Word: captains
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...somewhat confused condition. When the class football season opened a week ago today, seventeen candidates for the Junior team began practice on Soldiers Field. On the day after, twelve candidates came out for the Senior team. The Sophomores showed still greater indifference, only eight men responding to Captain Wendell's call for candidates...
...interscholastic crews. The Sophomore crew is rowing from the Weld Club with the same makeup it had last spring. D. Evans '01 has resigned from the captaincy of the Weld junior crew, and will not row again this fall, and C. W. Locke '01 has taken his place as captain and stroke...
Sixty-seven men responded to Captain Higginson's call for candidates for the Freshman crew on Saturday. The plan of rowing is for these men to join the Weld and Newell Boat Clubs at once. As the Weld already has a large membership of Freshmen, the men were urged to join the Newell Club in order that the rival club system may become firmly established. R. C. Bolling '00 also spoke of the necessity of strengthening the Newell...
Behind the line, the situation is giving less concern. In order to save himself for the more important games of the next two weeks, Captain McBride has not entered the recent practice. Sharpe, who has been Yale's best ground-gainer so far this season, and who will do all the drop-kicking, is playing left halfback. For the other halfback position, there are several prominent candidates. As Sharpe and McBride both weigh over 180 pounds, a lighter man for end-circling has been sought and found in Kiefer. Against the smaller colleges he has shown fine ability to score...
...Wendell, Jr., has been elected captain of the Sophomores eleven...