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400 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. August 2, 11)13 a llo w e d to p l a y in s c h o o l m a tc h e s on S a tu r d a y m o r n in g s a n d in c lu b m a tc h e s on S a t u r d a y a f t e r ­ n o o n s ; a n d on tw o s u c c e s s iv e S a t u r d a y s t o t a lle d 433 r u n s— 200 n o t o u t, 108, 78 , a n d 4 7 . H e m a d e s ix c e n tu rie s d u r in g th e se a so n . A w o n d e r fu l re c o rd , t r u l y ! R u t is it w o rth w h ile ? Is it f a i r to th e b o y ? T h is c h ild , sh ow n in a p o r tr a it a s p l a y i n g in k n ic k e r b o c k e r fla n n e ls, a n d , th o u g h w e ll b u ilt, n o t a p p a r e n tly b e y o n d th e a v e r a g e p h y s ic a l d e v e lo p m e n t to b e e x p e c te d o f 1 3 J , m a y g r o w u p in to a g r e a t p l a y e r ; b u t I s h o u ld s a y th e c h a n c e s a re a ll a g a in s t it. H e w ill p r o b a b ly h a v e sh o t h is b o lt b y th e tim e h e re a c h e s e ig h te e n . A n e ld e r b r o th e r o f th is y o u t h fu l p r o d ig y , L i f e U a c r e , w a s d o in g s im ila r th in g s tw o or. th re e y e a r s a g o . H e h a s n o t y e t r e a c h e d th e s t a g e w h en ru n s r e fu s e to c om e a n d th e b o w lin g a rm d ro p s a n d d e v il d e p a r t s ; b u t I b e lie v e b o th th e s e y o u n g s te r s w o u ld b e th e b e tte r f o r le s s c r ic k e t. L . D a c r e p la y e d fo r A u c k la n d v . W e llin g t o n la s t se a so n , s c o r in g o a n d 23 n o t o u t. P e r h a p s h is y o u n g e r b r o th e r m a y a p p e a r f o r th e p ro v in c e la te r o n ; b u t I s h a ll b e s u r p r is e d i f e ith e r o f th em e v e r b e com e s o n e o f its m a in s ta y s . T h e H o r s h a m w e e k p r o d u c e d n o fe w e r th a n 22 in sta n c e s o f l.b .w ,— 12 in th e N o rth a m p to n s h ir e m a tc h , 10 in th a t w ith L a n c a s h ir e . T h e u m p ire s w e re T r o t t a n d W e b b . C a n n o t som e o n e w h o h a s p le n t y o f tim e on h is h a n d s lo o k u p th e re c o rd s o f m a tc h e s in w h ic h th e s e tw o h a v e o ffic ia te d — to g e th e r or s i n g ly — a n d g e t to g e th e r e v id e n c e a s to w h e th e r th e y a re e n g a g e d in a c r u s a d e ? R e a l ly , it lo o k s u n c o m m o n ly lik e i t ! I d o n ’t f'or a m om e n t s u g g e s t th a t th e re w a s a s in g le - u n fa ir d e c is io n a t H o rs h a m , m in d , or t h a t T r o t t a n d W e b b — g o o d m en b o th — a re g o in g an in ch b e y o n d th e ir ju r is d ic tio n . H e a v y n e w s com e s fro m C h ic a g o . T h e W a n d e r e r s C lu b th e re— o n e o f th e fo re m o s t c ric k e t o r g a n is a ­ tio n s in th e S ta t e s — in te n d to g iv e u p th e g a m e e n t ir e ly ! “ T h e t u r f o n th e c r ic k e t g r o u n d h a s been w e ll ta k e n c a re o f fo r 20 y e a r s , a n d w ill m a k e s p le n d id te n n is c o u rts ,” s a y s th e re p o rt. “ W e ll ta k e n c a re o f fo r 20 y e a r s — m a k e s p le n d id te n n is c o u r t s ! ” O h , h a n g it a ll ! O h — “ y o u n a u g h ty , n a u g h t y tru m p e te r ! ” T e n n is c o u rts m a d e o f th a t s a c r e d p itc h a t P a r k s id e , th e b o w lin g gree n e n la r g e d , a n d th e h e a d q u a r te r s o f C h ic a g o c ric k e t to b e n o m o re a s su ch ! Is n o t C h ic a g o a s h a m e d ? P r o b a b ly n o t. R u t C h ic a g o o u g h t to b e . T h e W a n d e r e r s ’ g r o u n d is , f o r so r a p id a c o u n tr y a s th e U n ite d S ta t e s , h is to r ic — a la n d m a r k — h o ly s o il th a t o u g h t n o t to b e ta k e n fr o m c r ic k e t in o rd e r to b e d e v o te d to — m a y I s a y b a s e u se s ? A t P a r k s id e in i S qo L o r d H a w k e ’s T e a m p la v e d C h ic a e o , a n d D r F.. R . O g d e n , la t e ly d e a d , b o w le d fin e ly fo r th e lo c a l s id e , w h ic h a ls o in c lu d e d F . F . K e l l y , m y i n d e f a t i ­ g a b le N e w Y o r k h e lp e r, a n d W illia m R a ls te r , w h o w r o te th e re p o rt a llu d e d to a b o v e . A t P a r k s id e C h ic a g o d e f e a t e d P it t s b u r g in an in n in g s in th e I n t e r - C ity L e a g u e in 18 9 2, a n d w on th e r ig h t to m eet P h ila d e lp h ia in th e f i n a l ; b u t th a t fin a l ( w h y I k n o w n o t) n e v e r c am e off. T h e r e in [894 H . P . R a ily , o f P h ila d e lp h ia , te m p o r a r ily lo c a te d in C h ic a g o , s h o w e d s p le n d id b o w lin g fo rm fo r th e W a n d e re rs . T h e n in 1895 a s t r o n g C a n a ­ d ia n te a m b e a t th e W a n d e r e r s in a s p le n d id fin ish b y a s in g le w ic k e t. T h e n a n o th e r C a n a d ia n te am a y e a r la te r g o t o u t A l l C h ic a g o fo r 37, a n d w o n b y 20 ru n s, th a n k s la r g e l y to th e p ro w e s s o f H . R . M cG iv e rin . T h e N o rth -W e s te r n C r ic k e t A s s o c ia tio n h e ld a to u rn am e n t th e re in 1896, a n d a n o th e r in 1900. T h e n in 1903 J . M . L a in g , th e C a n a d ia n c r a c k a ll-r o u n d e r ( lik e R a ily a n d F . F . K e l l y n o t lo n g in th e W in d y C it y ) , ra n u p th e b ig sco re o f 249 in a c lu b m a tc h . Y e t a n o th e r to u rn am e n t to o k p la c e in 1904. In 1905 th e W a n d e r e r s w o n e v e r y m a tc h th e y p la y e d in th e A s s o c ia tio n C h a m p io n s h ip , a n d W . R a ls t e r 176 v. D o u g la s P a r k . A fo u r th to u r n a m e n t to o k p la c e in 1908, a n d FI. L a in g s t o n o f P it t s b u r g m a d e th re e su c ce ssiv e n o t o u t c e n tu rie s in it— a r e c o r d a llu d e d to la s t w e e k . T h e sco res w e re 102 ( P itt s b u r g v . S t. L o u is ) , 1 1 9 ( P itt s b u r g v. W in n ip e g ) , a n d 106 ( U n it e d S ta te s X I . v . W in n ip e g ) . M u c h m o re m ig h t b e t o ld , th o u g h I c a n n o t c la im to k n o w it a ll. R u t w h a t’ s th e u se ? T h e W a n ­ d e re rs a re g iv in g u p th e g a m e . I c h a b o d !— th e g lo r y h a s d e p a rte d . W ith in a f e w y e a r s c r ic k e t in C h ic a g o m a y b e d e f u n c t ; f o r th e P a r k s id e g r o u n d is th e c en tre o f th e g a m e th ere , a n d it is n o t lik e ly th a t th e c lo s in g o f it to c r ic k e t w ill f a i l to a ffe c t th e e th e r c lu b s. O n ly a fe w w e e k s a g o I w ro te to M r. G e o r g e M . N e w h a ll to a s k h im w h e th e r h e c o u ld le t m e h a v e a p o r tra it o f th e N e w h a ll b r o th e rs ( i f o n e w a s in e x is t ­ en ce) fo r re p ro d u c tio n ; a n d h e r e p lie d th a t th e re w a s su ch a g ro u p , a n d th a t it h a d a p p e a re d s e v e r a l tim es in A m e r ic a n p a p e rs, b u t t h a t h e th o u g h t it w a s to o la te in o n e se n se a n d to o e a r ly in a n o th e r fo r its a p p e a ra n c e in CRICKET. I t w a s e a s y to u n d e r s ta n d h is fe e lin g , a n d I c o u ld n o t p re ss th e p o in t. R u t I lit t le g u e s s e d — a n d h e as lit t le a s I, p e rh a p s— h o w so o n a s a d o c c a s io n w o u ld a rise to m a k e th a t p ortrait: to p ic a l. D a n ie l S m ith N e w h a ll, th e s ix t h o f th e fam o u s se v e n b ro th e rs , d ie d a f t e r an o p e ra tio n in P h ila ­ d e lp h ia o n J u ly 1 2th. T h is is n o t th e p la c e f o r an o b itu a r y n o t ic e ; th a t w ill b e fo u n d e lse w h e re . R u t here o n e w o u ld lik e to e x te n d h e a r tfe lt s y m p a t h y to th o s e u p o n w h om th is h e a v y lo s s f a l l s . O n e o f th e g r e a te s t c ric k e te r s A m e r ic a h a s p r o d u c e d , D a n N e w ­ h a ll, a s h is fe llo w - p la y e r s a n d fr ie n d s c a lle d h im , w a s o n e o f th e m o st p o p u la r o f m en a n d a p rom in e n t fig u re in P h ila d e lp h ia b u sin e ss c irc le s . H is y o u n g e r b ro th er, R . 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