Word: numberous
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...arrangement of this series it is desired to accomplish two things that are not possible by the ordinary methods. It is desired that all the teams play about the same number of games, whereas by the ordinary method the teams which are defeated in the first one or two games drop out and the winning teams play, as last year, seven or eight or possibly ten games. It is also desired to furnish some incentive for teams to keep together from year to year, so that even if some of the members of a team graduate the remaining members will...
...first round will consist of number one playing number two, number three playing number four, and so on down. If a team beats the one ahead of it-that is if number two beats number one-those teams will change places for the next round. Thus supposing that number two beats number one, number three beats number four and number six beats number five, number two will take number one's place for the second round, number three and four will retain their places, number six will take number five's place and so on down. The second round will...
...result of this method will be that all teams will play the same number of games, and that even if a team loses one or two games it will still be able to improve its position for next year by winning the remaining games...
...draw among the teams whose exact place was not determined by the final series last year will be as small as possible. The Leiter Cups will not be awarded immediately to the leading team after the series is finished, but a special series will be held between the final number one and any teams which won all their games in the various rounds...
...last year's team is broken up so that there is any dispute as to which team this year represents it, the this year's team having the greater number of last year's team shall be entitled to the name and to the right of re-entry...