April 15, 1880. J 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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6th, elected the following 0flieer9 

 rtent, Mr. George Roach; VioivPri 

 Alex. Harvey and B. A. Lucas i '. 

 Secretary. Alex. Harvey, Jr.: Commi 

 K. Hope, J. ||. Pork, 11. C. Blmondai 

 members wore elected, namely : Mcs 

 Brown, II. Roper, T*. Bagwell, V. A. . 

 T. SI inson, G. A. Palmer. J. 0. Kent, 

 Wilmot, Price Crcrar, A. McClean an 

 reada loit-r from Dr. Sprite, of T 



II the ensuing- year: Presi- 

 dents, Meters. 0. J. Hope, 

 easiirer, Mr. A. H. Hope; 

 ee, Messrs. H. Kennedy, It. 

 d Dr. Woolrerton. Fifteen 

 8.H. A. Mackclcan, A. H. 

 tbcrtson, V. A. Plummet-. 

 , II. Brooks, C. Widdow. M. 

 T. K. Christian. Mr. Park 

 •onto. In reference to tlie 

 itton, recentl; held in that 

 adopted. Mr. Hope moved, 

 bjniuihc O. 0. A., which 

 joumed the President, Mr. 

 etting the greatost number 



Roach, promised a bat to the bi 

 of wickets during the ensuing ; 



Uxbmdoe Cricket Ci.ub.--A meeting: of this organization was 

 held in the Plaak nouse on March 30th, when the following- offi- 

 cers were elected for the ensuing year: Presidont, Geo. Wheeler, 

 Bsq.;; First Vice President, T. Bolster, Esq.; Second Viee-Presi 

 ftent, I.J. Could, Ksq.: Secretary-Treasurer. Edwin n. Rogers, 

 iSsq. Committee: Messrs. Z. Hemphill, Bi Bolster, TV. & Hamil- 

 ton, H. W. Gilpin and 0. H. Widdifiold. A good ground has been 

 secured for the season, and matches are to be arranged at an 

 early date. 



Cniveusitv of Pennsylvania Cricket Ci.ub.— M'o are in- 

 debted to Sir. J. B. Thayer, Jr., of Philadelphia, for the following 

 interesting remarks regarding college cricket: "We have no 

 matches arranged as yet. but intend making fixtures with Chest- 

 nut Hill, Belmont, Gorniantown, Columbia and Haverford Col- 

 leges. There Is an unusually large number of men, especially 

 Freshmen, practicing on the campus every afternoon, and we 

 intend forming a second eleven from this material. At. our next 

 meeting I intend making a proposition to have a series of matches 

 arranged between Columbia and Haverford Colleges and the Uni- 

 versity of Pennsylvania; these to take place on one of the Phila- 

 delphia grounds about the middle of Juno." 



The Columbus Cbicket Club, which now numbers about 

 thirty members, held its annual meeting on April 3d, when the 

 following gentlemen were elected officers for the ensuing year: 

 Captain, F. C. Hubbard; Assistant Captain, J.M.Milne; Director, 

 G. W. Rhodos ; Secretary, Bryan Collins; Treasurer, W. P. Little. 

 Standing Committee : E. A. Dawson, C. T. Tyler, F. S. Knox, H. 

 Ti. Hutchinson and the Secretary. 



Young America Cbicket Club.— Milwaukee, Wis., April 5th.— 

 Tea years ago, just before base-ball became popular, there waB 

 an organization which maintained a successful eleven, known as 

 the Milwaukee Cricket Club. It disbanded when base-ball be- 

 camo popular, but in 1878 it was reorganized and proved victori- 

 ous in matches with Chicago, Grand Bapids (Mich.) and Racine 

 clubs. In 1877 the principal players having left the city, the inter- 

 est in the game flagged, nor have we had a good eleven since. In 

 1878 there was formed the nucleus of an adult eleven named tho 

 Willow, and adult and junior elevens known as the Young 

 America Cricket Club, also the Bay View Cricket Club, in the 

 suburbs. The latter club was several times defeated iu 1S79 by 

 the Young America Cricket Club, as was also the Willow. This 

 spring the Bay View has reorganized under better auspices, 

 and the members of the former local clubs have been, by coali- 

 tion, marie members of the Young America Club. This year, for 

 tue fu-si time, we have rented exclusively the only inclosed ball- 

 park in the city ; it is not a very level one, but much better than 

 none at all. There are. more young men interested in the game 

 than over before, and though our players are mostly novices, yet. 

 with a little financial aid we shall consider our prospects very 

 encouraging indeed. The President for the ensuing year is the 

 Rev. E. S, Ward, and Mr. John I. D. Bristol, Vice-President. 



George Oxboruow, Secretary and Treasurer. 

 DORIAN Cricket Club.— April 8th.— The cricket prospects for 

 the coming season at Haverford College are good. As each 

 senior class leaves and takes with it some of the oid stand-bys, it 

 always seems as if the college would hardly beable to play against 

 tlui 'strongest teams of the Philadelphia clubs, but as old members 

 leave the college campus now ones are found to take their place, 



, ,,_:,! standard of the Dorian Cricket Club is kept up, 



During the last season the first eleven played seven matches, of 

 which it won four and lost, three, namely, against :- 

 Old Havert'ordiaus, lost by ten wickets. 

 Chestnut Hill, won by 147 runs. 

 Philadelphia, won by live wickets. 

 Young America, lost by sevon wickets. 

 Merlon, won by one Innings and 10 runs. 

 Gormanlowu, lost by 89 runs. 



University of Pennsylvania, won by ten wickets. 



The second eleven played three matches versux the following 



second elevens: Old Haverfordians, Belmont and Oxford, and 



won them aU. Of the first eleven Newkirk and Mason led in the 



, : ; i;i ,c rages, each securing an average of 13.4. The former 



obtained 19 and 9 against the Philadelphia Cricket. Club, 15 against. 



(he Koung America Cricket Club and 20 against the Merion. 



,,,..., , ,,,,_: , agflinst the Chestnut Hill, and iu and ISra. Young 



America Cricket Club. Lowr5* and Corbit also did some good 



work for their learn, the former proving himself to be a very 



va luable bowler. A. M. C. 



Peninsular Cricket Club, of Det oit.— Tho annual meeting 

 of this club was held on the oth inst., when the following named 

 officers were duly elected :— 



President— George E. Hand. Vice-President— R. B. Ridgley. 

 Treasurer- Thos. Calvert. Secretary— C. B. Calvert, 



Managing Committee— C. C. Hinchman, Fred Bamford, Joseph 

 Tayler, F. Laible, Win. White, Thos. Morphy. Match Committee 

 —Ford D. 0. liiiiebman, Frank C. Irvine, Goo. Heigho. 



itesi " We think cricket will ' boom' on our new 

 ...,., . • ■ighr.e.-n acres. The club-house, grand stand and turf 

 are all inline order. These improvements cost about $6,0011 last 

 year. 



"The club has over one hundred members, and has made 

 arrangements with the Becreation Park Association for the use 

 of the beautiful grounds and ciub-house for a term of years. A 

 number of Canadian teams will visit Detroit during the summer, 

 and we trust: elevens from Now York and Philadelphia will give 

 the Peninsulars friendly calls 1 his season." 



—The Port Hope Cricket Club expects to be able to renew its 

 lease and continue to shine in the future as it has done in the 

 past. 



St. CathauinicS OkiOKBT Club— This olub was organized for 

 theseason of 1880, on the 35th ult., when tho following officers 

 were elected: President, James A. Miller, Esq.; First Vice-Presi- 

 dent, John Ktordou, Bsq-J Seoond Vice-President. W. Hamilton 



Merritt, Es.,.'. i retary, C, B Connor, Esq.: Treasurer, J P. 



Eecles, Es<i.: Field Captain, 13. B. McConkey, Esq.: Executive 

 Committee, Messrs. Hamilton,- Towers,. Taylor, McKay, Crorabie, 

 Ingcrsoll and Cumberland; Match Committee, Messrs. Mct'orikey, 

 Connor, Boswell and II. C. EcclOB. 



REVOLVING IN CRICKET. 



New York, April 3th, 

 Editor Forest and Stream:— 



y 1 claim sufficient space In your valuable paper to reply to 

 iminnnl cation in your issue of April 8th, signed "A Mcm- 

 if Many Clubs?" I desire to do so simply to enlighten the 

 t of the communication in question in regard to the defini- 

 of the technical term "revolver." Ho seems to consider 

 ' cricketer a revolver Who is a member of two or more clubs, 

 lot so interpret It. What I have always regarded as a "re- 

 ar" is a player who one day is found playing in one club 

 n iu a match game, and another day is to be seen in another 

 n in another club oontest. The mere fact of a player helong- 

 o half a dozen clubs, just to get practice in their club field 

 that of only playing in club matches as 



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st ekv 



ipja: 



iqull 



othc 



Club as 



hat tho writer characterizes by the te 

 argument at all, as every English or 

 club is in every respect an exception! 

 that always plays what may 1: 

 English papers for the past tw 

 Field and Land and Water— have beei 

 custom of having revolvers in club 

 who are never seen on the club ground 



latter, in my opinion, 

 miple of a revolving club 

 "bosh"-thatis, it is 

 •rickeler knows that that 

 jal organization, and one 

 ed a picked eleven. The 

 three years— notably the 

 n oxclaiming against the 

 slovens— that is, players 

 ixoept in match games, 

 and then play in the A eleven one day. the B eleven the next, 

 and the C eleven the next, and so on. What I have always op- 

 posed " revolviug" for is, that it is a system which is utterly de- 

 structive of emulation in a club, a system which destroys the club 

 spirit, and which prevents young players from having opportuni- 

 ties to be raised from second elevens to first elevens. At any 

 rate, that is how it has always worked in metropolitan clubs from 

 the time that Sharp joined the old St. George Club while still in 

 the old New York eleven, up to the time that visiting clubs 

 would find, after playing the St. George's eleven in one match, 

 that three or four of the same eleven composed the then young 

 Staten Island eleven. The writer I referto says : " Look at Phila- 

 delphia with all her clubs." W T ell, look at Philadelphia, and what 

 do you see ? Simply tho strongest club iu the country, the Young 

 America, flourishing as no other club does, on the anti-revolving 

 principle. 



If the revolving principle is good for cricket it is equally good 

 for base-ball, and where would base-ball bo if it was run on the 

 revolving prineiple? They tried it among the professional clubs 

 here some years ago, and what was the result ? New York has 

 not had a professional team since. It is surprising to read such 

 puerile arguments as the revolving people bring to bear in favor 



of their peculiar views 



thing in this revolVtoi 

 elul) elevens— thai is, i 

 first-class St. George's 

 club eleven to help wii 



Indeed, it is scarcely proper to apply tin 

 me of their talk. What I claim for on< 

 business is, that the use of revolvers ir 



ielv 



of the 



B 01 



to play him in a Staten Island or other 

 match— thereby keeping out of your 

 own eleven some young aspirant who desires an opportunity to 

 distinguish himself— prevents all the credit a victory would other- 

 wise yield, and dampens the ardor of your young players, 

 greatly against the interests of the club. Anti-Revolver. 



GaLT 



Club, o 

 officers 

 Preside! 



Mr Geo 







eating of the Salt Cricket 



1st, when the following 

 , Lieut-Ool. Peck; Yice- 



r. i. 3. Mi reditu. Match 

 i, J. 



and Ground Comuiitt.ce: Me. ■:-.■ i. Peck, (i. P.! 



Meredith, F. Parkins, J. M. Fleming, " [>i r. G.Hughes 



ami Thomas J. lilain. 



— Fred Norloy's "brother" has arrived in New York, and has 

 boon engaged by the Manhattan Cricket Club. 



Western broken dog ; Uiorel'oro, look or one III your vicinity. 

 We mail lo you the addresses of several pal ties to whom you may 

 write. 



H. M., Colioes, N. V.-Do you know of any stain Tor fishing rods 

 except: aniline that will stain a dork red. "> any ol her color that 

 will look well? Ans. There are several stains. Try dragon's 

 blood. 



Chas. G. S.— Would lt.be safe to rcbore a 15 bore gun into a 

 larger gauge? Ans. That depends upon the tllfckneM of the 

 barrel. Take the gun to Wm. it, Seliaefor, 01 Elm fln.ct, Boston. 

 Cost, about $^. 



L. P., Pan Francisco, Cal. We never aid the "IS, 11. 15" 

 puzzle, never know of any one doing it, and can give you no 

 assistance. The transposition from horizontal rows into vertical 

 columns isnot a solution of it. 



Er:o, "Worcester. Mass.— hi a match at twenty bulls, P being 



handicapped at 19 and Hat IS yds ,f iaeh get tin irhandictl] ate 



ordered to shoot offal ten hallseacli. Both get nine bail-. Which 

 wins? Ans. Neither; itiSU He, 



E. G.B., Yineland. N. J.— 1 have a _• [Shore, 



Situs., 3Cin., which make.- a .- ' "- i 01 



smallershot. Can T load it w 111 ■ '■ ■ th twnlbe 



— Have been Informed thai i lie wreck ol the 



food place tor fishing. Please give ranges 



Ans. The wreck is iu the bower Hay ; it is 



ut apply to some of the ilshermcn for the 



u.t has 

 saviest 



! 1 1 ■ ■ ; a j 



Boston. New 

 Bicrclc H r anww 

 for finding the Si 



good spot; but you n 

 ranges. 



W.E. A„ Morris, Minn.-l. What istlielari 

 been put up at arm's length, one armi 

 weight .lifted breast high? 3. When are pike 

 iolbs. X. 270 lbs. a. In midsummer. Taken 

 till fishing. 



A. J. H. C— To waterproof canvas canoes, si er:p the canvas in the 

 following solution: Itgals. water, lib. finely powdered alum, and 

 2ozs. finely powdered sugar, of lead. Steep for ten lioui 

 simply paint and varnish the canvas, Put the paint on sparingly, 

 or you will add to the weight. 



S.R.H.— Would advise a cruising i in '. Eg! reneral USO, For 

 books, see "Baden Powell's Canoe Cruise in I he Baltic;" "Canoe- 

 ing in Kanuekia." Canoo and flying proa, Of for heavy sailing 

 canoes, sec new edition of Dixon Kemp's "Yacht and Boat 

 Hailing," just out. Can procure oil her for you. 



G. I/., Brooklyn, N. Y— The revolviug shot gnus are no longer 

 manufactured. They proved very dangerous weapons. It fre- 



quently happe 

 the charges we 

 through the bs 



el tlin 



•el v 



when the 



the same 



ghtheshoi 



s lired more than 

 it! ,- lYUleii aid not. go 

 ti i. 



'LONnsnoBE.— We know of no formula for ilistribuiiiig tho 

 peak halliard blocks. The strain will equalize Itself On all parts 

 in inverse proportion to the number ,t i ;i i i ,,,-.,, , 



up the peak easily, the masthead should be long, an : :> 



lead of the peak well out on the gaff— about SO por ■ 

 jaws. 



S. H., New York City— Your deer-hound is afflicted with rheu 

 matism. Rub the shoulder with a good stimulating liniment, 

 such as is used for horses. Give internally a small lot | ifui 

 of baking soda, dissolved in a little water, three times a day. 

 Kennel the dog in a warm, dry place, and exercise at regular 

 times. 



W.W.W., Wllliamspott, Pn.— On page IS. Match 18, 1580, oil 

 make mention of white deer killed ir 

 me where I would be likely to find a 

 and tlie probable cost? I desire them f 

 likely that 



form 

 i wits, 

 park. Ans, It is not 



— ♦ — 



R. L., Camden, Ark.— Should not advise you to choke-boro 1b 

 cheap gun. 

 A Reaueb, Philadelphia.— We have hauded your letter to tt 



right party. 



W. E. B., Indianapolis, Ind.— The shells are safe but they ar 

 apt to stick. 



W. G., Baltimore— Tho pattern is poor, Sec table of patterns 

 published by us. 



.1. D., Neiv York.— Tho 2 1-10 inch shell holds TOgrs FG powder, 

 or88gr. without the lubricator. 



It. S. B., Union Springs, N. Y,— Write to tho Commissioner of 

 Immigration, Tallahassee, Pla. 



J. W. W., Coin minis, Ga.-We have written to the secretaries of 

 the various clubs for the desired information. 



M. II., Madison, N. Y.— &30 advertisements of sporting rifles. 

 Various anus are preferred by different parties. 



A. G. T., Kina's Point, Mo.— For a book on fishing procure 

 Hallock's " Gazetteer; 1 ' sent from this office postpaid, $d. 



Yet, Indianapolis, Ind.— 1. We know nothing of the firm. 2. 

 Measure the stock from the front trigger to center of the butt 

 plate. 



11., Greenville. Pa.— Wo call attention to last week's issue where 

 to procure wild rice. Have mailed you the address of a dealer In 

 "pugs." 



P. O. D., South Iterwiik.-Can I shoot Illht shot in a choke-bore 

 guu, without chambering, safely ; gun is a medium Choke, Aus. 

 Yds, if your gun is a good one. 



A. 8'. 3., New York— The army revolver should throw a ball .100 

 yards. In loading a .44 cal. Winchester repenting ri lie cartridge 

 use SSgrs. powder and aoigrs. lead. 



J.G.— To remove varnish from boat or hatch-combings, use 

 scraper and puuiiniee stone; or apply the following : Soda, SUbs.J 

 soap, lilbs.; boil together and use while hot. 



CI. 1!., Lefcver Falls.— The shot concentrators in common use 

 arc Kay's, Ele> 's and tho thread-wound cartridges. You can 

 procure them of any dealer iu sportsmen's goods. 



A. M. Ateur, Holyokc, Mass— The chess department of the 

 Forest anu Stream bus discontinued because of two gcajd 

 reasons ; drat, we had not room for it; second, it did not pay. 



S. H. F., Ilrackeltville, Tex. EpepiaJ machines are made for 



removing the dents iu gun barrels. You may Ecnd your gun for 



such repairs lo Mr Henry C. Squires, No. 1 Con laudt street. New 



York. 



| S. B., Deadwood, D. T.-We would advise you to purchase a 



i ohtain ihem at all ; but it Is possible that m 



ad vertisement might help you. 



J. A. P., Atlantic City, N. J.— I have a ttni setter lOllttoyQ 



years old, he had the distemper about five months age. and it left 

 him with a wheezing in his throat, which you en. 

 hundred yardsaway. Please inform mowhal todo for him? Ans. 

 Suchcasesare rarely ever cured, it is akin to "roaring' 1 in ihc 

 horse; time and good caresonietimes bring about son ■ > 

 ment. 



Foresight, Brooklyn.— 1. Will adrs.strong powder be too much 

 for a Vllbs. muzzle-loading Parker? Z. W1H -a 

 powder sufficient to throw a .44 cal. 43ugr. bullet with force and 

 precision tip to 600 yards, and would it answer for bear and buffalo? 



3. How can I cast bullets free from Haws? Arts, 1. I , ;,, , 



IS. 3. Difficult. Heat your bullet mold hot when 



i the lead. 



0. 11. M., Raleigh, N. C.-l. Tin coated shot are soft shol with a 

 hardened surface made, by plunging them into a bath Of im. 



Chilled shot are hardened by a secret process of thi if,; . 



tures. Neither are injurious to guns. gv.To dctermini 



or not your gun is choked, tit a wad and push it through the bar- 



des 



rcl. 3. A puppy's tailsho 

 Two years and a half old is t< 

 W.B. H— I have just var 

 ringe varnish, audi find tha 

 and looks as though sand 

 probable that fine pai 

 where tho work was done, became mixe 

 care must be taken to piw ide uot only 

 also against Hie invisible panicles of <iu 



AY. B. R„ Welland, Ont.- I have a set'- 

 health, but has a great tendency to Cal ri 

 cure? Ans. Close confinement and i 

 feeding arc among the causcsof obesity 



feed Ir 

 ic tendei 



ild bedecked whciu he animal fsyoune'i 

 too late, 



shed a Calcutta ea no rod with car- 

 "■■■ i ' ice I' els gi in to i he touch, 

 3re under the varnish. Ans. It is 

 of dust, floating about iu the room 

 ante mixed into thevai nish. Great 

 i not only aj; ast palpable i rt,tiut 



t liv i- years old, in good 

 ss. Can yen petal out a 

 judicious and . • ■ 

 Bivi i myiil \ Igorous 

 ■ • ■ '.d fattening food. 



: I,,' , 

 ellg Willi an on (i, 



ig 



G. B., Columbus, O.-Oul of a line- i : 



only two are living. They are Ave weeks old, mid i uu , 



on milk about a week, of which the; eat bnl I T| cy Lave 



no control of their legs and fall ovttr very uasiljt. Mil i an 



enough, but seem dull and do not pltty, di-iv.i ,!. 



mis liitcr WOS affected m I tie snme Ti aj and f lost them (til 



The puppies seem to be badly nourished. \VbJ i M □! ih 



mother nurse tiiciu? Dood foocl and pure all' fin 



(1. C. All Sable Forks, V V. -1 d,e /.i i ." - ,| ,,,,■ ! n- dille.eut 

 shades in flesh of brook tl'ffltt is tlits vnidolyui i 



Fish in thcsaine stretun, Men v 1 d .li . . , ,' I pi i nl Im Irema 



■ ' " ■ ' ■ ■ ' ' ' u I ■■,!;, , 



e , ih p varinl.en m Si -di coll I', 'J ll( ' >' ■ AAo, \\ i h it! 

 ultciTiatioii nf swsropB, rookj both n , eti i a tmtc in point 



Other caieis i.re iiitfereiie" of tOntllli I i 01 | •>. 



time, etc 



