THE WORLD OF SPORT.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1675, 15 February 1913, Page 12

THE WORLD OF SPORT.

A WEEKLY RECORD OF SPORTS AND OTHER PASTIMES.

CRICKET.

[BI.THB fiSEAKER,]

Thß : Crescent ThroVtha Basin, • Comes nows that Mr. Morton, the city engineer, has propounded, a 6cheme to ; put ' a curving, tram-line' /through the Basin, Eesorve, on the St. Mark's Church Bide. "Tho scheme," it is stated; "will come before tho City Council for its full consideration shortly;" • - : Let us hope it will be. knocked on tho head. ■, :.".'■ .<*'.' ■•■,••'■'. •;> The "full 1 consideration" of tho council often amounts to very little, and glaring instances could b» given 1 in the matter of the Reserve. However, let these pass .in tho. meantime. 7 The point is that the' whole; 6aving in wear and tear, if the cars wero taken straight through the Basin, would amount to less than J!GSO per annum. With the Morton curve, that wear and tear will "only bo reduced, not abolished, and here wo have what"eeems to the matured mind of "The Breaker" one of tho worst of

■moves—a. compromise; Better, one ,would think, to do tho honest uncompromising : move of leading/ the car-lino straight '-, through from Kent Terrace to Adelaide :lEoad.-; ■ ■■;;■.'•■'■..,'"• '.'*■-. : •■",' Anyhow,- the general effect of all this ■'.';. will ■ fio'j doubt presently make itself felt •'. ond, if it does, it will not bo more pleas- : ant for tho "City than' it has ■..■' been'in manyA.othet. cities.'-.lt may not ,be known to.-members ofi-.:tho council ■ that tho united cricket vote in Welling- , ton is moro than double .the' 'tramway. '■,'■ men's; vote which: some of them seem 6o ,: much .to fear. .■■ .-"'■'..■,.'■--'• ■!.-.

' ,£nd ,if, the Crioket: Association, generally,'ohoose to call,on .this unitef vote io ' manifest, itself, it will,' without a shadow of. a doubt, ;bs" done.' And, when it is done,'it may :be very bad for somo members of the Wellington City Council.: JPoiltlons of Warehouss Teams. : ',_Mr., J. Leddy,: Hon. secretary of the' (Wellington Warehousemen's Crioket Assooiation, has just completed a:list showing iow t#e'Vvarious warehousemen's' 'teams ptand< asfollaws:—'.."-.•'■ •

Out as a Prophet,:"'■'. ~;.'•''' .■\' L After';iW. • Baker;.had sfinished batting , for East ,A. on Saturday last'ho 'fielded. : .Btibstitute for ft junior.team playing on ' on.adjacent wicket.. His duties in the ■':. .field reguired ' that ho should hover in jthe rioinifyof the/pavilion,- verandah. '••: {During what appeared, to be a'slaok few •.jseconda, confided to some! friends' on (the' verandah:. 'Til bring.joff a sensational catch i here in.a ;minuto;or two." 'Ho had not completed tho! sentence before ;:\-fco!.was stepping away to get under a / ; Wgh ba11.v.,.., \ ! -'-l; i ' ; ;;f.'..,,'.;.v ;.-;■:'■ A number of those on the verandah de-livered-Jhemselves cf a deal of applause ;■'•: that in 'goodvliiimonr than, in •, good eeasotii',; It was:obvloiisly intended to .':' Tinnerve 'Baker, but the latter,, running in the same direction, as. tho ball, tmade no 'mistake,"«md brought'off; what ho had • foretold, ho would, a' "sensational" catch. ■■- :Thero;,was then a;sood deal.mbre f,ap- : plause, and Baker,'.who .was as'mnch sur-. , ::prised' ; as he; wW;'.plcased,'',x6ntinued.','t6 : •■ iOTppresa his smiles'anoVto look as if such ■~ catches iwere' 'corii'mbn occurrence's. ih J.tho ...; 'circle; in, which' N his cricket .is .played,:". ■,';.''.'

'■}...'{■■-.: The Surprise of Saturday Usj; ; L; ■':" ■ ,:-'. ~ .."Thrice'is his ■/.';-'■■. quarrel just, ''but foup-times he who.gets ".:;'■ his blow-, saith'r.'Artomus Ward, ;'. . and College have got,thrit.."fnst:blow" in '■•-.•■ on North, 'It was delivered 'in -groat' 1 .; ■.', fashion by Dickson and Saunders, backed . ■';'.;•:• by a field 'which. 1709' apparently having ■'.- :it3 "day .put." The' first batsmen stopped ,:'..• long .enough .to ; itake, tho pace of the pitch (though not long enough to bustle .;■',•■ ■: •; the' scorers) ,-y\ The tail-end:■ made' their ■'-.■ •.:• 'debut'.and farewell .almost inthe same .■.''•::,■•: v'gtride.';. : >""-.'■.;■'.' m-w '..'■ /',..'..■'' '■ ■ ';;■ ':; ;•' ;' ;,• When the sixth wicket'fell, Dickson'had .-'•.,..-'-''.: taken three wickets for 17, and Saunders ;■ Hun egual number for, 20. '■:,',',7',,..,; ~; ■V : j'-. The College fielding -was as good as.their ..' 'bowling.' Many runs'were obliterated by. ;. '..prompt' returns,' and very' few chances y." : were, -missed. ,Field-jig in -the' slips,, . .■', Saunders took. Imckie with ■', a', brilliant,'! ';,.,-':.■■catch. ;Tho Australian snapped,it left*. ;■ "■■ hand at; the full stretch .. of •■ his : arm!' ''• .■'-'•'. Dickson/too,.made a swift and aeournto ,'.^hrow-in'when Wilkinson;.was run out by. '■■■'vrj ..■»'. hair's 'breadth.:. '}■'■■■'.! -;;... ■'•'.-.•; ,'.<' Thongh North set.somo capable bowlers ■■ to work,'tho > inspiration of .success re- ';.'.;. ..mained'with. Collego'when they went to'.' ''■ : tho wiokets'to bat..;Tho bowling was not •-:.- to be. trifled with, 'but ITowo and Dick- , ;,' son by clever play, contrived to got tho /'" nucleus,of a fair-sized.score, and the,re- ■ ,';"■; mainingbatsmen,:played up;well to tho •\ ■.'•;■';.'-lend'.thus'.)riven..■'''','',.'.'.'••■■■ .' '•'/ '•''■■' .' ';-".;, ■■■ Casey's 'first, deliveries staggered some ■.-:■ ...of the "weaker-brethren," but Burns,, as ' .well as the two batsmen who have ■ been | ■ .named, made a fairly successful stand. -: :| '■'.v;-''. Generally speaking, the College batsmen j. "'.tackled diffloult .bowling in a really * '■-'. spirited way. They Iwent for it. Dempsey, .! .. for instance, only, made seven, but ho :' ; :v.' made them in two-minutes.' The idea,was . ;'. good even, if tlip. survival wasn't long.• ,: -Fanning was apparently opt on the same. •. .' style of game'. -Tactics of this.kind may. '',':.... bo a trifle reckless, 'but'.they 'pay .just' .'•■;. nbout ns well as'scratching, for' singles, ■.-•"' and they oortainly'provido a better spec-,.■;"■;.-'taclc.-. Dempsey. and Fanning .'were . ap- ; plauded,.even-though their total.(scores .!:.,;'wore not largo.,; •'.:.. ,',:■",., '~>..-, ~. : ■ _ .';■'■'■! As a general,thing' the'batting of John, ■ ■ V. SanhdcTS ■is by ;way: of-being a humorous tnil-picce to his real work as .bowler and fieldsman. On, Saturday, how-

.ever; it,wag something :more. Though .'■• handicarjpod by :ti '■ lag :■ moro or less ■-;!; damaged by. a-fall .from itho Toller, ho knocked up ten not out, and wasted no Hmo in doing it: One stroke landed ■;,;'■,■.'■' Southall comfortably over:the fence. .'';.■- ;'; , It will bo. interesting, to watch : th« ■','■ , finish of this surprising match; 1 ...

Some More of This,-Pleasel It is no simple task to lift a ball over , tho "six" boundary at the Hntt Recreation Ground, but four players accomplished tho font on Saturday last during theprdgress, of ! .the Hutt-Enst A. match. _ There was also somo bip hittinrr in the junior match on the same ground, and ■altogether the spectators at tho Hntt «n ; Saturday. '.were treated to somo lively trickct. •'•;;•"- No fowor than eight bowlers were tried ;>! by Hntt on Saturday. This was becauso of the' prolonged stand by Gibbes and Grimmelt, who put on over 00 runs whilo they, wero'together. Only four of the eight obtained wickets, but nt least two of the remainder were uufortunato in haviiin catches' dropped off their bowling.' It • cannot bo said,"however, that the Hntt trundlers are a^high-class lot, though Rodgers can nearly always ba relied on to . get wickots. ■".''■'■'.

Joplin. Victoria'■■College■ have added a good bat to their side in Joplin, who opened his career with them on Saturday. His encouragement wa.9 small—he lost' his wicket to tho first delivery. However, Joplin may yet trouble the bowlers, for his doftneo is good, nnd liis treatment of loose stuff is very profitable. Joplin mndo somewhat of a name for himself wacn ploying for. Wellington College. M'lntosh. M'lntosh, the College fast bowler, was oft 1 tho boards last Saturday, and is likely to be away -some time, in his absence, Saund«s/nhd Dickson did oil the necessary damage- against North. M'lntosli's successes ■'this l -'season have como with a rush. Ho had little-:luck .early in..-the season, nnd'was,,in fact, inor'o in demand

for hi 9 batting than his bowling. Against East A. ho hit .off 70 runs. M'lntosh is rather after Findlay in style, though, perhaps, not so fast nil through. Ho lias a great deal of pace for the first halfdozen overs, arid he conies in a bit from thooff, A good bowler and a .nice bat, ho is a useful man in any team. Otago 'Varsity Team Coming. Tho, Otago University team havo made practically all arrangements to play Victoria College in Wellington at iiaster. The match is expected to create a good deal of interest. . ■ .

'Tho Interesting Potone Gams.- • Brico and Barber were not missed as much as was expected from Petono's eleven in the game against East B.last Saturday. Tho former has just recovered from a bad attack of influenza, but will be able to take his. place next week. '•■ Barber was away on holiday, but will also bo back for the Becond innings. As has been their usual custom, Potone played an exciting finish, and when there was only wicket to fall they were twenty runs behind Bast. However, Cato and Bennett .carried the .total thirteen runs ahead. Cata contented himself by keeping up his wicket, and left all the hitting to Bennett, who played with confidence, and batted better than he has over done this season.

Tinlayson'had a "day out" both with bat and ball. His lively Innings for 55 created a lot of comment on tho part of , the -. spectators, who relished, ... his numerous boundaries, He'. has now .got a. much - better length.with his bowling, and takes a lot c-f playing—more playing than many batsmen seem equal ..to.'-,.;'• , : ■.-.. :,:Eather;M'Mehamin, who ranks as ono of Petone's safest bats, gave no chances, and,played doggedly. A New Bowler. , "Bert" Tregear, tho ex-Wanganni footballer, has always been recognised as the smartest and safest field! at Potone;',.'Ho is also a fair bat, and gives no quarter to anything slightly off (the wicket. Now, however, he. is blossoming forth as a bowler, imd, last week, retired with an average. of three for nine. Tho peculiar thing about Tregear going on was that Cate wasat his wifs end to know how to change with effect, and, as a last resource, tried Tregear. The ex-Wanganui, man bowls, medium-pace 6tutf of, excellent length, and occasionally gets a lot of "work" on. ...'■ ■ ■

Collett and Some Others. ' Collott headed'the batsmen's list for Bast B, and looked like making a Tory big score, but was eventuallycaught bchindbyCate. -His style is easy, and tha Petone wicket suited him.. '■.'•;... Hatchings, who seems to bs.oftho adventurous temperament, threw his ehanco of aibig scoro to tho winds by hopping out to one .which he intended to send out of the.ground, but the wicket-keopor got it,'and also got s the bails. Wighton, Dooley, and Hughes managed to pot into double figures, but were never' ojmfortablo.S" .• :v ' ; -'-" : i: ". ! ' ' -. ■

East's bowling was spread'■' amongst seven out of the eleven, but, with the exception of Smith, who took one for none, there, wore no great averages.. ■:''-, ': The'second innings of. this match should prbvb'very interesting. ; .."':</ An Interesting Position. ' The thing of Interest in the CentralSouth' match is whether, or not Central can engineer a three-point win. South made 108 in their, first innings on Saturday, and .Central have .lost five wickets for, 115, , Central are expected to; knock .npii'few' more runs when, the innings, is 'resumed, andvthen declare and takd the chances. If North, are beaten by College and Central 'obtain' a thrco-point victory, Central will bo only a point behind North, who are at present four points in tho lead for the.championship..Seeing that to 'go' for a three-point win was {the game, tho Central;batsmen might havo hit out '.a' good deal .moro'than they did on ■ Saturday. Probably. Blaniircs and Eobinsoh will:!show 'their, confreres how .to play this game if C. Hickson's declaration does not close the innings: before their turn coines. In ,tho circumstances, tho result .of this match will- be almost as much awaited -as the v rc3ult of tho North-Col-lego fixture. V ';,

Sydney Paper on Mahoney. Says the.Sydney "Arrow"—J. Mahoney, a very capable wicket-keeper and batsman, who years ago played for the Glgbe District Club, and in tho interval;figured prominently: in New Zealand cricket, is residing in tho- Balmain District,.' for which he is available. ; Ho is as keen on cricket as ever and comes..back with a widened knowledge,of the game.V Ho.was one of the, m«t, successful batsmen.-of New Zealand against visiting' teams, andshould be'of much assistance to Bnlmain. Tho old' Glebe man speaks very highly of the: form of D. Reese and L. G. Hcimts as-batsmen. But hivsays that the wickets in the Dominion; are not/good enough to" devolop batsmen of tho best Sydnoy type.

Victor .Trumper's First Match.'...' Speaking to a representativo ' of the Sydney Arrow;" in connection with the first match in which Victor. Trumper took part, Sir. Charles Trumper, lather of tho famous Australian cricketer, eoid;— , "Do liecollect the first match in' which Victor Wok part? I should rather think I do. He was only' a small boy, wearing knickerbockers. It was'on a Saturday' afternoon, and ho . was passing through Moore Park, where a match between tho second elevens of Carlton and Warwick was nbout to bo commenced; These were tho famotu) old clubs now unknown, which played such big parts in the history and development ■ of' New. South Wale's,cricket. The Carlton second team was short of ■ a man, and as soon as Victor•'■ was sighted he,was asked to take the missing 'man's place. This he readily consented to do. and performed so excellently,as to open the eyes of oil present. If memory serves-me right ho scored 2-1 runs off his own bat, and took no fewer than eight wickets. A precocious cricketer, eh? Oh, no! Wo did not think so. In connection with this match I would like to-mention a littlo incident .which ,nt the time struck mo as being somewhat humorous. Charlie Patrick— you know of him/ of course—was present, and at the cnnclnsion of play he mischievously took up n bat and dared the youthful flayers to bowl at him. The latter wero not slnw to accept the invitation. Tho first ball served to Patrick was : sent- Foaring awav-skvwards.but tho second, which was bowled by Victor, scattered the stumps in all directions, to the amusement of all. and the surprise'of the batsman.

"Just by way of showing the reputation which Victor, boy that ho was, had already gained in those days, T will mention another little incident. He had promised to take nart ina match one dav— the names of tho teams T'fowot'for the moment—in order to fill tho place of an absentee. But when tho teams arrived at the ground where the match was to enme nit, and the opposing sidn sntv that Victor intended taking' part, they refused point-blank to plav. I looked upon thi? ns rather extraordinary, in view, of the fact that my son was. at the time, only U years of ngo, while tho two teams under notice were comprised of full-grown men!" '■ '

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