Word: championship
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...publish today the record of the cricket eleven for the past season. Though Harvard lost the intercollegiate championship, and a majority of the games played, the record is on the whole encouraging. The eleven won more games than in 1888, and showed a marked improvement in its play to ward the end of the spring. Since all the old players, with a single exception, will be candidates next year, we may hope for a much stronger showing in 1890. The team will probably be no longer handicapped by lack of grounds for practice, as there is a good prospect...
...advisory board of the Intercollegiate Football association met Monday at the request of Harvard to consider a protest against Wagenhurst of the Princeton eleven. As a result of the meeting two resolutions were passed which will clear up a number of troublesome points about those entitled to play in championship games. Following are the resolutions for which Harvard, Yale, and Wesleyan voted in favor, and Princeton against...
Resolved, That no one shall be eligible to take part as a player in any championship game of the association, who is not a bona fide student of the college on whose team he plays; matriculated for the then current year and pursuing a course which requires his attendance upon at least five lectures, or recitations, a week. In case a player's qualifications are questioned he shall furnish to the advisory committee a certificate signed by three members of the faculty, stating that he is a bona fide student; matriculated for the then current college year, and regularly pursuing...
...party before said committee, who shall then and thereafter decide regarding the eligibility of said challenged player to take part in the contests of the members of the association. The date of such examination shall not be set on the day, and not within forty-eight hours, of the championship match. No challenge or protest shall in any way effect a game which has been played previous to the filing and deciding of such challenge...
...those who have the interests of Harvard well at heart and especially to those who have come from the large preparatory schools the second editorial must be very welcome. By all means, let Exeter and Andover play their championship games on Jarvis Field; encourage at Andover a similar feeling for Harvard as exists at Exeter, for there is no reason why Andover men should prefer Yale, and Exeter men Harvard...