Word: cricketers
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...response to Captain Clark's call for candidates for the cricket eleven thirteen men presented themselves. As all but two of these have had experience before, the prospects for a good team are bright. The candidates are as follows: F. Whitall '94 played at Haverford last year: R. Logan '97 has played in Philadelphia; A. P. Meade '97, E. Dupont '97, A. H. Parker '97 all played at St. Paul's School last year; J. B. Kenny Sp. Law, of last year's Wanderers of Canada; N. Bent '95, Woodman '95 and H. Edwards had some experience last year...
...candidates for the cricket eleven will be in the Carey Building cage today dressed to play...
...Cricket Club has arranged for the following games this spring...
...there is no doubt that every Harvard organization which appears before the public of other cities and acquits itself with ability and gentlemanliness, awakens at least a beginning of friendly regard toward the whole University. In the vicinity of Philadelphia, cricket is very popular. In fact, nowhere in the United States is interest in the game so lively. The cricket matches which Harvard plays with the Pennsylvania and Haverford teams are made great events there, draw the of attention of very many people, and will always serve, if properly conducted, to bring Harvard into happy prominence before the minds...
...difficult question of the expenses of the trip has to be met. Interest in cricket is so small here that games bring expenses and not receipts. Money for the trip therefore, if it is to be raised at all, must come directly from the students. Since the experiment is at present being made of uniting all athletic expenses under one management, we should depreciate, as out of sympathy with the spirit of this experiment, any ordinary door-to-door canvassing. The club ought to be as nearly as possible self-supporting, and to rely for funds rather on additions...