The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-06
CRICKETER INJURED
IN LEAGUE MATCH
Atwood Forced to Retire and
Brooklyn Defeats Kings
County Eleven.
BENSONHURST VICTORIOUS

DtfSOItluTSt % blly UNlShttu y
in the championship series Of the Metro
politnn League yesterday at Ulmer Park.
The home eleven ran up a score Of 164
for 8 wickets and declared the innings
closed. Paterson were all disposed Of
for 100. losing the game by So runs
A splendid stand by r. Belgrave and
II. L. Woodruff contributed largely
to ~Bensonhurst's victory. Belgrave ran
w So before getting out. while Wood
roffe scored ~ before falling a victim
to a catch at the wicket.
f.. ]. Atwood. playing for Kings
County against Brooklyn in the Metro
politan League game at Prospect Park.
sustained a severe injury, which stopped
short his cricket when he was we'll set.
He had run UP Is runs and his loss
to the team had an influence on the
verdict. the Kings County players los
ing by n margin OF II runs. with Brook
Ign having two wickets to spare. Tor
score of the game was made by J. l..
Poyer in an excellent inning Of 35. The
totals: King County. GO: Brooklyn.
1903 for 4 wickets.
Manhattan scored another victory in
the Metropolitan League series at Pros
pect Park defeating the Brooklyn Wand
erers by 81 runs. Only o. Smith on the
Wanderers side was able TO successfully
combat the bowling OF L. Miller and
+. q. Hall. The totals: Brooklyn
Wanderers. So; Manhattan, 1855.
The Spartans defeated Che United
Eleven at Prospect Park. ~totalling l22,
against 20. made by their opponents.
The leading scores for the winners were
Carter, %; Ross. 10; Holder. 10, and
Morris. IL.
Columbia Oval had no dificulty In
defeating the Van Cortlandt eleven at
Van Cortlandt Park and won by 81
runs. The winne scored 119 and de-
clared their innings closed with 3
wickets down. The Van Cortlandt team
was disposed Of for 80 runs.
The West Indians rolled up 1874 runs
against the Danish West Indians at
were only successful In ~totalling SIS. los
ing by 80 runs. W. Olton contributed
80 before losing his wicket.
A drawn game resulted at Van Cort-
landt Park when the Bronx United and
Yonkers FLASHED in the league series.
Bronx United scored sc. doubles figures
being made by C. 8. Simons, y. Maclel-
Ian. q. MacGregor and J. King. When
time was called the Yonkers team had
scored II for the loss OF : wickets.
The West indian Veterans scored lls
runs for 8 wickets n then declared
their innings closed and put the Pick
wicks into bat at Prospect Park. The
result was a draw. the Pickwicks scor-
ing so for 8 wickets when time was
called.
Capital bowling by Freeman and KinR
nabled the Vernons to defeat the Cam
erons at Van Cortlandt Park. Free
man captured s wickets for II runs.
runs. Freeman was also tor scorer IN
an innings OF 80. The totals: Vernons,
81: C~amerons, Is.
The Haverford College c~ricketers were
defeated by the New York Veterans
yesterday at West New Brighton by rs
runs. The collegians ba,ted first and
totalled SO. top score being made by
u. y. Crossman In an innings OF 81,
The Veterans totalled l5s and six on
the side got into double figures. II.
Comacho retired after making 81.
The second elevens OF Haverford Col
lege n the New York Veterans pla
a game at West New Brighton which
terminated In a sensational victory by
New York by the scant margin Of 2
runs. The totals: Haverford, lis New
York. 100.