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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Harvard management to make arrangements for another practice game. It was of importance that at least one game should be played this week before the contest with Yale. The nine by its work on Saturday, showed its ability to play a strong fielding game, but practice in batting is much needed. It is to be hoped, however, that the failure to play this game will in no wise affect the result of the game on Saturday. The nine should win the game on that day, and the college is expecting to see them victorious...
...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...
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...
...these: Shearman had at the games a pole which he had neglected to test beforehand, and when he came to use it he found that it was too heavy. He thought that Leavitt's pole would suit him better, and requested the loan of it. Leavitt is a much lighter man than Shearman, and there was considerable question whether the pole would endure the additional strain; it was therefore perfectly natural that Leavitt should be unwilling to lend his pole. The case was brought before the measurers, who decided, but not unanimously, to allow Shearman to borrow Leavitt's pole...
...club will be made this year, but next fall it is hoped that a club will be formed after the plan of these Nationalist clubs, and that it may possibly become a branch of the club in Boston. All present seemed, judging from their remarks, to be very much interested in the movement, all appearing to feel that some form of socialism was sure to take the place of the existing state of affairs, and that it only remained to investigate the matter and find out which form was best, and then to go ahead and help on the movement...