FEBRUARY 19, 1880 ] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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I i in ices derived (com this side of the Atlantic. With each 



successive year, greater completeness in the book may be ex- 



i.i possibly American feats maytadaplacelnlrs.pag«*'aa 



well, so that international contrast can be made. In Its yachting 



pages, the Annual does Forest and STREAM the. honor of quoting 

 extensively from our columns, and, what is more, has the honesty 

 to acknowledge the source of its information . Especially attrac- 

 tive, arc the tut roductory articles with whieh each chapter is pre- 

 taoad, giving an aoeount oE tho origin of the various sports from 

 the earliest year of their develop merit. From these we will take 

 ilia liberty of quoting as ooi'afloa presents ifeeif. The book Is 

 very presoutable, iu poiill of tpye and paper, and is ably edited by 

 Mr. J. Keith Annus. 



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—The Star Almanac Tor 1880, besides much of politics 

 in which our readers may have a decided interest or none at all, 

 has in it a good line of sporting events and summaries, prepared 

 by John H. Itobbins, the sporting editor, which is a sufficient 

 guarantee of the accuracy of the dates and records. The turf is 

 covered very fully, and in matters of interest to trap and rifle 

 shooters the notes are copious, and selected with discretion. Its 

 price is ten cents, and in any one of its departments it is worth fat- 

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"WlSDEN'S ClUCKF-TERS' ALMANAC FOK 1880.— We 



have just received from Mr. John "Wisden, of 21 Cran- 

 bourn street, London, England, a copy of his " Cricket- 

 ers' Almanac'' for this year. It is a complete record of 

 the full scores and bowling summaries of the principal 

 matches played in 1879. The little book, for though it 

 contains 210 pages, is small in size, is a marvel in its 

 wav not only for the different subjects which it covers, 

 but as a reliable and perfect record. Besides the data, 

 -which is interesting to all cricketers, it has a full account 

 of the visits of Lord Harris' Team in Australia and Baft's 

 in this country. The price of the almanac is one shilling; 

 it can be had of Lippincott & Co., Philadelphia. 



Presentation to William Oscp.oft.— On Bee. 16th, 

 a large company assembled at the White Hart Inn, Red 

 Hill, Nottinghamshire, ou the occasion of the presenta- 

 tion to Wm. Oscrot't, by his Arnold friends, of a gold 

 watch, as a mark of their esteem, and a token of his suc- 

 cess in tho cricket world, especially during the late Amer- 

 ican tour of Richard Baft's Eleven. Oscroft, who is now 

 thirty-six years of age, first developed his skill on the 

 Arnold ground, and throughout his long and successful 

 career his friends and admirers have never forgotten 

 him, and this feeling found expression on Tuesday in the 

 presentation to him of a handsome and valuable gift. 

 This distinguished cricketer may now be considered at 

 the zenith, of his fame, as he was the highest average 

 professional scorer last season, which form he kept 

 through Baft's tour, he being the top scorer among the 

 premier cricketers of England. A dinner preceded the 

 presentation, which was attended by over a hundred per- 

 sons. Mr. Councilor S. Robinson presided, and among 

 those present were Mr. J. P. Ford, Mr. R. B. Spencer, 

 Mr. Herbsrt Walker, Mr. W. Lamin, Mr. W. "Williams, 

 Mr. S. Fisher. Mr. James Actou, Mr. W. Hibbert, Mr. 

 Phipps, &c. In addition to Oscroft, there were several 

 professional cricketers present, including J, Selby, 

 F. Wild, J. Oscroft, A. Anthony, Jas. C. Shaw, etc. 

 Tho usual toasts having been proposed, the Chairman 

 next read several letters apologizing for non-attendance ; 

 among those who sent being Messrs. R. Baft, R. H, 

 Steegman. G-. M. Royle, E. Oscrot't and R. Hqwetfc. In 

 his letter, R. Baft assured the Chairman that Oscroft's 

 conduct both in America and at home fully deserved any 

 compliment or kindness they could show htm. The 

 Chairman then presented the testimonial to Oscroft, 

 and iu so doing, said it was intended by the in- 

 habitants of Arnold as a token of their esteem 

 and appreciation of his merits. (Loud cheers). The 

 testimonial would have assumed a greater magni- 

 tude had not the subscription list been confined to the 

 village in which Oscroft was born. The Chairman then 

 saM that the Oscroft family had been connected with 

 cricket for S< n en fcy \ l ftra past ; six brothers of that name 

 having challenged any six brothers in Eugland, one of 

 the six being the father of William Oscroft. After some 

 further remarks the Chairman nude the presentation ami 

 proposed Oscroft's health, after which Mr. Councilor 

 J". P. Ford followed : When his friend Richard Baft and 

 himself took out the team to America, they were anx- 

 ious to get, not only the best cricketers, but the most re- 

 spectable professionals in the country. He believed 

 the results showed that they obtained both (Cheers). 

 They went out to show the .vicei-ie-ibs vioit true cricket 

 was, and in that they also .!. The teams they 



met with took their defeats in a manly way 

 Americans got a lit 

 better for the tout 

 were determined, 1 



ial po 

 ver, to uphold the. c 



they had invitations to coma again at some future time. 

 He commented on the fact that the Irish team, then out 

 in America, declined to meet the English team, although 

 they had promised to do so, and notwithstanding 

 that there was a general desire for the match. For his 

 part he should look back with pleasure, on the tour dur- 

 ing many years to conic. If there WAS one more than 

 another "in the team whose conduct was more steady and 

 respectable than another it was William Oscroft; his 

 quiet demeanor, good character, and excellent cricket 

 earned the respect of every one he met with. Mr. W. Os- 

 croft, who was received with loud cheers, thanked his 

 Arnold friends for tho valuable present they had made 

 him ; he should forever cherish this present, and he 

 hoped long to wear it. ne thanked the Chairman and 

 Mr. Ford for the remarks they had made concerning his 

 conduct, When he went out to America he went with 

 tiie intention of doing the best lie Could for his native 

 village and his county, and he was glad to say he was 

 now well recompensed for it. He thanked the committee 

 antl the donors, and also those who had by showing their 

 faces that nightmanifested their appreciation of his con- 

 duct. __ 



A ltr.vnt.VEn Heard FROM.— Nm Tor}:, Feb. mh-EJUor Forest 

 and Stream:— In your issue of the 5th inst. I notice your report. 

 of the annual moating of the Staten Island Cricket Club of this 

 city. After mentioning the amendment of the by-laws prohibit- 

 ing members of oilier clubs who are members of the Staten Island 

 thicket Club from playing against the Staten Island Cricket 

 Club, you comment thus;— "This reform was much needed, not 

 only to stamp the club's identity, but also to protect one or two 

 other kindred organizations In this city." Now, Mr. Editor, with 

 all due respect to your opinion, I very much doubt if this amend- 

 ment can he termed a reform,! nor do I seo what protection it 

 affords any other organization. Judging from the reports of the 

 Staten Island Cricket Club in your paper and its great increase 

 of membership. I should hardly think its by-laws needed any 

 amendment in tin's respect, and apart from protecting kindred 

 organizations in this vicinity, it seems bent on protecting itself, 

 and there it ends. It doesn't light to save its friends. 



If I interpret it rightly, it bars its own members, who are mem- 

 bers of another club, from playing against it? Now it seems to 

 me if a. man has belonged to one club for a few years and then 

 joins the Staten Island Cricket Club and these two clubs were 

 about to play a friendly contest, there Is nothing unsportsmanlike 

 or tiuerielcetlike iu that individual playing against the Staten 

 Island Cricket Club ; nor do 1 see how it affects any other organ- 

 ization except the unl'ortn ate individual who belongs to both 

 clubs and who, having paid his money, is not even permitted to 

 " take his choice," but to play with the Staten Island Cricket: Club 

 against the club which has tho prior claim to his skill (i. e., if he 

 has any) or not play at all, but simply " look on." And so, Mr. 

 Editor^Jfail to see the reform .'n this amendment, and T fail to 

 see how it will benefit the club or the game of cricket, and espe- 

 cially in this country, where the game is in its infancy, and the 

 less restrictions the better. 



A Member or MAST Clubs. 



At this time we refrain from any observations on tho abov 

 believing that an answer from one of the non-revolvers will be 

 sufficient for the "Member of Many Clubs." 



AVERAGES FOR 1879. 



MKHION CRICKET CLUB. 



THE official report of the Ground Committee of the Merlon 

 Cricket Club of Ardmore, Pa., as presented at the recent 

 annual meeting by Mr. Eiehard H. Reilly, Chairman, shows that : 

 "The club played in all nineteen matches during the past season. 

 Thefrrst eleven played live, of which it won three and lost two. 

 The second eleven played fourteen, winning seven and losing 

 seven. During the summer the second eleven had visited Now 

 York and defeated both tho St. George's and Staten Island second 

 elevens. The club, for the lirst timo in its history, had played on 

 its own ground two foreign matches— one With the Gentlemen of 

 Ireland and the other with Duffs team of English professionals. 

 The grounds had been inclosed, and this year improvements and 

 additions to the club-house and grandstand were in contempla- 

 tion. The season had been a prosperous one, the club's list show- 

 ing that seventy new members had joined since the last report." 

 All this is very good, and we congratulate the Merion gentlemen 

 on their club's success. We are, however, surprised to learn from 

 the above that the llrst eleven only donned their flannels live 

 times during tho season, though we presume the international 

 matches interfered to an extent with the club's regular fixtures. 

 The eleven began bjvlefoatinj? the Young America Club, mid this 

 should have been a sufficient incentive to have played more 

 matches during the spring- and early summer. The second eleven 

 did bravely; fourteen matches is a good record, and shows that 

 they do not mind a few defeats. We ourselves are rather partial 

 to second elevens, and know that they must be cherished ten- 

 derly, not only on account of the "jolly old duffers" who |)laj on 

 them, but on account of the "rising generation" of cricketers 

 who need our constant care and patient tiaining. Although we 

 take great interest in the doings of our young friends, yet our 

 heart goes back to the older ones, who through thick and thin 

 have done so much to keep the game alive iu its darkest hour. 

 " Bear lightly on their forehoad, Time ! Strow roses In their 



The voung in heart, however old. that pr 



And 'wiser than tho pompous crowd, arc 



" I love to see a man forget his blood is growing cold, 



And leap, and swim, or father (lowers, oblivious of his gold; 



And mix with children iu their sport, nor think that he is old. 



member this, and the old boys that tho young ones ato to fill 

 their places, and all will be well. 



We learn that Mr. George Ashbrtdge, one of the leading spirit 

 of the club, has retired Trom the management, finding that the 

 imittec business interfered with his usefulness as coptain. Mr. 

 Ashbrldgc has acted wisely ; it is about one man's work to suc- 

 cessfully handle a first-clns3 eleven, and to keep iu trim, so as to 

 etnain ou It. No member of a club needs more practice and at- 

 tention to the club's practice than its captain ; he is looked up to 

 by his eleven, and his frequent failure to "come off" has a de- 

 moralizing effect. 



Through the courtesy of Mr. Edward P. Sayres, the club's Sec- 

 retary, we are enabled to give the averages for the past season. 

 They are as follows :— 



BATTING AVERAGES. 

 .First Steven. 



U i 1 



B § I 



Joseph M. Fox 



r> 



7 



Albert L. Baily 



..■ i 



5 



Fred. 1,. Hail v 



r> 



T 



John B.Thayer, Jr , 



5 



e 



William Stroud 



2 



1 



Sutherland Law 



ft 



lioi-jec Sayres 



.... B 



7 



Charles 11. Haines. . . 



5 



1) 



John W. Hoffman... 



1 



1 



G. Ashbridge, Capta 





C 



William P. Huston 



a 



3 



Dr. C. Morris, Jr 



5 



T 



George C.Thayer... 



, 3 



i 



John S. Watts 



3 



3 





BOWLING AVERAGES 





First Eleven. 



b< 



fea 



St 



= 3 









2 



22.60 



1 



21.75 



1 



ly.su 



1 



1 



(1 



Hi 00 



1 



10.33 



11 



0.85 







'J. 50 



11 



R.00 







7.0(1 



C. Morris, Jr. . . . 

 J. M. Fox 



K. Caw 



J. It. Thaver, Jr. 

 F. L. Bally 



Y.SXi 173 15 29 

 ..015 T.N) 23 21 



BATTING. AVERAGES. 



Second Eleven. 

 § f 3 



li 



I* 



et of En 



land, irrespective of gate money. Mr. Ford then spoke 

 very highly of the conduct of the English professionals, 

 whieh was" shown by the fact that wherever they went 



•' I love to see the 

 I love to see him i 

 Or hunt the flying 



After all, a cricket match is not n 

 death as may bo supposed. Of 



m of care take pleasure in a toy, 

 or ride and tread the grass with joy, 

 cket-ball as lusty as a boy." 



nuch a matter of lifo and 

 urse it is pleasant to be with the 

 that oue sido or other does not 

 lose? if with the unlucky ones, look cheerful, and say with 

 Jacob Faithful, "Better luck next time." Why, for the fear of 

 being defeated, debar from somo old cricketer, who has set ids 

 heart on a game, the pleasure of hearing his old bones crack? 

 Thus even a cricket: committee has an excellent chance forutil- 

 ly.ioiA the golden rule, the doing of whieh will add more to the 

 popularity of I he game than the measuring of every one by its 

 :..,.,-,, indh IdUal pne-inch ia.ee. We claim that all members of a 

 club, from the old gentleman who is plucky enough to turn up on 

 i,i ., ■ ._• n ,_■ i-: ._ |i -: s, i own to the modest, timid boy. should have an 

 equal i banco ffiiren them, Do not all lovers of the game uphold 

 that both old and young can take a hand? If this is the ease, why 

 not carry out the doctrine if it he sound and true? tn a country 

 where the game is so new that many of its original founders and 

 patrons arestitl alive, it is but natural that many old players should 

 adhere to the customs of the past. Let the rising generation rc- 



Wm. Stroud 



Dr. Casper Morris, Jr. . 

 Meredith Bailey 



G. S.Phillcr 



J. U. Williams 



J.S. Wain 



Geo. C. Thayer 



Philip P. Peace 



M. Ewing 



W. L. Bailey 



T. Herbert Chase 



F.I.Manle 



A. Evans 



11. A. Montgomery .. 



I.. Haines 



W.R. Phillcr 



Clifford Lewis 



B.C. Tilghman 



J. S. Watts 



It. H.Beiliy.. 



I 10 16 109 20 



Bowling averages of second eleven not preserved. 

 * 



Mound Cut Cricket Club.— This well-known St. Louis, Mo., 

 club has now. a member's list of over ninety members, and is able 

 to place in the Held one of the strongest elevens iu the West. It 

 is in a flourishing condition, and ishopeful that one of tho cricket- 

 ing organizations of the East will visit theJWesI tblaseaion and try 

 conclusions with them. Tho officers of the club arc as follows: 

 President, George Bains; Vice-President, Colonel Joel; Treas- 

 urer, F. Julian; Secretary, W. H. Chambers. Committee— A. 

 Leslie, W. Fortes, F. Hackey, and J. Crutwoll. The Captain is 

 A. S. Treloar, well-known in cricket circles as having brought out 

 the English Clown Cricketers in 187ti, and as sometimes playing 

 with the Peniusular Cricket Club of Detroit, Midi. 



The Northwestern American Eleven.— Early in August cf 

 last year we noticed in our Cricket Column that a movement was 

 being made at Montreal to raise an eleveu of cricketers to visit. 

 England. This has culminated ; and the Northwestern American 

 Cricket Eleven is the result. The management of the team is in 

 Hie hands of Mr. Miller, and the eleven, which is now being 

 formed, -will probably sail in April. 



United States vs. Canada.— 'I he Toronto Mall, which is consid- 

 ered tho cricket paper of Canadn, says " the Forest and Stream's 

 article »n the formation of a Canadian Cricket Association is a 

 most valuable suggestion, whieh Canadian cricketers would do 

 well to take to heart, and endeavor to utilize." Indorsement 

 from such a source as this is indorsement indeed. If, therefore, 

 Mr. It. Kennedy, Captain of the Hamilton Club, would take this 

 matter in hand, Cauadafor once would turn out. a representative 

 team. Mr. Kennedy has had the experience of a visit to the States, 

 and, when here, he demonstrated that he was not only a good 

 cricketer, but an excellent manager. As Hamilton has proved 

 the crack olub of Canada, they should take the lead In this 

 matter. 



Harry Carpenter,, once professional for tho St. George'* 

 Crieket" Club, is wintering at Sandhills, Texas. We recently re- 

 ceived a letter from him requesting that his best wishes might be 

 distributed to ail the members of his old club. 



The Australian Visit to England-Mi-. James Lillywhite, of 

 Loudon, who is the authorized agent for the Australian Team 

 which will reach England about the end of April, bus just received 

 a letter from Messrs. Murdock and Boyle, who were appointed by 

 the Australian Association after its collision with Mr. Conway, to 

 select the team, stating that: "Already we havo from Victoria, 

 Messrs. lllackham, Boyle, Hight. rainier, Alexander, and Mac, 

 Donuell; and from New South Wales, Messrs. C. and A. Banner - 

 muii, Spoftorth, Murdock, Massey, and we hope to prevail upon 

 Mr. Evans to go." Mr. Hornby told us, when he was In New York 

 last spring, that Masses' and Evans were the best men in Austra- 

 lia. The team is supposed to be a more formidable one than the 

 last, and that all Englishmen will forget the Sidney outrage of 

 last year. It is presumed that Mr. Philip Sheridan will act as 

 managing agent. 



—Martin Molntyre, once professional for the Gormantowu 

 Cricket Club, has" been engaged for the season by the TUter 

 Criokot Club, of Belfast, Ireland, 



