Word: captaining
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...scheme of receiving Y. M. C. A. deputations from other colleges is growing popular here, as was manifested by the large attendance at the meeting Sunday night. The meeting was addressed by three students from Princeton. Cowan, '88, the foot-ball captain, Daniels, '88, and Spear, '89. It is hoped that a similar delegation may soon be sent down to Princeton from this University...
Manchester, the present captain of Wesleyan's foot-ball eleven, intends to become a missionary...
...Captain Stagg has twenty-three men in training for the University nine, six of whom were members of the '87 championship nine, and those who were substituted last year. The old men are Dann, Stagg, Spencer, McConkey, Noyes and Hunt, and McClintock, '90, Hayworth, '88, and Osborne, '88, S. Heyworth has pitched three years for his class team and played in the field in several 'Varsity games last year. He is a careful fielder and a hard but not very sure hitter. Osborne played behind the bat on his class nine and is probably the only man in college...
...Captain Stagg has arranged a schedule of hours for his men and every one has to work regularly every day. They practice batting and throwing in the cage and do systematic work in the gymnasium. The gymnasium work consists principally of Indian club swinging and chest weights. The men also run a few miles every day. Three pitchers and three catchers are training, and from these it is hoped that a good change battery can be developed. The nine are arranging for an eastern trip. They will leave New Haven Thursday afternoon, March 29, and go direct to Philadelphia, where...
...candidates for the Columbia College 'Varsity crew have begun training in the gymnasium under the eye of Sidney Harris, '87, the coach. None of the last year's crew appear. The men are E. Clapp, '89, captain; F. W. Denton, '89; C. K. Beekman, '89; H. C. Pelton, '89; R. T. Wainwright, '89; T. McIlvaine, '90; R. T. Meikleham, '90, all of whom were on their respective class crews, and A. J. Lunt, W. T. Foote, jr., and P. E. Lamarche, of the Law School...