Word: captaining
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...lost against Harvard, and has commenced this year's campaign more vigorously than ever. Rowing men here must cease wondering what were the causes of our defeat of the past two years, and look for the causes of Yale's success. Clearly it is because at Yale the captain of the 'Varsity crew is not expected nor allowed to be responsible for all things pertaining to his crew and its management. He is not called upon to do the work of two men-to row in the boat and coach his crew at the same time. Neither is he left...
...hazardous a system this bowing submissively to the opinion of a 'Varsity captain, and the sooner the custom is abandoned and a return made to the very plan which Yale now goes by (taken from Harvard originally and deliberately abandoned here) the sooner will Harvard crews win, and not before...
...officers to be elected on Friday is therefore plain to everyone. As to the recognized representative committee of students, they should at once choose and elect a body, consisting of three graduates, thoroughly converstant with rowing principles and crew management. These three men, together with the outgoing captain and incoming captain, should have absolute control of Harvard boating interests-university crew and class crews. To this executive committee of five members the crews should look for their instructions. Captains would then be relieved of the dread of unpopularity if they made mistakes, and would not become heroes if successful. Coaching...
...Bradley Palmer was the only nominee for the captain of the nine and was elected...
...Crocker was nominated and elected captain of the eleven...