The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-05

would he seriously handicapped, and sec
ondly. owing to the batsman having a
better chance OF becoming familiar with
the bowling
The contention that considerable time
would be gained by this innovation does
not seem to be well founded. as much
time could be saTed as it is between the
'rerS If captains would make the fielders
take up their new positions more quickly
Two Day Matches.
I cannot agree however, tina; two day
matches would not be an advantage and
also not practical. An exception In favor
II the old three days could be made In
test matches. Gentlemen versus Players,
and the varsity matches.
The principal objection to this would
seem TO he hat there would be great
Increase in the number OF drawn games.
This would not be the case provided
something could be done to prevent slow
ness of play and lack of enterprise.
| am sure that ii would he disastrous
TO revert TO large programme of three
day matches. unless the whole of first
class cricket is to become practically
professional. There are very few ANA
tours who would be able to devote so
much of their time during the strenuous
postwar times before us. Furthermore
the pubic VIII take more interest in a
game II they can see 1t through from
start to finish. a matter OF more or less
impossibllity If three days are required
Must Encourage Amateur.
1t is suggested also that tho outcry
against the professional element Is con-
fined TO a few faddists and is singllarly
ino3portune since IL we were compelled
to put representative English team in
the Held next year We should find II
extremely hard to complete a side with
out large majority OF professionals
Let us suppose. therefore. for the sake
of argument, this is true. contend
that the reason is that many amateurs
have found it impossible to compete
against the professional. who is able to
devote his whole time and energies to
the game In a very few years, how
ever. provided counties were compelled
to draw uron their amateurs to a greater
extent, the standard popularity OF
cricket would not have decreased but
considerably increased owing to the
making of runs and falling of wickets
h'ing quiCkened II something Is nor
don" to decrease the number of profes-
sion Is cricket will gradually resolve
ITSELF into a me played almost entirely
hN p1'1 experts with the consequent de-
Struction of p:blic interest. due 10 the
monontony OF the play
should Play on sunday.
think that much might be done In
tN' direction of securing larger gates IL
sunday play could be authorized Dur
ing the war many service sides who
were engaged on duty throughout the
1,ll l.it
and sunday and surely We have travelled
fHr enough along the road of en.lghten-
ment to enable us to come to the con-
r!uSon that no evil resulted thercfrom
tn" fact of beginning play at o'clock
ought TO prevent any one from rejecting
THIS pro0oSil on religious grounds Some
people are of the opinion that the
|. r. w. ru!" might he revised to the
extent Of Withdrawing the Obligation
which insists Wat "a ban must pitch be-
tvs zen the wiCketS before u batsman can
be yiven out. This would while ma
t"rially preiulicnc the defensive game
in f"vor of TIE bowler, undoubtedly
eliminate much that tends to slowness
?nd unattr" c'iv'ncss from tho point OF
view % IN" spectator. The suggestion.
! suppose, Is 30 revolutionary to obtain
much support in official quarters but
~ ''''''7N 10 N''lu llot seem 10 De so
f""'as''c that chrta!n amount OF con-
s!"e'ation m'GAt not be given 70 It.
CANADIANS TO ROX.
ToRo~T'. JIG. The return OF
many CAN" dian troops to their homes
las resulted in a new boom In the
boxing game i'm the Dominion, par
ticl'ar!v among the amateur mitt art
lists, and II Is expected that the famous
Riverside Athl tic Club OF Toronto will