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- 1855.16 + (<p>"By 1855, <strong>Cricket&l … <p>"By 1855, <strong>Cricket</strong> was clearly the leading ball game . . . . Clearly, there was no opposition to cricket because it was English . . . . However, the growth of cricket between 1855 and 1861 was minor compared to the advances made in baseball. The <em>Spirit</em> summarized the general attitude of the press in 1859 when it wrote that 'cricket has its admirers, but it is evident that it will never have the universality that baseball will.' [page 107]</p></br><p>"In essence, <strong>cricket</strong> failed because it was too advanced and too institutionalized for a society that lacked a manly ball-playing tradition. Americans drew from the only heritage they had -- that of a child's game." [page 110] </p></br><p> </p></br><p> </p></br><p> </p>e." [page 110] </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p>)