Word: captaining
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Captain Stag has been trying the new material in the freshman class, which has had no chance to show itself as the faculty forbade the usual sophomore-freshman game this year...
...branch of athletics, much activity is being shown, owing to the fine weather which has prevailed here for the past week. The candidates for the University crew number eighteen at present, and it is expected that this number will be considerably augmented when the semi-annual examinations are over. Captain Stevenson has had a crew upon he water almost every day since the Thanksgiving recess, and will continue to do so until obliged by inclement weather to put his men in the barge which has been placed in the gymnasium, which has been thoroughly repaired...
...Beecher did not give utterance to the words quoted, nor was the sentiment which he wishes to convey, and which he did convey to those present, such as our contemporary would have its readers believe. Captain Beecher did not train his team "to fight the referee," nor did any one who heard what he said take it that way. The idea which he did give was that he had trained his team to win in spite of all obstacles, even if the referee were one of them. If the Harvard papers have reached that state where they wish to stake...
...chief subject of interest here this week has been the elections which have been held for various offices. On Monday the election of a captain for next year's football team was held and Cowan, '88, who will be in the seminary next year, was unanimously elected after George, '89, had refused the office. Monday night, the senior class elections for class day were held, and, contrary to expectation, passed off without any split in the class. '88 has since its entrance been noted for the harmony in the class and the freedom from cliques, but it was feared that...
...base-ball cage will be ready for use the first of next term, and Captain Wagenhust will get his men at work at once upon their return from the holidays. Princeton's prospects have never been brighter in baseball, and, barring accidents, we expect to give the champions a hard rub for the pennant next spring...