Word: eleven
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...season. The cup is open to every member of the University and every afternoon, except Saturday, a squad practices kicking. Any one wishing to try, even if he has never done any kicking before, can obtain instruction and practice at that time by applying to the captain of the eleven...
...Paul's School cricket eleven will make a tour of Canada during the summer vacation. Twelve games have been arranged in the most important Canadian cities...
...several other Philadelphia Cricketers, a team was organized at Harvard, and last year Harvard challenged Yale. During the past week the same step was taken with Princeton. Yale did not accept last season, and in view of the fact that Princeton will not take the trouble to organize an eleven merely to add to the triumphs of Harvard, a game between Princeton and Harvard is out of the question...
...have undergone a complete revision, and several changes in the method of play have been adopted, with a view of increasing the science of the game and rendering the players less liable to injury. The game as played under these rules bears a strong resemblance to football. There are eleven men on each side, and the team is organized very much the same as in foot-ball. Thus far the revival is said to be due to aristocratic influences,-that is to say, the clubs formed have been composed of men of high social standing, a fact which of itself...
...about $400 more than for last year; but this is more than accounted for by the fact that more games were played away from home this year-including the Princeton and Pennsylvania games. The building of new seats on Jarvis field, and uniforms, training table, etc., for the second eleven, were unusual items of expense...