Word: eleven
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...grounds of the Polo Club, which are a little beyond Mt. Auburn, have been secured for the spring, and are now being rolled. It is hoped they will be ready by tomorrow. The prospects for a good team are encouraging, as, besides five of last year's eleven who are now playing, several good men have come out. The complete schedule of games for this year is as follows...
...Haverford men have been practicing under the coaching of Woodcock the college professional, since Christmas. They began work in a shead, the wicket being covered with matting Their captain, H. P. Bailey, is one of the bowlers on the first eleven of the Merion Cricket club. They ought to turn out a good team, and Harvard may expect to work hard if she wishes to lead the Quaker eleven. Of the men that will make up Pennsylvania's team, four-J. A. Scott, W. Scott, J. H. Patterson, and H. J. Brown-have been chosen for the Gentlemen of Philadelphia...
...East Cambridge. Shamrock won after a most exciting finish by the narrow margin of three runs, the score being 70 to 73 in their favor. Ellis's bowling was sadly missed. There were four or five new men most of whom had played little or no cricket in the eleven that did duty for the college yesterday. For Harvard Brown did the best work at the bat, though the other men as a rule kept up their wickets pretty well. The fielding of the team was good, especially that of Austrian, who made some very good returns. Henry also played...
CRICKET CLUB.- All candidates for the eleven must meet back of Divinity at 4 this afternoon...
...King from '92; also Sullivan and Henry, L. S. The men practiced batting and fielding, Captain Brown doing most of the coaching. The team will play its first game (an exhibition one) this afternoon with the Shamrock club of Cambridge. A number of men have been included in the eleven that will play today, with the view of testing their abilities. No serious practice has been possible as yet, owing to the lack of a suitable ground, or rather any ground at all, About ten games have been arranged for this spring, two of them-those with the University...