Word: shall
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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Second, That each college nine shall play a series of three or five games, as shall seem best, with each other ball nine represented in the so-called League or Union...
Third, That the championship shall be awarded to the club having the largest percentage of games won, or, in case of a tie, to the club having the greatest number of games won, or, in case of a still further tie, to the club having the greatest number of series...
Fifth, That the members of the Executive Committee shall arrange with the captains of the various nines a schedule of games, and at the end of the playing season shall settle all disputes and award the championship to the winning club...
Lastly, That the admission of new members to the League, the restrictions in regard to players, the rules of the game, and other like subjects shall be left to the Executive Committee...
This is, of course, only a rough draft of a plan which seems eminently practicable. It will be seen that by this system the championship question will be settled once for all, that we shall have more regularity in the arrangement of games, and hence there will be increased interest in our national game. As regards the expensiveness of this scheme, it must be said that only two meetings of the Executive Committee will be necessary, and, as the expenses will be divided among a number of colleges, they will be of little moment compared with the advantages...