Word: firmness
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Field next June. If one or two more colleges could be induced to devote some attention to this invigorating sport, there is no reason why a championship series could not be begun-one which would attract the universal interest and support of the college. Cricket has obtained such a firm footing here that Harvard's chances of success ought certainly to be of the best...
...right to publish the programme of the Intercollegiate Athletic Association has been sold to a New York firm...
Work on the new library for Yale, to be built from funds presented by Mr. Chittenden of Brooklyn will be begun this spring. The contract has been awarded to a New Haven firm, and in the contract there is a stipulation to the effect that the building shall be ready for occupancy by May, 1889. Before the new library can be commenced, the two old buildings which are on the site of the new library must be removed. They will be sold at auction within a few weeks. There have been no material changes in the plans of the building...
...firm of Bailey, Banks and Biddell, of Philadelphia, has offered, through the Athletic Club of the Schuylkill Navy, a new kind of championship trophy to the Amateur Athletie Union of the United States, recently organized. It is a solid silver plaque with a background of plush, framed in carved oak. It has engraved on its surface 23 disks, which represent walking, throwing the shot, tennis, running, lacrosse, skating, fencing, rowing, swimming, bicycling, boxing, and other sports embraced in the union...
...yesterday's issue we published a short account of the doings of the cricket eleven. Cricket is a sport which should be encouraged here; and the various cricketers of Harvard have striven earnestly to obtain a firm footing for the game. The team has been very successful in its matches with teams from the neighboring towns, but those interested naturally want a wider field. Therefore they have arranged a game with a team from the University of Pennsylvania, probably the first amateur cricket eleven in the country. This game is to take place on Holmes Field, a fact which ought...