Word: captain
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...Columbia Freshmen have voted to let the Captain of the University pick out their class crew, and that the crew shall choose its own captain...
MORE or less complaint has been made relative to the coaching of the second eight of the 'Varsity. It is urged that they do not receive enough attention, and are dependent upon chance coaches. Now the facts in this case are these, that Captain Bancroft has coached them whenever he could spare the time, and when he has been prevented from doing this, other members of the first eight have taken his place. It seems as if the men who are now rowing in the University Crew ought to know enough about pulling an oar to coach the second eight...
...visit of the Columbia crew to England seems to have awakened quite a strong desire to have in America some such annual regatta of college oarsmen as that at Henley. Captain Bancroft has received the following letter on this subject from the Secretary of the National Association of Amateur Oarsmen...
...communication which Captain Bancroft has received in reference to these races contains the proposition that Harvard should row Cornell and Columbia under the "auspices" of the National Association. We do not wish to appear unreasonable, but it seems to us that it would be better for Cornell and Harvard to row the race as agreed upon in the challenge than to complicate matters by competing in an open regatta with other colleges, at a date which may be so late in the summer as to prevent our crew's rowing in England. As the plans of the National Association...
Columbia Boat Club - The following gentlemen have been elected officers of this club for the ensuing year: President, J. T. Goodwin; Vice-President, Cyrus Edson; Secretary, G. P. Erhard; Captain, C. Eldredge; Directors, R. C. Cornell, F. Rees, Holbrook, and Bangs...