Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-21
CANADIAN CRICKET
TEAM STARS HERE
Best Team Appearing Here All
Season, Say Experts-Match
With Locals Continues
N0TABLES IN THE LINEUP

"Onc Of the best cricket teams that
has appeared here in long time
This was the opinion voiced by the
rather sparse veranda gallery watching
the All Canada cricket team in action
this morning at the Philadelphia Cricket
Club The Dominion eleven is here fol
two-d day game with a hand picked
team OF Phiadelphians.' The weather
was none too propitious yesterday as the
light was very bad. The sun failed to
cast any illumination on the play all
DAY long which affected the batting, also
the fielding at times.
But that didn't keep the invaders
from playing cricket all the time and
they showed plenty.
The maple leaf athletes hail mostly
nom Toronto, with couple of Mon :
Teal and other Canadian city delegates
in the lineup. Some managers, scorers
and others were also present but not
voting.
G. E. d. Greene, ca plain Of the in =
Vaders, was enthusiastic.
This is fine table for cricket here. "
no said. II should think there would
De lot of enthusiasm for the game in
Philadelphia. Cricket is the highest form
OF sport. 1t is game that appeals to
ooys, and it seems as though there
tIouid be more players in America
winch Is country that takes to all
FORMS OF sport. But l suppose there is
100 much competition, baseball, football
tennis, golf and so forth Cricket, how :
ever teaches all that is fine in sport.
Fine Teams Here
Ihe all Philadelphia team is Il
splendid aggregation and n good per-
gT@taSe OF the team are real cricketers.
we are mighty glad to be here. The
beaten"
There are several notables on the Ca :
MGaui"h team. There's w. G. Greene.
tt te is said to be connected with one of
,ne biggest distilleries in Canada. As
.or cricket, he has batted out over 1000
runs this season and thereby has a
whole lot on Babe Ruth, even il no one
ever heard Of W. G. Greene.
n W. Marsden is another notable in the
Sahadlan sport world. Besides being
one OF the best bowlers on the team. he
ppwhs string of horses up there which
the tracks.
me leading bowler on the Canadian
team Is II. G. Wookey. lie is con-
thtuered one of the best up there and
mus it was no small feat accomplished
~ hlll Long. the Frankford star, in
,,knocking' Wookey "out of the box !"
II u mere Is such n term in cricket. But
though Long batted him for row of
goals Wookey had no alabis. His only
Worry MoIry was lest his name should be
spelled "Cooky."
long and c. c. Morris, who is cap
s aln or the Philadelphians, batted best
tor tor the locals yesterday. The latter
ttalli"d nifty four runs before he was
oowled ont by Greene. Fifty four runs
Sre enough to win any game, except
:, long is one of the real stars Of the
iiocaIs' lie has been playing the game,
~ Is said, ever since he was four years
ord, having been brought up among the
Long was going fine Yesterday. first
ugn up, but there's such a thing as
ZEN peanE too good. He ran himself ragged
''TGorlhg runs, had two or three
noh'ers, in a row. That means hun
ten t yard sprint, more or less, and a
rev OF those in succession take a little
A'P out of n willow wielder.
long was finally caught Eat the