Word: captaining
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Robinson, Yale '90 has been elected captain of the Yale athletic team, in place of Harmar who will not return to college...
...first editorial gives authenticity to a story which has been circulating since the Mott Haven games, and which shows the captain and president of the Yale Athletic Association in a very unfavorable light. The proposals these "gentlemen" made are rightly condemned as "disgraceful, underhand" and the most "wretched circumstance" in the history of intercollegiate athletics. The other editorials urge more promptness in paying subscriptions, especially to the college papers; and an appeal to the class of '91 to send more contributions to the Advocate and increase their representation on the staff of editors...
...game with Yale which was postponed from the 8th on account of rain will in all probability be played on Thursday, June 20, the date offered by the management of the Yale nine. Captain Willard has telegraphed that he will accept the 20th, so that unless some unforeseen contingencies arrive to prevent, the game will be played here next Thursday...
Columbia crews arrived at New London on Thursday. They are occupying the house of Captain Brown at Gale's Ferry...
...support of the university. It is everywhere felt that every effort has been made to send to New London the very best crew that can possibly be got together at Harvard. Neither time, practice nor energy has been spared in the effort. In the face of many serious difficulties, Captain Herrick has made a crew of which it may safely be said that they will row a strong race-a crew which even Yale's veterans will have a hard struggle to defeat. If energy and conscientious work count for anything, surely our crew deserves a victory...