Canadian Cricket Field Volume 1 1882

THE PrDM IJKEJ FIEID. llelow i'; a parody on WPatience," written by H. An M. <. V. younîg nua, A Varsity young muain, A. scarlet and yallery, liit for the ga.llery, ('ut lier for three young îmai An I Zingari young man, Big bound'r-y hit youig imns, llack, scarlet, and goldery, As gorg'ous as soldiery, lpper Ten'ry youing lutan A counity crack young man, Al ever slack young iai, A Lucasy, Studdery, Graceriy, Buddery, Forward and back young mani An Antipodes yountg mian, Fromt over the seas young mnu, First-rate all roundery, Ont of the groundery, Hit lier with ease young mn: E. H. for the postal authorities ; and just as mîany will admit the justice of our claiin upoi the Mail reporter. Wem think then that wu can so far justly assume our position to be fair, and our character as yet without blemtish. Thte Parkdale club lias two matches on for Domzinion Day, with the Aurora Club and Sons of England. The Onondaga Club, of Syracuse, are conteiplating a trip to Canada. They will probabily take in Cobourg, Port Hope, Whitby and Toronto. Tihe (>ondaga Club, of Syracuse, played two matches against Oswego Falls, on the 20th and 23rd inst. Il the first, the former wonl b3' Mie run in the first inninugs, but in their second contest were beaten im one iiiings. A rather extraordinary match vas played in Toronto un Satur- day between the Northern and North-Western Railway and the Nelsoi Clubs. Thte rdlway men muado in their first innings 21, while their opponents scored exactly 10 in each innings, the Northenrs thus winning a renarkable iatch with a small score lit one innings, with a run to spare. The linnipcg oloven will play the following matches during their castern tour: July-19th and 20th r. Chicago; 21st and 22nd r. Peninsular; 24th and 25th r. London ; 26th and 27th r. Hamilton; 28tend 29Vth v. TLoronto ; 31st, and August 1st r. Porlt Hope. Whether or not the sporting editor of the Mail, in his attemipt Aug.-2nid and 3rd r. Ottawa ; 4th and 5th v. Montreal. to salve over his slur upon the Upper Canada College boys,. took the only means at lis coininand, we know not ; certain,' CRICKET, AIND HOW TO EXCEL IN IT. however, it is that with information to the contrary in his 1 possession, he attempted to throw the lane previousiy laid at ! DY' "i. W. 0. OAV' the door of the College boys on our shoulders. This gentleinsu, iPubulsled by sprcial pcrmissionl.) coitunicating with the secretary of the Trinity Sciool Club, learned fron him before publishing the accusation in question Cni.w-rEn 1V.-FIELNG.--Contiuled. that the score was posted on Sunday niglit on the train fron cover-point is another important place, and not an casy one to the east, and in the fac(- of this insinuates that this journal 1F« well. He should bu good at running andcatchiig, and well liad a hand in the detention of the report, and further charges acquainted with thte mny ways a ball can twist. Ho should have us with having tried this sort of thing before on moro than on a long reach anda dl ' D o i occasion. n olilioîîi life, our co.idence ii a rie is in exact Mid-oi is one of the easiest places im the field, a ball lit t nd- . wicket haviniîg SO seldoi any spin on it. However, he inay liave proportion to tie absence of variation in the result of our experi- to stop some hard drives, and should be a fearless catch. Ho ought mental verilications. Tie only suclh ver ification of the sporting to baîck up wll at tlie bowler's wicket. editor of the .llail's hypothesis proved to hui very cearly thati Longtiebld .,ar, or long-olf, requires a good thrower, a good catch, it Was iisounid, and we have takein the trouble to so fat' cou- and, if possible, a muant who las been there before. You very often vince ourselves of thtis, tlht we say again that kinowing the te a iiniiî at long-tield who has always up to then been placed near contrary, this gentlemnan more than hinted what he k'nw o b. the wicket, and the experiient is seldoim successful. A tian mnay untrue, ai' if not leaves it to be inferred that the postal arrange- he ever so good close up, but lie willinot iiake long catches unless nents of the Dominion are capable of being tanpered wvith. coistanîtly practisiig. S Loig-oi requires tic samte qualifications. That we have endeavoured on other occasions to withhold id-on is genleraslly an easy place to till. Put your weaîk ian reports is just as unui'e, with one exception, and the circumt%. here. (Of course, this depends upon the hatsiian's play and the stances surrounding thtis latter case are so exceptional as quite bowling, but the rule isgod. to warrant our- procedture. One of the two gentlemen who Slort-leg, where the biggest duffer is gcierally put, is not sucli or'igialy conceived the idea of starting thtis sheet, and onait easy place as it looks, and the duffer could be better disposed whose representations the pro.ject was started, lias since directly of elsciîere. Siîrt-icg h as plcnty to do, and should back violated the principles suggested as reasons for be'ginnuing this Il uclit cither wicket. 1 ,ublicatoM 2uDt"a i ss'n ut , iiu ( Olt a' Lotig.Ieg. Neyer pait a baud insu at lonîg le., ; yo<u inust bave et publication : and it wias in asking hine to ndhewe to some( part J »Î at least of lis original agreeenîeut that we would have dissuaded o himx onily front reporting the match between the University of snd it tdit all sylth at rocket-like- Ili-lit, irhicli only checks its 'l'or'onto and the Toronto Club for the Mialil It must Ie very s patent to every one that it was impossible for us to intercept sity of witditg Iinîseif up by whirling bis ami round sud round the- report of tte Port Hope iatchi wiiout, thué' votiliuaiwe of befo' lie parts witrig U hall. He should pind it up sd throw it