Word: captain
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...wants to acquire a profession, does he not go to the headquarters of that profession, be they at home or abroad? Certainly he does. Where are the headquarters of rowing? Decidedly in England. (Even if in America, the principle would hold good.) Was not Cook, the captain of the Yale crew, shrewd enough to see that, by visiting the Mother Country and studying her oarsmanship, he could eventually whip any American college? The rowing of Yale was much admired by English critics at the Centennial Regatta. The Field says...
...Captain Ames, on account...
Balance due Captain Ames...
...first crew on the second crew, instead of keeping the first and second crews distinct, as was intended when the club system was instituted. This practice cannot be fairly discontinued by one club, unless the others discontinue it also, and we have therefore been requested by the captain of one of the clubs to suggest that a meeting be called of members of all the clubs, to take action in regard to this and other matters of general interest. It would be well if the meeting were held at an early date, in order that everything may be settled before...
...Sloane, '77, stroke and captain...