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Word: captaining (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Captain Quackenboss of the Dartmouth base-ball nine has made up his nine for the vacation trip as follows: Aiken, p. and c. f.; Johnson, c. and r. f.; Chandler, 1b.; Keay, 2b.; Quackenboss, 3b.; Dascomb, s. s.; Ranlett, l. f.; Scruton, c. f. and p.; Artz, r. f. and c.; substitutes, Hadlock and Viaw. They will play a game with the Harvard nine April...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fact and Rumor. | 4/5/1887 | See Source »

...candidates for the University and Freshman Lacrosse teams will be on the west end of Jarvis at 3 p.m. to-day, and on Wednesday, Friday and Monday next at 9 a.m. All the men will be present on these dates unless the captain is notified beforehand...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Notices. | 4/5/1887 | See Source »

Russell, '87, has been elected captain of the Yale tug-of-war team...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fact and Rumor. | 4/4/1887 | See Source »

...were acted to a full house last night. The performance began at 8.30, with a chorus of gorgeous, though needy, noblemen, who explained to music from. "Fra Diavolo" that, having been crossed in love, ruined, and otherwise maltreated, had taken to piracy to retrieve their broken fortunes; that their captain, Stubbs, having insisted on taking a ship with ladies on board, they had put him in irons, and now fresh from a ship-wreck were in doubt what to do. A solo, rendered by Weaver as Stubbs, and a chorus tune, "The Bowery Grenadiers" deserve notice. The stage business...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: "John Harvard" at Union Hall. | 4/2/1887 | See Source »

...general feeling of dissatisfaction which has been openly expressed, and put the question of reconsideration. If that is carried, and we sincerely trust for the honor of the college that it will be, then we suggest that a committee of three be appointed, consisting of a graduate oarsman, the captain of the 'Varsity crew, and the captain of the '89 freshman crew, to meet a similar committee from Columbia, and formally to decide upon the fitness of the course. As Yale is the challenging party, the decision in the matter lies with Columbia and Harvard, and with them alone...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 4/1/1887 | See Source »

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