Word: haverford
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Saturday-Haverford at Haverford...
Plans for the coming season are being formed. There are only two open dates for games up to the time when the team goes to Philadelphia during the last of May to play the Pennsylvania and Haverford teams...
...wish to call attention to the trip which the Cricket Club intends to make to Philadelphia the last of May to play the Pennsylvania and Haverford teams. We believe that the trip may be made a very good thing for Harvard. Not long since the Harvard Club of Philadelphia, owing to lack of interest, gave up its rooms, and will content itself, in future, with an annual dinner. Such a deficit of interest in one of the most populous cities from which come many college men is unfortunate and ought to be remedied if possible...
...with ability and gentlemanliness, awakens at least a beginning of friendly regard toward the whole University. In the vicinity of Philadelphia, cricket is very popular. In fact, nowhere in the United States is interest in the game so lively. The cricket matches which Harvard plays with the Pennsylvania and Haverford teams are made great events there, draw the of attention of very many people, and will always serve, if properly conducted, to bring Harvard into happy prominence before the minds of Philadelphians...
Several games have been arranged, the first of which will be played soon after the Easter recess. Later in the season the eleven will go to Philadelphia, where they will play the elevens of Haverford College and the University of Pennsylvania on the grounds of the Merion Cricket Club...