Word: eleven
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Folling is the make up of the cricket eleven which plays Haverford today: Brown, Garrett, Frost, Balch, Sullivan, T. S. Lee, J. P. Lee, Crowninshield, Carpenter, Butters and Austrian...
...Saturday the cricket eleven played a practice game with the Mystic club at Medford, and won on the score of the first innings by 27 runs. For Harvard Sullivan and Frost carried off the batting honors, and Garrett, Brown and Sullivan the bowling. In view of the coming match with Haverford, the work of the team during the past week is very encouraging. Following is the score...
...naming of R. D. Brown, the Harvard captain, as a candidate to fill one of the vacancies on the Philadelphia eleven who are to visit England, is received with much favor among New England players. The young Philadelphian has made himself a great favorite. during his career at Harvard, and he is, in the opinion of many, the very best batter in New England. His style of batting is superior to the general run, his defense being perfect, and his hitting and placing all that the most exacting critic could wish...
Next Wednesday the cricket eleven will play a match game with Harverford on Holmes field. As this will be the first opportunity of seeing what sort of work our team is doing, it should prove of sufficient interest to attract a good many spectators. The Haverford eleven have been under the charge of their professional coach, Woodcock, since early in the year. Nevertheless, the chances of Harvard's being victorious are good, especially if the players see that the college takes an interest in their work...
Yesterday the eleven won a ball from the Brockton club. Garrett for the first time came off and showed what a finished bat he is. Brown also did fine work, both with the bat and the ball. Sullivan, Lee and Balch made good catches, especially Sullivan. The score...