Cricket Club just failed in their fight against the clock New York, July 17.
Reversing the form they showed yesterday, both the Chicago Cubs and in yesterday's conclusion of the first match of the Wood Series against the Recreation Club, the game ending in a draw with the former team only 15 runs short of victory. The Club had a fighting chance against time to get the 101 runs required in 50 minutes when they went in for their final innings yesterday. Bright hitting and energetic running almost brought victory in sight, but wickets started to fall and runs slowed up, and the the New York Giants won their games to-day, end remained only three points apart at the top of the National League, with the Clubs in the lead. Both, however, narrowly escaped defeat.
The Chicagoans won by a one-run margin over the Brooklyn Dodgers in a game which took ten innings to draw was recorded.
The pendulum swung over: in favour of the Cricket Club yesterday for after the Recs had amassed a substantial total of 196 in the first innings on Saturday, the Club secured a lead of 49 runs in their initial knock yesterday, scoring 245 thanks to a brave last wicket stand between D. W. Leach and G. S. Dunkley, who Scored 6l between the. In their second innings, the Recs' only scored 150 runs, and the Club in their final innings went out for the runs as they only needed 101 to win buf had just Over three quarters of an hour to get them in and that they only just fell short by 15 runs is a. testimony to the fast scoring.
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