  Or, Keeping Up the Ball. Man with cricket ball on end of nose. A straight tip and a new sensation. When September soaks the fields, And the leaves begin to fall, Cricket unto football yields,— That is all! Yes—in hot or humid weather, At all seasons of the year, Life is little without leather In a sphere. In the scrimmage, at the stumps, 'Neath the goal, behind the sticks, Life's a ball, which Summer thumps, Winter kicks. Our "terrestrial ball" is round, (Is it an idea chimerical?) Man, by hidden instincts bound, Loves the spherical. In rotund, elastic bounders, Plainly the great joy of men is, Witness cricket, billiards, rounders, And lawn-tennis. Classic Title for Dr. Grace.—"The Centurion." He. "You're fond of cricket, then?" She. "Oh, I'm passionately devoted to it!" He. "What part of a match do you enjoy the most?" She. "Oh, this part—the promenade!" MR. PUNCH KEEPS HIS EYE ON CRICKET Cartoon part one. Then (1841) Cartoon part two. And Now (1891). Toast for Tavern Landlords.—The Cricketer, who always runs up a score by his innings. Appropriate Cricket Ground.—Battersy-Park. Things to which Cricketing Members of the Anti-Gambling League are Addicted.—"Pitch" and "Toss." Dr. W. G. Grace's Favourite Dish.—"Batter pudding." Batsman bowled out. At the Eton and Harrow Match.—Simperton. What, you in light blue, Miss Gloriosa! I thought you were Harrovian to the core! Miss Gloriosa. So I am, but I'm also Cambridge, and as I can't possibly afford two new dresses in one week, I decided to choose the most becoming colour! "FOLLOW ON!"(A Cricketer's "Catch" Air—"Come Follow!") First Voice. Come follow, follow, follow, follow, follow, follow on! Second Voice. Why then should I follow, follow, follow, why then must I follow, follow on? Third Voice. When you're eighty runs or more behind our score you follow on! "Train up your Parents the Way they Should Go." —"You know papa has been asked to play in the 'Fathers against the Boys' match?" "Yes, mother. But I hope the boys will win this year. If the fathers win again they'll be so beastly cocky!" "'Collapse of Essex.' Dear, dear! I wonder if my property at Ilford is safe?" Cricketer's Favourite Fish.—Slips. The Coup de Grace.—Leg hit for six. Riddle made "On the Ground."—Why are cricket matches like the backs of cheap chairs? Because they're "fixed to come off". Seasonable Field Sport.—Leather-hunting. Monster spoils a cricket match. Prehistoric Peeps. (A cricket match.) "How's that, umpire?" |
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