Word: captaining
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Captain Terry of the Yale '85 nine is said to be opposed to the proposed University Base-ball League...
...Senior. Of the Navy officers, the Lord High Admiral is usually he who has been sent from college the greatest number of times; the Vice-Admiral is the poorest scholar in the class; the Rear-Admiral, the laziest fellow in the class; the Commodore; one addicted to boating; the Captain a jolly blade; the Lieutenant and Midshipman fellows of the same description; the Chaplain the most profane; the Surgeon a dabbler in surgery, or in medicine or anything else; the Ensign the tallest member of the class; the Boatswain one most inclined to obscenity; the Drum-Major the most aristocratic...
...Yale alumni are to give a complimentary dinner to Captain Robert J. Cook, '76, Yale's most famous oarsman, on February 19, as an expression of their appreciation of his unselfish devotion and valuable service so generously given to the interests of boating at our university. The letter of invitation is signed by fifty-one graduates, among whom are Henry E. Howland '54; Alexander H. Stevens, '54; Mason Young, '60; George A. Adee, '67; Allen W. Evarts, '69; Arthur M. Dodge, '74; Walter C. Camp...
...last year's Chelsea High School nine. For catcher - McLeod of St. John's Academy; Vaughan of Noble's School of Boston; Mancha, a member of the Franklin College team of Lancaster, Penn.: Wheelwright of last year's Roxbury Latin School nine. For first base - Vila, catcher and captain of the '85 and '86 nines of the Boston Latin School; McKean, who played first base on the Nassau nine of New Hampshire. For second base - Linn of the Louisbergs; S. M. Sturgis, a member of no regular team; Stedman, English High School of Boston; Rublee of Groton, Mass. For third...
With such men as these to choose from, there seems to be no reason why '90 should not place a team in the field which shall be worthy of her. She has a conscientious captain, who is guided by the advice of Captain Willard, and who, with the aid of the men under him, will bring no disfavor on '90's name through remissness of duty. It is his intention to form a second nine to practice with the regular team...