Word: necleus
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...sport is liable to be of a "dark-horse" nature, to crop out in quarters where least expected, and a captain's work consists in searching out just such material and testing its unknown qualities. The track captain is in a constantly restless condition. No matter how good a necleus of pointwinners he has, he inevitably feels that there are men whom he might get hold of, who could jump or run if they only know it. The sports for which he is responsible, are not such as of necessity require the previous knowledge and training which put their mark...