that Mccartney. one or
| the finest batters on the Australian
side. had been sent back as result or
good catch by Briggs al mid-on from
| Nicolls bowling. and at 50 Bardsley'
/ probably the most dangerous run getter
on the team, should have been retired
| He owed his life. however, TO a COLLISION
which ensued when two felders essayed
| 10 catch the same ball.
| The light. which had previously been
good. although the sky was overcast
now became poor and the batsmen ana
FEEDERS alike had difficulty in keeping
track OF the fast ones. Bardsley failed
/ 10 profit much by his let-oT and was
clean bowled by Nicoll, with the score
! at 65-5-s
The first bowling change took place
with the score at SO. when Comacho and
Gautier superseded the original oowlers'
but TO no effect as the score mounted
! slowly TO the century mark. and with
! the total at lO1 for the loss or SIX
wickets the storm made further play
| impossible.
PLAY will be resumed at II o'clock this
/ morning
| The score follows:
I.I,NEW YORK
/ ! L. Power b Mncartney. ...................... !
] a. e Marshall b Crawford ..........,........ D
/ A HOsktus Ogt....a-..--.- ..''s''''''
| \ y Hart G campbell. Crawford......... 81