Word: captain
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...half-stripped Captain of the Crew
...Class of '83 was held Tuesday evening, Dec. 16, in Upper Massachusetts. The meeting was called to order at 7.15 P. M., Mr. Perry presiding. Mr. Perry stated that some of the members of the class and the crew were dissatisfied with both the elections for the captain of the Freshman crew, and also that they were both illegal. The president then stated that the meeting had been called to consider what action should be taken to elect a permanent captain. Mr. Crawford was then declared the temporary captain of the crew, as he was the only one that...
...Captain of the University Football Team has received a letter from a graduate in New York, in which the writer calls attention to the great interest manifested there in the game, and laments that Harvard has not yet been able to take the lead. He is disappointed that the interest here is insufficient, and that our men show too little desire by hard training to ensure their success. He closes by expressing the hope that next year a marked improvement may be shown in this respect; and that, by beginning early and working hard, Harvard may justly claim the victory...
...last Advocate but one appeared a letter of mine signed "'83," in which I gave voice to a widespread dissatisfaction with the election of the captain of the Freshman crew. I am not a rowing man, but I wrote the letter because I was interested in the success of the crew, and was disgusted with the election. I think no one will misunderstand a natural shrinking from publicity and my signing myself "'83." Yet Mr. Crawford, in his letter to the last Crimson, chose to assume that I was actuated by some mean motive in the matter, and was trying...
Harvard - Forwards: Morse, Manning, W. Cushing, Tebbets, L. Cushing, Warren, Howe, Thatcher, and Nickerson; Half-backs: Bacon (captain), Winsor, Houston; Three-quarter backs: Cabot; Backs: Leatherbee and Shattuck...