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Word: captaining (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1880-1889
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...oration, poem and prophecy delivered at the '89 class dinner, also ex-Captain Pfeiffer's speech, will be published in pamphlet form by '89 and distributed to the members of the class...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fact and Rumor. | 3/9/1888 | See Source »

...also agreed upon that the umpire's decisions should be final in regard to all fouls, including those under Rule 26. In all other cases the referee's decision to be final. Also that the referee should notify the captain in regard to the time, not less than five minutes nor more than ten from the end of the half...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Proposals for Changes in Foot-Ball Rules. | 3/9/1888 | See Source »

Willard, last year's captain, will probably cover first base this year. His playing is too well-known to need eulogy...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The University Nine. | 3/8/1888 | See Source »

...will be seen by the above list of candidates that, although a strong nine can be formed from the material at hand, our chances against Yale's veteran nine are slim. The outlook is not particularly encouraging. However, with plenty of material from which to work, Captain Henshaw is capable of forming a winning team, aided as he is by the able advice of ex-Captain Willard. The positions which are particularly difficult to fill are those of short-shop and left-field, made vacant by the withdrawal from college of Wiestling and Foster. The latter has never...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The University Nine. | 3/8/1888 | See Source »

...candidates for the Yale Nine have been training in the cage for about five weeks, The greater part of the training has been in batting, each man having a turn regularly every day. Captain Stagg is teaching the new nine. Of last year's team, Stagg, Dann, Spencer, McConkey, Noyes, Stewart and Hurst, and substitutes Heyworth, Osborn, McClintock and Wurtenberg are candidates again this year. The new men are doing very good work. Phelps, P. G., who played in his class team while in college is a poor batter, although a good fielder...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Yale Nine. | 3/6/1888 | See Source »

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