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Cricket has become popular among a number of men in college, but has not thus far awakened a very widespread interest. The game today on Holmes field furnishes an opportunity for all to see the work of our eleven and we hope that a large number of men will be present. Although one of our younger varsity organizations, the Cricket club has always been a cret to us and deserves some large show appreciation...
...annual base ball contest between the two greatest preparatory schools of New England, Phillips Academy, Andover, and Phillips Exeter Academy, will occur next Saturday. It impossible to predict the result of the game. The nines of both schools have undergone many changes since the beginning of the season, and neither are playing so good a game as the nines of these schools have played in recent years. Andover is handicapped by the inability of Stearns to pitch. If he were in his last year's form there would be little question of the result of the game but without...
...game today between Harvard and Haverford will probably be close. The Haverford team is stronger in bowling, while our eleven has better batsmen. In fielding the teams ought to be about even. The Haverford men have been working since Christmas, under the instruction of Woodcock, the college professional. Their captain, Bailey, is on the first eleven of the Merion C. C. He bowls fast round arm, with a good deal of curve and break. Martin, a slow bowler with a both off and leg-break is on the first eleven of the Young America club. Muir one of the best...
...past Harvard has played two games with Haverford, both at Philadelphia, and Haverford has won both, the score of the first game being 74 to 102, and the second 65 and 48 for 8 wickets...
Owing to the rain of the post few days the wickets today will be very soft, and consequently the bowlers ought to have things very much their own way. We have never up to now won an intercollegiate game, and, as the eleven this year is without doubt the best that Harvard has yet put into the field, we may look forward with some confidence to the result of today's game...