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definitely Established itself — not, perhaps, in America, 

 where '" : base hall " has uenrly supplanted it, hut at any 

 l : the English colonies and even under the tropical 

 skies of India, Ceylon and China." 



— Iii the cricket match played a! LomI's August 3 ami 

 -; hetv i en the Bleven of the Mftryleborne Dlub and twenty- 

 I - 11 players, resulted in the sueCEesa of Hie Ameri- 

 cans Woe n the first day's play in this match had termi- 

 nated the English eleven had scored *s runs, with the loss 

 .if wickets only, and no doubt they calculated upon getting 

 nearly as many more for the loss of the remaining five 

 Kiel El v hirli would have given litem aboiil, 1(10 for their 

 . i ■ i in irtg i ore . and being well aware thai the majority 

 of their opponents were novice- at cricket they felt sure of 

 di-po-iiu, ol He -in for 100 al most, if uot half thai number. 

 So when on ruesdnv the weather opened with a threatened 

 i i i .., . which made it probable thai the game wonlil 

 not he played on), and Hint a draw would necessarily lie 

 ilie resull of the contest, the eleven proposer! to Harry 

 ■■ ■ rhtti decide (he match by lite result of the first in- 

 nings, (hereby insuring, as they thought, a victory for 

 i .'i ■ -.instead of an unsatisfactory draw. This, by 

 the way, made all bets on Ihe match 'depend upon Hie 

 result 0t tlie lirst innings play, and, therefore, those wdio 

 bei on the rjnglish side winning, lose. This arrangement 

 having been effected, our boys uow weut in to win, and by 

 improved play, they disposed of the remaining five wickets 

 o; the English eleven for 17 runs only, thereby limiting the 

 total score. 1o 105. The twenty-two then went to the" bat, 

 and when their tenth wicket fell they had scored 24, 

 Spauldtng playing inline style for 33, though it was bis 

 tirst season at cricket. They had four wickets to fall 

 when their score reached one hundred and seven, the 

 tweuty-two winning the match by two runs, with four 

 wickets to spare, greatly to the surprise of the English 

 players, who had underrated the base ball players' ability 

 at the bat. 



—In August 7 and 8 the twenty-two played against the 

 Princes club eleven at Princes grounds, and in the first in- 

 KbgS they not only disposed of the eleven for 21 runs only, 

 but they ran up a score of 110, and putting the eleven out 

 for 89 in their second innings, the Americans came in vic- 

 tors in one innings, with 40 runs to spare. On August 8th 

 they played the Richmond club eleven at the Old Deer 

 Park Grounds at Richmond, and they disposed of the 

 eleven for 103 runs, and wdien the first day's play ended 

 they had scored 45, with the loss of five wickets. 



—As a matter of future reference we give below a sum- 

 mary of the international cricket matches played in this 

 country during 1850, 1868 and 1872, in which United 

 States twenty-two's of resident cricketers took part against 

 English representative twelves. The statistics below are 

 taken from Mr. Chudwick's American Cricket Manual, re- 

 cently published: 



In the match played at Hoboken, October 3, 4 and 5, 

 185ft, between the English eleven and twenty-two of the 

 United States, the eleven scored 156 in one inning to 38 

 and 54 by the United States twenty-two in two innings, the 

 latter team including the best resident cricketers of New 

 York, Philadelphia and Boston. 



In the match in Philadelphia by the same eleven against 

 twenty-two of the United States," October 10 and 12,"l859, 

 the eleven scored 126 in their first inning, against 94 by the 

 twenty-two, the latter scoring 60 in their second, the 

 eleven getting the required 29 to win, with the loss of three 

 wickets. 



In the match played at Rochester, October 21, 24 and 25, 

 1859, the same eleven scored 171 in one inning against 39 

 and 62 by the twenty-two. Harry Wright's 18 was the 

 best score on the part of the twenty-two", and he took the 

 most wickets. The English eleven included Hayward, 

 Carpenter, Diver, Cuffyn, Locker, Gruudy, Stephenson, 

 John Lilly-white, Wistoii, Jackson and Parr. 



In the' match played at Hudson City on September 10, 

 17 and IS, 1868, the English eleven scored 175 in one 

 inning, against 61 and 88 by the United States twenty- 

 two. 



On September 38, 1S68, the same eleven played a United 

 States twenty-two in Boston, in which the eleven scored 

 109 to 39 in the first inning and 71 to 37 in the second, 

 George Wright's 10 being the best score on the part of the 

 twenty-two. 



Jn the match played immediately afterwards, in Phila- 

 delphia, by the* same eleven, the. English scored 92 to the 

 twenty-two's 88 in the first inning, and 36— with three 

 wickets to fall— to 35 in the second inning, the twcuty-Uvo 

 being all Phihulelphians. 



In the match played at Germantown October 8 and 10, 

 1868, between the same eleven and twenty-two of New 

 York and Philadelphia, the eleven scored l"l7 to 47 in the 

 first inning, and 64 to 62 in the second, the eleven having 

 161 to 109. 



tin October 13 the same eleven defeated twenty- two of 

 New York, Philadelphia and Boston by a score of 143 to 

 to 70 by the twenty-two, rain stopping the match. The 

 eleven included Jupp, Charlwood, Rowbottom, Lillywhite, 

 Freeman, Wilsher, Smith, Shaw, Pooley, Tarrant and 

 Griffith. 



In 1872 the "gentlemen's twelve" came to the United 

 Slates, the team including W. G. Grace, Ottoway, Ap- 

 pleby, Hornby, Hudaw, Lord Harris, Francis, F. Lubbock, 

 A. Lubbock, Rose, Pickering and Fitzgerald. On Septem- 

 ber 12 an cl 14 this team played against a United States 

 twenty-two and won by a score of 249 iu one inning to 66 

 anil 44 in two by the twenty-two, George Wright's 14 being 

 I lie best score of the twenty-two, he also taking the most 

 wickets. 



On September 21, 23 and 24 the twelve played against a 

 twenty- two of Philadelphia, scoring 105 to 63 in the first 

 inning, and 34 — with three wickets to fall — against 74 in 

 the second. 



On September 26, 1872, the last international match in 

 this country took place iu Boston, when the same twelve 

 scored 51 in the first inning against 51 by the twenty-two 

 of Boston, the twenty-two scoring 43 in their second in- 

 ning, the twelve scoring 22, with six wickets down — in- 

 cluding Grace, howled by Eastwood for 5 only — the game 

 being " drawn," as there' was not time to complete it. In 

 this match four of the Bed Stockings men played — George 

 Wright, taking the most wickets, This was the smallest 

 score made by an English team in America. 



— The Mutual base ball players had a game of cricket 

 with the Chicago Cricket Club, and the ball tossers scored 

 41 and 45 to 44 and 43, the cricketers winning by 87 to 86, 

 with four wickets to fall. Hatfield led the score of the 

 Muluals with 20, Malone's 13 being the best on the other side. 



—The Toronto Cricket Club of Toronto, and the Penin- 

 sulars of Detroit, played a match game last week. During 

 ihe game several of the players were hurt. In the flrst in- 

 nings of the Peninsulars tiie.y made a total of 118, in the 

 second innings 24, making the aggregate 141 runs. Tlie 

 Toronto's scored 56 in the tirst and 97 iu the second in- 

 nings, showing the Torouto's the winners by 12 runs. 



— The international cricket tournament will commence 

 at Halifax, Nova Scotia, on the 18lh instant. There will 

 be four teams— Cauada. England, America and Halifax. 

 The English team is composed of officers of the army. The 

 American team comes from Philadelphia. 



—The Philadelphia twelve left town August 10th for 

 Halifax", where they play next Monday. 



—Two important results are likely to follow the tour of 

 the American base hall players to' England, results, too, 

 beneficial alike to base ball and cricket ; the one being a 

 full recognition of the claim of baseball to the title of the 

 American "national game," and the other a decided in- 

 crease in the popularity of cricket in America, for we all of 

 us take a fancy very soon to that in which we stand a 

 chance pf. excelling, and the promise is that our returning 

 base ball heroes will be able to play any cricket eleven our 

 English resident cricketers can place iu the field against 

 them, and that, too, eleven vs. eleven, equal sides, base ball 

 players m. cricketers. Though the exhibition games of 

 base ball plaved in England have thus fur evidently been 

 below the standard of the leading matches played here be- 

 tween professional experts, the English aud'iences have 

 been greatly delighted with what they have seen of our 

 game, the " splendid fielding of the Americans" elicit ing 

 the. highest praise from the English press and loud plaudits 

 from the spectators. Thus far the record of the base ball 

 games played in England up to the time of our going to 

 press is as follows : — 



July 30-Athletic vs. Host on, at. Liverpool 14 to It 



July 31— Best mi vs. Athletic, at Liverpool 23 to IS 



Aug. 1— Athletic vs. Ltosron. ill. Manchester 13 to 12 



Aug. 3— Boston vs. Athletic, it Loudon 34 to t 



Aug. 5— Boston vs. Athletic at. London J4to 11 



Aug.7— Athletic vs. Boston (scratch match) 15 to 3 



Aug. 8— Athletic vs. Boston, at Richmond 11 to 3 



Aug. 10- Boston vs. Athletic, at Crystal Palace K to S 



These exhibitions, interesting as they have proved to be, 

 have, however, been thrown into the shade by the success 

 of the twenty-two in their matches at cricket, it being 

 entirely unexpected both bj r the Americans, as well as 

 English. The result, of course, has been to elicit a high 

 respect for a game that admits of such skilful fielding. 

 The London Field of July 25, in a lengthy and ably written 

 article explanatory of base ball, says: — " Base ball is a sci- 

 entific game, more difficult than mauy who are iu the habit 

 of judging hastily ironi the outward semblance can possi- 

 bly imagine ; it is, in fact, the cricket of the American 

 continent." " In the cricket field," says the editor in ques- 

 tion, "there is al times a wearisome monotony that is 

 utterly Unknown ih baseball.'" "The theory is not unlike 

 that of rounders, in that bases have to be run, bit the de- 

 tails are in every way dissimilar." " To see the best players 

 field even, is a sight that ought to do a cricketer's heart good, 

 the agility, dash, and the accuracy of turning and catching 

 possessed by the Americans being wonderful." 



— The New York Athletic Club will hold their annual 

 tall games on the new club grounds at Molt Haven on Sep- 

 tember 26. The competitions are open to all amateurs in 

 the United States and Dominion of Canada. The entries 

 will close on September 19, and must be accompanied by 

 a guarantee from some club or' person known to W. E. 

 Sinclair, Secretary of N. Y. A. C. 



— The Putnams, ©f Troy, have reorganized, and would 

 be pleased to play any amateur or professional clubs that 

 may choose to visit them. • The Nationals, of Washington, 

 play them early in September at Troy, as do also the 

 Philadelphians. Archie Bush, of the Harvard club, is the 

 captain of the Putnams. 



—On August 1st the new Cincinnati " Red Stockings " 

 defeated the Mil ford nine at Milford by 12 to 4. 



—On August 3d, the Lees of New Orleans defeated the 

 Lone Stars by a score of 15 to 6, rather a different score 

 from that of 'their last flue display. 



In the match at Easton on the 7th of August between the 

 Easton nine and tlie Nassaus of Brooklyn, rain stopped the 

 game at the close of the third innings. Eastons 6, Nas- 

 saus 3. 



On August 7th the Dauntless club, of Watertown, N. Y, 

 defeated the Ogdensburgh nine by 19 to 6. 



— On August 7th the Harvards defeated the Grafton club 

 by 12 to 7. 



— The Athletics of New York defeated the Stars of New- 

 ark by 20 to 14 on August 10th, at Brooklyn. 



— The Nameless and Chelsea clubs played their lirst 

 match on the Union grounds, Brooklyn, ' August 10th. 

 Scores 11 to 5 in favor of Chelsea. 



—The Hartfords whipped the Philadclphias by 5 to 3 

 August 10th at Hartford. The "Nutmegs" made 6 to 2 

 in the tirst innings, closely contested afterwards. Stearns 

 pitched for Hartford. 



— The Brooklyn amateur ten for the. grand match on the 

 Union grounds, August 17th, New York vs. Brooklyn, was 

 selected on Monday night. It includes Grierson, Britt, 

 Dodge, West, Doeseber,"Rohler, Clano, Rule, Dunn and 

 Bunce. The New York nine will be choseu from the 

 Fly Aways, Arlington, Keystone, "Wavcrly, and Silver Star 

 nines. 



— The best played professional match of August thus far 

 was the Mutual and Chicago game, of August 8th, won by 

 the Mutual s by 3 to 2. 



— A very pretty played game took place at New Ilaveu 

 August 3, in which tlie Madison nine of New Haven de- 

 feated the Unions of Bridgeport, by 7 to 6 only. 



— The best game out West this season by local club 

 nines was that played August 4th at Louisville between the 

 Eagle nine and the Westerns, of Keokuk, score 5 to 3 

 only, in favor of Eagles. 



—The best game at Prospect Park this season was that 

 played August 4th — Nassaus 4. Keystone 1. 



— The Baltimore base ball club defeated the Baltimore 

 cricket club at Newburgh Park, August 6th, by a score of 

 94 to 70, in a full four innings grrne. 



—The postponed game between the Wynkoop & Hallen- 

 beck nine and the Harpers' Brothers nine will come off 

 next Saturday afternoon at Prospect Park. 



—The sports at St. Anne's, near Montreal, last week 

 were in every respect remarkably successful. J. Anderson 

 took the first prize in the running lone jump, covering 

 eighteen feet MeOilloray won the running high jump, 

 clearing five feet three inches. In the boys 'race— quarter 

 of a mile— for lads under fourteen years, John McRobie 

 won ; for boys under twelve years W. Mclntyre wou ; for 

 youngsters under ten years,',!. Mclntyre won. In the 

 quarter of a mile hurdle race W. L. Allen came in first. 

 There were several other races and aquatic spor's. A 

 novel feature in the day's programme was a, canoe race, 

 paddled by darkies. The captain of the winning birch- 

 hark is known as " Black Francis." Tlie day's pleasure 

 concluded with a dinner given bv the President. B. Dev- 

 lin Esq. 



—President Grant's two son's, Ulysses Grant jr., and 

 Jesse Grant, Lieutenant, Harry Otis, and a son of Thomas 

 Murphy, ex-collector of the port of New York, arrived at. 

 Pittsburg, Pcnn , August 9. The had been on a pedestrian 

 pleasure tour through the Alleghany Mountains, and had 

 walked all the way from Huntingdon, Peun., a distance of 

 two hundred miles. This is another good example in tlie 

 proper direction. 



—The Nationals of Washington intend visiting New 

 York the first week in September, playing the Bahimores 

 and Philadclphias on the way. They will play the Mntuals 

 and Atlautics in New York on the Union Grounds on 

 successive days. 



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To Restore the Drowning.— It may be of service to 

 some of our readers to bear in mind the following standing 

 directions of the Massachusetts Humane Society for the re- 

 suscitation of persons apparently drowned: — Convey the 

 body to the nearest house, with head raised. Strip and rub 

 dry. Wrap iu blankets. Inflate, the lungs by closing the 

 nostrils with thumb and finger, and blowing into the mouth 

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 blow in the mouth and press on the chest, and so on, for 

 ten minutes, or until breathing begins. Keep the body 

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— The meteorological record for the month of July, kept 

 by George F. Aklen, Esq., Observer at New Smyrna, 

 Florida, shows a maximum temperature of 02 degrees, a. 

 minimum temperature of 76 degrees, and an average 

 noonday temperature of 85 degrees and 23 minutes, 

 which is very equable weather, and by no means insuffera- 

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A WINE CARD. 



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