Word: captaining
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Captain Finley, of the University Crew, has determined that the candidates for next year's crew shall have the benefit of a rowing tank in which to practice during the coming winter, and he is making every effort to accomplish his purpose. It was at first hoped that arrangements could be made to have the tank placed in the Hemenway gymnasium, but permission to do this has been absolutely refused by the authorities. There is no doubt, however, that permission will be granted to build the tank in the old gymnasium, opposite Memorial Hall, which is at present unoccupied. This...
DEAR SIR:- It was voted to accept your challenge to a road-race and a committee of three, consisting of president Charles Hayden, vice-president, A. L. Williston and captain E. S. Hutchins have been appointed to make the necessary arrangements, and if you will kindly select a time and place of meeting and notify me of it, they will be present...
...candidates for the freshman team have now been in training five weeks; but the eleven that has been turned out does not promise to make even a respectable showing against Yale. To whatever cause the poorness of the eleven is due, whether to the inefficiency of the captain, or to the lack of interest among the men, one thing is very sure; unless a speedy imorovement takes place, whether by the training of new men or by the better work of the old ones, the team can look with confidence to a disgraceful defe at at the hands...
...snap or earnestness. They seem to think they can play hard when they choose, and at other times are at liberty to gaze around the field or do whatever else suits them best. This sort of work has lasted quite long enough and the sooner the captain and his men wake up to the fact that they have something to do besides amusing themselves, the better it will be for them and the less the chance of an ignominious defeat in the coming contest with Yale...
...Princeton football team is now made up as follows: Rushers, S. C. Hodge, '88, Cook, '89, Irvine, '88, George, '89, (centre), Janeway, '90, Cowan, '88, (captain), Boviard, '89; quarter back, Channing '90; half-backs, Mowry, '92 and Black, '92; full-back, Ames, '90. Seven of last year's eleven are back in college and playing on the team, including three '88 men who are taking postgraduate courses. The men are heavier than last year's and are working very hard. The Princeton speaks very confidently of Princeton's chances for winning the championship...