Word: eleven
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...meeting of the candidates for the freshman tug-of-war team was held in the trophy room of the gymnasium last evening. Only eleven men presented themselves, and of these only three have ever pulled on a tug-of-war team. The outlook at present, therefore, for a good team is far from encouraging. It shows an utter lack of spirit and enthusiasm on the part of the freshmen when out of a class of three hundred only eleven men are willing to try for positions on the team. The men trying for the crew are not allowed...
About twenty-five men answered the call for a lacrosse club meeting. Mr. E. S. Griffing resigned the offices of president of the association and captain of the eleven. A new election of officers thus took place, at which H. H. Haskell was elected president; S. H. Thorndike, vice-president; R. G. Loring, secretary. L. S. Griswold was chosen captain of the team...
...prospects of the team for this year are far from promising as only four of last year's men will play. If there are any men in college who can play lacrosse at all they are earnestly requested to come out and try for the eleven. As soon as the examinations are over the captain will put the candidates to a vigorous training, and every effort will be made to sustain the reputation which lacrosse has so nobly held for so many years...
...election resulted in the choice of Mr. Stetson. The manger of the team will be chosen early in the spring. It has already been shown that there is good material from which to train a team, and if the candidates work faithfully the result will be that the eleven will be much above the average lacrosse teams...
...Princeton football eleven will play an exhibition game with the Crescents of Brooklyn at the Madison Square Garden during the games of the A. A. U. on Jan. 19. The Yale eleven were asked to play the Princeton team, but refused...