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Word: captaining (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1880-1889
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...getting right down to work to keep up the athletic reputation of the college. Yesterday the foot-ball team commenced its work on the Yale field, and every day, rain or shine, from now until the foot-ball season is at an end, the practice will be kept up. Captain Harry Beecher, in speaking of the team's prospects, said...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Athletics at Yale. | 9/30/1887 | See Source »

Henry W. Keyes has been elected captain of the university crew, and Arthur Henshaw of the nine for the coming year...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fact and Rumor. | 9/30/1887 | See Source »

...there were not so many men on the field as is usual on the first day of practice. Most of those who presented themselves as candidates for the eleven were upper class men, who have played on the 'Varsity or class teams. Among them were the following: Holden, '88, captain. Porter, '88; Wood, '88; Butler, '88; Harding, '89, of last year's eleven, and Bancroft, '88 and Perry, '89, substitutes; Appleton, '88; Noble, '88; Carpenter, '88; Morgan, '89; Morse, '89; Trafford, '89; Howe, '89: Tilton, '90; Hunnewell, '90; Slocum. '90; Crane...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Candidates for the Eleven Begin Practice. | 9/30/1887 | See Source »

...comes who wish to try for the University nine will please meet on Holmes's Field, Thursday, Sept. 29, at 3 p. m. A. Henshaw, captain...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Special Notices. | 9/29/1887 | See Source »

COLUMBIA WINS.'90 certainly had hard luck with her Freshman crew. Looking back to the class races, where they did so well. it must be remembered that their captain was unable to row, and also that one of their men unshipped his seat several times. This hard luck seemed to follow them to New London. In the first place their Waters boat began to soften very perceptibly a few days before the race, and in the race itself an accident occurred which decided from the outset the result of the contest...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Freshman Race. | 9/29/1887 | See Source »

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