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...these disadvantages, the eleven has no suitable ground to practice on, and is obliged to practice on a wretched bit of turf back of Divinity Hall. Now, why cannot cricket have its share in the admirable grounds owned by the University? Why cannot the team players set up their wickets in the upper end of Holmes Field, say two afternoons in the week. Such an arrangement would not interfere with the success of a single sport; certainly not at this time of the year. If this were possible, it would probably be the means of adding one more...
...cricket, which appears in another column. It seems to us that the writer's stand is well taken, his views well expressed. Why should the noble games of base-ball, foot-ball and tennis, admirable enough in their way, no boubt, why should they usurp all the available turf the whole time? Why, as our corressondent remarks, could not the cricket eleven be allowed the use of the ground on Holmes Field for at least one afternoon in the week, for matches if not more practice? We do not see why this could not be arranged without much interference with...
...gives us great pleasure after our week's vacation to note the changes that have been made about the college yard with the view of improving the appearance of the turf. In many places the earth has been upturned, carefully raked and put in readiness to receive the flowers and shrubbery which, we understand, are to be planted in a few days. Along the edges of the grass plots where the grass has been rudely worn down, fresh sods have been placed. The flower beds have been laid in many instances close to the corners of the college buildings, along...
...turf in the yard is receiving annual winter covering. Now is the time to be blest with a severe cold in the head...
...crowd of a hundred and fifty Harvard men who, not discouraged by the disappointment of the rainy eighth of May, went down again to New Haven to support the nine, seated themselves at three o'clock on the turf near first base on Yale Field, and staid there during the game. The field was surrounded by a mass of carriages full of pretty girls adorned with blue ribbons, and every available bit of standing room in the grand-stand and behind the foullines was occupied. The Yale managers seemed indifferent as to whether the Harvard men should be seated...