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Word: captain (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Smith and Rockwell will be back at their pivot posts. Smith sank 22 points in the team's debut, closely followed by Rockwell with 19; Shepard is counting on his two tall men for much of tonight's scoring. Captain Bill Prior will replace them at center...

Author: By Paul W. Mandel, | Title: Basketball Team Meets BU Tonight | 12/8/1949 | See Source »

...center, Marty Finnegan, and plays fast-break ball along Shepard's own lines. On the basis of previous work, the teams rate evenly: the Terriers easily beat MIT last Saturday, but Shepard's squad has trimmed the Engineers twice in preseason scrimmages. BU has a set-shot artist in captain Joe Sheehan, and guard Ken Rickson is also accurate from the outside...

Author: By Paul W. Mandel, | Title: Basketball Team Meets BU Tonight | 12/8/1949 | See Source »

...Sawyer. Sawyer is quick and knows a lot about wrestling. As freshman captain last year, he did well against good competition...

Author: By Peter B. Taub, | Title: Lining Them Up | 12/7/1949 | See Source »

Heavyweight--Captain Bob Claffin, Elmer Johnson. Claffin, now at 190, is much stronger than he was a year ago, when he competed at 175 and performed creditably against some very good...

Author: By Peter B. Taub, | Title: Lining Them Up | 12/7/1949 | See Source »

Less spectacular was the first line of Captain Myles Huntington, Dave Abbot, and Doug Anderson, which brought the Crimson only two goals. Nevertheless, whenever this line was one the ice, it controlled the puck, worked more steadily than the second line, and developed more pass plays...

Author: By Douglas M. Fouquet, | Title: Skaters Defeat MIT in Opener, 10-5 | 12/5/1949 | See Source »

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