Word: haverford
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Holmes field was rather too soft for cricket yesterday, especially after the two showers, but the scheduled championship match was played off in spite of unfavorable conditions. Haverford went to the bat first, and by steady play piled up 85 runs, Muir leading with 19. Sharper fielding by Harvard would have kept the score lower. Brown and Garrett led off in Harvard's first innings. and made 25 runs in quick succession before the first wicket fell. After that the side was retired rapidly by the puzzling balls of Martin and Baily. The game was stopped by rain after Haverford...
...HAVERFORD 1ST INNINGS...
...Harvard Cricket eleven plays today the annual intercollegiate match with Haverford. In the past matches with the elevens from Haverford the Harvard teams have always been beaten, and indeed we have never won an intercollegiate game. But without doubt our cricket eleven of this year is much better than any we have had before, and has a good chance of winning the game today...
...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...