The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-28
BROOKLYN, BEATEN,
LEADS IN CRICKET
Manhattan Club Has Margin
Of ia Runs in Prospect
Park Match.
CAMERONS ARE SURPRISED

Unusual work with bat and ball by H.
Meyer OF the champion team OF the
Manhattan Cricket Club brought victory
to that organization In the Metropolitan
League match with the Brooklyn Cricket
Club by margin of ia runs at Pros
pect Park Parade Grounds, yesterday.
The Brooklyns went in first and were
all out for 81. Of which j. w. Allen made
II. II. Poyer 10 and ]. L. Poyer H.
Meyer took three OF the Brooklyn wick
cts at a cost Of 20 runs and +. s. Hall.
six for 81. The champions responded
with score of 1856, OF which Meyer
made the lions share Of 76 In hard hit
ting fashion.
c. Lauder made the second highest
score Of %, G. r. Taylor had merry
innings OF II and F. S. Hall added H.
Harry Rushton, the leagues champion
bowler. took wickets for Brooklyn,
but they cost him 81 runs. J. L. Foyer
accounted for two wickets for % runs
and II Poyer, for 81.
The Brooklyns. Notwithstanding their
defeat. retained the lead In the competi-
ton with II points. the Manhattans fol-
lowing with 1s points and the Camerons
with IA.
Thanks TO consistently eood work at
the wickets, the eleven of the Kings
County Cricket Club, totalling 1872. fur
nished a surprise for theCsmerons. who
were dismissed for %. in The Metropoli-
tan League fixture at Prospect Park
Parade Grounds yesterday.
For Kings Cocnty. j. Brook, %: @. w.
Barnes, II; w. r Jensen, 16 not out,
and @. Bliss, 10, were the principal
scorers. Jensen also distinguished HIM
self by taking 8 wickets for Al runs. E.
J. Atwood took . for 80.
Three of the Cameron 'batsmen. f.
Goodman. c. Lewis and " Williams
scored Is runs apiece, Williams being
not out. ]. Freeman contributed II, and
also took wickets for is runs. WEIGH
and Howard both took . wickets at the
cost of 30 runs.
A cricket match with an exciting An
lsh between the Cleaners and Veterans
at Prospect Park yesterday resulted in
favor OF the Cleaners, 70 to "a. Alder,
with a fine score OF 40. made the best
record for the winning side, while Rob-
erts contributed II, Rose. Is. and Reid,
IA. were the doubles on the losing side.
Lewis. with 6 wickets for II runs,
had the best bowling average, while
G-een.dge. with for II Citizens. 4 for
10. and Alder, . for IA, also did we'll
With a score OF 1l2. the United eleven
easily defeated the Windward Cricket
Club which made only AZ. at Prospect
Park yesterday NJ. Taltt and f. Crit
fith both made scores Of 30 for the win
ming side, F. Bartlett Is, and O. Niles.
IA, also getting into doubles. Griffith
likewise led in the bowling, taking 5
wickets for Is runs. the identical aver
age credited TO o. Dear Of the same
team.
]. Blackmore and + Small both scored
II runs for the Windward eleven. and
Small. with 4 wickets for 30 runs, ex-
celled in bowling.
High batting scores marked the
cricket match in the association series
between the Staten island Cricket and
Tennis Club and the Bensonhurst Field
Club at Livingston yesterday Going in
first. Staten Islard rolled up total OF
253. at which s. re the innings was de-
clared closed Bensonhurst responded
with l53 for the loss of five wckets. The
match, therefore, went on record as a
draw.
The higl est score was 81. not out,
made by r. Macpherson for Benson
hurst A. s. Durrant of Staten Island
was a close second with II, while +. F.
Kelly, -. and S. r. Standfast, A.. aided
in boosting the total of the home side
Lieut. Barry OF the British War Mis-
sion shaped we'll for 81 and A. r Ed
wards, with II, not out. was the other
double figure man on the home team