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Word: captain (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...make an impression on the reading public since "G--W--T--W--". . . Vardis Fisher tells the story of the Mormen trek in "Children of god." A capable book and to be recommended to both Fisher fans and enemies. . . Safest fiction of the year to give is C.S. Forester's "Captain Horatio Hornblower." Guaranteed to please all levels of comprehension, although in different degrees. . . "Here Lies" by Dorothy Parker reassembles most of her old stories and adds a few. Our Mrs. Parker may not seem quite so startling as she did in the dear dead days, but her stories still pack...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Crimson Bookshelf | 12/15/1939 | See Source »

Coach Wes Fesler is starting the same team which opened at Providence, with Captain Charley Lutz and Bill Webber at forwards, Ed Rothschild at center, and Bud Finegan and Ed Buckley at guards...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HOOP CONTESTS SLATED TONIGHT AND TOMORROW | 12/15/1939 | See Source »

Baketball, for example, has Paul Busse, a six-footer who learned the game at Newark Academy, ready to step in and replace Giles Scofield, Princeton's captain and high scorer in 1939. In fact Busse, a good hall handler, a fine shot and a digger for forty minutes, already has won for himself the pivot sport, making him the only Sophomore on the starting five that has been used to date...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Princeton Optimistic Over Winter Sports Prospects | 12/15/1939 | See Source »

Breaking through the Olympic defense early in the game, Dave Eaton made the initial tally, and Captain Bill Coleman struck gold in the last few minutes of play...

Author: By Peter Dammann, | Title: VARSITY STICKMEN TIE IN PRACTICE ENCOUNTER | 12/14/1939 | See Source »

...Captain Bill Daughaday's presence in the 165 bracket renders opposition somewhat useless, but Art Mason provides what competition there is for the rugged leader. And there would be more if Coach Johnson didn't deem it advisable to keep Bunny Barnes out of mat wars because of a pair of weak knees...

Author: By Donald Peddle, | Title: What's His Number? | 12/14/1939 | See Source »

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