Word: captaining
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...fellows express their apprehension at the uncertain make-up of the rush-line, but most of them, I think, recognized that this was due as much to our bad luck in having some of our best men laid up as to anything. We have perfect confidence in our 'Varsity captain; but it is far better to "growl" a little in our anxiety than to sail on in calm and sublime confidence simply because we beat Wesleyan 110 to 0. This confidence is nothing but an other phase of "Harvard indifference," or whatever the proper name...
...direct misstatement of the real facts of the case, as any one knows who has been out on Jarvis during the last two weeks. And his second assertion we could all have taken for granted without his mentioning it. It is all very well to keep the captain of the 'Varsity team up to his work, but the captain of the 'Varsity team knows his duty, and has shown every intention of performing it, even without the valuable assistance of our "great and wise judge...
...Yale foot-ball team is just now in desperate straits, and if it wins either the Harvard or Princeton games it will surpass the expectations of its supporters. The injury to Captain Beecher, coming as it does alomst on the eve of the contest with the men from Jersey, is a very critical one, and if it does not deprive Yale of the championship it will at least injure the chances greatly. Beecher cannot play for a week at least, and even if he recovers sufficiently to play in the game with Princeton on the 19th, he will be under...
...Harvard eleven have been changed about constantly during the past fortnight; so much so that when asked the other day who were going to play against Princeton on Saturday, I was obliged to guess at the team, and, with one or two exceptions, probably guessed wrong. But the captain of the 'Varsity eleven probably knows what is best for the interests of Harvard in foot-ball, and will, I trust, forgive me for "letting off steam." I must apologize for taking up so much of your valuable space...
...known that we echo the opinion of every one who witnessed the game with Wesleyan last Saturday when we say that Captain Holden deserves the highest credit which an athletic captain can receive, for the energy he has displayed and which has resulted in putting foot-ball at Harvard upon a scientific basis. Material has never been wanting here. All that was needed was perseverance and some mind that could plan. This has been found and no longer can the championship in foot-ball be considered without any mention of Harvard...