Word: captains
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Geoffrey Platt '27, captain of the University crew this year, is still at the Massachusetts General Hospital where for some time he has been undergoing treatments for sinus trouble. His condition is rapidly improving and it is thought that he will be able to return to college within the next week. No operation has been necessary and Platt will soon be able to wield an oar although probably it will take some time for him to get into condition...
...high seas, 300 miles southwest of San Francisco, two six-pound shells from the U. S. Coast Guard boat Algonquin splintered the deck of the Federalship, a Canadian rumrunner flying the flag of the Republic of Panama. When the smoke cleared, Captain Stewart S. Stone of the Federalship stood upon her bridge with his hands up, signifying surrender. His ship was towed into San Francisco. On board were 12,500 cases of Scotch whiskey valued at $1,000,000 and 19 young adventurers...
Besides the captain-elect, others who received their letters in the Crimson's 30 to 16 victory over Yale last Saturday are Captain J. S. Malick, J. D. Leekley, Kenneth Dorn, and W. V. Coombs, all of whom composed with Barbee the starting five, and J. A. Vogel, F. M. Eaton, and A. F. Ely, who got into the game in substitute roles...
Discussing the findings of specimens of arctic fish and animals for the American Museum of Natural History on the Putnam expedition, Captain Robert A. Bartlett spoke last night at the Union on "The Cruise of the Morrissey...
Before his talk Captain Bartlett gave his opinion as to the mysterious disappearance of Marvin one of Peary's Polar associates in the Polar regions. Setting out with only Eskimo companions, Marvin had sought to make his way over the arctic floes. For some reason he disappeared. The explanation given by one of the Eskimos that on crossing between the floating masses of ice, Marvin missed his footing and plunged into the water. Last year the Eskimo repudiated this entire explanation and declared that he was the murderer himself. Although great publicity was given to this episode, the latter story...