Cricket 1904

O ct . 27, 1904. CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 447 Undismayed, however, the Quakers sailed into Clifton two days later, and won their first victory clem and undis­ puted. That Clifton’s strong side was put out for 58 runs speaks well for the Haverford bowling. Once started on a winning streak, there was no stopping the youngsters. They defeated Marlborough by over one hundred runs, and then crowned their success by winning a decisive victory at Lord’s from a strong eleven of the Marylebone Cricket Club. The Winchester game, which followed, should have beenanoverwhelmingdefeat but was turned into a one-sided draw by the marvellous persistency of Captain Morris, aided by some patient work on the part of Priestman and Bob Lowry. The finish of this match was heartbreak­ ing. Winchester’s lead was hopelessly big, in fact, impossible to overcome. Chris Morris had gone out for a duck in the first innings and when the second attempt began things looked dark. The wickets fell rapidly. One by one his comrades left him, but the plucky cap­ tain stuck to his task, resolved to play the game to the limit in the faint hopeof a draw. When eight wickets were down there was still three-quarters of an hour left to play. Then Priestman joined his Ciptain. Here at last was the much- needed help. While Morris knocked off the runs Priestman defended his wicket. Slowly the minutes passed. With the tirm limit almost reached the ninth wicket fell, Priestman being retired with 38 to his credit. Bob Lowry, the little wicketkeeper, came in last. The fall of his wicket wouldhavemeant defeat. But nothingof the sort happened. TheWin­ chester bowling was not equal to the task of separatingthe pair withinthe required time, and so the game was turned into a drawby a hair’s breadth. Chris Morris’ score was 147, not out! Not bad for defensive cricket. Harrow and Eton were played in the same week, and the result was an even break. The defeat of Harrowwas per­ haps the most creditable performance of the whole tour. The victory was due mainlv to the timely batting of Hopkins and Doughten. Their fast scoring on the leg side was a revalation to the English schoolboys. A draw with Hiileybury was followed by a victory over Tonbridge. The last three matches were all rather unsatis­ factory draws, Charterhouse, Repton and Boothambeing the opponents. This brief review of the tour cannot fail to show that the Haverford lads played sterling cricket at all stages of the trip. That they were not frightened by the reputation of their opponents is shown by their victory over ihe Maryle­ bone Cricket Club eleven. Their pluck and tenacity weremany times exhibited, especiallyagainstWinchesterandHarrow. On the whole, the players are to bs heartily congratulated on their fine showing, both individually and as a team. Long may their success continue ! — American Cricketer. O B ITU A R Y . C a n o n O w e n . Canon Owen, who died last week, was a fine type of the old school of cricketer. A member of the Staffordshire eleven, he went to Boroughbridge, in the West Riding of Yorkshire, in 1855 as curate in charge. At the time he wasa wicket­ keeper of considerable parts, and as he was particularly keen on cricket he did excellent service for the local club of which he was captain for a number of years. George Freeman, the celebrated fast bowler, who shared with the late Tom Emmett the brunt of Yorkshire’s attack in the early seventies, was a native of Boroughbridge. He was a childwhen Canon Owen came there, and it was one of the latter’s proudest boasts that he had a great deal to do with forming Freeman’s style, and developing the splendid cricket talent that was in him. That the Canon had a very great deal to do in fashioning George Free­ man’s cricket is certain. Always cheery and with a great vein of humour, the Canon was just the kind of man to get the very best out of the villagers of whom he had to take charge on the cricket field. Keenly alive to the fun of the game, he not only enjoyed it to the full himseif, but took pains to see at the same time that his fellow cricketers shared in whatever entertainment was going. In his very interesting “ Talks with Old Cricketers,” published a few years ago, “ Old Ebor” gave some very pleasant reminiscences of Yorkshire cricket of the time ia the course of a chat with Canon Owen. On this occa­ sion, to quote “ Old Ebor — He gave me aninterestingaccount of how he used to coach young Freeman in the cricket field. He (Freeman) had in his youngest cricketingdays fairlythe command of theball inbowling, withthe easydelivery for which he was so marked in after life. “ My place,” saidCanonOwen, “ was at the wicket, andI hadacode of signalswith him bywhichweused to attack the batsmen in their weak spots. Thus, if I thought he ought to send down a faster ball, I should rub my chin. Then, if I consideredhe was bowling a little bit short, I would raise my hat or cap; while if I put upmy right hand orthe left it was asignal tohimwhat to do withthenext ball. These signals wereoften themeans of batsmenbeinggot out.” Amonganumberof stories connectedwith George Freeman’s careerwhich his clerical tutor recalledwhenI sawhim, the following will bearrepetition:— “ Therewas oneincident in these times at whichI amalways inclinedto smile when I recall it. It waswhen knickerbockers were first introduced, and Mr. George Cayley, afterwards SirGeorge Cayley, Bart., cameto ourgroundwearingapair, andmakingavery finedisplayoflegs. Hewentintobatwithout leg-guards. GeorgeFreemanquietlysaid,‘I’ll haveago at those legs.’ He did. The first ball hit them, and Mr. Cayley flinched a little. The secondhit himagainonthe legs, andMr. Cayley deemedit desirable to get a pairofleg-guards. ThenFreemanapparently thought it was necessary to leave the legs alone and go for the wicket; for the third ball bowledhim.” The Canon’s jubilee in Boroughbridge week was the occasion for a demonstra­ tion which testified to the affectionate regard he was held in byall classes inthe village as well as by his fellow-workers in the clerical life of Yorkshire. Five years ago he gave up the position he had held for over half a century as vicar of Boroughbridge. and settled in the South of England. That he retained all his old interest in the game to the last was shown by the fact that he hardly missed a ball at any of tbe big matches played in the neighbourhood of London for several summers. He was excellent company, full of kindly sympathy and incapable of an unkindly thought about anyone or anything. An acci­ dent not very long ago to his arm had crippled him a good deal, and just latterly his health had not been of the best. None the less he was in evidence at most of the principal matches in London last season, and even up to the final game at the Oval, that between the Champion County and England some six weeks ago, was enjoying the cricket with as much relish as anyone. It was his nature to look at things cheerily, and though he had undoubtedly suffered a good deal just latterly there was no sign of anythingbut contentment inhis public or private relations. CR ICK ET A T SAN FRANCISCO . SAN FRANCISCO v. PACIFIC. Played at San Francisco on September 17. CupMatch. H. B. Richardson, theSurreycounty cricketer, played for SanFnncisco and scored71 not out. S a n F r a n c if c o . E . M . Peterson, c H . B . R ich ard son , n ot W ilk es, b B ow ley 109 ■ ou t ..................................... 71 W .R .S tew a rt, c L rgan , j E xtras ................14 b C a s ily ............. ... 13 | — T ota l (2 w kts) 207 P .'J o h n s , H . F . P ep ys, E . J . S tratton , H . R oberts, A . C . C hadw ick, T . J . A . T ielem a n n , H . D .x o n and A . O . D -ivies d id n ot b a t. E . H . L an n ow e, D avies ...................... 0 F . H . W ilkes, ra n ou t 10 E . T . Iiia g d a U , c R ichards m . b D ix o n 18 W . A . W ild in g, o R oberts, b S tratton 7 H . D . B ow ley, h t w k t, b S tratton .............19 H . C. C asid y.bS tratton 6 P a c if ic . N . H ogan- b P eterson 7 W .P eth erick .bP eterson 2 D .Jam ieson,c S tew art, b P eterson ............. 0 J . M yers, n ot ou t .. 6 O . N .T a y lor,b S tra tton 2 E xtra s .............11 T ota l A T IE M ATCH . HADDONFIELDv. LINDEN (NewJersey). PlayedonSeptember 17. Linden, who went in second, lost four wickets for 29, 8 for 43, and9 for45. When thetwo remaining runs had been made, the lastman had his wicket thrown downwhen trying tomake the winningrun. H ad d o n fibld . G . C. B erger, b G loven 0 C . D a C oh , b H ailey ... 0 H . K’uraess, b B ailey .. 0 T . Earp, b lilrv e r ... 18 W . A le x a n le r, r u n o u t 0 8. A . W illett, b Hailey 0 J . R em in gton , b B ailey 9 R . C lem ents, b B ailey E . C orzens, b B ailey R . H . D ip p y, b G lover E . C h ellett, n ot o u t ... B yes ....................... T otal L in d e x . W . B ailey, c B ergen, b E arp ...................... M . O m s, b W illetts ... A . Shaw , b E irp ............. H . A n d r e w , bW illetts W (H over, ru n ou t ... H . B otto m ley , b E arp R . B artle, c C lem ents, b E arp ....................... I. W eld on , b W illetts W . M iles, b E arp J . R obinson , ru u ou t N . O "ms, n ot ou t Extras................ Total .........